1. Steve Petch Sunday 1 st July 2012 A Story of Grace John 8 v 1 - 11

2. Have you ever been caught doing something you should not have been doing? A Story of Grace

3. An authentic story of Jesus’ life: A Story of Grace 1.The loaded question … 1.The perfect answer … 1.The story of Grace … … which is similar to others Jesus was asked … which sounds so much like Jesus … which sums up the gospel

4. 1: The Loaded Question A Story of Grace “Have you stopped beating your wife yet?”

5. 1: The Loaded Question A Story of Grace “In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?”

6. 2: The Perfect Answer A Story of Grace “If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her”

7. 2: The Perfect Answer A Story of Grace The message of this story is NOT that sin doesn’t matter … … the message is that forgiveness of sin can be found in Jesus by the Grace of God

8. 3: The Story of Grace A Story of Grace “I do not condemn you” Because soon he will be condemned in her place.

9. 3: The Story of Grace A Story of Grace “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. “For God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world though him.” John 3 v 16 – 17

10. 3: The Story of Grace A Story of Grace GRACE: G od’s R iches A t C hrist’s E xpense

11. Steve Petch Sunday 1 st July 2012 A Story of Grace John 8 v 1 - 11