The Good Pharisee and Bad Samaritan
Senior Pastor David Rose unpacks two encounters where Jesus shared the gospel—one with a respected religious leader, the other with a social outcast. If you’ve ever struggled with how to share your faith—or felt discouraged by a lack of visible results—he offers both practical guidance and biblical encouragement. Learn why words are essential in sharing the gospel, why faithfulness matters more than numbers, and how Christ’s example can transform your approach to evangelism.
Key Takeaways
- Jesus demonstrates that evangelism is conversational.
- Jesus shows that evangelism is situational.
- Jesus shows that evangelism has different results.
- Jesus shares the message and leaves the results to God.
The Gospel
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Reach outThe heart of the Gospel is that we are all in desperate need of salvation—whether we’re religious leaders like Nicodemus or social outcasts like the Samaritan woman. None of our attempts at goodness can measure up to God’s perfect holiness.
But God, in His great love, sent His Son Jesus Christ to do what we could never do. He lived the perfect life we couldn’t live, died the death we deserved, and rose from the dead, conquering sin and death. Christ died for our sins, according to Scripture, was buried, and was raised from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:3-4).
Just like Nicodemus and the Samaritan woman, we face a choice: Will we trust in our own efforts, or will we acknowledge our need and trust in Jesus alone? When we repent (turn from our sin) and believe in Jesus, He gives us new life—we are “born again” as Jesus told Nicodemus. Like the Samaritan woman, we receive that “living water” that satisfies our deepest spiritual thirst.
Remember, this isn’t about perfectly following rules—it’s about entering into a transforming relationship with Jesus Christ, who knows you better than you know yourself and loves you more than you can imagine.
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