The Merciful | Matthew 5:7

• Jesus did not say, “Blessed are the

”; rather, Jesus said, “Blessed are the

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.”
• You get what you

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(Matthew 7:1-2)
• Mercy is compassion in

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; it involves demonstrating the love of God.

o Mercy requires that we

something, not just feel something (1 John 3:18).

Marks of Mercy

• Showing patience to people who are

(Romans 15:7).
•

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those who have fallen.

o Do you rub it

or rub it out?
o When I need forgiveness, forgiveness feels so

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, but when I have to give forgiveness, forgiveness seems so

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.

• Helping those who are

(1 John 3:17-18).

“Do all the good you can by all the means you can in all the ways you can in all the places you can in all the times you can to all the people you can for as long as you ever can.” —John Wesley

• Doing good to our

(Luke 6:33-36)

Motivations for Mercy

• God’s mercy for

(Matthew 18:33).
• We’re to

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what we have received.
• The cross is the

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for a judgmental heart.
• I’m going to need more

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in the future (James 2:13).
• Mercy invites the

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of God.