Van Christian: Asking the Wrong Question

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Van Christian: Asking the Wrong Question (John 4:4-10)

Van Christian, pastor of First Baptist Church in Comanche, considered the question a Samaritan woman asked Jesus when they met at a well. She wanted to know how Jesus could ask her for a drink of water. Christian explained the problem with that question.

The woman’s question pointed out the differences between her and Jesus that were supposed to keep them separated. We do the same thing to establish separation between us and God, rejecting God’s efforts to connect with us, Christian contended.

Christians have perpetuated the misunderstanding that God doesn’t want anything to do with people, he continued. Christians must go back to the world with the correct message about Jesus, correcting the misunderstanding, Christian exhorted.

The right question asks for relationship. Christians must teach the world how to ask it, he concluded.

This sermon was delivered March 19, 2017, for the morning worship service of First Baptist Church in Comanche.

A sermon manuscript is available here.


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