John - Day 18: When Our Secrets Come Out

Our secrets are easy to hide but they become really hard to manage and we feel like they are impossible to expose because then my life will be over but I think that there is a story in the Bible that might suggest that life truly might begin when our secrets are exposed! What if exposing your secret was when life changed for the better and not for the worse?

Read John 8:1-11

Q: Describe the circumstances taking place when Jesus meets the woman from this story.

Q: This woman’s secret became obvious to all. Describe how you think this woman felt holding her secret? Describe what you think she was feeling the moment she was brought before Jesus and her secret was exposed?

Q: Why was the executing mob slowly becoming the exiting mob? What had taken place to alter the expectation of this crowd? Can you think of a time when you have been a part of the crowd trying to casts stones on others as their secrets have been exposed?

Q: How had the worst day of this woman’s life become the most liberating day of this woman’s life?

Q: What former secret/secrets have you held? How was the holding of that secret similar to being trapped in a prison? How did you come to the point of liberation?

Q: Has the exposure of a past secret become a significant part of the story that God has given you to share with others? How have you seen it used to connect with others?

For Further Study: Matthew 9:1-8, Hebrews 4:13