Advent's Love Made Known Day 22

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Holiday noise is loud, but the quiet moment at a well in John 4 speaks louder. We step into Day 22 of our Advent journey and sit with the Samaritan woman as Jesus offers living water—an inner spring that never runs dry, even when life feels thin. Rick hosts solo today, reading John 4:7–14 and guiding us into a slower rhythm built around breath, Scripture, and expectant hope.

We talk about the ache beneath the holiday rush and why our most used wells—productivity, approval, distraction—leave us thirsty again. The conversation lands on Jesus’ promise of a source within: not a seasonal boost, but a Spirit-led renewal that turns prayer into oxygen and Scripture into daily bread. Along the way, we name the barriers that often keep us from receiving—busyness, doubt, and the belief that we don’t qualify—and we watch Jesus cross every line to meet a woman who thought she was on the outside. That same grace reaches into our crowded calendars and tired hearts.

By the end, you’ll have a simple Advent posture to practice: watch, pray, and keep your heart ready for the One who came and the One who’s coming soon. If you’ve been running on fumes, let this be your pause and your prompt to draw from a deeper well. Subscribe for the daily readings, share this with someone who needs hope, and leave a review to help others find the journey. Let’s stay watchful, stay holy, and stay renewed together.

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Episode Transcript

SPEAKER_00 (00:04):
Hey, welcome to Renewed Mindsets.
I'm Rick, and I'm so glad you'rehere.
Now, this is something special.
For the next 25 days, we'regonna slow down, we're gonna
quiet our hearts, and we'regonna turn our eyes towards
Jesus as we walk through Adventtogether.
Now, every day we'll take a fewminutes to breathe and reflect

(00:27):
and remember the hope that cameinto the world and the hope
that's coming again.
Hey, welcome back to RenewedMindsets for the Advent Bible
Reading Plan.
Today we're on day twenty.
What day are we on, Rick?
Oh, I don't know.
Let me find out.

(00:48):
We're on day twenty two.
We'll be reading from Johnchapter four, verse seven
through fourteen from the NewLiving Translation.
And the big surprise today iseverybody's busy for the
holidays.
And it's just me.
So I get to read to you today.
I think we'll probably haveLauren for tomorrow.

(01:11):
I don't know.
You're just gonna have to waitand see.
So here we go.
I'm gonna read from again Johnchapter 4, verses 7 through 14.
Soon a Samaritan woman came todraw water, and Jesus said to
her, Please give me a drink.
He was alone at the time becausehis disciples had gone to the
village to buy some food.

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The woman was surprised, forJews refused to have anything to
do with Samaritans.
She said to Jesus, You're a Jew,and I'm a Samaritan woman.
Why are you asking me for adrink?
Jesus replied, If you only knewthe gift God has for you and who
you're speaking to, you wouldask me, and I would give you

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living water.
But, sir, you don't have a ropeor a bucket, she said, and this
well is very deep.
Where would you get this livingwater?
And besides, do you think you'regreater than our ancestor Jacob
who gave us this well?
How can you offer better waterthan he and his sons and his
animals enjoyed?
Jesus replied, Anyone who drinksthis water will soon become

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thirsty again.
But those who drink the water Igive them will never be thirsty
again.
It becomes a fresh, bubblingspring within them, giving them
eternal life.
Amen and amen.
Such a good passage, goodverses.
It's getting close to Christmas.
Everybody's getting excited.

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I know you are.
I appreciate you staying with usevery day.
Come back tomorrow.
I love you.
All right.
Thanks for joining me today onRenewed Mindsets.
As we walk through Advent, let'sstay expectant.
Let's stay watching, praying,and keeping our hearts ready for

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the one who came and the onewho's coming again soon.
I love you.
Let's keep our minds renewed andour eyes on Jesus.
The executive producer ofRenewed Mindsets is Christy
McCurry.
That's all for today, but I'llbe back with more unfiltered

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biblical truth and undeniableprophecy.
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Jesus is coming soon.
Stay watchful.
Stay holy.
Stay renewed.
Until next week.
I'm Rick.
Be an encourager, not adiscourager.

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I love you.
See ya.
The intro and outro music forthe Renewed Mindsets podcast is
Are You Ready by Floodgate.
From the album Are You Ready?
Copyright 2002, The OffbeatMinistries Incorporated.

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Floodgate can be found on AppleMusic and iTunes.
Music used with permission.