Podcasts about merciful

Pastor Omar Lopez | God Is 8.23.26

Just the sound of the word “mercy” is a blessing to one receiving it and one giving it (because they need mercy). Let’s consider this great word.

Blessing Summer: Blessed are the Merciful City Church of Long Beach

Title: On the Summit in the PitSpeaker: Nate HoldridgeOverview: In this weekend's sermon on Psalm 41, "Blessed Are The Merciful, Right?," Pastor Nate Holdridge brings us to the close of Book I of the Psalter. David sings of a merciful God and his merciful people—but then asks what happens when those who extend mercy receive anything but mercy in return. Pastor Nate walks through the psalm's three movements: the call to strategically consider the poor (Ps. 41:1-3), the pain of a merciless world of sickness, slander, and betrayal (Ps. 41:4-9), and the response that refuses vengeance and rests in God's delight (Ps. 41:10-13). At the center stands Jesus, who took this psalm onto his lips about Judas at the Last Supper (John 13:18), yet absorbed the ultimate betrayal at the cross so that mercy might flow forever. Join us at Calvary Church to see how the only truly merciful man let the world's mercilessness fall on him—so that we might both receive and extend the mercy of God.Link to Sermon Notes

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See how Jesus deals with sin, and see what mercy he has for you.

This week we read Revelation 4 and saw how our God is the judge of all who will in His power deal with darkness, evil, sin and death. But He is also the God whose mercy encompasses His judgement, and He is incredibly gracious making a way for all to find freedom from our own sin by making us His own.

How can an all-loving God condemn people to Hell? Support the channel by visiting: https://brianholdsworth.ca/help It's one of Christianity's oldest and most emotionally powerful objections—but part of the problem may be that modern Christians have inherited an oversimplified picture of Hell. The older Catholic tradition, reflected vividly in Dante and developed through scholastic theology, understood damnation in terms of different degrees of guilt, culpability, deprivation, and punishment. Scripture itself repeatedly suggests that not everyone receives the same judgment: greater knowledge brings greater responsibility, different sins have different gravity, and God "renders to each according to his works." In this video, I explore how the traditional understanding of Hell may actually be far more nuanced—and more merciful—than the version most people imagine today.

From Jonah 3:1-4:11 we see the providence, patience, and proclamation of God's mercy.

Matthew 5:7-8 looks at how lives transformed by Christ are marked by mercy and purity. In this sermon, we see how God's mercy changes the way we treat others, how Jesus gives us a new heart that longs for holiness, and why those who belong to him can look forward to receiving his mercy and being with him forever. From our Sunday service at Grace Bible Church of Bend.

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If you've ever struggled with guilt, scrupulosity, or fear of God's judgment, this reflection reminds us that Christ came to redeem, not condemn.Every night, join Father Joseph Matlak as he ends the day with prayer and reflection. In a few short minutes, and using the Douay-Rheims psalter for his reflections, Father Matlak guides you in prayer and shares a brief reflection and a thorough examination of conscience providing you with the encouragement necessary to go forward with peace and strength. ________________

God is perfectly just and must punish the guilty. But God is also full of mercy and offers forgiveness to all who repent and turn to Him with their sins. But how? How does get “get away” with that behavior? Chapter 5 tells of a Shepherd-King who is the answer to how God both executes justice and provides mercy.

In this final message of our Attributes of God series, we look at Exodus 34:5-7 and the story of the woman caught in adultery to see how justice and mercy meet perfectly at the cross.

The Blessed Life According to the Son | Part 4Blessed are the Merciful and PureMatthew 4:17, 23-25, 5:1-8 | King's Chapel Live StreamWhat does a life transformed by the Gospel actually look like?As Jesus continues the Beatitudes, He reminds us that the blessed life is not something we earn. It is the life that grows in those who have already been made citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven through Christ.Because we have received God's mercy, we become people who show mercy. Because Christ has given us a new heart, we begin to live with an undivided devotion to Him.In this message, we explore what it means to be merciful toward those who are hurting, broken, and in need. Just as the Good Samaritan showed compassion to a stranger, Christians are called to reflect the mercy of Jesus by restoring dignity, extending kindness, and pointing others to the hope found in Christ.We also consider what Jesus means when He says, "Blessed are the pure in heart." A pure heart is not a perfect heart. It is a heart that has been made new by God's grace and is wholly devoted to Him. Through Christ, God replaces our hearts of stone with hearts that desire Him above everything else.The Beatitudes are not a list of qualifications for entering God's Kingdom. They are the beautiful evidence of what God is doing in the lives of those He has already redeemed.If you long to become more like Christ and to reflect His mercy in a divided world, this message points us back to the transforming power of the Gospel.Connect with King's Chapel in Longwood, FL - ▶️ www.kingschapelfl.com▶️ https://www.facebook.com/KingsChapelfl▶️ https://www.instagram.com/kingschapelfl/For the GLORY of our Great GodFor the GOOD of our NeighborMatthew 5:7-8 sermon, blessed are the merciful, blessed are the pure in heart, Sermon on the Mount, Beatitudes explained, mercy in the Bible, pure in heart meaning, Good Samaritan sermon, Christian discipleship, King's Chapel Longwood FL

