BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL
Mercy in the age of outrage.
Mat 5:2 Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:
Mat 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.
Mat 5:5 Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.
Mat 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.
Mat 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy.
1 Peter 2:10 “Once you were a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.”
Titus 3:4,5,6 “But when the goodness and kindness of God our Savior appeared, He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and the renewal of the Holy Spirit whom He poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior.” —.
1. EXTENDING MERCY WHEN OPPORTUNITY
ITSELF.
We are
to show mercy when people make
.
“Father forgive them, for they
don’t know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34 —.
We are
to show mercy when those we
or
let us down.
Matthew 9:10 - 13 “While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s
house , many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and
his disciples. When the pharisees saw this, they asked the disciples,
“Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” On
hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but
the sick. But go and learn what this means; “I desire mercy, not
sacrifice.” For I have not come to call the righteous but sinners.” —.
** Jesus
Colossians 3:12, 13 “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and
beloved, compassion, kindness. Humility, meekness, and patience,
bearing with one another and if one has a complaint against another,
forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must
forgive”. —.
We are
to
mercy to
.
“Disappointment is the gap between expectation and reality.” —P. Chris Hodges -Church of the Highlands
Psalms 38:4 - 8 “My guilt overwhelms me - it is a burden too heavy for me to bear. My wounds fester and stink because of my foolish sins. I am bent over and racked with pain. All day long I walk around filled with grief. A raging fever burns within me, and my health is broken. I am exhausted and completely crushed. My groans come from an anguished heart.” —.