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back to you. I see Houston,
Texas. We're so glad you've
tuned into 3 ABN. We know that
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your blast last night by the
inspiring message brought to us.
But Pastor Sebastian
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Braxton and she was restart
again early this morning even
before we went live. Jason,
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there are a whole group of young
people in the prayer room. At
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guess what? Time 06:00AM. What
an inspiration is to be here.
Gee, why season in Texas in the
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young people it inspired for the
Lord. >> You know, it's super
exciting to see all these
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people excited about Jesus and
it's all about Jesus. You know,
I think about the story.
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Of the law. She and I think
about in Matthew, 18, 10 to 14
have G's is looking for that
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one law because of your support.
That we're able to do this and
find those lost sheep
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and increase the kingdom of
heaven. And then like, that's a
great bottle story night. do
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agree with you far as the
financial support prayers for
the ministry of for the
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organization of to you. I see
what an incredible blessing that
won't be in to have and
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that right. They see the full
impact of all your support and
prayers for these ministries.
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devotional by colleague Shaw
wrote and you can hear the
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song service happening now on
stage behind us. So let's join
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morning. Good morning,
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everyone. Welcome to our morning
devotional this morning. We're
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so happy that you're here today.
We're looking forward to
everything that we have planned
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for you for the discussions that
we will have. And we're just so
happy to be here in person.
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>> We do have a few
announcements before we continue
on with our. program
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tonight are this morning a long
anyways. Did you guys know that
we had a conference
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at this year? You might not have
known that have you guys seen
these signs? Around at
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registration? This is the way
for you to get your conference
app. So you just scan the QR
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code and you'll be taken
to Apple Store, the store for
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Android. >> And you'll be able
to download it. So this has a
lot of resources that we're
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using for the conference. So
we'll have our theme song on
there. We have the schedule on
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there. We have even the notes
for our breakout groups. So we
have a lot of things on this
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app. So to be a very valuable
resource to get. >> Additional
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here at EW. I see this year
we're doing as much as we can to
prevent an outbreak. So let's do
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the most rather than the least.
And when you and I signed up for
you, I see we made a
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commitment to wear masks
regularly. And we ask that
regardless of the different
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opinions that we might have,
let's come together and let's
unite and honoring this
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commitment. >> But to pay.
And while I should say and to
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piggyback off of what Josh says,
if by chance, you do end up
feeling sick or you're
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exhibiting signs and symptoms of
COVID. I need to know so track
me down. Fine me. Find a member
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of my team and they'll find me.
I need to know if you're sick
and we can start taking
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appropriate precautions. And I
mean, there's a lot of things I
think we like to share. But
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germs are definitely not one of
them. So please, if you do end
up feeling sick, let me
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know. thank you. >> Let's turn
our thoughts to worship now as
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we spent some time, I'm studying
the scriptures, I invite you to
turn to the book of John. John
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Chapter 4 and will be starting
in verse one. Again. That's John
Chapter 4 starting in
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verse one. I'll give you
a few moments to turn there.
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John. Chapter 4 starting in
verse one. Therefore, when the
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Lord knew that the Pharisees had
heard that Jesus made and bow
ties more disciples than John,
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the Jesus himself to not
baptized, but his disciples. He
left and departed again to
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Galilee. But he needed to go
through some area. So he came to
a city of some area which
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is called Sychar near the plot
of ground that Jacob gave to his
son Joseph. Now Jacobs
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well as their Jesus therefore
being wearied from his journey.
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So at Best Buy the well. It was
about the 6th hour. >> Good
morning to you. I see.
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Almost said Happy 7. It's good
to see you. I have the
privilege. Introducing. And
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praying. For morning devotional.
Speaker. 10 years ago I received
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a phone call from a young lady.
Who was contemplating. Joining
the missionary program that I
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was directing at the time. Or
another program. And she wanted
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to ask me. What my pitch was. So
why do you think I should come
to your program? And I said, I
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don't think you should come to
my program. I think you should
pray about it. And wherever
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Jesus leads you to go, that's
what you should go. But
regardless of your choice.
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Always be here to support you.
You walk with Jesus. She later
on told me that she joined the
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program because of that
conversation. And that she
respected. That was willing to
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honor her own personal
experience with Jesus. And that
no matter what ministry she
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joined, I would rejoice because
she was moving forward. The
Kingdom of heaven. Many, many
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years later, I had the
privilege. Of officiating at her
wedding. Of running mission
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projects all over the world.
Watching her become a teacher.
Inspiring academy students.
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Develop missions in the Middle
East and in India. Becoming a
software engineer. And an
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amazing woman of God. And with
this, quote to introduce who
you're going to hear for the
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next few mornings. It's a quote
by Theodore Roosevelt. And these
are my words to you.
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Cali as well as to the audience
as you listen to her this week.
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It is not the critic who counts.
It is not the woman who points
out how the strong man stumbles,
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whether do were of deeds could
have done them better. The
credit belongs to the woman
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who was actually in the arena.
