SF542 - LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND (John 8 1-11)
SF542
LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND
John 8:1-11
INTRODUCTION
Pat Boone - 1950's song
The Time (2a)
The Temple (2b)
The Teacher (2c)
The Trap (3-6a)
The Truth (6b-9)
The Terms (10-11)
What did Jesus write in the sand?
No one knows
A love letter to this woman.
What would Jesus write - if He wrote you a Love Letter In The Sand?...
1A. COME TO ME - I’M ALWAYS HERE FOR YOU
Don’t wait until you are drug into His presence.
(Matthew 11:28‑29) "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. {29} Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
2A. BE HONEST WITH ME - I KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT YOU
The Scribes sought to trick and trap Him
The woman simply stood before Him
Simon Peter - Lord’s Supper
(John 13:8‑9) "No," said Peter, "you shall never wash my feet." Jesus answered, "Unless I wash you, you have no part with me." {9} "Then, Lord," Simon Peter replied, "not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!"
3A. LISTEN TO ME - I HAVE YOUR BEST INTEREST AT HEART
(Jeremiah 29:11‑13) For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. {12} Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. {13} You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Jesus is Never Wrong!
(Romans 12:2) Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is‑‑his good, pleasing and perfect will.
4A. FOLLOW ME - I WILL LEAD YOU
(John 14:6) Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Follow Jesus Always Requires a Change in Direction
(Acts 3:19) Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,
5A. TRUST ME - I WILL NOT FAIL YOU
Ever Been Disappoint - This woman had...
No matter how heavily you lean on Jesus He can handle it!
(Psalms 55:22) Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.
(1 Peter 5:7) Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
6A. LOVE ME - I ALREADY LOVE YOU
(1 John 4:19) We love because he first loved us.
(Romans 5:8) But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
APPLICATION
What a Love Letter!
This week why don’t you write Jesus back!