Luke 7: 36-50

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Luke 7 36-50

• A Pharisee
• and a sinful woman

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Overview

• The dinner party
• The sinful woman
• The Pharisee
• Jesus teaching to the Pharisee
• Jesus forgives the sinful woman
• So what?

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The dinner party (verse 36)

• Jesus accepts the Pharisees invitation
• Jesus reclined at the table
• A teaching opportunity
• Uninvited guests would gather to quietly listen
  to the conversation
• Simons motive is not explicitly stated

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The sinful woman(Verses 37 38)

• She had previously lived an immoral life
• She was still living with the stigma
• She was clearly repentant and remorseful
• She heard that Jesus was at the Pharisees house
• She went there to anoint Jesus
• She was overcome with gratitude and love

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The Pharisee(Verse 39)

• The Pharisee is judging Jesus
• The Pharisee comes to the wrong conclusion
• The Pharisee does not understand grace
• Theologically
• Practically
• Our theology affects our actions
• The Pharisees mixed ideas about
• Jesus

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Jesus teaching to the Pharisee(Verses 40 47)

• Jesus answers Simons thought question
• Jesus uses a parable
• Jesus compares Simon and the woman to the
  characters in the story
• Jesus challenges Simons thinking in a gentle,
  loving and practical way

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Jesus forgives the sinful woman(Verses 48 50)

• Jesus acknowledges her many sins
• Jesus acknowledges her great love
• Jesus publicly pronounces forgiveness
• The people wondered about Jesus
• Jesus acknowledges the womans faith

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So what?

• Do we treat everyone as individuals?
• Do we embrace hospitality as a tool in evangelism
  and ministry?
• Do we seek opportunity to learn in all
  situations?
• Do we seek to see people as God does?
• Do we see who they are and can be?
• Do we cling to who they were and their past sin
• Do we welcome those in whom Jesus is working
• Are we careful to examine peoples lives and
  teaching to see whether they are speaking the
  truth?
• Are we open to God challenging our thoughts and
  preconceived ideas as we do so?
• Do we test our theology by its fruit as well as
  by scripture?
• How do we go about challenging people who are in
  the wrong?
• Do we seek to keep a right balance in
  acknowledging both our sinfulness and Gods grace
  and forgiveness
• Do we accept those the Lord has forgiven?