Sunday Service - 10AM 11/16/2025

Sermon Series - What Disciples Do: Give Testimony

3 Key Points

1. Testimony is not about perfection — it is about honest witness.

The Samaritan woman does not preach a polished sermon, fix her past, or fully understand who Jesus is. She simply tells the truth about her encounter with him. Testimony is sharing what God has done in us, through us, and even in spite of us.

2. Jesus breaks barriers to create relationship, not to enforce rules.

In speaking with a Samaritan woman, Jesus crosses lines of gender, ethnicity, theology, and social standing. His request for water (“dos moi”) is an invitation to connection. Testimony begins when people know they are seen and known by God.

3. Stories transform hearts and open people to God’s love.

Facts may inform, but stories—like the Samaritan woman’s, Claudette Colvin’s, or the elderly woman in the church—move people to action. Testimony today can take many forms: advocacy, vulnerability, gratitude, justice-seeking, hope-sharing.

3 Take-Aways for the Congregation

1. Every disciple has a story of God’s presence — and someone needs to hear yours.

Testimony is not reserved for the bold or the theologically trained. Whether whispered or spoken aloud, your story can become the living water someone else is longing for.

2. Testifying requires risk — but it creates connection, healing, and discipleship.

Sharing our experience of God may feel vulnerable, yet it invites others to “come and see.” Small testimonies ripple outward, often in ways we don’t expect.

3. The church is called to become a well — a place where people meet grace and carry it outward.

Our communal life, our justice commitments, our compassion, and our vulnerable storytelling make the church a place where thirst is quenched. From this well, disciples leave their jars and go tell others.