How do we see others—and ourselves—when pride and judgment cloud our vision? In this sermon, Joshua Clayton examines John 4's encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman to argue that grace fundamentally transforms our perspective. Through the lens of grace, we learn to see ourselves as sinners saved by God's unmerited favor, to recognize others as souls beloved by God rather than categories to judge, and to become stewards of the grace we have received. Pastor Joshua illustrates how this shift in vision—from condemnation to compassion—mirrors Christ's own approach to the broken and outcast. The sermon challenges listeners to identify their "must-needs-go-through" moments and to extend grace daily to those around them, recognizing that a single act of grace can alter the trajectory of someone's eternity.
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