Today Josh Jewell-Horton takes us into the story of a woman on the margins, carrying a complicated past, who meets Jesus in the middle of an ordinary afternoon and ends up with a whole new life. Jesus doesn't offer her a lecture, a list of rules, or easy answers; He meets every single one of her defenses with something of Himself.

CHAPTERS

[00:00] - Welcome & Summer Slowdown

[02:02] - The Surfboard Story

[04:51] - Into the Text

[06:00] - Jews & Samaritans

[07:38] - Woman Arrives at the Well

[10:27] - Borders to Asking

[12:18] - Borders to Receiving

[15:36] - How Jesus Meets Every Border

[17:38] - Mustard Seed Faith

[19:42] - She Runs to Her Village

[22:07] - The River Overflows

[23:40] - Closing Prayer

REFERENCES

[04:51] - John 4:1-42 — Woman at the Well (main text) — https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+4%3A1-42&version=NIV

[07:38] - John 3 — Nicodemus (contrasted with the Samaritan woman) — https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+3&version=NIV

[16:48] - Andy Squyres, "Death Defying Joy" — https://www.shazam.com/song/1791330060/death-defying-joy

[17:38] - Frederick Dale Bruner, The Gospel of John: A Commentary (Eerdmans, 2012) — https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-John-Frederick-Dale-Bruner/dp/0802866352

In this week's message from NCC's Summer Slowdown series, Rachel Palmbush takes us into Psalm 73, where a psalmist mired in envy and comparison finds his heart completely reoriented by one simple act: entering the sanctuary of God.

CHAPTERS

[00:00] - Move Your Seat

[03:46] - Highlander vs. Lowlander

[06:47] - Geography Shapes the Soul

[09:49] - Biblical Relocation Stories

[11:19] - Scripture Relocates Us

[12:55] - Enter Psalm 73

[15:48] - The Sanctuary Pivot

[17:34] - God Was Already There

[20:19] - The Art of Perspective

[21:24] - NCC Community Practices

[22:59] - Nearness Is Enough

[24:24] - Practical Steps This Summer

[29:31] - Come to the Table

REFERENCES

[12:55] - Psalm 73 (NIV)[15:16] - The Passion Translation[20:19] - Pointillism / Post-Impressionism — Georges Seurat (Britannica)[21:24] - Camino de Sonoma[21:36] - Mount Hermon Christian Camps & Retreats[21:57] - Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James)[22:07] - Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos

In this Summer Slowdown message, Joanna Bartel invites us to see delight not as a feeling we earn but as a practice we can step into in any season–even the hard ones.

CHAPTERS

[00:00] - Welcome & Introduction

[00:40] - What Is Delight?

[01:57] - Life Is Hard, But...

[03:39] - Delight as a Practice

[05:20] - Delighting in a Child

[07:40] - Setting Up John 21

[10:37] - Jesus on the Shore

[13:57] - Come and Have Breakfast

[16:16] - The Charcoal Fire

[18:24] - Grace Before Correction

[21:23] - Praise Completes the Delight

[22:42] - Fearfully & Wonderfully Made

[25:08] - Living from God's Delight

[26:49] - Behold, God Beholding You

REFERENCES

[01:25] - Merriam-Webster — definition of "delight"[02:50] - Inside Out (2015) — Pixar film about the complexity of emotions[03:44] - Dallas Willard — The Spirit of the Disciplines[07:40] - Young Life — Christian youth ministry for teenagers[08:51] - John 21 — Jesus appears to his disciples; breakfast on the shore (NIV)[11:41] - Luke 5:1-11 — Jesus' first miraculous catch of fish (NIV)[21:23] - C.S. Lewis — Reflections on the Psalms[23:07] - Genesis 1 — The creation story (NIV)[23:51] - Psalm 139 — "Fearfully and wonderfully made" (NIV)[26:49] - Ben Patterson — Campus pastor at Westmont College, author[26:49] - Westmont College — Christian liberal arts college, Santa Barbara