Divine forgiveness is not a license to continue sinning but the motivator to sin no more.

2. John 7:53-8:3
They went each to his own house, but Jesus
went to the Mount of Olives. Early in the
morning he came again to the temple. All
the people came to him, and he sat down
and taught them. The scribes and the
Pharisees brought a woman who had been
caught in adultery, and placing her in the
midst
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3. John 8:4-6
they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has
been caught in the act of adultery. Now in
the Law, Moses commanded us to stone
such women. So what do you say? This
they said to test him, that they might have
some charge to bring against him. Jesus
bent down and wrote with his finger on the
ground.
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4. John 8:7-9
And as they continued to ask him, he stood
up and said to them, “Let him who is
without sin among you be the first to throw
a stone at her.” And once more he bent
down and wrote on the ground. But when
they heard it, they went away one by one,
beginning with the older ones, and Jesus
was left alone with the woman standing
before him.
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5. John 8:10-11
Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman,
where are they? Has no one condemned
you?” She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus
said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and
from now on sin no more.”
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7. Spiritual growth is not always
about learning something
NEW but being reminded of
what we already KNEW but
at times FAIL to do.

8. Spiritual growth is not always
about learning something
NEW but being reminded of
what we already KNEW but
at times FAIL to do.
Not ORIGINAL does not mean UNHISTORICAL

9. Spiritual growth is not always
about learning something
NEW but being reminded of
what we already KNEW but
at times FAIL to do.
Not ORIGINAL does not mean UNHISTORICAL
It is easy to POINT FINGERS at others.

10. Spiritual growth is not always
about learning something
NEW but being reminded of
what we already KNEW but
at times FAIL to do.
Not ORIGINAL does not mean UNHISTORICAL
It is easy to POINT FINGERS at others.
The more BLATANT the sin, the easier to
CONDEMN.

11. It is easy to point fingers at
others while OVERLOOKING
that there are THREE pointing
back at you.

12. It is easy to point fingers at
others while OVERLOOKING
that there are THREE pointing
back at you.
Despite their PRETENSE, their MOTIVATION
had nothing to do with the LAW…

13. It is easy to point fingers at
others while OVERLOOKING
that there are THREE pointing
back at you.
Despite their PRETENSE, their MOTIVATION
had nothing to do with the LAW…
What Jesus says CONVICTS their
CONSCIENCES.

14. Jesus is not speaking of those
without sin in GENERAL, but
without sin PERTAINING to
the matter at hand.

15. Jesus is not speaking of those
without sin in GENERAL, but
without sin PERTAINING to
the matter at hand.
We all desperately need FORGIVENESS.

16. Jesus is not speaking of those
without sin in GENERAL, but
without sin PERTAINING to
the matter at hand.
We all desperately need FORGIVENESS.
Divine forgiveness is not a LICENSE to
continue sinning but the MOTIVATOR to sin
no more.

17. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
NEXT STEPS
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Contemplate what it means to “judge with
right judgment”
( ) Reflect on if I am more concerned with the
sins of others or myself
( ) Listen for where Jesus may be calling me to
change.
( ) Meditate on John 7:53-8:11
( ) Other________________________