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SERMON NOTES:Prayer Requests

Y Nikki Karg (schoolmate of JannaFitgerald) recently diagnosed withleukemia.

Y Steve Gast (Jennifer & Mike Huehnscollege friend) as he awaits a lungtransplant for his cystic fibrosiscomplications. He is currently at homeand only has a few weeks to wait. Prayfor strength, patience and Gods will.

Y Bobbie Pearson (friend of Gloria Ivers)who has a new tumor and more cancer.

Y John Fagerland (Amy Moores dad) as hestruggles with hip and knee pain and isseeking the best medical treatmentplan.

Y Pa Alemka in Cameroon (Karen Bakiasfriends dad) who is in the hospital.

Y Joanne Seeman Benick (Jon & JodiBlacks friend) who has cancer.

Y Rocci Norcia (Al Norcias father) cancerhas returned and is starting Chemotreatments.

Y Continue to pray for Cathy Smith who isstruggling with mental illness.

Y Jenna Undersander (Jennifer & MikeHuehns neighbor)who was just

diagnosed with cancer and is receivingchemo.

Y Julie Fjeld ((Jennifer & Mike Huehnsneighbor)who lives with cancer.

Y Steven Van Meter (son of Kevin & PamVan Meter) who is serving our country inAfghanistan.

Y Vern Hermsen (Jerry Hermsensbrother)who is in a home forAlzheimers.

Y Jerry Hermsen was diagnosed with

thyroid cancer.Y John Thiessen as he lives with cancer.

Y David Schwartz (friend of George &Dianne Black) as he is suffering fromcancer.

Y Donna McCullen (wife of Ken McCullen)who is suffering from cancer.

DEVOTIONThis week we have the opportunity to studythe story of the women at the well which isfound in the 4th chapter of John. This is afoundational story in the Scriptures. As youread the story this week think, reflect andpray how this story reveals the Corethat isthe love of Jesus Christ. In your reflectionsapply this story to your own life. How canyou grow deeper in your sense of security in

Gods love through this story?

Enjoy! Comments about the devotion canbe E-mailed to pastor@colpres.org

Monday, June 3Read John 4:1-6The Pharisees discovered that Jesus washaving significant success in baptizingpeople and making discipleseven thoughJesus wasnt doing the baptizing. Despite

his success Jesus wanted to leave that placeand travel to a Samaritan place calledSychar.

In reading this part of the story it seemsthat Jesus was not intending to travel toSychar, but conditions forced him to do it.Traveling to Sychar was plan B.

When we share the love of Jesus withanother person, we often have to be readyfor plan B. We can try to have a plan, but

often our plans are disrupted. Whatsimportant is we are ready to have an

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encounter with someone. We never knowwhen an opportunity will come up for us todisplay the love of Jesus. Our task is to beopen and ready for an event that we cannoteven plan ahead of time.

Pray today that you will be open to an

opportunity.Prayer: I know that I am not in controlof my life. Help me be ready to displayyour love in a situation over the nextfew days. Give me the awareness toshare this love in an encounter I amnot expecting.

Tuesday, June 4Read John 4:7-15

The women started out skeptical of Jesus.Some think that she came in the middle ofthe day so that she wouldnt have to comeacross other folks who came to the wellearlier in the day. When the woman firstcame across Jesus she didnt understandhow he a Jew would ask her, a Samaritan,for water.

Jesus didnt care about these barriers. Hewas interested in sharing living water.Everyone who drinks of this [living] water

will be thirsty again, but those who drink ofthe water that I will give them will never bethirsty. The water that I will give willbecome in them a spring of water gushingup to eternal life. (verses 13b-14)

When the woman became aware of thisliving water she became interested in Jesus.Just as when people become aware of Godslove they become more interested in thechurch. Our task is not to talk about thechurch necessarily, but instead share Gods

love. Even skeptics are interested in thisliving water.

Prayer: The world is thirsty for thisliving water. Show me someopportunities where I can share thisliving water with others.

Wednesday, June 5Read John 4:16-26

When Jesus had the womans attention theystarted talking about their beliefs. Noticethey didnt talk about beliefs firstthey firsttalked about living water.

Everyone who we meet has beliefs aboutGodeven atheists have beliefs about God.When we do talk about beliefs our task isnot necessarily to win an argument; insteadits to share what we believe. We dontneed to worry that we might say the wrongthing. Our task is to share what we believe

even if we are not comfortable in our ownknowledge.

The Samaritans believed the people had toworship on Mount Gerizim. Jesus respondedby saying that this belief was so limiting.Once a person experienced living water itdidnt matter where they worshipped. Theexperience of living water would far surpassa persons belief.

Prayer: Dont let me be afraid of

sharing my beliefs. If I am unsure letme share that. Let me see my beliefsas an extension of your living water.

Thursday, June 6Read John 4:27-30When the disciples came to the well theywere astounded by what they saw. A Jewwas not supposed to talk to a Samaritan; aman was not supposed to talk to a woman.Jesus wasnt concerned about letting thesebarriers prevent him from sharing living

water.

The womans response gives us a clue tohow we can share faith. She hadexperienced something in her encounterwith Jesus. She couldnt help but talk aboutit.

Think about a time in your life when you

experienced the love of God in a verymoving way. These stories are the onesthat were called to share. These stories areso moving that we cant help but sharethem.

Take a moment to remember some of thesetimes. Be ready to share them atappropriate moments.Prayer: You have moved in my lifein special ways. Help me identify

these stories. Help me know thesestories so well that I cant help butshare them at appropriate moments.

Friday, June 7Read John 4:31-38When the disciples came back they becameconcerned about Jesus physical needs. Thedisciples had gone to the village to getsome food. They knew that Jesus hadnteaten and assumed that he was veryhungry.

Though Jesus was probably hungry, he wasfocused on something far differentthefood that was going to sustain him. Thisfood was the way of Abba, father.

Take a moment to reflect on how you aresustained by the way of Abba. Last SundayPastor Paul encouraged us to be sustainedby the love of God. How are you at beingsustained by this love. It is our Core!

Prayer: I want to be sustained by yourlove. Help me grow and be nourishedby you!

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Saturday, June 8Read John 4:39-42When the woman went to her village sheshared a story of what God had done forher. The cliff notes version of this story is inverse 29 and again in verse 39, He told me

everything I have ever done.

Faith is more than a set of doctrines that welearn in our mind. Faith is knowing our ownstory. On Thursday you were encouraged toreflect on a time when you experienced thelove of God in a very moving way. Todayreflect on a time when you saw the love ofGod work in another persons life in amoving way. Visualize that experience inyour mind. Reflect and pray over it.

Prayer: You move in the lives ofpeople in amazing ways. Help melearn about you in how youve workedin others.