"Mission" Tagged Sermons

3. Being Jesus Witnesses Beyond the Familiar and Comfortable

Dave Pym Petersham Baptist Church Associate Pastor

Unfortunately the recording of the sermon is of poor quality so is not included here.

John 4:1-42

  • Who are our Samaritans?
  • Jesus and the Samaritan woman
  1. Choosing to move beyond the comfortable (4:1-4)
  2. Positioning ourselves to encounter the unfamiliar (4:5-6)
  3. Establishing connections across social and cultural barriers (4:7-9)
  4. Using the tangible to direct attention to the spiritual (4:10-15)
  5. Conversing with compassion rather than condemnation (4:16-18)
  6. Downplaying religious differences to focus on common spiritual aspirations (4:19-24)
  7. Presenting Jesus as the ultimate answer to every spiritual longing (4:25-26)

2. Beginning Where We Are

Dave Pym Petersham Baptist Church Associate Pastor

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Acts 3:1 – 4:4

  • The Disciples were accessible and approachable by the people
  • They vividly identified with the people around them
  • They turned attention away from themselves and towards Jesus
  • The Disciples focused on Jesus’ teaching and His resurrection
  • They urged their hearers to respond, repent and follow Jesus