Jesus’s ministry was progressing nicely. The pharisees and scribes were getting jealous and angry. People were beginning to follow and believe Him. Jesus was in Jerusalem and knew He needed to leave. They didn’t take the regular route to Galilee. They went through Samaria. Jews didn’t go through Samaria. They considered them half breeds, half jew and half heathen. So everyone took the road around. Jesus and the disciples went a days journey to Jacob’s well. The disciples went into the town to get food. A woman from Samaria came to get water. Jesus asked her to get Him some water. The amazed woman asked Him why being a jew. Jesus began to explain the gospel to her. At first she got all religious on Him. Then Jesus told her about her life. Then she began to believe. The disciples came and were amazed that Jesus was talking to a samaritan. The kingdom of God is for everyone, even the outcast and socially unacceptable. For God isn’t a respecter of persons. It is the heart of man that He judges.

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A simple statement of faith. In Nicodemus’s case, in John 3, it is a profession of faith. The religious leaders of the day sent Nicodemus, one he was willing and he believed, to Jesus. Sometimes you will find faith in the most unusual place. Nicodemus, a wealthy man and religious leader, was in the middle of the controversy surrounding Jesus. Do you know who else was a believer, Gamelial, Jesus’s professor at Jewish school. When you look at the bible and see people saying things, it is not by accident. God put exact what He wanted to say in the bible. Jesus had two other conversations with Nicodemus, one was how to be born again in the kingdom and to bury Jesus. Our lives are not our own. God is in charge of our lives, even if you don’t believe. But believe this, no one with make it to heaven except God be with him.

Crain Blanchard.

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Jesus and His mother, family and disciples went to Capernaum for a family wedding. As the bride prepared herself, the bridegroom was at the party with family and friends. They serve food and drink. Sometimes this party last for days. If the family runs out of food or drinks, it is a dishonor to the family. They ran out of wine. There were a lot of people. Mary went to Jesus and asked Him to do something. Jesus said to His mother, it’s not time for me to start. Mary told the servants to do whatever Jesus said. There were 6 water pots. Jesus said to fill them and take a ladle’s worth to the head steward. It was changed into wine. They were amazed why the bridegroom waited to serve his best wine last. 6 is the number of man and wine is the Holy Spirit. It is the transformation we go through. The steward said, why have you kept the good wine until now. So was the first miracle of Jesus.

Crain Blanchard.

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