Jesus Is Mercy (2 of 6)
Series: Jesus Is...
Joey Rodgers
John 8:2-11
Last week we began a series of messages about who God is based on the personal encounters Jesus had w/ people during His earthly ministry - snapshots of the person, nature, and activity of God that affords us a glimpse into the glory of our wonderful Lord and Savior.
Last week we received a glimpse of the generosity of God in the story of Nicodemus as we learned how God engages us at the point of our need, to explain to us the truth of who and where we are in relationship to His love, and how He's exchanged His life to give us life so we can be born again.
As we start this AM on who Jesus is... I want to share an idea from one of my favorite theologians - Calvin/Hobbes.
If we were honest, many of us would say we wish the riff raff would just go away or that they'd be punished. The truth is we tend to be hard on people when they do things that bother us or rub against our beliefs/preferences. We clamor for justice to be poured out on others, while we ourselves think we're deserving of mercy/grace.
Don't believe me. I read an interesting survey this week. A group of people were asked of 15 prominent people - Who is most likely going to heaven? Here are some of the results:
79% - Mother Theresa 66% - Oprah Winfrey
52% - Bill Clinton 47% - Pat Robertson
19% - O.J. Simpson 87% - Themselves
Recognizing our propensity to be harder on others than we are on ourselves, this AM we're going to look at a remarkable story in John 8 where we find (3) scenes where we learn from Jesus about true mercy/grace.
I Scene 1 - the ENCOUNTER
At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, ''Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law, Moses commanded us to sto ...
Series: Jesus Is...
Joey Rodgers
John 8:2-11
Last week we began a series of messages about who God is based on the personal encounters Jesus had w/ people during His earthly ministry - snapshots of the person, nature, and activity of God that affords us a glimpse into the glory of our wonderful Lord and Savior.
Last week we received a glimpse of the generosity of God in the story of Nicodemus as we learned how God engages us at the point of our need, to explain to us the truth of who and where we are in relationship to His love, and how He's exchanged His life to give us life so we can be born again.
As we start this AM on who Jesus is... I want to share an idea from one of my favorite theologians - Calvin/Hobbes.
If we were honest, many of us would say we wish the riff raff would just go away or that they'd be punished. The truth is we tend to be hard on people when they do things that bother us or rub against our beliefs/preferences. We clamor for justice to be poured out on others, while we ourselves think we're deserving of mercy/grace.
Don't believe me. I read an interesting survey this week. A group of people were asked of 15 prominent people - Who is most likely going to heaven? Here are some of the results:
79% - Mother Theresa 66% - Oprah Winfrey
52% - Bill Clinton 47% - Pat Robertson
19% - O.J. Simpson 87% - Themselves
Recognizing our propensity to be harder on others than we are on ourselves, this AM we're going to look at a remarkable story in John 8 where we find (3) scenes where we learn from Jesus about true mercy/grace.
I Scene 1 - the ENCOUNTER
At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, ''Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law, Moses commanded us to sto ...
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