Sermon Notes
Let Any Of You Who Is Without Sin…
GOSPEL SCENES – Part 1
January 19, 2025
2 At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” 6 They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.
But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.
9 At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10 Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”
11 “No one, sir,” she said.
“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”
John 8:2-11
You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
Romans 2:1
21 “You have heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.’ 22 But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.
23 “So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, 24 leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God.
Matthew 5:21-24 (NLT)
31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.
Romans 8:31-34
Small Group Discussion Questions for the Week of January 19, 2025.
Opening
What is the most captivating book you have ever read? What made it so interesting to read?
Are you ever able to read the Bible like a captivating story? Why or why not?
Digging Deeper into the Scriptures
Read John 8:2-11
1. In verse 6 it says that the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus this question to trap him. Explain what this
trap was.
2. In a way, this scene encapsulates the Gospel message. Talk about the many ways that this particular scene mirrors
the Gospel message.
Read Romans 2:1
3. In this verse, it says that when we pass judgment on another person, we also condemn ourselves. What do you think
this means?
Read Matthew 5:21-24
4. Verses 21-22 is a very challenging passage. Put the overall point of these verses in your own words.
5. What do verses 23-24 tell you about God’s heart?
Applying the Scriptures
1. Is there someone in your life that you struggle to forgive, harbor feelings of anger/hatred toward, or overall want
nothing to do with?
How can you move towards forgiveness of this person?