Fri/Sat/Sun—July 14–16•A Cup of Coffee Can Change the World Now he had to go through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” (John 4:4–7) Today’s passage gives us a window to see an informal meeting Jesus had with a woman at a well. If you read the remainder of that story, you’ll find that Jesus’ simple request for a drink of water opened a conversation that eventually influenced a whole region to accept Him as Messiah. In a similar way, a cup of coffee is a metaphor in our culture for getting together to chat. I can tell you that my life changed because one man invited me to go with him and have a cup of coffee. That one event put in motion a series of other events that led me to where I am today, in relationship with God and in discipling others. I challenge you, before this week is out, take someone out for coffee. Ask them how their kids are doing. Ask them how things are going at work. During that conversation, ask something like, “Where are you on your spiritual journey?” Don’t follow an agenda—just enjoy a natural, authentic conversation. Ask them about their relationship with God, and see what happens. MIMBS 1 Who will you invite to go out for a potentially life-changing cup of coffee? Daily Reading: 1 Chronicles 16:37–23:32, Romans 2:1–3:31, Psalm 10:16–12:8, Proverbs 19:8–14 FOR YOUR SMALL GROUP July 10–16 Discipleship is simply one man caring enough about another man to help him do three things. ■ List those three things and explain them. ■ How do those three things rest on developing relationships rather than transferring information? 21
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