Can One Person Make a Difference? (Part 2) by Paula White

Jesus sets the pattern of personal evangelism & building the Kingdom of God for us to follow. For over 2000 years, people have debated on the integrity, identity and legacy of Him, however; there is 1 thing that stands out in all the gospels of HIS life – Jesus was a friend of sinners. They liked being around Him. They were comfortable with
Him & longed for His company. Unlike the legalists who despised Him, they found Him revolting, shocking, inappropriate… but by following the example of Jesus' life, He showed us where our "pulpit" is. By spending most of His ministry time among tax collectors, sinners & the such, He did not separate Himself, but took common men and in just 3 ½ years transformed them into fearless disciples. They were living proof that Christ transforms people.
We must ask ourselves - what was Jesus' secret? What was it that made Him so effective?
The Gospel of John 4 records the story of Jesus meeting the woman at the well. "He must needs go to Samaria…", to a city called Sychar, which means "falsehood & drunkenness." It also means "purchased." Any respectable Jew of the day would normally take great pains to avoid Samaria. Jews Never associated with Samaritans, because they thought they were unclean, contaminated people, but not Jesus! He had to go…
TO BE CONTINUED in next post...