1. Risen with Him (3) Good report Vs Evil Report

2. Risen with Him ① Revelation Vs Knowlesge ② Purity of Christ Vs Impurity of the World ③ Good report Vs Evil report

3. Good Report  29 “Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” 30 Then they went out of the city and came to Him...And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all that I ever did.” Jn 4:29-30,39

4. Evil Report  33 Then those who kept them fled; and they went away into the city and told everything, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men. 34 And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to depart from their region. Matt 8:33.34

5. St. Ambrose In Luc. 8  they represent teachers of Philosophy and leaders of the Jewish society. Weak souls, that could not stand the word of God or the impact of His wisdom..

6. The Evil Report ① Jewish man spoke to me ② He has no abilities and offered me water ③ He pretended to be greater than our Father Jacob ④ He intruded my privacy ⑤ He confused my Spiritual knowledge ⑥ He disturbed me to the point I lost my waterpot

7. The Key to Good report  14 but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” 15 The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.” Jn 4:14,15

8. Application 1.Ask yourself Am I conveying good report to my family, friends …. 2.Do I need to repent for my previous evilreports? 3.Do I enjoy of drink the living water every day that I may be able to a good reporter?

9. St Cyril of Alexandria  “If the poison of pride is swelling up in you, turn to the Eucharist; and that Bread, Which is your God humbling and disguising Himself, will teach you humility. If the fever of selfish greed rages in you, feed on this Bread; and you will learn generosity …..and the spotless Flesh of Christ will make you pure and chaste.”