Unexpected JesusSample

Personal Reflection

1. What parts of your story or past do you feel disqualify you from being fully known or loved by God and others?
2. What are some cultural issues that get in the way of you seeing people for who they really are?
3. Have you ever felt like an outsider – in your community, your church, or even your family? How does it change your view of Jesus to know He goes out of His way to pursue people others overlook?

Scripture Engagement

1. Why is it significant that Jesus chose to speak with a Samaritan woman – someone both culturally and socially avoided?
2. Jesus offers the woman “living water.” What do you think He means by that and how is it different from what the woman originally thought?
3. How does the woman’s encounter with Jesus transform her?