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- 0:09Hello
- 0:09my
- 0:09friend
- 0:10Dr.
- 0:10Brad
- 0:10Miller
- 0:11here
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- 0:12Bible
- 0:12Refresh.
- 0:13This
- 0:13is
- 0:14your
- 0:14daily
- 0:14reading
- 0:15of
- 0:15the
- 0:15Bible
- 0:15from
- 0:16a
- 0:16progressive
- 0:16point
- 0:17of
- 0:17view.
- 0:17In
- 0:17a
- 0:17bit
- 0:18I
- 0:18will
- 0:18read
- 0:18the
- 0:18New
- 0:19Testament
- 0:19lessons
- 0:20selected
- 0:20from
- 0:20the
- 0:20Revised
- 0:21Common
- 0:22Lectionary
- 0:22for
- 0:23this
- 0:23very
- 0:24day.
- 0:24The
- 0:24reading
- 0:25is
- 0:25understandable.
- 0:26I
- 0:26use
- 0:26the
- 0:26message
- 0:26version
- 0:27relatable.
- 0:28Please
- 0:28listen
- 0:29to
- 0:29the
- 0:29points
- 0:29to
- 0:29ponder
- 0:30and
- 0:30applicable
- 0:31with
- 0:31action
- 0:31steps
- 0:32you
- 0:32can
- 0:33take.
- 0:33We
- 0:33pray
- 0:34and
- 0:34are
- 0:34done
- 0:34in
- 0:35less
- 0:35than
- 0:3510
- 0:35minutes.
- 0:36It's
- 0:36all
- 0:36brought
- 0:36to
- 0:36you
- 0:36by
- 0:37voiceofgoddaily.com
- 0:39which
- 0:39is
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- 0:40your
- 0:40free
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- 0:41Bible
- 0:42Study
- 0:42Guide,
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- 0:46Bible
- 0:47Study
- 0:47Method.
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- 0:53people
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- 1:00today's
- 1:00reading.
- 1:01Reading
- 1:02today
- 1:02from
- 1:02the
- 1:02Gospel
- 1:03of
- 1:03John
- 1:034:1:6
- 1:04from
- 1:05the
- 1:05Message
- 1:06A
- 1:06Woman
- 1:07at
- 1:07the
- 1:07well
- 1:08Jesus
- 1:08realized
- 1:09that
- 1:09the
- 1:09Pharisees
- 1:10were
- 1:10keeping
- 1:10count
- 1:11of
- 1:11the
- 1:12baptisms
- 1:12that
- 1:12he
- 1:12and
- 1:12John
- 1:13performed.
- 1:14Although
- 1:14his
- 1:14disciples,
- 1:15not
- 1:15Jesus,
- 1:16did
- 1:16the
- 1:16actual
- 1:16baptizing,
- 1:17they
- 1:18had
- 1:18posted
- 1:18the
- 1:18score
- 1:19that
- 1:19Jesus
- 1:19was
- 1:20ahead,
- 1:21turning
- 1:21him
- 1:21and
- 1:22John
- 1:22into
- 1:22rivals
- 1:23in
- 1:23the
- 1:23eyes
- 1:23of
- 1:23the
- 1:23people.
- 1:24So
- 1:25Jesus
- 1:25left
- 1:25the
- 1:26Judean
- 1:26countryside
- 1:27and
- 1:27went
- 1:27back
- 1:27to
- 1:27Galilee.
- 1:29To
- 1:29get
- 1:29there,
- 1:30he
- 1:30had
- 1:30to
- 1:30pass
- 1:30through
- 1:30Samaria.
- 1:31He
- 1:32came
- 1:32into
- 1:32Sychar,
- 1:33a
- 1:33Samaritan
- 1:34village
- 1:34that
- 1:34bordered
- 1:35the
- 1:35field
- 1:36Jacob
- 1:36had
- 1:36given
- 1:37his
- 1:37son
- 1:37Joseph.
- 1:38Joseph's
- 1:39well
- 1:39was
- 1:39still
- 1:40there.
- 1:41Jesus,
- 1:41worn
- 1:41out
- 1:42by
- 1:42the
- 1:42trip,
- 1:42sat
- 1:42down
- 1:42at
- 1:43the
- 1:43well.
