Many people in churches today love the story of the woman caught in adultery because of the masterful way Jesus handled it, but how are his followers doing in applying it to their daily lives? That is one of the questions we will explore as we open John 8 with “Caught in the Act,” part of The Gospel According to John Series.
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MESSAGE STUDY NOTES (also as PDF download above)
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WARM UP
Talk about a time you really wanted someone else to get caught.
READ
John 8:1-11
KEY INSIGHTS
1. Love is both grace AND truth
2. Only a person aware of their own sin can make wise judgments
3. Grace is a prerequisite to transformation
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
1. Why do you think it is so easy to see the sin in others, but often not ourselves?
2. When you think of this story, what do sense God saying to you through it?
APPLICATION
Do you see church people approaching those who are caught in sin the same way that Jesus did? Why or why not?
FOR MENTORING
How can a follower of Jesus prepare themselves daily to not be the first to throw a stone?
