The Real Jesus

John Gray @ Lakewood Church

• Jesus is calling me to present an accurate picture of His character. Jesus is not comfortable or Safe...l haVe the answer and I need to share it.  Sometimes God asks you to''go out of your way )
• John 4:3-11 KJV
• He left Judæa, and departed again into Galilee. And he must needs go through Samaria. Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour. There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?

1. *Jesus went out of His way.
2. *Jesus was intentional and related to the woman at her point of need
3. *You have to be relational relatable and relevant
4. *Jesus didn't judge her

Be A Magnet for Blessings

Joel Osteen

God will send blessings for you IF you honor Him with your life

• Deuteronomy 28:1-2 KJV
  And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.
• Continue being your best where you are.
• you don't have to Worry and play games to get people to like you . All you need to do is honor God will and he will make the divine connections.
  IF you are not faithful in the wilderness then how can he trust you In The promised land. God has explosive blessings in my future.

• Proverbs 13:22 KJV
  A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
• There and some eventualies in my future. I just need to seek God and not the things.
• Matthew 6:33 KJV
  But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
• You cant have faith if you don't have hope. Do not become complacent because you do not see anything happening. Dream big!
• Hebrews 11:1 KJV
  Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

← Cow story d

There was a missionary living in a town where a dairy farmer was selling milk for ridiculous prices. One day a few of the cows walked over to that missionary's house. The missionary returned the cows. This continued for weeks. Finally, the dairy farmer told the missionary to keep those cows. The missionary started selling milk for lower prices putting the dairy farmer out of business. 

• Proverbs 13:21 KJV
  Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid.

Victoria Osteen

• Luke 2:37 KJV
  And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
  Sometimes that's what we want to do as believers.
  God didn't design us to struggle. So we have to make a decision to love ourselves.
• If you know that there are discouraging people and situations in our paths then we need to plan ahead.
• Psalms 3:3 KJV
  But thou, O Lord , art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
• If you aren't feeling peace about a situation then stand still.
• No one can fill my needs but God. God has my destiny today,  but it's up to me to decide how long it would take.