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You Can Be Real With God | Woman at the Well, John 4

Uploaded to YouTube September 29, 2025

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Tired of performing at work, online and even at church? Jesus and the woman at the well show that you can be real with God. Pastor Kaloma teaches that Jesus goes to the places and people others avoid, and what others call shame he treats as part of your story. Real worship starts with honesty, and confession is the doorway to healing. In this sermon, preached in 2025 in a series on UAMEZ's core values, Pastor Kaloma Smith of UAMEZ Church in Palo Alto, California preaches on John 4:1-26 and shows why the woman at the well found freedom once she told Jesus the truth. Questions this sermon answers What is the story of the woman at the well about? Jesus went where a Jewish rabbi was not expected to go, spoke with a Samaritan woman alone at midday, and offered her living water. What is the living water Jesus offers? Jesus himself, whose presence meets a thirst that jobs, degrees, relationships and stock options never satisfy. Why does honesty matter in worship? Secrets eat at us from the inside, and confessing where we really are opens the way to healing. Can God use my past? Yes. The woman with five husbands became the first to tell her town about Jesus. Scripture: John 4:1-26 Chapters 0:00 Welcome and worship 0:58 Core value: authenticity 1:40 John 4:1-26: Jesus and the woman at the well 5:10 Artificial intelligence and living artificially 9:24 Jesus meets you where others avoid 18:53 Your thirst is deeper than you think 28:11 Confession is the doorway to healing Join us Sundays at 10 AM PT, 3549 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306, or live at youtube.com/@uamez Plan your visit: uamez.com Instagram: instagram.com/uamezchurch Facebook: facebook.com/uamezchurch #UAMEZChurch #WomanAtTheWell #John4

Questions this sermon answers

What is the story of the woman at the well about?

Jesus went where a Jewish rabbi was not expected to go, spoke with a Samaritan woman alone at midday, and offered her living water.

What is the living water Jesus offers?

Jesus himself, whose presence meets a thirst that jobs, degrees, relationships and stock options never satisfy.

Why does honesty matter in worship?

Secrets eat at us from the inside, and confessing where we really are opens the way to healing.

Can God use my past?

Yes. The woman with five husbands became the first to tell her town about Jesus.

What are the chapters in this sermon?

  1. 0:00 Welcome and worship
  2. 0:58 Core value: authenticity
  3. 1:40 John 4:1-26: Jesus and the woman at the well
  4. 5:10 Artificial intelligence and living artificially
  5. 9:24 Jesus meets you where others avoid
  6. 18:53 Your thirst is deeper than you think
  7. 28:11 Confession is the doorway to healing

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