This weekend I'm preaching on the story of Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's Well found in the Gospel of John 4:1-42. I came across the video in my research.
Have you ever been driving down the street and seen someone holding a sign asking for money? Are you repulsed by that person? Perhaps you've been sitting in a coffee shop or restaurant and seen someone sitting alone and crying. Do you feel sorry for this person? As I make these observations, I can't help but wonder, "How did this person get here? What's this person's story?"
The woman at the well has a story - one that has made her an outcast in her own community. Yet Jesus has a divine appointment with her to let her know that He knows her story and that He loves her. In fact, Jesus has chosen this particular woman to reveal His divinity. She is the only person prior to Jesus' trial to whom He specifically said that He was the Messiah.
The next time we see someone on the street corner, in a restaurant or at the store, we can remember that that person has a story - a story about which Jesus knows and cares. What's your story?
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Last weekend, we weren't able to attend church, but we got the inside scoop because Tripp's mom is part of the leadership team and service planning. We just started a series called "Interruptions". It's going to be a long series all about the interruptions Jesus encountered during his teaching and what we should do with the interruptions in our daily lives. So right outside our church, right by the sign that says "New Life Community Church", they placed a woman dressed as a homeless person. Once the service began, a picture of her flashed up on the video montage. Pastor Scott asked if anyone had stopped to ask this woman if she needed help. Not one hand went up. No one wanted to be bothered. No one wanted to be "interrupted". Check out the message on our church's website. It's not posted yet (I just checked) but it was the message from Feb. 21-22.
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