Buy my books " Joy in the Journey " and " Song in the Night" on Amazon now Experiencing sound quality issues? Please Click here When Mercy Meets Misery Scripture Reading: John 8:1-11 This Sunday is the Fourth Sunday in Lent, and we are looking at another story of an encounter Jesus had during His ministry in this world. Last week we reflected on the woman Jesus met on His way to Galilee, in Samaria—the Samaritan woman at the well—and we spoke about that encounter. Today we look at another woman, but unlike the Samaritan woman who met Jesus along His journey, this woman was brought to Him. If you look at the printed Bible in your hands, you will notice that most versions have this passage written in italics, and some even place it in brackets. The reason for that goes back to differences in the early centuries when the Bible was being compiled. There wer...
Buy my books " Joy in the Journey " and " Song in the Night" on Amazon now Experiencing sound quality issues? Please Click here Jesus Crosses Borders Scripture Reading: John 4:4-10 The passage we heard today from the Gospel of John is a familiar one. I have preached on this story before. It tells about a woman whom Jesus met near a well while he was traveling from Judea to Galilee. If you look at the bulletin, you will see that I included a map on the front so you can better understand the geography of what we are discussing. There are two routes shown on that map. The green path is the straight route from Judea in the south to Galilee in the north. Between these two regions was Samaria. However, most Jews from Judea did not travel through Samaria when they wanted to go to Galilee. T...