Tag: Jesus
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The sustenance Jesus gives to a hungy world. Studying John 4:30-34
In John 4, Jesus has met a Samaritan woman at a well and told her of the living water that he provides. It’s also a passage where we see this woman respond to Jesus by telling others about him. She’s the first evangelist to Christ in north Israel. The woman asked the people “can this…
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A bad king and the idea of a good king. Studying 1 Samuel 10
Saul failed to honor God, but Jesus never fails. In the Bible, we see the stories of the various failures of humanity. Man was given the law but we see that we were unable to follow the law. Because of sin. God gives Israel the king that they wanted and we’ll see that he will…
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The broken person and the Mission of God. Studying John 4:27-29
An unlikely missionary At the beginning of John 4, Jesus meets a Samaritan woman at a well. The Samaritans were a minority ethnic group who were half-Jewish. In the first century, there was a lot of animosity between the Samaritans and the Jewish people. Samaritans had some theological differences and given their ethnic differences, these…
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The greater access Jesus gives. Studying John 4:20-21
In John 4, so far, we’ve seen how Jesus brings the greater water, he brings the greater revelation from God. He points forward to a New Covenant which he makes available. In the next part of the passage, we see that Jesus also brings greater access to God. Verse 20. The Samaritan woman is speaking…
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The living water Jesus provides. John 4:10-19
In John 4, Jesus is traveling through Samaria[] and encounters a woman at a well. He asks for a drink. At first glance, that might seem reasonable enough but by interacting with a Samaritan woman, Jesus was going against cultural norms. As the passage continues, we discover that it’s ultimately not a story about water. …
Josh Benner 