- 1:44It
- 1:44was
- 1:44noon.
- 1:46Then
- 1:46is
- 1:46the
- 1:47reading
- 1:47a
- 1:47rather
- 1:48short
- 1:48reading,
- 1:48which
- 1:49is
- 1:49a
- 1:49precursor
- 1:50to
- 1:50the
- 1:50story
- 1:50of
- 1:50the
- 1:50woman
- 1:50at
- 1:51the
- 1:51well.
- 1:52And
- 1:52so
- 1:52let's
- 1:53get
- 1:54into
- 1:54this
- 1:55passage
- 1:55here
- 1:56with
- 1:56some
- 1:57understanding
- 1:58of
- 1:59going
- 1:59deeper.
- 2:00What
- 2:00is
- 2:00this,
- 2:00the
- 2:01significance
- 2:02of
- 2:02this
- 2:02precursor,
- 2:03this
- 2:03setup,
- 2:04to
- 2:04the
- 2:04woman
- 2:05at
- 2:05the
- 2:05well
- 2:05story?
- 2:06So
- 2:07a
- 2:07couple
- 2:07of
- 2:07points
- 2:07to
- 2:07ponder.
- 2:09First,
- 2:09one
- 2:09is
- 2:09this
- 2:09Jesus
- 2:10walked
- 2:10away
- 2:11from
- 2:11the
- 2:11scoreboard
- 2:12and
- 2:12toward
- 2:12the
- 2:12people
- 2:13everyone
- 2:13else
- 2:13avoided.
- 2:15The
- 2:15Pharisees
- 2:15had
- 2:16turned
- 2:16faith
- 2:16into
- 2:16a
- 2:16competition.
- 2:18Who's
- 2:19baptizing
- 2:19more?
- 2:20Who
- 2:20is
- 2:20winning?
- 2:21Jesus
- 2:22wanted
- 2:22no
- 2:22part
- 2:23of
- 2:23that.
- 2:24I
- 2:24think
- 2:24this
- 2:25matters
- 2:25so
- 2:25much
- 2:25for
- 2:25us
- 2:26today
- 2:26because
- 2:26we
- 2:26live
- 2:26in
- 2:26a
- 2:27world
- 2:27that
- 2:27scores
- 2:27everything.
- 2:29Attendance
- 2:30numbers
- 2:32influence
- 2:32metrics.
- 2:34Church
- 2:35has
- 2:35not
- 2:35been
- 2:35immune
- 2:35to
- 2:35this.
- 2:36Of
- 2:36course,
- 2:37we
- 2:38measure
- 2:38success
- 2:39by
- 2:39how
- 2:39many
- 2:39seats
- 2:40are
- 2:40filled
- 2:40up,
- 2:40by
- 2:41how
- 2:41big
- 2:41the
- 2:41building
- 2:41is,
- 2:42how
- 2:43viral
- 2:43the
- 2:43sermon
- 2:44went.
- 2:45But
- 2:45Jesus
- 2:45looked
- 2:46at
- 2:46that
- 2:46whole
- 2:46system
- 2:46and
- 2:47said,
- 2:47I'm
- 2:47going
- 2:48to
- 2:48Samaria
- 2:48instead.
- 2:49I'm
- 2:50moving
- 2:50on.
- 2:50In
- 2:50other
- 2:50words,
- 2:51to
- 2:51keep
- 2:51spreading
- 2:51the
- 2:51good
- 2:52news.
- 2:53He
- 2:53walked
- 2:53away
- 2:53from
- 2:54the
- 2:54people
- 2:54where
- 2:55from
- 2:55the
- 2:55from
- 2:55the
- 2:56place
- 2:56where
- 2:56the
- 2:56people
- 2:56were
- 2:56keeping
- 2:57score
- 2:58and
- 2:58walked
- 2:59toward
- 2:59the
- 2:59place
- 2:59where
- 2:59people
- 3:00have
- 3:00been
- 3:00written
- 3:00off.
- 3:01Now,
- 3:01I'm
- 3:02a
- 3:02big
- 3:02fan
- 3:02of
- 3:02sports.
