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3. “Messy”

4. “The church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.” - Abigail Van Buren - Abigail Van Buren

5. “God loves us just the way we are, and loves us too much to let us stay like this.”

6. John 8:1-11 Jesus returned to the Mount of Olives, 2 but early the next morning he was back again at the Temple. A crowd soon gathered, and he sat down and taught them.

7. John 8:1-11 continued 3 As he was speaking, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery. They put her in front of the crowd. 4 “Teacher,” they said to Jesus, “this woman was caught in the act of adultery.

8. John 8:1-11 continued 5 The law of Moses says to stone her. What do you say?” 6 They were trying to trap him into saying something they could use against him, but Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust with his finger.

9. John 8:1-11 continued 7 They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up again and said, “All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!” 8 Then he stooped down again and wrote in the dust.

10. John 8:1-11 continued 9 When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one, beginning with the oldest, until only Jesus was left in the middle of the crowd with the woman.

11. John 8:1-11 continued 10 Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, “Where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?” 11 “No, Lord,” she said. And Jesus said, “Neither do I. Go and sin no more.”

12. 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. God will make this happen, for he who calls you is faithful.

13. Matthew 9:10-11 “Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum?”

14. He prefers them.

15. Next Steps: (Connection Card)

16. Give someone a second chanceGive someone a second chance

17. Next Steps: (Connection Card) Give someone a second chanceGive someone a second chance Get in a group to practice being intimate and honest with other messy people.Get in a group to practice being intimate and honest with other messy people.

18. Next Steps: (Connection Card) Give someone a second chanceGive someone a second chance Get in a group to practice being intimate and honest with other messy people.Get in a group to practice being intimate and honest with other messy people. Invite someone over to your house for dinner.Invite someone over to your house for dinner.