Whose face is marred by dust and
sweat and blood. Who
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strives valiantly. Who airs, who
comes short again and again. Who
spends herself in a
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worthy cause. Who at the best
knows in the end, the triumph of
high achievement and who at
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the worst if she fails, at least
she fails while daring greatly.
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So that her place. Shall never
be with those cold, timid souls.
Who neither know victory. Nor
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defeat. Do I see you're going to
listen to a woman? Who is in the
arena. Striving greatly. 2
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little Christ's life. Let us
pray. Heavenly father. You could
finish this work of the
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Gospel. By speaking one word.
And yet somehow see foolishness
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of preaching. You are willing to
use young people like Ali. Her
experiences. Her successes and
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her failures. To teach us. The
beauty of your character. The
truth and the voracity of your
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word. The power of the
testimonies of your spirit to
encourage us as we journey
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home. May you put your words in
this young woman's mouth? And
maybe walk away from this
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place saying if ever I heard the
Lord speak by a person. I heard
him this morning. This
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is our prayer. And we trust you
helped us to be our experience.
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As we offer this prayer
from our hearts in Jesus name.
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¤ >> Good morning to you. I
see. Good morning to you. I see.
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Thank you for being here this
morning. It is a joy to be here
with you all. And I'm
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really excited to share this
message. Let's dive in, shall
we? So before I ask you to
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open your bibles with me, I want
to give you a little bit of
context. I'm someone who I
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like to know what to expect.
Maybe you're not like that. And
if you want to surprise,
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plug your ears. I'll tell you
when you can come back. But I
like know what to expect when
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I go different here, different
kinds of messages. So want to
let you know, we'll be doing
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together the next few mornings.
But first, some context. So came
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to G Wifey 11 years ago. My
slides here for a second. I came
here to I see 11 years ago and
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that's when I became a
Christian. Something haven't
test or otherwise. I grew up in
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a something of an this home. I
grew up with Godly parents and I
went to church. But it was
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something I did. Because it's
what you do. Not because
something that resonated with
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right believed and it was
several months in the making.
You know, those long decisions
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where different people talk to
you and if people asked her
questions, but I was like, yeah,
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OK, can information, appreciate
it. And that go on my way. But
at the Sunday charge of that,
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you I see in 2000, 10 in
Baltimore, Maryland, I can't
even tell you what the appeal
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was on that Sunday morning. I
just remember what my decision
was. My decision was Jesus. I
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don't know where you're going to
take me. But I surrender to you.
I surrender to your love
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that I can no longer explain
away. I surrendered your love
that I can no longer ask
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questions to sideline. And I
except he was my personal Lord
and savior. Wherever you want
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to go. And going home was really
hard. Now, I want to bring up
going home because I
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mean, all going to go home. And
it's like, Ali, we just got here
for LAX. Going talk
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about that yet. But we are going
to go home. We're going to go
home to our respective
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churches, our respective
communities. And that was really
hard for me because
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I've had this mountain top
experience with a Jesus that you
Wi fi. I went home. And it
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wasn't that mountain top
experience. There's nothing
wrong with mountaintop
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experiences. They're all
throughout scripture and they're
good. But sometimes we
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might think that's the only
thing that we should experience.
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And sometimes our lows
afterwards are so low. And
what's I really Fiji sustained,
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really have that experience with
him. And so the purpose of these
morning devotional time, just
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conversations where the have
together is how to have
meaningful devotions after G
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White Sea. How to have that walk
with God when you're not
surrounded by other people who
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harmonize when you sing and who
have different Bible verses to
share with you, how
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to have that yourself. From
being honest with you. Out of.
The last 11 years. I would see
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a solid 8 of them. My personal
time with God. My morning. Watch
my time. A personal
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bible study, whatever we want to
call it. Was a source of I was
also a lot of times a
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source of anxiety. And ask
questions like I prayed long
enough. I prefer the person. I
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said going to pray for probably
the last 3 months. My reading
the right 5 will first
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because I really should for the
of the new revelation. But I
stood also said he saw I've
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heard Genesis is really good.
But you should always read the
Gospels, right? But I should
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also be Paul's letters. And I
should I something out of this
Russian read like the Old
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Testament, you know, so what?
What am I supposed to do? And
often times that got in the
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way of my personal walk kind, it
was. But in the last few years.
God has. Taught me some
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things. But I want to share the
next few mornings that have
really help me have that
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peace and that devotional life.
But I believe God wants all of
us to have. And so.
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Morning this morning's message.
Is called Exposed. And we'll
just leave it there
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for now. We'll talk about that
for me. So if you go with me in
your Bibles to John Chapter
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4. John Chapter 4. While you're
making your way, there'll this
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is the story of the woman at the
well, one of my favorite stories
and all scripture. The chapter
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opens and verse one. is when the
Lord new, the pharisees had
heard that Jesus made about
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ties more disciples than John.
