The Story of Living Water!

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That day, that clay pot was the very reason she came to the well in the first place. It was her tool for daily survival. It represented her heavy routine. It represented her past life. It represented her shame. It represented her constant exhausting trying to fix her own life. But when she met Jesus, she realized she did not need that old pot no more because she didn't need nothing she could carry, she needed somebody that could carry her. [01:42:28] (35 seconds)  #LetJesusCarryYou Download clip

When she first refers to him, she says Jew. Second time, she says sir. Third time, she says prophet. Fourth time, she says Christ. Because the longer you talk to him, the wider he'll open your eyes. Somebody can testify that I got saved when I was young. All I knew when I got saved is that he died on a Friday and rose early on the third day morning. But now since I've been walking with him, I know he's a healer. I know he's a way maker because the more you walk with him, he'll open up your eyes. [01:37:29] (43 seconds)  #KnowHimMore Download clip

Jacob's Well was not just a hole in the ground, it was a profound picture of the fallen human condition. She came to that well every day because her physical body was dehydrated. She kept returning to the same well of men, the same well of relationships, the same well of the culture, watch this, because she was thirsty and dehydrated. You ever been thirsty? You ever thought you really wanted something and God let you have what you want to show you that's not what you needed? [01:20:29] (37 seconds)  #ThirstForLivingWater Download clip

real testimony is when you can look back over your life and see how far the Lord has brought you. And you can testify, pastor, I know I've been changed. I know I ain't the person I used to be. I ain't everything but that I ought to be, but I thank God I ain't what I used to be. Is there anybody here that can testify? And if somebody asks you why, you have to tell them, come and see. [01:47:14] (24 seconds)  #RealTestimony Download clip

And at some point, you gotta get up. At some point, you can't just get up. You gotta dust yourself off. That's right. You gotta you can't just dust yourself off. You gotta square your shoulders and you can't just square your shoulders. You gotta fix your eyes. And you can't just fix your eyes on anything. You gotta fix your eyes on him who is the author and the finisher of your faith. And the God that got you off your back, he'll help you walk on your feet. [01:30:11] (27 seconds)  #DustOffAndRise Download clip

Come. Come see a man who told me everything that I ever did. Uh-huh. But despite what he knows about me, it didn't change how he feels about me. Be careful with church people because they love you based on what they know. Church people will be hollering hosanna. Alright. Hosanna. Yes, sir. On a Sunday. But it'd be hollering crucify. Right. Crucify on a Friday. Don't chase popularity because popularity ain't nothing but poison. [01:45:51] (56 seconds)  #KnownAndLovedByJesus Download clip

Text says, it's the sixth hour. It's the hottest part of the day. Notice child of god. It's noon. Why? Because she's hiding. See, she can't go to the well with those sophisticated women. Come on. She can't because the sophisticated women Alright, they gonna judge her because of her past relationships. [01:22:02] (35 seconds)  #NoondayEncounter Download clip

We slow down here. Jews didn't go through Samaria. They would walk the long route not to deal with people they didn't like. They would take the long route to avoid people they didn't like. Alright. It's like you knowing where your Sunday school class is but peeping through the rectangular window and you see him or her and you walk all the way around the building. [01:33:29] (52 seconds)  #BreakDownBarriers Download clip

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