- 3:03Colts,
- 3:03Pacers,
- 3:04Indiana
- 3:05Fever,
- 3:05Indiana
- 3:05University,
- 3:07sports
- 3:08in
- 3:08the
- 3:08community
- 3:08where
- 3:09I
- 3:09live
- 3:09in
- 3:09Annapolis,
- 3:10Indiana.
- 3:11And
- 3:11I
- 3:11love
- 3:12to
- 3:12say
- 3:12scoreboard,
- 3:13and
- 3:13especially
- 3:13in
- 3:13the
- 3:14games
- 3:14that
- 3:14our
- 3:15teams
- 3:15win.
- 3:16But
- 3:16in
- 3:17this
- 3:17case,
- 3:18the
- 3:18understanding
- 3:19is
- 3:19faith
- 3:20isn't
- 3:20a
- 3:20game
- 3:20to
- 3:20keep
- 3:21score
- 3:21on.
- 3:22And
- 3:22the
- 3:22moment
- 3:23we
- 3:23start
- 3:23treating
- 3:23it
- 3:24like
- 3:24a
- 3:24scoreboard,
- 3:25we
- 3:25don't
- 3:25win.
- 3:27Jesus
- 3:27didn't
- 3:28come
- 3:28for
- 3:28winners
- 3:28and
- 3:29losers.
- 3:29He
- 3:30came
- 3:30to
- 3:30show
- 3:30up,
- 3:32especially
- 3:32in
- 3:32the
- 3:33places
- 3:33where
- 3:33nobody
- 3:33else
- 3:34expected
- 3:34him
- 3:34to
- 3:34be.
- 3:34In
- 3:36a
- 3:36second
- 3:37point
- 3:37to
- 3:37ponder,
- 3:38Jesus
- 3:39shows
- 3:39up
- 3:39tired,
- 3:39thirsty,
- 3:40fully
- 3:40human.
- 3:41And
- 3:42that's
- 3:42kind
- 3:42of
- 3:42the
- 3:42whole
- 3:42point.
- 3:43I
- 3:44love
- 3:44that
- 3:44John
- 3:44doesn't
- 3:44really
- 3:45clean
- 3:45this
- 3:45up
- 3:45at
- 3:45all.
- 3:46He
- 3:46doesn't
- 3:46say
- 3:47Jesus
- 3:47arrived
- 3:48in
- 3:48radiant
- 3:48glory.
- 3:50He
- 3:50says
- 3:51Jesus
- 3:51was
- 3:51worn
- 3:51out,
- 3:52he
- 3:52sat
- 3:52down.
- 3:53It
- 3:54was
- 3:54the
- 3:54hottest
- 3:54part
- 3:54of
- 3:54the
- 3:55day.
- 3:55He
- 3:55was
- 3:55depleted.
- 3:56And
- 3:57it's
- 3:57from
- 3:57this
- 3:57place
- 3:58of
- 3:58exhaustion
- 3:58and
- 3:59need
- 3:59that
- 3:59one
- 4:00of
- 4:00the
- 4:00most
- 4:00transformative
- 4:01conversations
- 4:02and
- 4:02the
- 4:02entire
- 4:03gospel
- 4:03is
- 4:03about
- 4:04to
- 4:04happen.
- 4:06I
- 4:06think
- 4:06we've
- 4:06been
- 4:07taught
- 4:07that
- 4:07we
- 4:07have
- 4:07to
- 4:08have
- 4:08it
- 4:08all
- 4:08together
- 4:08before
- 4:09God
- 4:09can
- 4:10use
- 4:10us,
- 4:11that
- 4:11we
- 4:11need
- 4:11to
- 4:11be
- 4:12rested,
- 4:12prepared,
- 4:12polished,
- 4:13prayed
- 4:13up.
- 4:14But
- 4:14Jesus
- 4:15did
- 4:15some
- 4:15of
- 4:15his
- 4:15most
- 4:15important
- 4:16work
- 4:16while
- 4:16running
- 4:16on
- 4:17empty.