The juice himself did not
baptized, but his disciples.
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He left and depart again to
Galilee. So where he's gone
somewhere else, that's kind of
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it. The numbers for it says, but
he needed to go through some
area. So Jesus and his
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disciples are going from today
at a gala. needs to go through.
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Some area. This is just a side
note. But this this meant a lot
to me. What I what I learned
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this and that is geographically.
Jesus didn't have to go through
some area. Most Jews bypassed it
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completely. They went on this
side to that dotted line.
They're on the right side of
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the green arrows. That's where
most whose most self-respecting
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Jews would go that completely
bypass an area. So do the
things. The goat U.S. through
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some area for another reason
than geography. It's from this
conversation with the woman at
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the well. So let's let's read a
little bit here together. And
verse 5. It says. So. He
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came to a city of some area
which is called Sidecar near the
plot of ground that Jacob
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gave to his son Joseph. Now Joe
Jacobs. Well, was their Jesus,
therefore being wary
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from his attorney said Best Buy
the well. It was about the 6th
hour for 7, a woman of
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some area came to draw water.
Jesus said to her, give me a
tree. First. Disciples have
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gone way into the city to buy
food. Jesus is on his way and he
stops in some areas, stops
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its of the 6th hour, which in
Jewish time wrecking as noon.
He's hot because it's noon he
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wants water because it's hot
because this noon and he a very
simple question. Can I
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give me some water? And in this
culture, especially it was your
duty to give someone
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water in that situation,
especially if someone is asking
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for it. The story communal the
strait, giving the spray
thinking of others taking care
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of the traveler. That is within
your sphere of influence. Very,
very common. But the woman at
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the well. Reacts differently to
what Jesus says. And verse 9.
The woman of some areas said to
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him, how is it that you being a
J**? Ask a drink from me. A
Samaritan woman for Jews have
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no dealings with Samaritans.
Spoiler. Jesus never gets its
water. Not the whole
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conversation effect. At the end,
she leaves her water. Pot goes
back to some areas so no
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waters had for Jesus. That will
start this whole conversation.
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Want to talk for second about
tone of voice. In the Bible were
given things that maybe indicate
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a tone, a voice like this kind
of makes sense with this is the
way it's spoken. Sometimes it
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goes either way, for example.
And Matthew, 23, when Jesus says
woe to you, scribes and
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pharisees, you who devour the
poor. I've heard too, at least 2
different reckonings of
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that. tone of voice wise one is
woe to you. >> and Pharisees you
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to divest like that. >> Woe to
you. Scribes and Hugh, who
devour the poor? You
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notice how the same exact words,
the tone of voice changes and
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the message changes, right? We
do that and real-life right.
Like yeah, it's fine or it's
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fine. Right? Very, very
different messaging there. The
tone of voice has a different.
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We don't have audio recordings
of the Bible. indications but no
audio recordings. So to figure
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out this woman at the wells tone
of voice, let's look a little
closer. Other things she says
00:30:11.01\00:30:14.71
because she could say how is
Thank you being a J**. Ask a
treat for Samaritan. What I
00:30:14.71\00:30:24.72
think she sounded like. But
let's look closer. So then Jesus
in verse 10, we're going
00:30:24.72\00:30:29.32
to go a little bit quickly. That
will come back and shortly
first, 10 Jesus starts
00:30:29.32\00:30:34.10
talking about living water and
she versus haven't served. You
have nothing to draw with and
00:30:34.10\00:30:39.77
the well as deep where then you
get that living water. Are you
greater than our father?
00:30:39.77\00:30:45.51
Jacob, who gave us the well and
drink from it himself as well.
00:30:45.51\00:30:48.38
So something his livestock.
First 15, sir, give me this
water that they may not thirst
00:30:48.38\00:30:54.05
come here to draw first 19, sir.
I perceive your profit. Our
fathers were shipped on this
00:30:54.05\00:31:00.32
mountain due to say that
Jerusalem is the place for one
ought to worship. These are
00:31:00.32\00:31:04.93
snapshots of their conversation
and I get the sense that. She's
not being respectful in her
00:31:04.93\00:31:14.04
conversation with Jesus. It's
kind of hard to respectfully
say, are you crater that our
00:31:14.04\00:31:19.94
father, Jacob, gave us the
swell. It's more of our you
greater that. Our father,
00:31:19.94\00:31:25.41
Jacob, who gave us this well,
who said his family and his
livestock with this or sir.
00:31:25.41\00:31:31.05
The well is deep. And you have
nothing to draw So then where
did you get this living water?
00:31:31.05\00:31:39.63
That's the kind of sense that
that I get her tone of voice
here. And at the end of the
00:31:39.63\00:31:44.93
conversation. And verse. 25 26
go there with me. After this
conversation of worship, much
00:31:44.93\00:31:53.54
truer ship isn't use clarifies
those things. The woman said to
him. I know that Messiahs
00:31:53.54\00:31:57.88
coming who was called Christ
when he comes, he would tell us
all things Jesus said to
00:31:57.88\00:32:02.85
her. I speak to you and 2. I am.
