Not Business As Usual

Fresh Life Church

Pastor Levi Lusko

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

If you've ever felt too broken, your past too messy, or that you're not the kind of person God can use, this message is for you.
In this message, Not Business As Usual, Pastor Levi Lusko examines The Chosen's powerful portrayal of Jesus meeting the Samaritan woman, revealing why this wasn't just another day - it was the FIRST time Jesus directly told someone He was the Messiah.
From The Chosen Season 1, Episode 8 "I Am He" - witness Jesus's revolutionary encounter at Jacob's well in Samaria. This wasn't an ordinary moment - this was Jesus intentionally choosing the most unlikely person to receive the most extraordinary revelation.
Scripture Focus: John 4:7-42

Watch as Jesus breaks every social norm to reach one broken woman, transforming her from outcast to evangelist in a single conversation. Discover why He chose HER to be the first to hear "I Am He" - the Messiah.
4 Lies This Message Destroys:

Religion can solve the problem in my life.
My past is so bad, there’s no way God can fix me.
I need to be an expert before God can use me.
Following God will never be confusing.

ABOUT THE SERIES:
Is that in the Bible? That’s the question we’re asking in this five-week series. We’re taking cinematic moments from The Chosen and pressing in—opening the Word, digging deep, and letting Scripture speak for itself. Together, with teachings captured from the set of The Chosen, we’ll wrestle with the tension, lean into the humanity, and see the life of Jesus through fresh eyes.

ABOUT FRESH LIFE:
Fresh Life Church was pioneered by Pastors Levi and Jennie Lusko in 2007. We exist to see those stranded in sin find life and liberty in Jesus Christ. Today Fresh Life’s ministry impacts people with the radical, life-changing message of Jesus’ grace, spilling across Montana, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho… and beyond.
ABOUT THE CHOSEN:The Chosen is a groundbreaking historical drama based on the life of Jesus, seen through the eyes of those who knew him.

NEXT STEPS:
To register a decision to follow Jesus, click here:
https://freshlife.church/know-god
To ask for prayer or connect with your team, click here: https://freshlife.church/contact
To give to this ministry and join what God is doing to reach people around the world, click here:  https://freshlife.church/give
To download Is That In The Bible?: The Chosen series resources: https://open.life.church/resources/6483-is-that-in-the-bible
CONNECT ONLINE:
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Website - https://freshlife.church
Facebook -  / freshlifechurch
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Twitter -  / freshlife
Youtube -  / freshlifechurch

Transcript

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0:00.0	Like, I think you can try here just to up it.
0:04.0	Like, I think you could try here just to up it.
0:10.0	Is that in the Bible, week one, teaching?
0:12.0	Soft sticks.
0:15.0	If you've ever felt like you're too broken, your past is too messy, or that you're not the kind of person
0:23.1	God can use. This message is for you. Hello to those of you at Fresh Life Church, to those
0:31.6	at partner churches on the open network, or if you're watching and joining us online, my name is Levi Lustco, and I want to welcome
0:39.3	you to Is That in the Bible. From the set of the chosen, the first multi-season series about the
0:45.9	life of Christ, and the highest crowdfunded TV series or film project of all time. No big deal.
0:52.2	And what a great thing that so much attention is being focused on Jesus.
0:56.0	This week, we're going to watch a clip from season one,
1:00.0	Episode 8 of The Chosen, titled I Am He.
1:04.0	Would you give me a drink?
1:13.6	Did you hear me?
1:18.6	That's bad, huh?
1:22.6	What?
1:23.6	You, would you?
1:25.6	Ask for the drink from me as a Meritian and a woman.
1:30.3	I'm sorry. I should have said, please.
1:35.3	You know, it's not safe for you to be alone out here.
1:39.3	Nor you. Why haven't you come with others? Why so late in the day?
1:46.0	Don't women come to the wells in the cool of the morning?
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