The document explores the concept of mercy as articulated in the Sermon on the Mount, emphasizing the Beatitudes and the importance of showing mercy and compassion toward others. It discusses various societal issues like teenage suicide and drug abuse, underscoring the need for greater empathy and action in addressing these challenges. The text also highlights biblical teachings on mercy, forgiveness, and the call to serve those in need, ultimately presenting mercy as a divine requirement and a reflection of God's character.

1. Blessed are the Merciful

2. 5th in a series of studies on the
Sermon on the Mount

3. Poor in Spirit
Mourn
Meek
Hunger for Righteousness
Merciful
Pure in Heart
Peacemakers
Persecuted for Righteousness
OUTWARD
OurCondition
BeforeGod
OurCharacter
BeforeOthers

4. Poor in Spirit
Mourn
Meek
Hunger for Righteousness
Merciful
Pure in Heart
Peacemakers
Persecuted for Righteousness
Jesus Christ

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1 And seeing the multitudes,
He went up on a mountain, and when He was
seated His disciples came to Him. 2 Then He
opened His mouth and taught them, saying:

6. 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
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4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for
they shall be comforted.”

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

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

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

11. “What is it to serve God and
to do His will? Nothing else
than to show mercy to our
neighbor. For it is our
neighbor who needs our
service; God in heaven needs
it not.” Martin Luther

12. Defined:
• Roman philosophy: "Mercy is a disease of
the soul."
• Aristotle: taught that slaves were living tools
easily disposed of
• Babies were treated the same as slaves
• Unthinkable to be merciful to an enemy
“No One Cared!”

13. Defined:
• Abortion:
“Who Cares!”
>58,500,000
Florida · Population
20.636,975 million
(2016)

14. Defined:
• Teenage Suicide:
“Who Cares!”
Ø 60% of high school students thought of
committing suicide (CDC)
Ø 19.3% of high school students have seriously
considered killing themselves.
Ø 14.5% of high school students made actual
plans for committing suicide,
Ø 3rd leading cause of death for youth ages 15-24
(The National Conference of State Legislatures)

15. Defined:
• Drug Abuse:
“Who Cares!”
EMS Chief Kravjanik said Manatee
County is in the midst of a health
crisis. He reported they're going
on 10-20 overdose calls a day and
heroin on the street is particularly
dangerous.
Emergency responders say 911 calls for heroin overdoses
have jumped more than 1,500% since last summer.

16. Defined:
“Who Cares!”
Hillary Clinton at Benghazi Hearing - January 23, 2013
“What difference,
at this point,
does it make?”

17. Defined:
“Expressions of
Concern”
James 2:15–16 If a brother or sister is
naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and
one of you says to them, “Depart in
peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do
not give them the things which are
needed for the body, what does it profit?

18. Defined:
“Expressions of
Concern”
1 John 4:17–18 Love has been perfected
among us in this: that we may have
boldness in the day of judgment; because
as He is, so are we in this world. 18 There
is no fear in love; but perfect love casts
out fear, because fear involves torment.
But he who fears has not been made
perfect in love.

19. “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all
the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the
throne of His glory. 32 All the nations will be
gathered before Him, and He will separate them
one from another, as a shepherd divides his
sheep from the goats. 33 And He will set the
sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then the King will say to those on His right
hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit
the kingdom prepared for you from the
foundation of the world: 35 for I was hungry and
you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me
drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;

20. 36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and
you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to
Me.’ 37 “Then the righteous will answer Him,
saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and
feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38 When
did we see You a stranger and take You in, or
naked and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You
sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 And the
King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say
to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least
of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

22. Greek: eliamosuna = to be a benefactor (Heb. 2:17)
Hebrew:
Defined:
chesed – abounding in love, goodness
hannun – gracious
rahum – compassionate, merciful
Isaiah 49:15 “Can a woman forget her nursing
child, And not have compassion (rahum) on the
son of her womb? Surely they may forget, Yet I
will not forget you.”

23. Defined:

24. Described:
Hebrews 4:14–16 Seeing then that we have
a great High Priest who has passed through
the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us
hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not
have a High Priest who cannot sympathize
with our weaknesses, but was in all points
tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us
therefore come boldly to the throne of
grace, that we may obtain mercy and find
grace to help in time of need.

25. Through Forgiving Those who Offend
Daniel 9:9 To the Lord our God belong mercy and
forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him.
Anna Maria Island Beach
November 1, 2015

26. Through Forgiving Those who Offend
Psalm 130:1–7 Out of the depths I have cried to You,
O LORD; 2 Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be
attentive to the voice of my supplications. 3 If You,
LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?
4 But there is forgiveness with You, that You may be
feared. 5 I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in His
word I do hope. 6 My soul waits for the Lord more
than those who watch for the morning— Yes, more
than those who watch for the morning. 7 O Israel,
hope in the LORD; for with the LORD there is mercy,

27. Through Forgiving Those who Offend
Lamentations 3:22–24 Through the LORD’s
mercies we are not consumed, because His
compassions fail not. 23 They are new every
morning; great is Your faithfulness. 24 “The LORD is
my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in
Him!”

28. Through Forgiving Those who Offend
Titus 3:5 not by works of righteousness which we
have done, but according to His mercy He saved
us, through the washing of regeneration and
renewing of the Holy Spirit,

29. Mercy is infinity more
than forgiveness.
Mercy is ministering
to those in need!

30. Through Serving Those in Need
Proverbs 12:10 A
righteous man regards
the life of his animal,
but the tender mercies
of the wicked are cruel.

31. Through Serving Those in Need
Parable of the Good Samaritan

32. An Urgent & Universal Human Need:

33. Required by God
Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O man, what is
good; And what does the LORD require of you
But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk
humbly with your God?
Hosea 6:6 For I desire mercy and not sacrifice,
And the knowledge of God more than burnt
offerings.

34. Required by God
James 1:27 Pure and undefiled religion before
God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and
widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself
unspotted from the world.
James 2:13 For judgment is without mercy to
the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy
triumphs over judgment.

35. Reciprocated by God

36. I must be Saved
Ephesians 2:4–9 But God, who is rich in mercy,
because of His great love with which He loved us, 5
even when we were dead in trespasses, made us
alive together with Christ (by grace you have been
saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us
sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7
that in the ages to come He might show the
exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness
toward us in Christ Jesus.

37. I must be Saved
MERCY THERE WAS GREAT,
AND GRACE WAS FREE,
PARDON THERE WAS MULTIPLIED TO ME,
THERE MY BURDENED SOUL FOUND
LIBERTY - AT CALVARY.

38. I must accept His Mercy
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of
mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts
us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to
comfort those who are in any trouble, with the
comfort with which we ourselves are comforted
by God.

39. ‫י‬ ֵ‫ר‬ְ‫שׁ‬ַ‫א‬ = “deeply happy or
blessed”
(ʾašrê)Hebrew:
(makarios)Greek: Μακάριοι = root – “great”;
“happy, blissful, fortunate”

40. Holy Father,
Thy wisdom excites our admiration,
Thy power fills us with fear,
Thy omnipresence turns every spot of earth
into holy ground; but how shall we thank
Thee enough for
Thy mercy which comes down to the lowest
part of our need to give us beauty for ashes,
the oil of joy for mourning, and for the spirit
of heaviness a garment of praise?
We bless and magnify Thy mercy, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen
-- A. W. Tozer

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