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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
Encourages us to find hope, comfort, and guidance in God's Word, emphasizing the importance of love, forgiveness, and mercy in our faith journey.
Good morning, dear friends. We gather here today, hearts full of hope, eyes lifted to Heaven. We come together to find comfort, wisdom, and guidance in the Word of God. We are not strangers, but a family. A family brought together by our shared faith, our shared love for our Lord Jesus Christ. ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 25:22
Topics: Meeting With God
This sermon explores the Mercy Seat as a symbol of God's mercy, love, and grace, where justice and mercy meet, and sin is atoned for. Key
Good morning, beloved friends and family. It is indeed a joyous occasion to stand before you today, to share in the wisdom and love of our Almighty God. As we gather here, let us remember that we are not merely attendees in this sacred place, but active participants in the divine narrative that God ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 25:10-22, Leviticus 16:11-17
Topics: Atonement Covering
People who experience the fullness of life are merciful. They receive the mercy of God and are filled with healthy emotions.
Title: Happy are the Merciful Text: Matthew 5:7 Truth: People who experience the fullness of life are merciful. They receive the mercy of God and are filled with healthy emotions. Aim: Encourage others to be merciful. INTRODUCTION There is something enticing about a movie plot dealing with ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:7
Denomination: Baptist
The formula goes: (1) We understand God’s mercy for ourselves, which is cognitive, and this leads us to (2) giving mercy to others, which is how we (3) receive mercy for ourselves.
Matthew 5:7 is a great verse for Divine Mercy Sunday—“Blessed are the merciful, they will receive mercy.” The formula goes: (1) We understand God’s mercy for ourselves, which is cognitive, and this leads us to (2) giving mercy to others, which is how we (3) receive mercy for ourselves. Think ...read more
Denomination: Catholic
Unstrained mercy needs to be constrained by the same constraints that God himself recognizes: by wisdom, by justice, by the long-term, eternal good of the person you are trying to help.
Every week it seems like there’s another new disaster. Wasn’t Hurricane Katrina enough, without adding Hurricane Rita to it? We were all so overwhelmed by the magnitude of those twin crises that many of us probably didn’t even pay much attention to the fires in California. After all, they ...read more
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
What is mercy and what does it look like in a believers life.
Blessed are the Merciful Matthew 5:7 – “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. “ Slide Illustration - Napoleon The story is told of a mother who once approached Napoleon asking for a pardon for her son. Napoleon replied that the young man had twice committed a ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:7, Matthew 5:7-10
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Mercy is not just you scratch my back I scratch yours. It is doing everything we can and expecting nothing in return
Have Mercy Matt. 5:7 Illustration: Millions of people were gathered before the Throne of God. Some of the groups near the front talked heatedly and were belligerent. “How can God judge us, they asked?” God is in heaven where all is beauty and light, what does He know about ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:7, Luke 10:30-37
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Jesus offers us Grace and Mercy! Will we accept these gifts?
Ephesians 2:1-9 February 12, 2012 VIDEO - HOMECOMING from Youtube How Do You Respond? When I first saw this, it put a lump in my throat. How about you? We think "sweet forgiveness, bring it on!" But, maybe for others it puts a different lump in your throat, and you question, "Where's the ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-9
Paul encourages us to restrain from being ignorant of God's plan for our lives.
Mercy For All Romans 11: 25 – 32 Intro: I do not claim to be intellectually superior to anyone. However, I will say there may be some things you may not know which my mother taught me which gave served me well. Here are just a few bits of this wonderful knowledge my mother taught me beginning ...read more
Scripture: Romans 11:25-32
The church exists not just too nurture and encourage Christians, but to be merciful to those who don’t know Him, and except them and love them for who they are.
BEING MERCIFUL Jude 1:20-25 Key Verse–verse 23 New Life’s Core Group–July 9, 2000 Jude 1:20-25 (NIV) 20 But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in ...read more
Scripture: Jude 1:20-25
Denomination: Pentecostal
God is slow to anger and great in mercy. Some believe that they are deserving of His love but when it comes down to it, we are far from deserving.
Psalm 145:8 – 14 reads, “The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy. The Lord is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works. All Your works shall praise You, O Lord, And Your saints shall bless you. They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom, ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 145:8-14
Being an Authentic Follower of Jesus: Receiving Mercy
Being an Authentic Follower of Jesus: Receiving Mercy Luke 17:11-21 November 22, 2009 Jesus has been heading toward Jerusalem for some time (9:52) bent on reaching his destination and fulfilling his destiny. He enters a village and encounters ten lepers who beg him for mercy. Jesus ...read more
Scripture: Luke 17:11-21
Explore the depth of God's mercy and grace, as illustrated in the story of the Prodigal Son, emphasizing the gifts of salvation, freedom, and authority that God offers to us.
Good morning, Church family! Today, we are turning to the book of Luke, diving into a story that beautifully illustrates God's mercy, our salvation, and the freedom and authority we have in Christ. This is the story of the Prodigal Son, a story that's not just about a wayward boy but about a loving ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:20-24
Topics: Mercy
Viewing Mercy in a variety of situations
LOOKING FOR THE MERCY SCRIPTURE: Jude 1:21 “Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.” INTRODUCTION: 5083 tereo {tay-reh'-o} from teros (a watch, perhaps akin to 2334); TDNT- 8:140,1174; v AV- keep 57, reserve 8, observe 4, watch 2, ...read more
Scripture: Jude 1:21
How we can experience the fullness of forgiveness and grace by sharing the gift of mercy.
The Gift of Mercy: How we can experience the fullness of forgiveness and grace through the gift of mercy. Romans 12:1-8 We can experience the fullness of God’s forgiveness and grace when we exercise the gift of mercy towards each other. I. “Gifts of the Father:” Administrative or Motivational ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:1-8
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