Sermons on works of mercy:

In View Of God's Mercy -- We Live!

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Sep 13, 2007

Pentecost 15(A) - In view of God’s mercy, we live! We live by discovering and doing God’s will. We live by uncovering and using God’s gifts.

IN VIEW OF GOD’S MERCY -- WE LIVE! (Outline) September 9, 2007 - PENTECOST 15 - Romans 12:1-8 INTRO: Today’s verses in Romans speak about faithful Christian living. Having faith and living that faith is called sanctification. It is absolutely, positively essential that one know and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-8

Denomination: Lutheran

You've Received Mercy Series

Contributed by Steven Buhr on Aug 31, 2023

as we look into the next portion of Peter’s letter to new believers and followers of Jesus, we will see that we have been given a simply amazing gift, something we did not have before Christ. But now we do – the question will be this, ‘What are doing with the mercy we’ve received?’

You’ve Received Mercy Part 3 of A study through Peter June 25th 2023 We are in the book of 1 Peter and will be throughout the summer. 1 Peter will lead into…2nd Peter (good guess!) So you know where we’re headed in the weeks ahead. In a spare moment this week (and there were few) I happened ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

A Disturbing Call From A Merciful God Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Feb 17, 2020

The call by God for Jonah to go to Nineveh to preach is a call which confronts Jonah with a disturbing dynamic of God’s unanticipated mercy. Jonah finds this call too disturbing so he goes in the opposite direction to run away from the call of God.

Message Jonah 1:1-3 A Disturbing Call From A Merciful God I don’t have definitive proof but it would be my educated opinion that the story of Jonah … specifically the part where Jonah is swallowed by a large fish or whale … is one of the most well-known stories in the Bible. Ask anybody who Jonah ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Prescription For Happiness Sermon V: Be Merciful Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Dec 23, 2019

A fact of human nature is that it's no necessarily what happens to us that matters as much as it is how we respond to adversity. Jesus taught that a merciful attitude is a sure way to experience contentment in this life.

PRESCRIPTION FOR HAPPINESS The Beatitudes – Matthew 5:1-12 Everybody I know wants to be happy. However, it appears to me that some folks may not understand what true ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, Matthew 5:7

Trust In God's Guidance, Mercy, And Grace PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 22, 2024

This sermon encourages reliance on God's strength, dissolving anxieties through prayer, and trusting in His divine plan, as guided by the Scriptures.

Good morning, beloved family of God. I stand before you today, not as one who bears all the answers, but as a fellow traveler, a fellow seeker of the divine truths that our Lord has so graciously revealed to us in His word. Today, we have the privilege to open our hearts and minds to the profound ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:13, Philippians 4:6-7, Proverbs 3:5-6

Topics: Trusting God, Difficult Times

Part 2: God's Justice And Mercy Series

Contributed by Derek Geldart on May 1, 2017

What God has revealed concerning Himself is called His attributes. This sermon is going to look at two of these attributes: justice and mercy.

ATTRIBUTES OF GOD PART2: JUSTICE AND MERCY Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 While comprehending the ineffable is a task being human ability, through the Spirit of God our soul’s yearning to know God can be satisfied. What God has revealed concerning Himself is called ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 16:5-7, Psalm 103:8-17

Denomination: Baptist

Lord's Mercy On Leaders

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on May 12, 2015

To show that even GOD's enemies will come and humble themselves to the LORD, the LORD will answer their prayers.

I. EXORDIUM: Do you kneel in prayer? Yes. When I am in prayer rooms and my bed room. Philippians 2:10-11 That in (at) the name of Jesus every knee should (must) bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, And every tongue [frankly and openly] confess and acknowledge that Jesus Christ is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:41

Denomination: Pentecostal

God Our Father Is Rich In Mercy

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Mar 28, 2006

Lent 4(C) - Even when were dead in transgressions and sins God made us alive with Christ because God our Father is rich in mercy.

