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Introduction:
My name is Adam, I’m the pastor here at Abide church.
I’m also a professor in here at CBC.
I teach Accounting and Economics courses.
Today we look at the 5th “blessed are” statement:
Blessed are the merciful:
- The Meaning
- The Location
- The Achieving
- The Result
The Meaning
Google says:
Mercy = compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm.
STORY OR EXAMPLE
It feels good when you’ve got someone.
It feels good when you’ve been wronged to make someone pay.
But God says:
There is actually a happiness when we show mercy.
When it’s in our power to punish or harm, we show mercy.
Jesus showed this mercy over and over again...
2 Points:
1 There is a very real sense that our lack of mercy towards others demonstrates a lack of self-awareness
2 Ironically, Jesus, the one without sin who could cast the first stone, threw no stone
God’s mercy is not separate from his justice
1 Sometimes his mercy is simply his patience
2 Sometimes his mercy is tied to his sacrifice
Our mercy always flows from these two
The Location
To understand the location of this “blessed are” statement, it’s important I point out the parallelism in these statements.
The second set of 4 statements run parallel to the first set of 4.
v 3 = blessed are the poor in spirit
v 7 = blessed are the merciful
Those who are poor in spirit are merciful because God has shown them mercy
v 4 = blessed are those who mourn
v 8 = blessed are the pure in heart
Those who mourn over sin are led to purity of heart
v 5 = blessed are the meek
v 9 = blessed are the peacemakers
Those who are meek bring peace
v 6 = blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness
v 10 = blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake
Those who pursue righteousness will be persecuted for it
Going back to v 7:
v 3 = blessed are the poor in spirit
v 7 = blessed are the merciful
Those who are poor in spirit are merciful because God has shown them mercy
The Achieving
I can’t count the number of times I’ve read this passage and each time it cuts me straight to the bone.
The Result
It’s not that you get the mercy of man, this is not a selfish mercy.
God’s mercy is not a reward to be earned.
Mercy can only come from God
The merciful are happy because they will receive mercy from God
[[Confession]]
O Father, we are gathered before you,
the Maker of Heaven and Earth,
whose chosen dwelling place is with the broken and contrite,
to confess that we have sinned in thought, word and deed;
we have not loved you with all our heart and soul,
we have not loved you with all our mind and strength;
we have not even loved our neighbor as ourselves.
In your mercy, deepen our sorrow for the wrong we have done and for the good we have left undone,
so that we may hate our sin with a holy hatred.
But, please Father, do not leave us in sorrow.
With you, O Lord, there is forgiveness.
In your mercy, restore the joy of our salvation;
so that we may love you with a holy love.
Amen.
Take the next few moments to confess your sin silently to the Lord.
IF YOU ARE IN CHRIST, YOU ARE FORGIVEN.
[[Communion]]
We are going to enter a time of communion together as a church.
This is the culmination of our remembering and renewing our relationship with God.
Because of the importance of the communion table and what it represents (the new covenant in Christ’s blood), we celebrate communion every week.
Communion is a meal, and the Bible shows patterns of meals being parts of celebrations and special events.
Communion is a time of remembrance, a time to remember what Christ did for us on the cross, but also a time of celebration.
Jesus will eat and drink together with us in the fulfillment of the kingdom of God.
Let me read from 1 Corinthians.
You don’t have to be a member at Abide Church to participate in communion with us, but we do ask that you are trusting the righteousness of Christ before you take communion.
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