John 4:27-38

O God, please, will you let me see a little harvest... Please! Phil Ware takes into John 4 and Samaria with Jesus and let's Jesus speak to us about the sower and the harvester rejoicing together.

"[While the people were coming out of the Samaritan village to see Jesus at Jacob's well], the disciples were urging Jesus, "Rabbi, eat something." ..."

"The woman left her water jar beside the well and ran back to the village, telling everyone, "Come and see a man who told me everything I ever did!..."

"[Jesus continued,] "The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life. What joy awaits both the planter..."

Who around you needs more than just a drink? Tom Norvell talks about a spiritually dry time, when there seems to be a void in our souls and spiritual life seems difficult and he reminds us of the woman at the well in John 4 and how Jesus gave her much more than water and how she shared this water wi

"The woman [at Jacob's well] left her water jar beside the well and ran back to the village, telling everyone, "Come and see a man who told me..."

"Dear Beloved, You receive these notes because you love Me and want to walk with Me in your daily life. So I want to remind you of something very..."

"Just then [Jesus'] disciples came back [from the village]. They were shocked to find him talking to a woman, but none of them had the nerve to ask,..."

"[Jesus continued,] "You know the saying, 'Four months between planting and harvest.' But I say, wake up and look around. The fields are already ripe....."

"Then Jesus explained: "My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work.""

What really is the value of food? Food has been an object of fascination for a variety of reasons, but Jesus has helped us determine the value of a good diet.

Running an organization and managing your life is a lot like playing jazz! Paul Faulkner reminds us that while we may have plans and ideas on how to arrange and achieve our future, life requires improvisation and adaptability as we keep in step with the Spirit of God.

When was the last time your really opened your eyes? We need to open our eyes and view things from a point of view of spiritual reality.

What is my Father trying to teach me about his work? Lisa Mikitarian reminds us that our Father in heaven has invited us into his work just like our earthly parents have sometimes invited us, and taken pride in us, working in their world.

"Dear Disciple, I surprised My closest disciples at Jacob's well in Samaria. We were traveling from Judea to Galilee, and Samaria was the region..."

As long as there is life, we have a mission and purpose to complete. Phil Ware reminds us that we are called to accomplish the mission God has called us to do so that when our days on earth are over we can say we have finished the work he has given us to do.

Can we really find genuine nourishment and satisfaction in Jesus? Phil Ware continues his series on doubt focusing on Jesus' statement that doing the Father's will was the basis of finding fullness in life.

Can we trust Jesus' words are as true today as they were when he said them? Phil Ware continues his 'I doubt it!' series and looks at Jesus' promise that the fields are ready for harvest.

Can you drown out all the noise and simply listen for the Creator's voice in the Bible's first chapter? Phil Ware continues his series of messages based on the sea passages of the Bible, called Saved at Sea, this post is called Something Beautiful, Someone Good.

If we are honest, so much of what we choose to do is based on our self-interest, while Jesus invites us to live life centered in God's purpose for us! This post continues Phil Ware's look at the man with leprosy in Mark 1:35-45 and Jesus' loving interaction with the man after he had committed to live out the Father's purpose in his life.

Where are your eyes pointed these days? Lift up your eyes is a call for vision, a call to not walk in fear of danger, but to look for the new, the glory, the things God is calling us to embrace.

Jesus refused the route of popularity and chose to live for God's purpose. This post continues Phil Ware's look at the man with leprosy in Mark 1:35-45 and Jesus' loving interaction with the man after he had committed to live out the Father's purpose in his life.

Phil Ware invites us to join a weary woman who is all alone at the well in the middle of her daily grind and whose life was changed by a divine encounter!. Phil Ware continues his series on Jesus and series of encounters where people say to him or heard him and thought, 'I doubt it!'

Will you ever get it all done? Phil Ware reflects on Jesus' statement, "It is finished" and how he can ever be finished in his life.

So we know a lot about Jesus' birth, but what does it mean? Phil Ware gets us back into The Story by taking us to Jesus' birth and looking from the prologue of the Gospel of John to try to understand what it means.

How important are our differences? Phil Ware continues his series on Outside the Walls, looking at Nicodemus and the Samaritan woman at the well and reminding us that they are more alike than they are different: both need Jesus and his truth, life, and love.