Staying Present in the PresencePart 11

Ephesians 2:4-7 (NIV)4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with

Christ even when we were dead in transgressions--it is by grace you have been

saved.

Ephesians 2:4-7 (NIV)6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in

Christ Jesus.

Matthew 5:7 (NIV)7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be

shown mercy.

John 5:1-9 (NIV)1 Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem

for a feast of the Jews. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and

which is surrounded by five covered colonnades.

John 5:1-9 (NIV)

. 3 Here a great number of disabled people used to lie--the blind, the lame, the

paralyzed. 4 5 One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had

been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, "Do you want to get well?"

John 5:1-9 (NIV)7 "Sir," the invalid replied, "I have no one to

help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me." 8 Then Jesus said to him, "Get up! Pick up your mat and

walk." 9 At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked. The day on

which this took place was a Sabbath,

1. Look for what the Father is doing.

John 5:19 (NIV)19 Jesus gave them this answer: "I tell you the

truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son

also does.

2. Help the hurting.

Proverbs 3:27 (MSG)27 Never walk away from someone who

deserves help; your hand is God's hand for that person.

3. When you give mercy, you receive mercy.

Matthew 5:7 (NIV)

7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

Psalm 136:1-9 (NKJV)1 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!

For His mercy endures forever. 2 Oh, give thanks to the God of gods! For His

mercy endures forever. 3 Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords! For His

mercy endures forever:

Psalm 136:1-9 (NKJV)4 To Him who alone does great wonders, For

His mercy endures forever; 5 To Him who by wisdom made the heavens,

For His mercy endures forever; 6 To Him who laid out the earth above the waters, For His mercy endures forever;

Psalm 136:1-9 (NKJV)7 To Him who made great lights, For His mercy

endures forever-- 8 The sun to rule by day, For His mercy

endures forever; 9 The moon and stars to rule by night, For

His mercy endures forever.

Psalm 136:23-26 (NKJV)23 Who remembered us in our lowly state, For

His mercy endures forever; 24 And rescued us from our enemies, For His

mercy endures forever; 25 Who gives food to all flesh, For His mercy

endures forever. 26 Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven! For

His mercy endures forever.

Vineyard Community Church100 County Road Big Pine Key,

FL 33043

Now meeting in Big Pine Key & Ocala

For information, times of services and locations, please

visit our website at www.keysvineyard.com

or call 305-872-3404

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