- 4:18You
- 4:18know,
- 4:19I
- 4:19do
- 4:19a
- 4:19weekly
- 4:19podcast
- 4:20about
- 4:20people
- 4:20impacted
- 4:21by
- 4:21cancer,
- 4:22and
- 4:22I
- 4:22can
- 4:23tell
- 4:23you
- 4:23that
- 4:23some
- 4:23of
- 4:24those
- 4:24sacred
- 4:24conversations
- 4:25that
- 4:25take
- 4:25place
- 4:26have
- 4:27happened
- 4:27with
- 4:27people
- 4:27who
- 4:28don't
- 4:28have
- 4:28much
- 4:28left
- 4:28in
- 4:29their
- 4:29physical
- 4:29health.
- 4:31No
- 4:31energy
- 4:31for
- 4:31performance,
- 4:32no
- 4:32strength
- 4:32for
- 4:32pretense.
- 4:34Just
- 4:34being
- 4:34raw,
- 4:35honest
- 4:35and
- 4:35totally
- 4:36human.
- 4:37And
- 4:37that's
- 4:37exactly
- 4:38what
- 4:38happens
- 4:38here.
- 4:40They've
- 4:41in
- 4:42a
- 4:42situation
- 4:42where
- 4:42they
- 4:43have
- 4:43nothing
- 4:43else
- 4:43to
- 4:44give
- 4:44but
- 4:44to
- 4:44be
- 4:45truly
- 4:46human.
- 4:47Love
- 4:47that.
- 4:48Here's
- 4:49your
- 4:49action
- 4:49step
- 4:49for
- 4:50this
- 4:50week.
- 4:51Jesus
- 4:51deliberately
- 4:52chose
- 4:52a
- 4:52road
- 4:52everyone
- 4:53else
- 4:53avoided.
- 4:54And
- 4:54this
- 4:54week
- 4:55I'd
- 4:55like
- 4:55for
- 4:55you
- 4:55to
- 4:55take
- 4:56one
- 4:56step
- 4:56towards
- 4:56a
- 4:56person,
- 4:57a
- 4:57group,
- 4:58a
- 4:58conversation
- 4:59that
- 4:59you
- 4:59normally
- 5:00might
- 5:00avoid
- 5:01or
- 5:01go
- 5:01around.
- 5:02Maybe
- 5:03there's
- 5:03someone
- 5:03in
- 5:03your
- 5:03life
- 5:04from
- 5:04a
- 5:04different
- 5:04background
- 5:05or
- 5:05different
- 5:05nationality,
- 5:06language,
- 5:06group,
- 5:07belief
- 5:07system.
- 5:08A
- 5:09different
- 5:09side
- 5:09of
- 5:10whatever
- 5:11is
- 5:11comfortable
- 5:12for
- 5:12you
- 5:13may
- 5:13make
- 5:13you
- 5:13feel
- 5:14uncomfortable.
- 5:16And
- 5:16instead
- 5:16of
- 5:16taking
- 5:17a
- 5:17long
- 5:17way
- 5:17around
- 5:17or
- 5:18avoiding
- 5:18it,
- 5:18go
- 5:18through
- 5:18it.
- 5:20Be
- 5:20an
- 5:20interaction,
- 5:22exchange
- 5:22with
- 5:22people.
- 5:23Not
- 5:23to
- 5:23try
- 5:24to
- 5:24fix
- 5:24things
- 5:24or
- 5:24convert
- 5:25others,
- 5:26just
- 5:26be
- 5:26present,
- 5:27just
- 5:27to
- 5:27be
- 5:27in
- 5:28conversation.
- 5:29Sit
- 5:30down
- 5:30at
- 5:30the
- 5:30well,
- 5:30as
- 5:31it
- 5:31were.
- 5:32Show
- 5:32up
- 5:32human.
- 5:33That's
- 5:34where
- 5:34real
- 5:34encounters
- 5:35take
- 5:35place.
- 5:37So
- 5:37before
- 5:37we
- 5:38pray,
- 5:38I
- 5:38just
- 5:38want
- 5:38to
- 5:38share
- 5:38that
- 5:39we
- 5:39do
- 5:39have
- 5:39another
- 5:40resource
- 5:40for
- 5:40you
- 5:41love
- 5:41for
- 5:41you
- 5:41to
- 5:42pick
- 5:42up.
