Sermons by - Rev. Paul Sanderson from First Community Church of Southborough, MA

People Of The Bible - The Samaritan Woman At the Well

Rev. Dr. Paul Sanderson
  • This reflection, the third in my summer series sermons about little known people in the Bible, is about Jesus’ encounter with the unnamed Samaritan woman at the well.
  • It raises the question of which is more important: what Jesus gives to us or what Jesus asks of us.
  •  It is about religious experience, specifically William James’s distinction between first hand and second hand religion. 
  • It raises the question of what counts as a religious experience.
  • Have you ever had a religious experience?
  • You now have to admit that you are at least a little curious!