"mercy" Tagged Sermons
Why We’re Thankful
Sermon text: Psalm 107:1 We all can find much for which we should be thankful. But if you cook it down, the psalmists give us the main reasons to be thankful. We serve Yahweh God, for whom nothing is impossible. Not only that, He’s given us an avenue to have a relationship with Him through Jesus Christ. Yahweh is good, in that He is able to supply our needs. But His goodness also means that He is holy, sinless, and…
Pleasing God
Sermon text: 1 Kings 3:4-10 Early in his reign as king of Israel, Solomon saw God in a dream. God asked Solomon what He could give the new king. Solomon’s response is the basis of this sermon on pleasing God. We please God when we appreciate His love and mercy. He is pleased when we practice genuine humility. When we recognize our place in His plan, He is pleased. And finally, we please Him when we realize our need for…
Cry Out for Help (Mark 10:46-52)
Mark’s gospel gives us the account of blind Bartimaeus, who was a beggar in Jericho. As Jesus passed by on his way to Jerusalem, Bartimaeus pleaded with Jesus to help him. Jesus showed mercy on Bartimaeus and healed him. These are the basic facts of this account. But as we look more closely at these rather simple events there is a much deeper message. This short but dynamic encounter between a beggar and our Lord is instructive to us today.…