GOD OUR FATHER IS RICH IN MERCY March 26, 2006 -- Lent 4 - Luke 15:11-32 Dear Fellow-Redeemed and Saints in the Lord: Certainly today’s text is a familiar parable that we may have heard many times. It is still good to refresh our memory of the divine meaning here for our learning. In the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Lutheran

Let God's Word Work Its Medicine In Your Emotions

Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 23, 2005

"All your anxiety, all your care.Bring to the mercy seat, leave it there;Never a burden He cannot bear,Never a friend like Jesus." No matter what happens, you can find joy in the Lord and His word.

Let God’s Word Work Its Medicine in Your Emotions (Proverbs 4:22,23) Today, so many people are hurting with emotional pain, put-downs, feelings of fear and anger. People who are hurt tend to want to hurt others. What a joy to know that He heals the broken-hearted and sets the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:22-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Last Words

Contributed by Lee Houston on Mar 14, 2023

While Christ was on the cross, he was doing his greatest work; he was uttering some of his greatest words. Luke 23:34 records one of his last statements: “Then Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.’”

Subject: Forgiveness Central idea: Jesus final loving instructions for us Specific purpose: to persuade the congregation that Christ died for each of them. Not long after my twenty-second birthday, I arrived in Vietnam, as a machine-gunner in the 199th Light Infantry Brigade. Only a few nights ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:34, Romans 3:23

#10 Understanding Love: The Role Of Mercy

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 2, 2016

This is lesson #10 in UNDERSTANDING LOVE. What does God require? This lesson demonstrates how important MERCY is. We must renew our hearts of love and compassion because MERCY is needed.

#10 UNDERSTANDING LOVE: MERCY BRINGS TOGETHERNESS. By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Illustration: I have two ice cubes frozen together, I have two pads of butter melted together. LOVE UNDERSTANDS THATTHE CONTINUATION OF LOVE HINGES ON MERCY... Hebrews 13:1 Let brotherly love ...read more

Scripture: Micah 6:8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Beatitudes - Continued Series

Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Mar 14, 2016

Hungering and Thirsting After Righteousness

I. Introduction A. Mrs. Jones was reading a letter at breakfast. Suddenly she looked up suspiciously at her husband. "Henry," she said, "I've just received a letter from mother saying she isn't accepting our invitation to come and stay, as we do not appear to want her. What does she mean by ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:6-7

Denomination: Baptist

Salvation - Part 1 Series

Contributed by John Bright on Sep 24, 2024

Working through the book of 1 Peter using consecutive expository preaching. Teaching sheet at the end of the text.

Series: 1 Peter Sermon: “Salvation – Part 1” 1 Peter 1:1-12 A sermon for September 15, 2024 Pastor John Bright 1 Peter 1 “1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the pilgrims of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 elect according to the foreknowledge of God the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-12, John 14:3, Ephesians 1:3-5, Matthew 3:16-17, Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23, Romans 10:9, Romans 10:13, Romans 12:3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

Gifts From Our Merciful God

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Apr 26, 2004

In His mercy, God has given us the gifts of a new birth, and inheritance, and a shield in times of trouble.

Gifts from Our Merciful God I Pet. 1:3-5 INTRO.: What is the greatest gift you have ever received from a loved one? We all love to receive a gift and we love to give them. We always want to give something unique and unexpected. We always want to give the very best we can to those we love. We want ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Great Mercy Even In Judgment Series

Contributed by Bobby Roger on Feb 11, 2004

How and why God showed great mercy to Israel even with impending judgment

GOD’S GREAT MERCY EVEN IN JUDGMENT Amos 9:8-15 I. THE RESTORATION OF THE RUINS (8-12) A. God will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob B. God will not lose one “grain” of his people C. God will restore things as they once were II. THE REJUVENATION OF THE REAPING (13) 13"Yes indeed, it won’t be ...read more

Scripture: Amos 9:8-15

Denomination: Baptist