Blessed are the Merciful
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What is mercy? What is a merciful person like? Give a few examples of how Jesus showed mercy. Why does God place a high premium on being merciful (Micah 6:8)? What are two ways the scriptures require us to be merciful? How does someone become merciful? Why is it so difficult to show mercy? Where does mercy come from? Why will only merciful people find mercy from God if salvation is by grace through faith?
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Blessed are the Merciful
- 1. Blessed are the Merciful
- 6. 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” 7 32 6 8
- 7. 7 32 6 8 4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”
- 8. 7 32 6 8 5 “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”
- 9. 7 32 6 8 6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.”
- 10. 7 32 6 8 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?”
- 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!”
- 31. Through Serving Those in Need Parable of the Good Samaritan
- 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.
- 39. י ֵרְשַׁא = “deeply happy or blessed” (ʾašrê)Hebrew: (makarios)Greek: Μακάριοι = root – “great”; “happy, blissful, fortunate”
- 41. “Blessed are the pure in Heart...”