Saying Yes! - Week Five (Jeff & Pattie): 23 Oct 2018 -RP

==This message was given in 2018, but is listed here for better chronological presentation==

“We are not captivated by Jesus Christ when we are strong and victorious and triumphant in ourselves. We are eager to tell everybody how they can be like us. But when we are shredded with failure, there is nowhere to look but to this Savior. God loves His Son. He loves it when we love and cherish His Son. He loves that more than our sinlessness.” – Barabara DeGuid

At the end of the day Jesusmade clear that law keepers and lawbreakers are sinners, and both need forgiveness, forgiveness he freely offered to all. The woman except it. Simon's response unknown. Simon invited Jesus to test him. A true prophet was one who avoided sinners—particularly female ones. For Jesus, a true prophet involves getting hurt for sinners by confronting their attackers. Simon is being challenged to accept forgiveness, respond with love, and revise his default setting of his outlook on the world. Jesus Reminds her that her faith in him is a force in her life that would lead her in the path of peace.