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The text tells us today that Jesus has to go through Samaria today. But that is not quite right. He doesn’t have to go through it.  There are other ways to get to Galilee. But this is not a “chronos” scheduled event or earthly time. This is a “kairos” event, or God’s time.  Jesus deviates from the human schedule and instead listens to His Father. Through that, He shows God’s love to people who do not expect it. We have the same chance every day. There are folks all around us who need to know God’s love, but we are often too busy with our schedules to show them that love.  Who do we miss when we do that?  Today, who can we impact when we are willing to go off schedule? 

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We see Jesus say today that the Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands. It’s like the old song we used to sing as kids: He’s got the whole world in His hands!  That’s a real encouragement to us; sometimes, we put such pressure on ourselves to get it just right and to be perfect.  But we can remind ourselves that God knows all things, that there is not a single thing that has happened to us or will happen to us that He is not aware of and is not in His hands. He’s got it all. Breathe.  He has it. We can trust, no matter what we are facing!

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In our Traditional message, Andy shares with us from 2 Samuel 9.  We see the story of David and Mephibosheth, Saul's grandson.  David should have killed him (according to the world), not welcomed him. Yet David brought him to the table. Our world needs community and welcome. Who can we bring to the table? 

Today, John shows us what true discipleship looks like.  Jesus has come, and now He is getting all the attention. Some folks go to John and say, “Look, everyone is going to Jesus.”  Many, if not most of us, would get defensive. Our pride and ego may be hurt.  I mean, what happened to us?  Everyone liked us.  But what does John do?  He knows the truth. It’s all about Jesus. He says, He must increase, and I must decrease. It wasn’t about John. It was about Jesus. John understood that, and because of that, he truly lived.  What could happen, y’all, if we put aside our pride, our ego, our everything and just simply focused on Jesus?

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For God so loved the world. This verse is the lens through which I look at the Bible. I interpret the verses I don’t understand through John 3:16, Which is how I understand God. God so loved the world. That means everyone. The folks I agree with, the folks I disagree with. The folks who share my theology and politics and the folks who do not share my theology and politics. God loves me. And God loves them. And if God so loved the world, maybe we ought to as well. 

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We see in John 3 the conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus. As with all of John, there is a lot of symbolism going on here.  Nicodemus comes to Jesus at night. What does that mean?  It is speaking of a time, yes, but for John, there is more than that. In this Gospel, light and dark have deep and special meanings.  We also take some time to talk about who the Pharisees were. While they were misguided, their intent and their origin are not bad. They wanted to follow God and obey His law. Their problem was that they focused more on their man-made law than they did on God’s Holy Law. What does this mean for us today? 

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We see something a little unusual in John 2.  Jesus is just starting His public ministry, and here, He cleanses the Temple. Now, in the other three Gospels, one of the last things He does is cleanse the Temple. Yet, here, He does it early. Does He cleanse it twice?  That is possible. Remember, John does not answer “who, what, when, and where,” and John answers “why?”  Why does Jesus cleanse the Temple?  To show that something much better is coming. Sometimes, though, to get to that something better, Jesus has to tear something down. 

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In our Traditional message from August 11, 2024, Andy shares with us from Revelation 12: 10-11.  The Devil is defeated by the blood of the lamb and the power of our testimony. When we tell folks about what Jesus has done in our lives, it drives out the darkness.

Today, we see Jesus’ first miracle. There are a lot of interesting things here. We see how important a wedding is to the culture. Weddings were huge deals; they were parties. They were celebrations. It would have been very shameful for the wedding to have run out of wine.  That is why Mary notices this. Although this may seem trivial, it is an act of kindness by her. But all the things that are interesting about this miracle to me, the thing that always stands out to me is this. Who were the only people to see what Jesus was doing? The servants.  If you want to see Jesus, if you want to know Jesus, you have to serve somebody. 

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Jesus calls Phillip today, and much like Andrew, Phillip goes and tells a friend about Jesus.  Phillip tells Nathaniel about Jesus, but unlike Peter, Nataniel, at first, does not believe that Jesus can be who Phillip says. He replies, what good can come from Nazareth?  He prejudged Jesus, and because of that, he almost missed what God would do in His life through Jesus. It is easy in our lives to judge others.  It is easy in our lives to write off others before we know them. It is easy for us to miss what God may be doing. Let us be careful in judging others. 

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