Truth Be Told

Today we continue our series, “The Gospel of John”. Pastor Eddie will be teaching out of John chapter 4. In this chapter, Jesus hears that the religious authorities are grumbling about him because he was hanging around baptizing more people than John (the baptizer). This doesn't sound good. Actually, Jesus wasn't baptizing people—his disciples were—but he still decides it's best to leave Judea and head back up to Galilee. Good call. Just one problem; Jesus has to go through Samaria to get there; Samaritans and Jews don't usually get along. In fact, they're sort of mortal enemies. So, if you were a Jew, you definitely wouldn't even consider speaking to a Samaritan; Ever. A Samaritan woman comes to the well to get water from it. Jesus asks her if she can get him a drink while she's at it. The woman is shocked that a Jew would ask her, a Samaritan, for water. Let’s talk more about it.