The Third Sunday in Lent
Texts: Exodus 17:1-7; Psalm 95; Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-42
On his way to Jerusalem from Galilee, Jesus decides to take the disciples straight through Samaria. On the way he stops by the town of Sychar where he has the encounter the Samaritan woman by the well. In the change that takes place in her life, she goes on to bring transformation to an entire village.
What follows is the outline I used to preach from.
Act 1 — Jolene
Life in a small town
scandal, gossip
Avoiding others / A life of Exclusion
Act 2 — Messiah
Encounter
Living Water (of Puns and Metaphors)
“Sir, I perceive you are a prophet”
Arrival of the 12
Act 3 — Harvest
Testimony of Jolene
from avoiding to confronting
A life of Inclusion
Invitation to stay 2 days
Faith through another / Faith personally
[[ Baptism / Confirmation ]]
“Savior of the World”
The fields are white and ready
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