A Samaritan woman is surprised by Jesus. The living water he offers sounds a lot better than the dead well water! (Part 1/2)
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The Samaritans were half-blood Israelites who refused to worship in the temple. As a group, they were far from God.
Pure-bred Jews kept their distance. Everyone was used to this — even the Samaritan woman is shocked that this Jew would talk with her!
Jesus, however, doesn’t avoid this Samaritan. Look how generous he is with his time. How generously he offers living (flowing) water!
How do you feel about Jesus being generous with people far from God?
Week 3: Generous