One Outcast One Encounter One City Changed by Pastor Brett Smith | New Life Church

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The Hour of Visitation: Recognizing God's Presence in Unexpected Places explores the profound encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well in John 4. This divine appointment reveals how God strategically plans moments of visitation in our lives, often appearing in ways we don't expect. Jesus chose to reveal himself as Messiah not to religious leaders but to a social outcast—a woman with a troubled past drawing water alone at noon. This unexpected choice demonstrates God's heart for the broken, rejected, and marginalized. While Nicodemus, a respected religious leader, hesitated to share his encounter with Jesus, this Samaritan woman immediately told others, sparking regional revival. Many of us miss God's visitation because we have preconceived ideas about how, when, where, and through whom God should move. We get caught in daily concerns, cultural expectations, personal sin, or selective obedience to Scripture. Meanwhile, Jesus tells us the fields are white for harvest—there's an urgency to recognize and respond to God's movement now. True spiritual transformation happens when we surrender completely to God, allowing the Holy Spirit to remove anything that doesn't reflect Jesus. This message challenges believers to position themselves for divine encounters, recognize God's presence in unexpected places, and respond immediately to what God is showing them. Keywords: divine appointments, spiritual transformation, Samaritan woman, Jacob's well, recognizing God's presence, spiritual harvest, unexpected encounters, John 4, Jesus as Messiah, regional revival, spiritual awakening, divine visitation, God's timing, spiritual discernment, breaking cultural barriers, God's heart for outcasts, surrender to God, spiritual obedience, transformation, spiritual thirst.

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