- 5:42It's
- 5:42called
- 5:42the
- 5:42ABC
- 5:43123
- 5:44Bible
- 5:44Study
- 5:44Method.
- 5:45Free
- 5:45to
- 5:45you
- 5:46when
- 5:46you
- 5:46go
- 5:47to
- 5:47our
- 5:47website
- 5:47Voice
- 5:47of
- 5:48God
- 5:48Daily
- 5:48let's
- 5:48pray
- 5:51God,
- 5:51we
- 5:51confess
- 5:51that
- 5:52a
- 5:52lot
- 5:52of
- 5:52times
- 5:52we're
- 5:52like
- 5:52scoreboards.
- 5:54We
- 5:54like
- 5:54knowing
- 5:55who's
- 5:55ahead,
- 5:55where
- 5:55we
- 5:56rank.
- 5:56And
- 5:56sometimes
- 5:57we've
- 5:57turned
- 5:57our
- 5:57faith
- 5:58into
- 5:58a
- 5:58competition
- 5:59and
- 6:00who's
- 6:00more
- 6:00faithful,
- 6:01more
- 6:01correct,
- 6:01more
- 6:01righteous.
- 6:02Just
- 6:03forgive
- 6:03us
- 6:03of
- 6:03that,
- 6:04please.
- 6:05Thank
- 6:05you
- 6:05for
- 6:05a
- 6:06Jesus
- 6:06who
- 6:06walked
- 6:06away
- 6:06from
- 6:07numbers
- 6:07and
- 6:07toward
- 6:08people,
- 6:09the
- 6:09people
- 6:09that
- 6:09everyone
- 6:10else
- 6:10was
- 6:10avoiding.
- 6:12Thank
- 6:12you
- 6:12that
- 6:12he
- 6:12showed
- 6:12up
- 6:13tired
- 6:13and
- 6:13thirsty
- 6:14and
- 6:14completely
- 6:14human.
- 6:15Because
- 6:15it
- 6:16means
- 6:16we
- 6:16don't
- 6:16have
- 6:16to
- 6:16pretend
- 6:17that
- 6:17we
- 6:17have
- 6:17it
- 6:17all
- 6:17together,
- 6:18ourselves.
- 6:19And
- 6:19for
- 6:20anyone
- 6:20listening
- 6:20today
- 6:21who's
- 6:21worn
- 6:21out
- 6:21physically,
- 6:22emotionally,
- 6:22spiritually,
- 6:24we
- 6:25do
- 6:26meet
- 6:26them,
- 6:26God,
- 6:27right
- 6:27where
- 6:27they're
- 6:27at.
- 6:28Right
- 6:29where
- 6:29they
- 6:29are
- 6:29not
- 6:30at
- 6:30the
- 6:30finish
- 6:30line,
- 6:31but
- 6:32at
- 6:32the
- 6:32well
- 6:33where
- 6:33they
- 6:34need
- 6:34to
- 6:34be
- 6:35renewed
- 6:36and
- 6:36refreshed.
- 6:37And
- 6:38for
- 6:38all
- 6:38of
- 6:38us,
- 6:38give
- 6:38us
- 6:38courage
- 6:39this
- 6:39week
- 6:39to
- 6:39stop
- 6:40going
- 6:40around
- 6:40and
- 6:40stop
- 6:41going
- 6:42and
- 6:42start
- 6:42going
- 6:42through.
- 6:44Show
- 6:44us
- 6:44the
- 6:44Samaria
- 6:45roads
- 6:45we've
- 6:45been
- 6:45avoiding
- 6:46and
- 6:47walk
- 6:47with
- 6:47us
- 6:47when
- 6:48we
- 6:48finally
- 6:48take
- 6:49them.
- 6:50Amen.
- 6:55My
- 6:55friend,
- 6:56I
- 6:56am
- 6:56delighted
- 6:57you
- 6:58chose
- 6:58to
- 6:58join
- 6:58me
- 6:59for
- 6:59today's
- 6:59reading.
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