Today's Passage - John 4:39-45

River of Life Christian Church ︳www.rolcc.net/english John 4:39-35                  Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman's testimony, "He told me everything I ever did." So when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days. And because of his words many more became believers. 42 They said to the woman, "We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world." ......                  After meeting Jesus, the Samaritan woman went to town to proclaim the message of Jesus and within two days many believed in Him. Think about it, nobody believed the Lord when the disciples came to town. Then the woman came to town and almost shocked it entirely! Why so? These disciples are by all means fine soldiers of Christ! But they came to town only to buy food to satisfy their hunger, so they only saw fried rice and chow-mein, rather than the souls of the Samaritans. This Samaritan woman has an authentic testimony! Once she believed the Lord, she set out to proclaim that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world. The changes in her life are the very authentic testimony.                  Brothers and sisters, our lives must be authentic. Once people see our real living testimonies, they will become attracted and turn to Jesus Christ. Our lives, however, are not that real, especially within the churches. When you ask somebody: "How is your work, brother?" "It's great, praise the Lord!" "How's your family" "It's great, praise the Lord!" "How are you doing?" "It's great, praise the Lord!" They do not sound that authentic at all. If you go and ask some non-believers: "How are you?" "Oh, it's terrible! My wife is giving me such a hard time; I'd get a divorce and get it over!" While we may not agree with him, he is rather authentic though.                  Nowadays what the world wants to see is an authentic testimony! The testimony we give to the world today is how God truly changes us. The Samaritan woman was full of the filth of sin, despised by others; once her life changed it shocked the town. We also need this type of testimony, let us live an authentic life, so that others see how faith is truly reflected in our lives, then we can influence our families and communities!           Pray with Pastor Tong           Thank you Lord, because the gospel can bring changes. May you help us live an authentic Christian life, and may your power manifest through us, such that the multitude will turn to you. We pray in the victorious name of Jesus, Amen!