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Unlocking the Blessing of Mercy

July 23, 2023

Series: Beatitudes
Speaker: Tim Perkins
Date: July 23, 2023
Scripture: Matthew 5:7
Title: Unlocking the Blessing of Mercy

(Matthew 5:7 NIV) Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

= withholding from someone wrath that they deserve

= giving someone what they deserve

= giving someone benefits what they don’t deserve

How can we live motivated to show mercy?

  1. ourselves how God is to us.

(Matthew 6:9–12 NIV, Ephesians 2:4-5 GNT)

  1. , we will all face one day.

(Matthew 6:14-15 NIV, Matthew 18:32–35 NIV, James 2:13 NCV)

Let’s stand before God having too much than having too harshly.

(Micah 6:8 NIV, 2 Corinthians 5:16-19 NIV)

“To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in me.” ~C.S. Lewis

Who are we called to show mercy to?  

  1. To those who make .

(Matthew 12:17-20 NLT, James 2:13 NIV)

  1. To those who let us .

(Luke 23:34 NIV, Colossians 3:12-13 NIV)

“Unfaithfulness is wrong. Revenge is worse. But the worst part of all is that without forgiveness, bitterness is all that is left.” ~Max Lucado

  1. To those from God.

Jesus connected before He .

(Matthew 9:10-13 NIV)

  1. To .

(Psalm 38:4-8 NIV)

Disappointment is the between expectation and

(1 Timothy 1:13-15 NIV)

 

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