Worship this Sunday at The Table will be rooted in John 4.5-42. Read the full text here.
When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” (John 4.7)
Reflecting on your own childhood, who were the people or where were the places you avoided? The Samaritan (think outsider) woman is the first person in John’s Gospel to whom Jesus reveals himself as the Messiah. What is significant to you about this? How might the conversation between Jesus and the woman inspire you to talk with people who are outside of the circles in which you move?
For those in Kitchen Tables studying this text, what topics or questions came up during your gatherings this week?
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Delilah/The Table on Tap
It was promising and profound to know that we are unsatisfied, but that there is water that will satiate that thirst. Jesus told this message to the Samaritan woman, and continued to share that same message to his disciples. We felt God is still speaking to us now – with the very same message. Whether we are hearing about Jesus for the first time or have grown up with him, whether we are pale or brown, Jesus can give us the living water and we wont have to be thirsty anymore.
We also found Jesus to be almost rude and funny – human? He walks up to this woman and says, “give me a drink” – it sounds demanding. Then asks her about her husbands, knowing that she doesn’t have one – but many. Almost testing her…
Verse 24 stuck out to us, as well. People have their ideas and stereotypes about Christians and church, but this verse reminded us that it is not where are when we worship or study, but that we do it in spirit and truth. Like we do at the Table on Tap.
Everyone has a story. Maybe we don’t think it is a profound and interesting as the Samaritan woman’s story, but it might be the right story for whoever you are sharing with. Sometimes, it is in the ordinary that the extraordinary happens.
There was so much more. Alot of watching over each other in love. Lots of soup, tea, cocoa and water. Lots of friends. See you next Monday.