UMBC AM SERVICE - July 11, 2021
Just went on to the Mount of Olives. In early. In the morning, he came again into the temple and all the people came into him and he set down and he taught them.
And the scribes and Pharisees brought him a woman taken in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, they sent unto him master. This woman was taken in adultery in the very act. No, Moses in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned, but what says dial This, they said. Not caring. One ounce about her. This day said tempting him that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down. And with his finger, he wrote on the ground as though we heard them not So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and he said unto them. He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again, he stooped down and he wrote on the ground. And they were traded being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last and Jesus was left alone and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had lifted up himself and saw none. But the woman he said under her woman, where are those thine accusers? Has no man, condemned thee. When she said no man, Lord, and Jesus said unto her. Neither do I condemn thee, go and sin? No more. Father. We do love you today. We thank you so much for your grace and your mercy. We thank you for your presence here and your house today. And Lord, we father, we pray this morning. Lord. That your spirit Lord would just move in Ministry and speak to heart. But you would draw you would convict. You would chastise Florida just as just as freely as you encouraging uplift. Lord, today, as we read you word, may authorize be Overlord. Me the veil around our heart, be drawn back. So that so that the infallible word of God may find its Mark. Today is my prayer, and for sure, wouldn't give you the praise, the honor, and the glory, in the name of Jesus and the church say, amen. And amen. There's so many things about this this morning. I'd love to ask. First thing I'd love to know, is I want to know why? Where the priests wear at 2, catcher to begin with, but that's another story. I think that you would in itself is a lot of doubt about this whole thing. I'd love to ask him why they didn't go ahead and deal with the situation if, if they were, is adamant about it as they seem to be. But really, there's no sense in asking because is pretty clear. That, this whole thing is a setup scam. Amen. Designed to bring down, Jesus bless her heart and her expense. I think, when we look at it, her, and and I'm going to be honest with you, I love the fact. She's who she is and I'm tell you why I had to give me a minute before you throw a stone at me. But what? I'm glad it wasn't that she got caught stealing a loaf of bread. I'm glad it wasn't that she didn't get caught telling a little white lie. I'm glad it wasn't that she didn't get caught taking someone's money. I'm glad that it's like, it is because when we read this morning, Hey man, we find her in a place. Amen. That that most of us and in an even sold people in that day and time. Amen. Have painted her as having a big problem, not one of these little problems. Hey, man in. So they bring her in there and and and I promise you, they're not being delicate with her, I promise you, it is you make no mistake about it. This group of guys is in, we understand them throughout more scriptures and just than just this one, they are a a a a Pious self-righteous, a group of Hypocrites who, who lifts their self up, amen. Just so they can look down on other people. They they dress the part and they claim the parks with their heart, a man who so far from God, that that if anybody need to be stoned out there that day, it was them. and so they bring her to Jesus and, and And I love it.
They try to.
They try to trick you. They say now we know what the law says. But see you, as I said earlier, they don't really believe in the law or they would have done trade it out. I said, what do you say about this thing right here in? I don't know about y'all, but I love red letters. I love looking at how Jesus and I love seeing his response, I love seeing people think they're leading him right up to the Butcher, Block to cut his head off, only for him to expound that whole new light upon their intentions and upon his teaching and in. So they they leading up to this place to ask him, what do you think they meant? Because, and I made mention that, I'm glad they caught that, this is the situation we're dealing with, and not what we call, some mild situation in. And I don't mean that because I condone their, I mean, that, I mean that because because of the magnitude of it, And I'll come up there to him and his only Jesus can do he kneels down and he begins to write. In the dust on the ground. Now I've heard what he was writing. I have an idea but it ain't it ain't nowhere near concrete enough. For me to tell you what it was, but I will tell you there, whatever it was in. Did a company buy the scope of that moment? It said something. To those men.
Maybe, maybe for the priest that was standing closest to Jesus. Maybe what he's saying was.
Stealing. From the widows.
Maybe another priest seen him, right?
Lawfully. Taking from the temple. Usury.
Maybe another priest seen him, right?
You were with her last week.
Preacher that don't happen. You go look at it it off now instead of hash, which is Eli's boys in the word, says that they laid daily on the back steps of the Temple.
Regardless of whether I'm right, or I'm wrong. Regardless of what we think here today really doesn't matter. What each one of them, as they watched Jesus, right? What he was writing, they're still trying to be self-righteous and then he knocks it out of the park when he says this in, and we're waiting for him to say something, in defense of of of their little trap. We're waiting for him to justify something to them. Amen, in regards to them, have the audacity to even questioning, but what he gets. So simple, and he just simply and just simply makes the comment. If any one of you is got no sending you. If you go right ahead and throw the Rock. And at least one of them being convicted begin to do those. Rocks on the ground and they begin to walk off.
He kneels back down in the word said he started writing again at this point in time, it's just her there. So I'm persuaded the now, the messages to her. and when it gets through writing, he stands up. No, I don't read it but I just believe that he had a little bit of a grin on his face.
