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  • Alison Bucklin avatar

    Unstrained Mercy Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 27, 2006
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     | 2,836 views

    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

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Mercy Of God

    Contributed by Steven Cannon on Feb 13, 2006
    based on 19 ratings
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    Gods mercy is beautiful and life changing.

    THE MERCY OF GOD Today we’re going to look at the mercy of God. Have you ever done something wrong and needed someone to be merciful? I remember being asked by a friend to take care of her car while she was on vacation. What I didn’t know is that her license plates were expired. A police ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Mercy Not Sacrifice

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jun 6, 2008
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    Today, let us be reminded by the words of Jesus, "But go and learn what this means: "I DESIRE MERCY AND NOT SACRIFICE." For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance." (Matthew 9:13 NKJV)

    Mercy Not Sacrifice, Matthew 9:9-13 Introduction There is the story of the man who came down from the North Carolina Mountains. He was all dressed up and carrying his Bible. A friend saw him and asked, "Joe, what’s happening? Where are you going all dressed up like that?" Joe said, "I’ve been ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Great In Mercy

    Contributed by Aaron Kilbourn on Jun 24, 2008
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    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Nathan Johnson avatar

    The Majesty Of Mercy Series

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Jul 3, 2008
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    When you think of mercy, what do you think of? More importantly, how does mercy apply to you?

    The Majesty of Mercy Griffith Baptist Church – 7/6/08 P.M. Service Text: Psalm 36 Main Verse: Psalms 36:5 - Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. The Introduction The subject of mercy is so expansive and wonderful that time could not allow for a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    In His Mercy Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 6, 2009
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    1- In His mercy He has given us new birth 2- In His mercy He has given us an inheritance 3- In His mercy He has given us protection

    INTRO. - ILL.- The story is told of a politician who, after receiving the proofs of a portrait, was very angry with the photographer. He stormed back to the photographer and said these angry words: "This picture does not do me justice!" The photographer replied, "Sir, with a face like yours, you ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Merciful God Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 28, 2008
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     | 6,870 views

    God doesn’t expect us to be perfect--God knows us better than that. God does encourage us, though, to acknowledge our sin, seek to turn away from our rebelliousness, and received God’s forgiveness.

    Psalm 51:1-19 “A Merciful God” INTRODUCTION For decades, the church has focused on sin. Preachers appear to have taken delight in telling the members of their congregation how bad and sinful they were. The theme seemed to be, “If it felt good, then it had to be bad.” Congregational members ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Don Jones avatar

    Blessed Are The Merciful Series

    Contributed by Don Jones on Feb 26, 2008
    based on 19 ratings
     | 12,658 views

    The message deals with mercy. 1. The Principle of Mercy, 2. The Provider of Mercy, 3. The Power of Mercy, and 4. The Person of Mercy

    Blessed Are the Merciful Matthew 5:7 Introduction Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. We are now halfway through the beatitudes. The first four beatitudes deal with the inner attitudes of the heart and mind. We are to be "poor in spirit" or humble. We are to "mourn" over ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Gift Of Mercy

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Mar 2, 2009
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    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

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Richard Cook avatar

    This Is The House Of Mercy

    Contributed by Richard Cook on Aug 18, 2009
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    This sermon illustrates the everlasting mercies of God, and our Need for such mercy in this hour.

    John 5:1-9 1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. 3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Bruce Willis avatar

    The Gift Of Mercy Series

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Mar 8, 2007
    based on 41 ratings
     | 19,887 views

    This sermon is the fourth in a series of ten on Motivational Spiritual Gifts which communicates the characteristics of the Gift of Mercy in order to allow the Holy Spirit opportunity to reveal this gift to those who have it.

    Today is Mother’s day and the most appropriate spiritual gift to talk about is that of showing mercy. Whether it’s a skinned knee or a broken heart mothers are the ones we usually turn to for compassion and love. However, there are just as many men who have the heart gift of showing mercy as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Blessed Are The Merciful

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Apr 5, 2011
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    The way of the Kingdom of Jesus is one of trust in God, which frees us to be "merciful" and give to others, knowing that God is a God of justice and compassion, full of mercy and love.

    Blessed are the Merciful Apr 3, 2011 Matt 5:7 Intro: We are half-way through our Lenten journey through the Beatitudes, the opening words of Jesus’ opening sermon (“on the mount”) where Jesus describes Kingdom life. During our last Adult Education time a couple weeks ago, as we were discussing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Unstrained Mercy

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 9, 2011
     | 3,087 views

    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.

    We’ve seen a lot about pardons in the news lately, haven’t we. Why did former President Clinton pardon Marc Rich? The “fugitive financier” is the nicely alliterative phrase that all the commentators use - I bet the journalist who coined the phrase is wishing he - or she - ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Merit And Mercy Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 18, 2013
    based on 114 ratings
     | 61,585 views

    Why didn’t Jesus heal everybody at the pool of Bethesda? Why just one paralytic?

    (I had the audience sing this hymn with me) “There is a fountain filled with blood Drawn from Immanuel’s veins And sinners plunged beneath that flood, Lose all their guilty stains They lose all their guilty stains, Lose all their guilty stains And sinners plunged beneath that flood Lose all ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Matthew Davaughn Cox avatar

    God's Mercy

    Contributed by Matthew Davaughn Cox on Apr 9, 2013
     | 7,793 views

    Ps. 6:2

    God has mercy on us when we don’t do what he tells us to do. God gives us many chances when we mess up in life. Every time we mess up in life God will give us another chance. A lot of the times that we mess up it is because we didn’t listen to God. He knows that we will try to go along ...read more

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