Be Merciful - Glasgow church of Christ
Transcript of Be Merciful - Glasgow church of Christ
LUKE 6:17-36LUKE 6:17-36
...”he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.” (vv.35-6)
Powerless, Unfulfilled, Bored What does it spell? Pub What were you born for?
Jesus died for us, Jesus Jesus died for us, Jesus lives for us, Jesus is coming back for us We were born to live forever, for God Tyndale
Love your enemies This is new
Strikes you on the cheek – expulsion from synagogues? Cp John 18:22-23 Cp John 18:22-23
Steals your cloak – give them your tunic Generous with the needy You were once God’s enemy Evangelistic lenses
Poor, hungry, weeping, hated? Or rich, full, laughing, popular? To enter the kingdom of God we must be
Like a child Like a keeper of one treasure (selling all others) Like a determined traveller on a winding bumpy Like a determined traveller on a winding bumpy lane
Remember mercy shown And be merciful
Show mercy still And go beyond the comfort zonezone
Live forgiven Be a seeker of treasure. Be a giver of treasure.
LUKE 6:12-36LUKE 6:12-36