He. The whole time. I wonder
what went through her
00:32:02.85\00:32:11.93
mind that moment. She's saying
all these things like you
greater than our father.
00:32:11.93\00:32:16.46
Jacob? Yes. I am. You get this
water. I created water. And so
at personally site. Talk with
00:32:16.46\00:32:29.61
the moment, the well sometimes.
And that moment at I know. I've
00:32:29.61\00:32:37.45
been talking to the side the
whole time comfortable. Haha.
But, you know, she respond. She
00:32:37.45\00:32:43.69
drops her waterpot. She goes
back to some areas. She tells
them coming to manage, told me
00:32:43.69\00:32:47.03
everything about her done. If
she knew that Jesus was Jesus.
The whole conversation. Do you
00:32:47.03\00:32:56.27
think she would have talked to
him the same way? She was
interesting. Jesus was Jesus
00:32:56.27\00:33:04.11
the whole time. Jesus was Jesus.
The whole conversation. Did you
notice he never? Like?
00:33:04.11\00:33:18.26
Are you greater than Jay Company
couldn't like? Ah, yes. Of
course. I would be me.
00:33:18.26\00:33:22.16
I don't need wells. I created
the whole Earth. How dare you
question me? How do you ask me
00:33:22.16\00:33:29.00
about worship The person you
worship? Jesus answered her
questions. And this shows we
00:33:29.00\00:33:36.31
something very important about
Jesus. And that is Jesus can
handle whatever you share.
00:33:36.31\00:33:43.65
However, you share it. Jesus can
handle what ever you share.
However, you share it.
00:33:43.65\00:33:54.83
I have the sense of sometimes we
treat Jesus like a really
expensive doll on a really
00:33:54.83\00:33:57.97
expensive shelf. want to have
spiritual time. take him down
from the shelf. a nice,
00:33:57.97\00:34:05.04
pleasant, spiritual things and
they go back over here. We deal
with the rest of our
00:34:05.04\00:34:08.71
life. We do with our feelings
and our traumas that are
difficult situations and our
00:34:08.71\00:34:14.72
work and our study isn't things
that are confusing or hard. We
00:34:14.72\00:34:20.82
over there. We do that strict
things over here. But Jesus was
with her and Jesus was not
00:34:20.82\00:34:28.20
offended by her. Overwhelmed by
her scared by her. He's like
cool. Let's talk about in fact,
00:34:28.20\00:34:32.63
let's talk about multiple
husbands. Let's talk about it
all too much for his liking.
00:34:32.63\00:34:38.34
Adorable. Let's talk about the
But one of the main things. That
allows us to have an intimate
00:34:38.34\00:34:46.65
real relationship with Christ.
As we remember, we can come to
Jesus with our bad attitudes.
00:34:46.65\00:34:54.06
We can come to Jesus with that.
You know, Lord, I know you part
of its seats. Well,
00:34:54.06\00:34:57.63
no, I won't do this for me. >>
Like I love you and I trust you.
But I really don't get
00:34:57.63\00:35:01.33
this. And that allows us to have
an intimacy and allows us to
process and it allows us to
00:35:01.33\00:35:10.01
heal. >> You're not going to
heal yourself over here in Jesus
00:35:10.01\00:35:12.64
over there. There's no self
healing mechanisms that are
given to us. We bring our
00:35:12.64\00:35:17.35
brokenness in our traumas and
are scared and are everything
and like Jesus, this is what's
00:35:17.35\00:35:21.78
going on. Just like, yeah, let's
talk about it. delve into that
with you. Tell your
00:35:21.78\00:35:27.06
story. This is the driveway
I mom's house, right like to go
00:35:27.06\00:35:35.23
walk sometimes. >> And I was
walking there recently. And I
realized it was something that I
00:35:35.23\00:35:42.80
had been talking to Jesus about.
I've been being very pleasant
like Lord, please help in the
00:35:42.80\00:35:45.91
situation. So my husband, David
Mary, 2 years and you have a
green card yet he can
00:35:45.91\00:35:54.62
visit, but he can't stay here
and have to go back to Kenya.
Long-distance dating is
00:35:54.62\00:36:00.06
terrible. Long-distance
marriage. The worst do not
recommend absolutely awful.
00:36:00.06\00:36:08.56
And, you know, I've been praying
for a long time, but you should
00:36:08.56\00:36:12.07
allow us to be together here. As
of this moment. We can't back to
canyon a few months. And
00:36:12.07\00:36:20.84
people say things like, well,
there's COVID and like the
embassy had to shut like I get
00:36:20.84\00:36:25.65
that big a part of the Red Sea.
So I don't care. I don't care
about your constraint
00:36:25.65\00:36:31.59
constraints. Michael Chertoff,
the sun. So whatever. No, god
can do anything like. I
00:36:31.59\00:36:35.96
appreciate that. But no and I've
experienced miracles. I've had.
