What I've Gotten from "I Am"

I recently watched a sermon from the series - I am, by the Village Church. The first sermon of this series was preached by Matt Chandler. I've watched a few of his teachings on The Explicit Gospel in my discipleship group and I find myself understanding more and more about the Gospel through his teachings.

I thought I'd jot down a couple of points I've gotten from this morning. He referred his teaching to John 4. It was a rather eye opening sermon for me as he thoroughly explained why did Jesus engage with the Samaritan Woman. He started off with a good illustration, enabling me to understand where he was coming from.

• Do we have an impersonal OR personal relationship with Jesus?
• We should see who Jesus for who He is, not just what he has done.
• What does it mean that Jesus is the bread of life, the light of the world, the door etc. 
• Why is He even engaging with her? It is because Jesus is the Saviour of the world.
• The Samaritan woman felt ashamed because she had five husbands, that was why she only came out later in the day to get water.
• We tend to hide our struggles, we think Jesus doesn't already know, when clearly He does know everything about us! WE HAVE NO SECRETS FROM GOD. With these struggles, it is in the touch of Christ that is healed!
• The Samaritan woman went around boldly telling people that she has heard from Christ, even though she was ashamed by her past. (This really shocked me because the woman who was so ashamed by her actions, maybe even had people talked about her behind her back, still went ahead with so much courage telling everyone what she had just seen and heard!!)

Jesus is the solution to all our problems, we just have to turn to Him and not hide away.

Cheers! :)