Freedom Part 1 -- Deep Healing

Today I’m going to introduce what we’re going to be talking about for the next few weeks. There’s a story in the New Testament that I think introduces our subject beautifully. And that is the story of the woman at the well in John 4. So today, we’re going to walk through that story and notice some things about this interaction with this woman. And we’re going to pay particular attention to who this woman is, what her life has been like up to this point, the baggage she has been carrying around, and the ways she has been coping with that baggage so that she could survive and function in her society. AND, how Jesus sets her free from all of that.

And THAT is the subject we’re going to be exploring in the weeks ahead — freedom.

Jesus wants to transform all of us into agents of Kingdom blessing in God’s good world. And the key word there is the word “transform.” Because on the front end of our journey with God, none of us are very Christlike. We’ve lived too long in this world and the world has had its way with us. And so we're battered and bruised, and we’ve picked up a lot of junk along the way. And those things affect the way we think about ourselves and about others, and the way we treat ourselves and others. And our heart has figured out ways to hide from the truth. And in a very real way, we are in bondage to those things.

And part of the transformation Jesus wants to bless us with involves setting us free from those broken ways of thinking and behaving that keep us bound up. So in the weeks ahead, we’re going to talk about some ways in which we can begin to face the truth about who we are and who God is and allow him to begin to help us get that stuff out into the light where it can be named and dealt with.

And I think the story of the woman at the well is the perfect place to begin that journey.

You can find the story in John 4:1-42. Join me today as we discuss it!

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Resources for Today’s Show:

1. The Complete Chronicles of Narnia (Boxed Set - 7 Books), by C. S. Lewis (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0583331378/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_lKdkFbKMK2Y0K)