THE MERCIFUL

The Merciful 

Pastor Blake Hanson 11.9.25

God wants me to be . 

(GK Makarios): happy, fortunate, blissful

Matthew 5:3–12 (ESV)

3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

4“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 

5“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. 

6“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. 

7“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. 

8“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. 

9“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. 

10“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

11“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 

12Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

I can only God’s mercy if I others mercy.

(eleēmōn): charitable, to help the afflicted, to rescue the helpless, compassion in action

Matthew 18:21–35 (NLT)

21Then Peter came to him and asked, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?”

22“No, not seven times,” Jesus replied, “but seventy times seven!

23“Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to a king who decided to bring his

accounts up to date with servants who had borrowed money from him.

24In the process, one of his debtors was brought in who owed him millions of dollars.

25He couldn’t pay, so his master ordered that he be sold—along with his wife, his children, and everything he owned—to pay the debt.

26“But the man fell down before his master and begged him, ‘Please, be patient with me, and I will pay it all.’

27Then his master was filled with pity for him, and he released him and forgave his debt.

28“But when the man left the king, he went to a fellow servant who owed him a few thousand dollars. He grabbed him by the throat and demanded instant payment.

29“His fellow servant fell down before him and begged for a little more time. ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it,’ he pleaded.

30But his creditor wouldn’t wait. He had the man arrested and put in prison until the debt could be paid in full.

31“When some of the other servants saw this, they were very upset. They went to the king and told him everything that had happened.

32Then the king called in the man he had forgiven and said, ‘You evil servant! I forgave you that tremendous debt because you pleaded with me.

33Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’

34Then the angry king sent the man to prison to be tortured until he had paid his entire debt.

35“That’s what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters from your heart.”

THREE REASONS THE MERICFUL ARE HAPPY…

1.  THE MERCIFUL VALUE THE AMOUNT OF MERCY GOD PROVIDES.

2.  THE MERCIFUL REALIZE FORGIVEN PEOPLE BECOME PEOPLE.

Titus 3:5 (NLT)

5 he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He

washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.

Romans 3:23 (NLT)

23For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.

Matthew 6:14–15 (NLT)

14“If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you.

15But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.

Mark 11:25 (NLT)

25But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your

Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too.

3.  THE MERCIFUL KNOW HOW WELL THEY OTHERS.

Ephesians 2:4–5 (ESV)

4But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,

5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you

have been saved

Matthew 22:37–40 (NLT)

37Jesus replied, “ ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’

38This is the first and greatest commandment.

39A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

40The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”

Romans 12:21 (NLT)

21Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.

Matthew 5:7 (ESV)

7“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

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