(John 8:37-47 NASB)
37 I know that you are Abraham’s descendants; yet you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.
38 I speak the things which I have seen with My Father; therefore you also do the things which you heard from your father.”
39 They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus *said to them, “ If you are Abraham’s children, do the deeds of Abraham.
40 But as it is, you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do.
41 You are doing the deeds of your father.” They said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; we have one Father:God.”
42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and have come from God, for I have not even come on My own initiative, but He sent Me.
43 Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot hear My word.
44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
45 But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me.
46 Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I speak truth, why do you not believe Me?
47 He who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God
(John 8:37-47 NASB)

Introduction:

Traits of the devil
1 – He is a father
2 – He is a murderer
3 – He is liar

10 Characteristics of the devils children:
1 – They are genuinely religious people
2 – They seek to destroy Christ
3 – They do what the devil says to do
4 – They reject the truth
5 – They are spiritually deceived
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The Most Scary Way to Die . . . and How to Avoid It! – John 8:21-30

Then He said again to them, “I go away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come.” So the Jews were saying, “Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?” And He was saying to them, “You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world. Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.” So they were saying to Him, “Who are You?” Jesus said to them, “What have I been saying to you from the beginning? I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and the things which I heard from Him, these I speak to the world.” They did not realize that He had been speaking to them about the Father. So Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and I do nothing on My own initiative, but I speak these things as the Father taught Me. And He who sent Me is with Me; He has not left Me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him.” As He spoke these things, many came to believe in Him.

Introduction:

Review:
Theme: Three facts about the most scary way to die so you can avoid it
I. This death is inevitable for unrepentant sinners vv. 21-24

Two Facets of this Fate
1. It is certain in their present spiritual condition vv. 21-22
2. It is correlative to their natural earthly condition vv. 23-24a
II. The only way to avoid this death is to believe in Jesus vv. 24b-27
Three Obstacles to Faith
1. Ignorance of Who He is vv. 24b-25
2. Ignorance of their sinfulness vs. 26a
3. Ignorance of His relationship to God the Father vv. 26b-27
III. The reasons why only Jesus can save you from this death are self-evident vv. 28-29
Two Reasons for this Fact
1. His forthcoming death on the cross will reveal His true identity vs. 28a
2. His faithfulness to accomplish His Father’s will reveals His true purpose vv. 28b-29

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John 7:53 – 8:11[Everyone went to his home.

CHAPTER 8

The Adulterous Woman

​But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people were coming to Him; and He sat down and began to teach them. The scribes and the Pharisees *brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center of the court, they *said to Him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act. Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?” They were saying this, testing Him, so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground. But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. When they heard it, they began to go out one by one, beginning with the older ones, and He was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the center of the court. Straightening up, Jesus said to her, “Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?” She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin no more.”]

Principals we take away from this passage

1 – Adultry is a sin.

2 – The opponents of Jesus never let up.

3 – No one is without sin except Jesus

4 – The longer you live the greater awareness of sin you have

5 – The grace of forgiveness is only offered from Jesus Christ

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John 7:45-52

The officers then came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, “Why did you not bring Him?” The officers answered, “Never has a man spoken the way this man speaks.” The Pharisees then answered them, “You have not also been led astray, have you? No one of the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he? But this crowd which does not know the Law is accursed.” Nicodemus (he who came to Him before, being one of them) *said to them, “Our Law does not judge a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?” They answered him, “You are not also from Galilee, are you? Search, and see that no prophet arises out of Galilee.”

Theme: Three aspects to observe about our Lord’s teaching
I. The teaching of Jesus was unprecedented vv. 45-46
II. The response of the leaders was unacceptable vv. 47-49
III. The challenge of his advocate was unwelcome vv. 50-52

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When Trust is Broken:

1 – Remain Gospel Centered – 1Corinthians 15:1-4

2 – Receive God’s forgiveness and grant it to others.

3 – Returns God’s Love and Grace to others.

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John 7:25-36

So some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Is this not the man whom they are seeking to kill? Look, He is speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to Him. The rulers do not really know that this is the Christ, do they? However, we know where this man is from; but whenever the Christ may come, no one knows where He is from.” Then Jesus cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, “You both know Me and know where I am from; and I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know. I know Him, because I am from Him, and He sent Me.” So they were seeking to seize Him; and no man laid his hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come. But many of the crowd believed in Him; and they were saying, “When the Christ comes, He will not perform more signs than those which this man has, will He?”

The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about Him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to seize Him. Therefore Jesus said, “For a little while longer I am with you, then I go to Him who sent Me. You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.” The Jews then said to one another, “Where does this man intend to go that we will not find Him? He is not intending to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks, is He? What is this statement that He said, ‘You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come’?”

Introduction:

Theme: Four considerations of Jesus 

I. People are confused about Jesus vv. 25-27

A. Confusion about His publicity vv. 25-26

B. Confusion about His identity vs. 27

II. We must clarify the truth about Jesus vv. 28-29

Three Ways we can do this:

1. Know why you believe Jesus is the Christ 

2. Live in obedience to the commands of Jesus Christ

3. Tell others about Jesus Christ 

III. Some people will come to faith in Jesus vv. 30-32

Two contrasting responses of the people vv. 30-32

1. Hostility – concerned by His popularity vv. 30, 32  

2. Belief – convinced by His signs vs. 31

IV. We must caution against waiting to believe in Jesus vv. 33-36

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