You say what why would you say that it isn't Jesus real cut-and-dry and young and not the Jesus. I know the Jesus that I know takes Delight in his children, coming home with Jesus. The word says there is joy in the presence of the Angels. Over one sinner that repenteth say we got that thing wrong we go around said, the Angels Rejoice. That's not what the scripture says. There's joy in their presence will who's in their presence. Jesus is you think he wouldn't give his life for you. So naturally, he would be as static over the notion that you would come home. Amen. Is, so he kneels up and, but but for argument's sake, I want a smiling if that makes you feel better. Do you want to be wrong? That's your choice.
and he says,
where's the people that accuse you?
She said, I, I don't know.
I guess I don't, I don't have any accusers.
I want you to notice something this morning. He doesn't say. I want you to explain to me how this happened.
He doesn't say. How long has this been going on?
He does not say. Was this the first time?
He does not say to be ashamed of yourself. He doesn't say, you should know better. He doesn't even do what I used to do with my kids. And that is something you won't tell me.
And Lord forgive me for those times that I did that when I didn't really have no reason to do it, I learned so many things that I was not planning on learning. Some you won't tell me, tell me and you singing it.
Anybody any other parents ever done that? Lord, forgive all of us then. He doesn't even do that.
he doesn't look at her and say,
There's just no place for you with me.
He simply says.
I don't usually either.
And if you read the rest, if we would look at the rest of the scripture reading, and I'm going to go ahead and paraphrase to you, what he actually said to her. Was he said, I forgive you.
And he said, go and sin no more.
And I do believe that we find this woman again in Scripture.
You can argue it, you can argue for it, you know, argue against it.
But there is an argument. To be made.
Then she comes to him. Little later on.
With a box of alabaster.
With some of the most beautiful smelling. Frankincense, I believe is what was in it?
But you've ever smelled? And you fine or nailed down.
When the tears are flowing. and even then people are still
bad mouth.
and she takes that Alabaster Box and she breaks it and I'mma tell you what, I love about the fact that she broke it
it's been one thing had she Took the top off of it, like, most everybody in here. How many of you if you buy 20 oz drink at the store? How many of you take the top off? Do the top of way and drink it. All right, then now we all drinking for the top back on it five minutes later, take the top back off for the top back on 30 seconds later. I mean, when you got it. I mean, just because we're trying to save it so long and not her,
When she broke it, she committed herself. To giving it all to him.
And you say OK preacher. Will you said you wanted to be simple this morning? And and it's so many things about this and he's so many Avenues we could run down but I tell you just this morning just to be simple and transparent with the gospel in in unless the truth and let let them this message of Truth. Go out for it for whoever needs it this morning and that simply is, this is in, Jesus is not as concerned about where you've been and what you've been doing, as he is about what you will do with the moment that's in front of you. A man, he's not concerned about wagging a finger in your face, trying to make you feel ashamed. Amen, of overseeing in your life. Amen. That is, as he is trying to get you to just simply ask forgiveness for it a man. He's, he's not near as concerned about where you been glory, be to God, He wants you to go anywhere in. Then we getting these scriptures a day. I made the statement at the onset. That I'm so glad that it was obvious magnitude. Amen. As far as the problem in her life. Amen. Because he lets you know, and I want you to catch this statement, this morning, he lets, you know, that his Saving Grace, a man is so much. Greater is so much bigger, it goes so much deeper. It reaches so much wider than all of the disappointment and send that you can roll in one package in your life. Amen. It is that Saving Grace. Amen. That that that does not does not mind reaching into the mire and lifting you up. It is that Saving Grace, that does not mind a men, taking a crimson blood, amen. And washing a black hearts, and making it white as snow, amen. Is it is that Grayson is that mercy and it's that love. Amen, that Drew him to the Cross. Amen, that he might simply give you life and give it to you more. But at least only, as I sat there this morning, I don't know where you've been. I don't know where you were. What you been doing? I don't know what's going on and guess what? That ain't even important. What is important? Is that you?
I think you've gone to Jesus.
I said, lore.
Forget.
And that you've heard the words? I forget me.
I just wonder this morning.
If a B-1 in the house. Ashley, put me something on.
I just wonder this morning and said you wanted.
This one is this one in today's day and time, I'm going to say this.
It wouldn't have been a stoning. What she would have been hurt by by the church?
Anyone. That's ever been there. If there's anyone that reached out to find that help and I only found rejection. If there's anyone that that we talked about shame and Sunday school class in it this morning, if there's anyone that that has been deceived by allowing Satan to try and hold that shame over you to keep you from coming to Jesus. I tell you this morning this morning, I said this over and over and over. But there is so much freedom and liberty right at your fingertips.
It comes so much easier when you put them together and you just simply, you just simply you must fill out an application. You don't have to explain how I got here, you just simply have to call on him. For the word, says, whosoever shall call upon the name of the
Shelby this morning.
How about it this morning?
All today, you can let it be.
Would it be enough?
I was.
Travel.
Steak n Shake. I heard you call my.
I filled You lyrics.
Stan, tries to me.
when my last song,
Making you.