When the Bible talks about Mercy, it is not making a promise of fair treatment by other people The expectation of fair and equal treatment was wishful thinking in the days the Bible and it is wishful thinking today. We live in a self-focused, power-grabbing, competitive society. In the modern age, people who show mercy [...]
God acted sacrificially to meet our needs at the very moment we deserved His help the least. He deals mercifully with our sin out of His great and perfect love for His people. Romans 5:8 says, “God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” It would be [...]
Senior Pastor Mark Stafford The Cross and God’s Mercy A teaching on communion based on Matthew 5:7 The Colosseum has come to be symbol of the ancient Roman civilization. In its day, epic battles were fought within the Colosseum as spectators watched. Wild Animals were sometimes brought in for gladiators [...]
Psalm 51 is the song that David wrote when he repented of his sin with Bathsheba. It says in verses 1-2: “Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!” Man’s greatest need is for [...]
