Scripture
John 4:23
John 4:5-42 or 4:4-15, 19-26, 39, 40-42
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Sermon Topic
When a young woman attempted to take her own life, she left a short note explaining why she was doing it. She gave several reasons, but one sentence stands out. She said, “I don’t have the strength it takes to go on just existing.” Fortunately, she was discovered by one of her friends, rushed to the hospital, and her life was saved. Through a combination of good therapy and a deep religious experience, her life was turned around.
“I don’t have the strength it takes to go on just existing.” Many of us can understand what that girl was saying and identify with it. Somewhere deep within ourselves we know that life is more than “just existing”: more than mere survival; more than just making it through the night, only to discover there is another night, and another, for mere existing. There must be more to life than this!
The Gospel of John celebrates the way in which God’s Presence in Jesus Christ…
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