Preacher: Pastor Ray James 5:11 mentions Job and how the Lord is compassionate and merciful. When you think of Job, are the Lord’s compassion and mercy the first things that come to mind? Could the Lord have somebody else in mind (in addition to Job, of course)? The book of James helps us to […]
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Matt 5:1-12 – Relational Qualities of Being Meek and Merciful (pt 4 of 4)
How can we be merciful? First, you have to see how much sin you have been pardoned by a Holy God. Second, you have to see that the same sins that you see in others are in you. Take for example a sin like sexual harassment. Let’s say the person guilty of sexual harassment is […]
Matt 5:1-12 – Relational Qualities of Being Meek and Merciful (pt 3 of 4)
The next relational blessing is related to meekness. v7– 7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. I think you can see how these 8 qualities are all connected. Christians ought to progress in all 8 of these areas simultaneously. If you are poor in spirit, if you understand how impoverished you […]
Matt 5:1-12 – Relational Qualities of Being Meek and Merciful (pt 1 of 4)
Read Matthew 5:1-12. We are continuing on in the Beatitudes which kicks off Jesus’ first and arguably most famous sermon, the Sermon on the Mount, which spans chapters 5-7 of Matthew. The Beatitudes contain 8 statements of blessing. As Brother Daniel shared last week, you can translate blessed in this passage as happy. Happy are […]