00:36:35.96\00:36:42.50
I've asked God for money to buy
groceries. I didn't have. And a
stranger came up to me and said
00:36:42.50\00:36:45.07
here's 40 Bucks. Got told me to
give it to you. So I know who
this got is. And I'm like asked
00:36:45.07\00:36:50.74
for this for months. Why
couldn't you just say this? You
clearly let me together with
00:36:50.74\00:36:56.85
this man clearly led me back for
us. Why are you? I don't like
it. And to be honest, I've no
00:36:56.85\00:37:04.19
idea may be assigned to analogy
to se but I don't know why. But
something about that honest
00:37:04.19\00:37:12.79
conversation and the and just
the longer version pain right
now of Lord. I don't get it,
00:37:12.79\00:37:18.23
but I trust you. I'm upset. But
I trust you. This is what I
want. But I trust you and
00:37:18.23\00:37:27.18
super naturally. Yes, of course,
my husband here and I'm still
00:37:27.18\00:37:34.15
sad about him leaving, but I'm
not angry or resentful. I'm just
like you just going to do and
00:37:34.15\00:37:38.92
I'm along for the ride. But that
process, even that healing only
came in his presence, it
00:37:38.92\00:37:46.09
didn't come over there. I didn't
heal myself or convince myself.
I'm a trust. Jesus.
00:37:46.09\00:37:51.73
I'm going to trust I'm not sure
that doesn't. That doesn't work.
00:37:51.73\00:37:56.77
Instead of saying Jesus, help me
trust you. Jesus is how I feel
Jesus. What I need just like,
00:37:56.77\00:38:00.48
let's let's do it. And that
supernatural healing comes in
communion with Christ not and
00:38:00.48\00:38:06.28
condron it up by yourself. It's
not make sense. Please say Amen.
Let's continue with
00:38:06.28\00:38:13.09
our story. John. Chapter 4. So
Jesus asked for a drink of
water. The woman up to well.
00:38:13.09\00:38:24.83
No kind of. Then in verse 10 due
this answer and said to her, if
you knew the gift of
00:38:24.83\00:38:31.11
God and who it is, who says you
give me a drink, you would have
asked him and he would
00:38:31.11\00:38:35.04
have given you living water. I
love the logistics of first love
and the woman said to
00:38:35.04\00:38:40.22
him, sir, you nothing to draw
within the well as D where did
you get that living water?
00:38:40.22\00:38:44.42
First? 12. Are you greater than
Jacob? Sometimes Jesus tells us
thing. like. That's a
00:38:44.42\00:38:54.03
really cool idea. But until you
prove to be how you're going to
do it, I'm not going
00:38:54.03\00:38:58.97
to believe you. Jesus, I hear
you, but you will be a minister
to my neighbor care
00:38:58.97\00:39:05.31
like super on godly. let's be
honest, you this. I should have
a better project in Lord.
00:39:05.31\00:39:13.65
I hear you that you want me to
be this kind of person or go to
this kind of school. But it
00:39:13.65\00:39:18.32
let's be honest. That's not
going just a clean work. Jesus,
I hear you that you've
00:39:18.32\00:39:26.56
covered me in your
righteousness. Like I don't feel
it. I don't feel your
00:39:26.56\00:39:33.07
righteousness. So clearly it's
not true. Jesus, I hear you on
how you're going to empower
00:39:33.07\00:39:39.24
me. And you get filled holy
spirit and guide me. But I don't
really understand the
00:39:39.24\00:39:44.31
logistics of the supernatural
realities. So I'm not going to
live like that. Is not seen a
00:39:44.31\00:39:52.49
20 step plan. Faith is seen
Faith is not seen all. I totally
00:39:52.49\00:40:02.00
understand what's going to work.
Thanks for sharing that with me.
>> Faith is I know Jesus. I
00:40:02.00\00:40:06.10
trust Jesus. The end. And yes,
it has implications and
expressions and our life. But
00:40:06.10\00:40:15.34
it's because of who we know not
because of what we know. And so
faith the seen him.
00:40:15.34\00:40:22.02
Even when you can't see how.
Faith is Mary saying to the
Angel. Let it be according to
00:40:22.02\00:40:28.86
what you say. So overshadowed by
the Holy Spirit thing better.
not what that means.
00:40:28.86\00:40:33.96
Let's do it. >> That is
faith. She may not understand
00:40:33.96\00:40:41.20
everything that Jesus as what we
understand. Juices love for us.
