Rediscover, Part 1: Jesus

Published: Aug. 4, 2008, 1:45 a.m.

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Rediscover, Part 1: Jesus

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\\u201cNow he had to go through Samaria.\\u201d (John 4:4 NIV)

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\\u201cWhen a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, "Will you give me a drink?"\\u201d (John 4:7 NIV)

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\\u201cShe said to Jesus, \\u201cYou are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan woman. Why are you asking me for a drink?\\u201d (John 4:9 NLT)

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\\u201cThe woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water so that I won\'t get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water." (John 4:15 NIV)

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\\u201cJesus said to her, "You are right when you say you have no husband. The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true." (John 4:18 NIV)

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Jesus wants me to know Him for who He really is.

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Common Misconceptions

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1.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 He wants nothing to do with me.

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2.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 He offers something to good to be true.

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3.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 He\\u2019s more interested in religion than me.

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\\u201cBut God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.\\u201d (Romans 5:8 NIV)

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\\u201cThen God ordered me, "Start all over: Love your wife again, your wife who\'s in bed with her latest boyfriend, your cheating wife. Love her the way I, God, love the Israelite people, even as they flirt and party with every god that takes their fancy." (Hosea 3:1 MSG)

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\\u201cThe woman said, "I know that Messiah" (called Christ) "is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us." (John 4:25 NIV)

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\\u201cThen Jesus declared, "I who speak to you am he.\\u201d (John 4:26 NIV)

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\\u201c\\u2026To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life.\\u201d (Revelation 21:6 NIV)

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