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Jesus dida lot of

great

things.

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One of thegreatest things

he did was togrant

forgiveness.

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He who had no

sin forgave

those who were

full of sin.

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1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in themorning he came again to the temple. All the people

came to him, and he sat down and taught them. 3 The

scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had

been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst 4

they said to him, "Teacher, this woman has been caught in

the act of adultery. 5 Now in the Law Moses commanded

us to stone such women. So what do you say?" 6 Thisthey 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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7 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." 8 And once more he bent

down and wrote on the ground. 9 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. 10 Jesus stood up and said to her, "Woman,

where are they? Has no one condemned you?" 11 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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Early in the morning he came again to the

temple. All the people came to him, and

he sat down and taught them. - John 8:2

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The scribes and the Pharisees brought a

woman who had been caught in adultery.

- John 8:3a

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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? - John 8:4-5

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This they said to

test him, that they

might have somecharge to bring

against him.

- John 8:6a

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Their intention was

to trap Jesus in hisanswer.

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They were not really

concerned with

helping the woman

get out of sin.

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Jesus bent downand wrote with

his finger on theground.

- John 8:6b

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Let him who is

without sinamong you be

the first tothrow a stone at

her.- John 8:7b

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Jesus shifted their

focus from the

woman's sin to their

own sin.

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Take note that the

woman may truly havesinned. But Jesus

doesn't want us to

focus on the sin ofothers.

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Jesus wants us to

check our own

hearts and focus onour own sin & need

for forgiveness.

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This is one of the

hardest things todo especially if

you are the onedirectly sinned

against by theother person.

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Many times, wedon't want to

face the realityof our own sin.

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We want to

emphasize/highlight

the sin of others andde-emphasize our

own sin.

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But God sees us

through andthrough. He knows

the sin in ourhearts. We can't

hide anything fromHim.

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Let us ask Jesus to

search our heartsright now...

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Has someone hurt

us?(Family member, friend, or churchmate?)

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Have we sinned

against them? How

may we have hurtthem as well?

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Let us ask Jesus for

forgiveness and

forgive those who

have hurt us.

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And once morehe bent down

and wrote onthe ground.

- John 8:8

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But when they heard it, they went away

one by one... - John 8:9a

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And that others who

sinned need Jesus'

mercy as well...

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May this drive us to

have compassion for

others.

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Woman, whereare they? Has no

one condemnedyou?

- John 8:10b

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No one, Lord. - John 8:11a

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Neither do Icondemn you; go,

and from now onsin no more.

- John 8:11b

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Jesus forgives!

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Praise God!

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Jesus forgives.

Go and sin no more.John 8:1-11

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Jesus doesn't

tolerate sin.

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He loves and forgivesbut at the same time

challenges you to

leave your sin.

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Jesus forgives.

Go and sin no more.John 8:1-11

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