And we've seen enough the real
00:40:41.20\00:40:45.81
like I see this much. I don't
know what's over there, but I
trust you and the gap. Jews from
00:40:45.81\00:40:56.92
the woman kept talking a little
bit more. So after she says that
she he goes back to that
00:40:56.92\00:41:05.16
talking about water. Also
interesting because like she
doesn't give him water, but
00:41:05.16\00:41:09.10
then he doesn't directly answer
a lot of questions. Just all so
00:41:09.10\00:41:12.67
interesting. Anyways. So first,
13. Do the fast and said to her
clever drinks of this water will
00:41:12.67\00:41:18.54
first again. But whoever drinks
of the water that I shall give
00:41:18.54\00:41:23.98
him, we'll never thirst. But the
water that I give him will
become an him a fountain of
00:41:23.98\00:41:30.59
water springing up and to
everlasting life. First 15 at
this point, the woman is either.
00:41:30.59\00:41:38.49
I don't know, sincerely. Give me
that water. She's like I fight.
Give us water. Whatever. First
00:41:38.49\00:41:44.50
15, the woman said to him, sir,
give me this water that they may
not thirst or come here to
00:41:44.50\00:41:46.23
draw. For 16. Just takes a sharp
left. Turn. You call your
husband and come here.
00:41:46.23\00:41:57.75
The woman says what I would have
said. Sir, I have no husband.
00:41:57.75\00:42:03.39
That's all been deeply about And
use naturally. For 17. You have
well-fed. I have no husband.
00:42:03.39\00:42:15.66
For you've had 5 husbands and
the one who you now have is not
your husband in that. You
00:42:15.66\00:42:19.80
spoke truly. That expansion on
my answer. Yes, interesting,
though, is Chief of says what
00:42:19.80\00:42:32.81
he says. But there's no like
condemnation and anything that
he says. It's like he's
00:42:32.81\00:42:36.95
reading the cyclist, the facts.
It is true that you have no
husband. You've had 5
00:42:36.95\00:42:42.06
husbands, the person who you
live with, not your husband.
You're right. She's like Thank
00:42:42.06\00:42:48.43
you for that. And then she takes
a left turn, perceive your
profit. Let's talk about
00:42:48.43\00:42:55.57
culture and theology. Let's go
all the way over here. >> Jesus
00:42:55.57\00:43:01.91
knew. All these things about
her. And a few verses later in
verse. 26. Jesus said.
00:43:01.91\00:43:10.35
>> You know, I can speak. You
have he? I'm the messiah. This
woman at the well, this woman
00:43:10.35\00:43:14.49
of some area was one of very few
people that got an explicit.
Confirmation of who
00:43:14.49\00:43:22.70
Jesus was. She's with sick kind
of sideways to some people like
00:43:22.70\00:43:25.83
parables. Many say it to like
right people tonight, different
places. But he's a true yeah,
00:43:25.83\00:43:36.01
that's me. At this point. Again,
after she's been talking to him
this way and he knows like all
00:43:36.01\00:43:41.42
these men her life like.
Remember how she reacts. She
doesn't fall to the ground and
00:43:41.42\00:43:49.49
condemnation I'm the worst.
She's like I'm ago. Tell
everybody. This is what I
00:43:49.49\00:43:55.83
should ugly. This pop behind and
go tell the whole city about
this guy that knows
00:43:55.83\00:43:59.40
everything about me. Jesus knew
the ins and outs of her life.
And he still chose to
00:43:59.40\00:44:08.61
give for such an honor of Dish.
Saying who he was. Before. David
00:44:08.61\00:44:18.65
and I, my husband for Dave and I
started dating. We have this
little in-between stage. And we
00:44:18.65\00:44:25.33
told other we have dramatic
feelings for each other. But
then before we started dating
00:44:25.33\00:44:29.46
in this in-between time,
everyone to talk to mentors
like, are we crazy? Is this a
00:44:29.46\00:44:32.53
good idea? What do think? And we
also want to have some difficult
conversations. And I
00:44:32.53\00:44:41.74
can tell you my goals for those
conversations were I knew. That
00:44:41.74\00:44:47.75
if there were certain things I
didn't tell David. If he were to
say things like really, really
00:44:47.75\00:44:53.72
like you or I love you. And if
he didn't know those things in
my head, I would say sure you
00:44:53.72\00:45:00.66
do because you don't know this.
That's cute. Because you don't
know that. And so my
00:45:00.66\00:45:09.90
purpose in those conversations
was to get rid of all of those.
So David were to say, I
00:45:09.90\00:45:14.51
love you. I feel like, well,
he has informed consent on that.
00:45:14.51\00:45:17.58
You know what he's saying? He
knows. And I believe in a way
this is something that Jesus was
00:45:17.58\00:45:25.92
doing in this conversation. You
don't have to hide. I know why
you're here in the middle of
00:45:25.92\00:45:31.89
the day. It should have really
earlier for the late with all
the other women. I know why
00:45:31.89\00:45:35.00
you're here. I know what you've
done. I know the details. I'm
00:45:35.00\00:45:42.17
still here. I know all of it.
