Serving by Gods Mercy

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Serving by Gods Mercy? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

• Hosea 66 For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and
  acknowledgment of God rather than burnt
  offerings. ? ? ? ? ? ( ? ? ? ? ) , ? ? ? ? ?
  ? ? ? ? ? , ? ? ? ? ?

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What were conditions of Gods servants?

• Old (Abraham)
• Insecure (Jacob)
• Unattractive (Leah)
• Abused (Joseph)
• Stuttered (Moses)
• Poor (Gideon)
• Codependent (Samson)

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What were conditions of Gods servants?

• Immoral (Rahab)
• Had an affair and all kinds of family problems
  (David)
• Suicidal (Elijah)
• Depressed (Jeremiah)
• Reluctant (Jonah)
• A widow (Naomi)

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What were conditions of Gods servants?

• Insignificant (John the Baptist)
• Impulsive and hot-tempered (Peter)
• Several failed marriages (the Samaritan woman)
• Unpopular (Zacchaeus)
• Doubts (Thomas)
• Poor health (Paul)
• Timid (Timothy)

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What is the mercy of God?

• God is full of mercy (James 511 Ephesians 24
  James 317)
• Mercy of God saved us (Titus 35 1 Peter 13)
• Mercy triumphs over judgment (James 213)

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How do we serve the merciful God?

• Receive His mercy (Hebrews 416 1 Peter 210)
• Understand that God desires mercy not sacrifice
  (Matthew 913 127)
• Know that God has mercy on whom he wants to have
  mercy (Romans 915-16,18)

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How do we serve the merciful God?

• Wait for the mercy (Jude 121)
• Present our bodies a living sacrifice by the
  mercies of God (Romans 121, NKJV)

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How did God show mercies to the family at
Bethany?

• Martha Serving Believing (John 122 1127)
• Mary Listening Anointing (Mat. 267 Mark
  143 Luke 1039 John 123)
• Lazarus Death Resurrection (John 1114,43-44)

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Gods Mercy is still available to you today

• In His very nature, God is compassionate. We
  shall see that mercy is not something He does,
  but mercy is His character unveiled.

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Gods Mercy is still available to you today

• Instead if giving man the consequences he
  rightfully deserves, God awakens man to recognize
  His goodness.

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Gods Mercy is still available to you today

• We will acknowledge that His mercy really is
  fulfilling His divine purpose.

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Gods Mercy is still available to you today

• What a privilege that we are invited to
  participate in serving Him as living models for
  expressing and extolling the wondrous mercy of
  God.