The document discusses seeing with the eyes of the Spirit rather than with judgment. It references several Bible passages about showing mercy rather than judgment. The overall message is that we should perceive God as merciful and forgiving, and treat others the same way by showing compassion instead of criticism or condemnation.

1. To see with the eyes of the Spirit

2. To see with the eyes of the Spirit
• Luke 9:54-55
• New King James Version (NKJV)
• 54 And when His disciples James and John
saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to
command fire to come down from heaven and
consume them, just as Elijah did?”
• 55 But He turned and rebuked them, and
said, “You do not know what manner of spirit
you are of.

3. To see with the eyes of the Spirit
• James and John ask for the fire of judgement.
• Jesus gently reply.
• Difference between judgemental spirit and
The Spirit of God.
• Judge and you will be judged.
• Love and you will be loved.

4. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
• New King James Version (NKJV)
• 18 Now all things are of God, who has
reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ,
and has given us the ministry of
reconciliation, 19 that is, that God was in Christ
reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing
their trespasses to them, and has committed
to us the word of reconciliation.

5. Ambassadors of grace and mercy
• We are ministers of reconciliation.
• Through the blood of the Lamb we are reconciled to
our loving Father God.
• Now we are called to bring reconciliation to others.
• No matter what, we are to exercise the same
unmerited grace we have received from God through
Jesus Christ.
• Not cursing,
• Not criticising.
• Not comparing.
• Not condemning.

6. James 2:13
• New King James Version (NKJV)
• 13 Forjudgment is without mercy to the one
who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs
over judgment.

7. The river of His mercy
• Mercy should flood every believer’s heart.
• Only in that way
• We can experience the fullness of God’s
presence in our lives.

8. Matthew 16:13
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• Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ
• 13 When Jesus came into the region of
Caesarea Philippi, He asked His
disciples, saying, "Who do men say that I, the
Son of Man, am?”

9. Whom people say I am?
• How people perceive us, so is how they will
receive us.
• We cling to what we perceive.
• Do you perceive God as
• Harsh?
• Demanding?
• Legalist?
• If so you won’t have a good relationship with Him

10. Whom people say I am?
• Do you perceive God as a
• Forgiving?
• Generous?
• Merciful?
• Ever Happy?
• Slow to anger?
• Then your personality would be shaped base
on those principles and believes.

11. Matthew 9:11-13
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• 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His
disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax
collectors and sinners?”
• 12 When Jesus heard that, He said to
them, “Those who are well have no need of a
physician, but those who are sick. 13 But go and
learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not
sacrifice.’[a] For I did not come to call the
righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”[b]

12. Jesus and the sinners
• He spend a lot of time in their midst.
• Get to know them
• To love them
• To respect them
• To understand them
• To have compassion

13. 1 Timothy 2:1-2
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• Pray for All Men
• 2 Therefore I exhort first of all that
supplications, prayers, intercessions, and givin
g of thanks be made for all men, 2 for kings
and all who are in authority, that we may lead
a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and
reverence.

14. Romans 2:4
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• 4 Or do you despise the riches of His goodness,
forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing
that the goodness of God leads you to
repentance?
• The qualities of God are to be our own ones.
• To treat others as he treat us.

15. Jeremiah 29:7
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• 7 And seek the peace of the city where I have
caused you to be carried away captive, and pray
to the LORD for it; for in its peace you will have
peace.
• With your prayers and mine Toronto can turn out
again to be “Toronto the good.”
• Bless the place where you are!!!

16. Matthew 7:1
• Do Not Judge
• 7 “Judge not, that you be not judged.
• Pray for people.
• Not against people.

17. Lamentations 3:21-23
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• 21 ThisI recall to my mind, Therefore I have hope.
• 22 Through the LORD’s mercies we are not
consumed,
Because His compassions fail not. 23 They are new
every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.
• His faithfulness and compassion are continuously
running without any sign of diminishing.

18. Colossians 3:8
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• 8 Butnow you yourselves are to put off all these:
anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language
out of your mouth.
• It is easy to be filled with the presence of God
when everything around us is well and peaceful.
• Our hearts should always be filled with the
presence of our God.

19. What happens when we are
disturbed?
• Matthew 12:34
• New King James Version (NKJV)
• 34 Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil,
speak good things? For out of the abundance
of the heart the mouth speaks.

20. • Time to do some activation.