You enough to say it. You can
just say your little short
00:45:42.17\00:45:47.94
answer all to make it clear to
you that I'm aware of all the
other details. And I'm still
00:45:47.94\00:45:53.42
going to sit here and talk to
you about worship. I'm still
going to reveal to you myself as
00:45:53.42\00:45:56.72
the Messiah after Jesus said.
What he said about all the
husbands. She makes her left
00:45:56.72\00:46:08.93
turn. And she's goes along with
it right serve, receive your
profit. Our fathers were
00:46:08.93\00:46:16.84
shut on this mountain. Let's
talk about it's kind of like
someone being like, hey. I
00:46:16.84\00:46:20.41
want to talk to you about. It's
really dark thing in your life.
You like cool. Yeah.
00:46:20.41\00:46:25.58
What's your stance on vaccine
mandates. Let's talk about that.
that let's take a really
00:46:25.58\00:46:30.69
sharp left turn talk a little
bit controversial. I wonder what
would have happened. She
00:46:30.69\00:46:39.19
would have shared. More about
that in her life to Jesus. At
that moment. I wonder would
00:46:39.19\00:46:47.07
have happened if instead of she
her bringing up a controversial
00:46:47.07\00:46:48.67
point, if she would have said.
I'm really ashamed. I feel
really judged and I don't feel
00:46:48.67\00:47:01.05
like I know what to do anymore.
Kuz. I so far. Con right. Like
this happened 5 times. Let's a
00:47:01.05\00:47:05.95
lot and I don't want to do. I
wonder would have happened if
she would have leaned into the
00:47:05.95\00:47:13.36
painful in the difficult for the
running away from it. And I
wonder what would happen for
00:47:13.36\00:47:18.03
us if we did that, too. I wonder
what would happen if and our
devotional life in our
00:47:18.03\00:47:24.44
prayer time. If we came to Jesus
or like Lord. I have a really
hard time relationship
00:47:24.44\00:47:33.18
with my mom. She really hurt my
feelings a lot. Lord. I have a
really hard time with
00:47:33.18\00:47:41.69
this passage. And the whole
testament like I don't get it
like I could by faith. But
00:47:41.69\00:47:46.90
like. To look like a j***.
And I don't really know how to
00:47:46.90\00:47:52.97
reconcile that. >> Lord, I. I
have these really scary desires.
I don't know what to do with and
00:47:52.97\00:48:00.98
I feel like if I were to tell
somebody. Howard P ostracized
from everybody that I know.
00:48:00.98\00:48:07.15
But I don't want to deal with
it. I don't feel like I have any
friends. Like I I don't
00:48:07.15\00:48:17.19
have friends. And that feels
really lonely. Sometimes when I
get so angry, I just say the
00:48:17.19\00:48:28.60
most should most terrible
things. And I know I should have
like I don't how to stop
00:48:28.60\00:48:33.78
doing that. Just to look at the
part of me at this point, just
lamb. But like I want to
00:48:33.78\00:48:37.01
be that So how do I not be that
person? That thing that happened
to be when I was 7.
00:48:37.01\00:48:46.52
What I do with that. But even
watch that. A lot of have this
habit for 15 years at this
00:48:46.52\00:48:55.26
point. So clearly it's not going
anywhere, but I don't really
know to do with that.
00:48:55.26\00:49:03.10
Sometimes I like hanging out
with you. Their Bible study is
just I know I shouldn't. Mike
00:49:03.10\00:49:09.34
a girl Cali at us. He was like
this is important. And so like
I'm here. Not really feeling
00:49:09.34\00:49:13.75
it. These are the kinds of
things we can talk us about and
that thing that the holy
00:49:13.75\00:49:25.26
spirit of saying to you right
now that I didn't say it
includes that too. Whatever it
00:49:25.26\00:49:29.06
is. should lean into the
difficult. And the painful with
Jesus. He's not expensive
00:49:29.06\00:49:39.64
doll on expensive shelf. That's
not a thing. He's the king of
the universe. And he's
00:49:39.64\00:49:47.38
able to handle anything that we
give him. I don't know. What the
00:49:47.38\00:49:56.09
state of your personal
devotional life is, whether
you're like, yeah, but having to
00:49:56.09\00:49:59.76
vote every day for 8 years from.
I like you keep using the word
devotion alive. I don't what
00:49:59.76\00:50:06.84
that means. Or I thing I
devotions. A month ago, was it?
The purpose of devotions isn't
00:50:06.84\00:50:18.11
to fulfill a checklist or to do
your Christian duty for the day
or even to get got to like you
00:50:18.11\00:50:22.22
because we already does. One
of the purposes of a devotional
00:50:22.22\00:50:31.29
life is to be exposed and Jesus,
his presence. And I can't
explain to logistics person
00:50:31.29\00:50:36.97
myself. I can explain to you why
heels you additional I can't
tell you why you're like why.
00:50:36.97\00:50:43.97
But like Jesus already knows
this. I know. Isn't it crazy?
How to say that any ways helps?
