Blesses Are The Merciful

Matthew 5:7 (KJV 1900) — 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
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We’ve become great judges of others’ sin but great lawyers of our own.

1. ____________ ______________ how___________ God is to __________.

Matthew 6:12 (NLT) — 12 and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us.

If we think we can earn __________ __________________, we’ll make others earn __________ __________________..

Ephesians 2:4–5 (NLT) — 4 But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, 5 that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!)

2. ________________, we will all _________ ________ one day.

Matthew 6:14–15 (NLT) — 14 “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. 15 But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.

Matthew 18:33 (NLT) — 33 Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’

James 2:13 (NLT) — 13 There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others. But if you have been merciful, God will be merciful when he judges you.

Our Ministry is a ministry of Mercy.

Micah 6:8 (NLT) — 8 No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

2 Corinthians 5:16–19 (NLT) — 16 So we have stopped evaluating others from a ***human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now! 17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! 18 And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. 19 For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of ****reconciliation.

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

We are called to show mercy…
1. To those who ___________ _______________.

Matthew 12:17–20 (NLT) — 17 This fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah concerning him: 18 “Look at my Servant, whom I have chosen. He is my Beloved, who pleases me. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations. 19 He will not fight or shout or raise his voice in public. 20 He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. Finally he will cause justice to be victorious.

James 2:13 (NIV) — 13 because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

We are called to show mercy…
2. To those who _______ _______ ____________.

Talk about Jesus on the Cross.
Luke 23:34 (NLT) — 34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.

Colossians 3:12–13 (NLT) — 12 Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must **clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.

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

We are called to show mercy…
3. To those _____________ _______ __________.

Jesus lived life like….Jesus ___________ before He _______________.

Matthew 9:10–13 (NLT) — 10 Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. 11 But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum?” 12 When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.” 13 Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’ For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”

4. To ____________________.

Psalm 38:4–8 (NLT) — 4 My guilt overwhelms me— it is a burden too heavy to bear. 5 My wounds fester and stink because of my foolish sins. 6 I am bent over and racked with pain. All day long I walk around filled with grief. 7 A raging fever burns within me, and my health is broken. 8 I am exhausted and completely crushed. My groans come from an anguished heart.

Disappointment is the between ____________ and .

1 Timothy 1:13–15 (NLT) — 13 even though I used to blaspheme the name of Christ. In my insolence, I persecuted his people. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief. 14 Oh, how generous and gracious our Lord was! He filled me with the faith and love that come from Christ Jesus. 15 This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all.