Sermon by Ps Roland Lee at the Faith Community Baptist Church 26 July 2025
Background
Scripture: John 4:4-26 talks about the conversation between Jesus and a Samaritan woman. Note that Jews do not associate with Samaritan (they view them as unclean) but Jesus actually talked to the woman about living water and worshipping God. He even told her that he is the Messiah.
Just as I am is a famous song often used by Rev Bill Graham when people give their lives to Jesus during the altar call. Despite having issues with her life, Jesus accepted the woman just as she is.
How can we do that (coming to Jesus just as we are)?
1. He graciously reaches out to us
Jesus intentionally go to Samaria, a place that Jews do not go. He broke the boundaries by going to an unclean place and for a religious person to talk to woman. In fact, the conversation with the woman is the longest one recorded conversation with Jesus in the Bible. All she wanted was water but Jesus approached her
2. Jesus lovingly redeem our lives
To redeem something means to pay full price for something valuable so that it fully belongs to us again. Jesus said "I am He", and enabled the woman to have:
- Spiritual fulfillment
- Relational intimacy