00:50:43.97\00:50:46.94
I don't know. But got know he
does. There's something
supernatural, this exchange in
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this relationship with Christ
where you're talking to him and
your voluntarily sharing
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your heart, your voluntarily
sharing your fears, your
voluntarily sharing your
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questions. And that is healing.
Because you realize this God of
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the universe who created
everything and who loves
everyone. He loves you. And he
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knows you. He knows about that
thing. The fog on the very edge
of your consciousness. You're
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like I've never told anybody
about that. Yeah, God knows.
That question that you're like,
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I'm a leader. But like I really
go understand this fundamental
belief. I actually agree with
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it. Just those that too. Jesus
knows about your your your
questions, your desires, your
00:51:37.79\00:51:44.60
bad ways of acting. When you're
angry. Just notes. And he still.
Still so much wants
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to commune with you and talk
with you. At the well, if your
life. I think it was a
00:51:52.77\00:52:00.92
blessing to that woman to not
know she was talking to Jesus
most of the time. Because I
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think that allowed her to be her
authentic self. I think that
allowed her to After
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questions maker accusations and
just like cool. Let's do it. It
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didn't scare him a scare him.
Now. Your questions or
accusations, you don't schedules
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He's just like I'm happy to
talk. Let's talk about right
now. To recap the things that
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we've covered together. exposed,
it's hard and it's painful. But
with Jesus. It is healing 100
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per cent of the time. Remember?
Healing doesn't always feel
good. Just to be clear.
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Healing the sometimes painfully
know it when you really. Hard
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workout, especially lift weights
one day the next So you may hit
by a truck that's good. Your
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healing. But you still feel
he got hit by a truck. Jesus can
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handle. >> You share, however
you share it. Talk to Jesus the
way that you talk. Ask the
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questions that you have. Share
the thoughts that you have. Sure
your fears share your
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accusations. Lord, you said
you would do this, but I haven't
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seen this. She can handle it if
you don't think so. Re job,
she's can handle it. It's seen
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him. Even when you don't see how
he can. It's focusing on your
relationship with him and not
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your understanding of the
logistical step by step with the
rest of your life. And
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lastly. Lean into the difficult.
And the painful with him. I
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know. Your hands. That she wants
you to really, really busy time
as busy for great reasons.
00:54:11.25\00:54:14.88
You're meeting new people are
seeing old friends are going to
it's Clinton areas. Lots of
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people talking. We really
delicious food and like this. A
lot of great things. Breakout
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rooms, prayer, all wonderful.
>> But I want to challenge you
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this, Icy. >> To spend time
alone with Jesus. >> I'm not
going to give you a
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time limit because there's
nothing holy about a time limit.
And our great 5 minutes
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fights 7 hours. You do
you. Spend time. >> Alone.
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>> With Jesus. Not to impress
anyone or to show off anything.
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But just to abide with Jesus. If
you can do at the beginning of
the day, awesome. If you can't
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the day is not lost. I know if
you do this thing, we're
sometimes don't have devotional
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time. The morning before
07:30AM. I was like a magical
Macaulay time cut off or
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something. But it's not for
07:30AM. And your man. Can't
talk to Jesus anymore. I do
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something close up shop at know
if you know that he doesn't is
available. So when Jesus came
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and hung out, the woman at the
well at noon. Jesus was there
Jews. Also lake at 10, 30 at
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night. Connelly. I know he's
awake. So yes. If you want to
spend time with him early on the
00:55:31.43\00:55:36.10
morning, that's awesome. But
don't do what I did for so many
years and think if I
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miss. time. Tonight, you know,
you kind of feel you can't
praise, rushed or decline. Did
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start the conversation. I mean,
not like, well, that can't pray
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like us that something that is
not a thing. You can talk to
Jesus all the time about how
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much time at the beginning or
the end. Juice is available for
this kind of conversation. Any
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time. I don't have an appeal for
you where you come up front
where you raise your
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hand. But I do have a personal
application, but I highly
recommend this is an appeal
00:56:07.23\00:56:14.00
application. Definitely do it
today. I encourage to do it
every day of July fee and
00:56:14.00\00:56:20.64
strive to do it. Every day. The
rest of your life. This is
something I strive to do every
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day. Do I always do it? No,
because sometimes I forget I get
distracted. But this is
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something we should all strive
to do. Talk with Jews. But
what's on your mind right now?
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I'm going to guess that Wallace
talking the Holy Spirit brought
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any some things to your mind
that that. Talk to about that.
Especially if you're avoiding
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it, whether it's theologically
complex, it's deeply personal or
emotionally charged. She is
00:56:51.04\00:56:55.21
can handle it and you can't wait
to talk with you. Father in
heaven. We thank you so
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much for being the God that you
are. We thank you for caring. We
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thank you for being. On
overwhelmed by the things that
we bring to you. Help us to be
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authentic. Help us to be
courageous and help us to trust.
You. Even now. Is our prayer in
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Jesus name. ¤ ¤ ¤
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¤ ¤ ¤
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