Series: Shining Series: Shining ThroughThrough

““The Beatitude of The Beatitude of Mercy”Mercy”

Matthew 5:7Matthew 5:7

I.I. Mercy Mercy DefinedDefined..

““To get inside To get inside someone’s skin until someone’s skin until

we can see things with we can see things with his eyes, think things his eyes, think things with his mind, & feel with his mind, & feel

things with his feelings; things with his feelings; to move in & act on to move in & act on

behalf of those who are behalf of those who are hurting.”hurting.”

Commentator William BarclayCommentator William Barclay

Alberta, Alberta, CanadaCanada

I.I. Mercy Mercy DefinedDefined..

II.II. Mercy Mercy DemonstratedDemonstrated..

““God is His God is His gracegrace gives me what I do gives me what I do

not deserve, & in His not deserve, & in His mercymercy He does not He does not give me what I do give me what I do

deserve.”deserve.”Dr. Warren WiersbeDr. Warren Wiersbe

““God is the grand God is the grand master of master of mercymercy. His . His very nature desires to very nature desires to relieve us of the self-relieve us of the self-

imposed misery & imposed misery & distress we experience distress we experience

because of our sin.”because of our sin.”Dr. Bill BrightDr. Bill Bright

Campus Crusade for ChristCampus Crusade for Christ

The Bible says, The Bible says, ““But in your But in your great great mercymercy you did not put you did not put an end to them or abandon an end to them or abandon

them, for you are a gracious & them, for you are a gracious & merciful God.”merciful God.”

(Nehemiah 9:31)(Nehemiah 9:31)

The Bible says, The Bible says, “For as high “For as high as the heavens are above the as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His earth, so great is His mercymercy for those who fear Him”for those who fear Him”

(Psalms 103:11).(Psalms 103:11).

The Bible says, The Bible says, “…We do not “…We do not make requests of You because make requests of You because we are righteous, but because we are righteous, but because of your great of your great mercymercy.” .” (Daniel (Daniel

9:18)9:18)

The Bible says, The Bible says, “God, who is “God, who is rich in mercy.” rich in mercy.” (Ephesians (Ephesians

2:4)2:4)

The The Bible says, Bible says, “…The Lord is “…The Lord is full of compassion & mercy.” full of compassion & mercy.”

(James 5:11)(James 5:11)

Jesus said, Jesus said, “Father, “Father, forgive them; for forgive them; for they do not know they do not know

what they are what they are doing.”doing.”

(Luke 23:34)(Luke 23:34)

““All the All the mercymercy that God that God ever will give man He has ever will give man He has already had, when Christ already had, when Christ died. That is the totality died. That is the totality

of of mercymercy. There could not . There could not be anymore… The be anymore… The

fountain is now opened & fountain is now opened & it is flowing & it continues it is flowing & it continues

to flow freely.”to flow freely.”Commentator Donald BarnhouseCommentator Donald Barnhouse

Atheist Robert G. IngersollAtheist Robert G. Ingersoll

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III.III. Mercy Mercy DisplayedDisplayed..

The Bible says, The Bible says, “Be kind to “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, one another, tenderhearted,

forgiving one another, as God forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” in Christ forgave you.”

(Ephesians 4:32).(Ephesians 4:32).

The Bible says, The Bible says, “(Christ) saved “(Christ) saved us, not because of good things us, not because of good things

we did, but because of His we did, but because of His mercymercy. He washed away our . He washed away our

sins & gave us a new life sins & gave us a new life through the Holy Spirit.” through the Holy Spirit.”

(Titus 3:5).(Titus 3:5).

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IV.IV. Mercy Mercy DistributedDistributed..

““MercyMercy cannot be earned cannot be earned any more than grace can any more than grace can

be earned. When you be earned. When you experience experience mercymercy & share & share mercymercy, then your heart is , then your heart is in such a condition that in such a condition that you can receive more you can receive more mercymercy to share with to share with

others…others…

How thrilling it is to go How thrilling it is to go through life sharing God’s through life sharing God’s

mercy & not having to judge mercy & not having to judge people to see if they are people to see if they are

‘worthy’ of what we have to ‘worthy’ of what we have to offer. We stop looking at offer. We stop looking at externals & begin to see externals & begin to see

people through the merciful people through the merciful eyes of Christ.”eyes of Christ.”

Dr. Warren Weirsbe - Dr. Warren Weirsbe - Live like a KingLive like a King

Frederick II King of Frederick II King of PrussiaPrussia

The Bible says, “As Jesus went on from there, two blind men

followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” (Matthew 9:27).

The Bible says, “A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came

to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly

from demon-possession.” (Matthew 15:22).

The Bible says, “When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus & knelt

before Him.“Lord, have mercy on my

son…”(Matthew 17:14-15)

The Bible says, “…Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, & when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord,

Son of David, have mercy on us!” The crowd rebuked them & told

them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on

us!”… Jesus had compassion on them a& touched their eyes.

Immediately they received their sight & followed him.” (Matthew

20:29-34)