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This is the audio from the March 22, 2026 sermon, “The Road To Samaria: Crossing the LINES!”, shared by Tom Lemler at the Deer Run Church of Christ.
John 4:1-42
“The Samaritan woman said to him, ‘You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?’ (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)“
John 4:9 (NIV)
As we join others in walking the road with Jesus, we find He guides us on a road to crossing the . . .
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Legalism: John 4:1-9
- We walk the road to Samaria when we cross the lines of legalism in order to share Jesus with others. Legalism has a tendency to focus more on the letter of the law than the heart of the One making the law. Jesus made it clear that it is always right to do good, and nothing is of more good than sharing the good news of Jesus.
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Ignorance: John 4:10-26
- We walk the road to Samaria when we cross the lines of ignorance in order to learn that which we don’t know. One of the largest barricades which keeps us from crossing this line is that we actually think we know more than what we do. Jesus doesn’t belittle us for what we don’t know, rather He instructs us so that we do know in a way that we can share with others.
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Norms: John 4:27-30
- We walk the road to Samaria when we cross the lines of norms in order to love like Jesus in ways which may be unexpected. It is very easy to cruise through life in the midst of our own comfort zone and do very little beyond what is expected. While that may be easy, it is not godly nor responsible to allow our life and actions to be defined by the norms of this world when they ought to be established by the truth of God’s Word.
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Excuses: John 4:31-38
- We walk the road to Samaria when we cross the lines of excuses which keep us from being who God wants us to be. There are always “reasons” why we don’t share the good news of Jesus with others or encourage them as God instructs us to. Unfortunately, those “reasons” are generally just excuses we use to avoid doing what we know we ought to when it comes to being the best representative of Jesus possible.
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Silence: John 4:39-42
- We walk the road to Samaria when we cross the lines of silence which keeps our testimony from being spoken. Many times it is the lines of Legalism, Ignorance, Norms, and Excuses which lead to our Silence, so it is important that as we cross those lines we take this final step of crossing the line of silence in order to proclaim our testimony of Jesus to all who would listen.
Today, how will you walk with Jesus on the road to crossing the LINES?
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