The NorthWord
NorthWord is a daily Christian podcast from St. John's Fort Smith in collaboration with the Anglican Family. Hosted by Father Aaron from Fort Smith, Northwest Territories.
Here's how it works: Every Sunday we release the full sermon preached that morning. Then Monday through Saturday, you get 3-5 minute daily reflections based on that sermon - one thought you can actually use each day. Every Wednesday we explore the rhythm of Jesus' life and how his followers have lived it out for 2,000 years.
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The NorthWord
Valley of Shame | Lent 3 Sermon — John 4:1-42
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Preached live at St. John's Anglican Church, Fort Smith for the Third Sunday of Lent. We all have five husbands — something we carry that we're convinced would disqualify us if anyone ever found out. In John chapter 4, Jesus meets the woman at the well at noon — isolated, hiding, thirsty for something that never satisfies. What happens next changes everything. This sermon walks through the Valley of Shame: what shame does to us, the difference between shame and conviction, the Lenten discipline of confession, and what it looks like to finally leave the water jug behind. Name it. Confess it. Share it.