Getting to Empty: The Weight of Water

About this episode

The episode discusses the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan Woman, exploring the burdens of personal stories and the call to proclaim God's love.

Scripture: John 4:5-42 Jesus meets a Samaritan Woman at a well, and notices the weight that her story—or rather, the story others have told of her—has weighed her down. In seeing her, naming her, and offering her his presence and blessing, he calls a powerful new preacher into the world. What stories must we set down to proclaim God’s love more fully? The post Getting to Empty: The Weight of Water appeared first on Foreside Community Church .

Topics covered

• Samaritan Woman
• weight of stories
• God's love
• spirituality

Keywords

• John 4:5-42
• blessing
• preacher

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