FROM SHAME TO FAME (3 OF 8)
by Keith Krell
Scripture: John 4:1-13, John 4:16-23, John 4:25-42
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From Shame to Fame (3 of 8)
Series: Extraordinary Encounters with Jesus
Keith Krell
John 4:1-42
Have you ever experienced devastating rejection? Perhaps while you were growing up others made fun of your physical appearance or your lack of intellect or athletic ability. Hence, you were never accepted at school or in your neighborhood. Maybe you never gained the approval of your parents. No matter how hard you tried to please them, it was never enough. Perhaps you never heard the words: ''I'm proud of you,'' or ''I love you.'' Maybe you married the love of your life and spent years making sacrifices for this person. Yet, your spouse eventually left you for someone else. Perhaps you've experienced rejection due to your skin color or ethnicity. Hence, you've been passed over for jobs and educational opportunities.
In one way, shape, or form we've all experienced rejection and shame. Such hurts are incredibly difficult to recover from. The wounds run deep and have shaped who we are today. In John 4 we'll meet a woman who experienced severe rejection and shame. Yet, her story unveils the only hope of recovery from rejection and shame-an extraordinary encounter with Jesus Christ.
1. The background and setting (4:1-6). John introduces his account with an informative backdrop: ''Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John (although Jesus Himself was not baptizing, but His disciples were), He left Judea and went away again into Galilee. And He had to pass through Samaria. So He came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph; and Jacob's well was there. So Jesus, being wearied from His journey, was sitting thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour [noon].'' Jesus left Judea because of opposition from the Pharisees. Instead of traveling around Samaria like many Jews did, Jesus purposely passed through the region. John states that ...
Series: Extraordinary Encounters with Jesus
Keith Krell
John 4:1-42
Have you ever experienced devastating rejection? Perhaps while you were growing up others made fun of your physical appearance or your lack of intellect or athletic ability. Hence, you were never accepted at school or in your neighborhood. Maybe you never gained the approval of your parents. No matter how hard you tried to please them, it was never enough. Perhaps you never heard the words: ''I'm proud of you,'' or ''I love you.'' Maybe you married the love of your life and spent years making sacrifices for this person. Yet, your spouse eventually left you for someone else. Perhaps you've experienced rejection due to your skin color or ethnicity. Hence, you've been passed over for jobs and educational opportunities.
In one way, shape, or form we've all experienced rejection and shame. Such hurts are incredibly difficult to recover from. The wounds run deep and have shaped who we are today. In John 4 we'll meet a woman who experienced severe rejection and shame. Yet, her story unveils the only hope of recovery from rejection and shame-an extraordinary encounter with Jesus Christ.
1. The background and setting (4:1-6). John introduces his account with an informative backdrop: ''Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John (although Jesus Himself was not baptizing, but His disciples were), He left Judea and went away again into Galilee. And He had to pass through Samaria. So He came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph; and Jacob's well was there. So Jesus, being wearied from His journey, was sitting thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour [noon].'' Jesus left Judea because of opposition from the Pharisees. Instead of traveling around Samaria like many Jews did, Jesus purposely passed through the region. John states that ...
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