Faith is a living, bold trust in God's grace, so certain of God's favor that it would risk death a thousand times trusting in it. Such confidence and knowledge of God's grace makes you happy, joyful and bold in your relationship to God and all creatures. The Holy Spirit makes this happen through faith. Because of it, you freely, willingly and joyfully do good to everyone, serve everyone, suffer all kinds of things, love and praise the God who has shown you such grace. - Martin Luther


Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Sermon reflection for March 27, 2011




Connecting

Last Sunday I said in my sermon that Jesus connected with the Samaritan woman at the well by asking for a drink of water. He also connects by talking to her, even though she is considered an outsider to his faith. Remember, she is a Samaritan and he is a Jew. Jesus took a considerable risk by interacting with an “outsider to his faith.”

How might you connect with someone “outside the Christian faith?”

If you’ve had the opportunity to connect, what was it like? What was the outcome of your conversation? Did you learn anything from the encounter?

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