Why We Start With WaterWe began the year not with prayer, but with water.The book is Matn al-Ghāyah wa al-Taqrīb — “The Goal and the Path” — better known simply as Matn Abī Shujāʿ. Its author was a judge, Qāḍī Abū Shujāʿ Aḥmad b. al-Ḥusayn al-Aṣfahānī, from Isfahan in what is now Iran. He is buried in Madīnah, and by some accounts lived to 160. His friends asked him for something small: the fiqh of the Shāfiʿī school, clearly categorised and numbered, easy enough for a beginner to memorise. He gave them about twenty pages. Those twenty pages have been taught from Cairo to Java, from West Africa to Ḥaḍramawt, for a thousand years.In the Name of Allah, Most Kind,The Merciful to heart and mind.All praise to Him, the Lord of all,Who answers every humble call.Peace and blessings without endOn our Master Muḥammad — mercy and light —Whose guidance turns our darkness bright.And to his family and companions dear,And all who hold his guidance near.A thousand years, or nearly so,A judge in old Isfahan, you know,Named Aḥmad — Abū Shujāʿ by fame —Took up his pen in Allah's name.His friends had asked him: “Write us small,A book a child could learn in all,That gathers Shāfiʿī's wise wayOn how to fast, to give, to pray.”He wrote al-Ghāyah wa-l-Taqrīb —“The Goal and Path” — short, sharp, and deep.From Cairo's domes to Java's shore,From West Africa's far door,From Mecca's hills to Hadhramaut,This little book was learned by rote —Teaching young and teaching oldHow to live as Muslims should:In ṣalāh, in zakāh's care,In fasting and the Hajj's prayer.And now we try, in English rhyme,To pass this gift through space and time —Our turn to hold what others bore,A thousand years, and now one more.O Allah, accept this humble try,Forgive its faults — and hear our cry:Join us with those who walked before:The seekers at Your sacred door.Grounded is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Where fiqh sitsEverything in Islamic studies goes back to Ḥadīth Jibrīl: islām, īmān, iḥsān.Islām is what a Muslim must do — the five pillars. Īmān is what a Muslim must believe — the six articles. Iḥsān is what a Muslim must feel: that you worship Allah as though you see Him, and if you cannot see Him, you know that He sees you.Islām is the body. Īmān begins in the mind and moves to the heart. Iḥsān is heart and soul. Or: īmān is why, islām is what, iḥsān is how you perfect it.Each dimension became a science. The first became fiqh.Why we learn through a madhhabSomeone always asks: why not just learn the fiqh of the Prophet ﷺ directly?That is exactly what we're doing. Imām al-Shāfiʿī learned from the Tābiʿīn, who learned from the Ṣaḥābah, who learned from the Prophet. He did not invent a new wuḍūʾ. What he provided was structure.Consider the alternative. How many verses of the Qurʾān discuss wuḍūʾ? Essentially one — Sūrat al-Māʾidah, verse 6. And it tells you to wash your face and arms, wipe your head, wash your feet. It does not tell you what breaks your wuḍūʾ. For that you go to the hadith — of which there are somewhere over fifty thousand. Without a madhhab, you would need to sift all 6,236 verses, then all fifty thousand narrations, then sort every result into obligatory and recommended, yourself, before your next prayer.A madhhab is a peer-reviewed system for practising the religion. One scholar establishes it; others do independent research and arrive at the same conclusion; they write commentaries, notes, corrections, summaries. It has been running for twelve hundred years. It is not the work of one man.You can see the review process in the physical shape of the books. A matn — twenty pages, meant for memorising, no verses or hadith in it, just rulings. Then a sharḥ, a commentary, which explains and supplies the evidence: twenty pages becomes two hundred. Then students' marginal notes are collected into a ḥāshiyah: two hundred becomes two thousand. Then someone says this is too long, and summarises it back down to fifty — and the cycle begins again.So why water first?Almost every fiqh book opens with purification, and the reason is simple: the most important act of worship is ṣalāh, and purification is its key. Bad wuḍūʾ, bad prayer. And wuḍūʾ needs water. So we are preparing to pray — by learning about water.The waters fit to purifyare seven kinds — now learn them by:the rain that falls from clouds above,the rolling sea we've come to love,the river's flow, the well's deep store,the bubbling spring from earth's own floor,the melted snow that mountains keep,the hail that falls from heaven's deep.Seven — and one way to hold them all: every one of them either falls from the sky or comes out of the ground. Naturally occurring water. Sea water counts. Well water counts. If you are stranded in the Australian Alps, melted snow counts.Four kinds of waterMuṭlaq — pure, purifying, not disliked. The seven waters, as they naturally are.Mushammas — sun-heated. Still valid, but disliked:When sun has warmed it in a potof metal, in a region hot,and used upon the skin, not cloth,then caution stays the prudent's path.A plastic jug? No harm at all —only metal makes this call.Note the conditions stacking up: metal, sun, hot climate, on the skin. A plastic bucket in a Perth winter is not mushammas. A metal drum left out in a 43-degree week is. Move it into the shade for half an hour and, on one view, the dislike lifts with the heat.Mustaʿmal — used, or altered. Water that has already lifted a ḥadath has done its work; it cannot do it twice. You may drink it or water your plants with it. And water mixed with something pure that changes its taste, smell or colour has also left the muṭlaq category: coffee, soap suds, salt water for a mouth ulcer, sugar in a glass. All fine to drink. None of them will do for wuḍūʾ.Which raises the sea again. Isn't sea water salty? Yes — but that is how it naturally is, and that is the whole test. Sea water is muṭlaq. Sea water with coffee stirred into it is not.Mutanajjis — impure:Fourth — mutanajjis, the impure:When najāsah mixes in, for sureThe water's blocked from every use —No wudūʾ, ghusl, no drink, no wash.Unless its volume's truly vast —Two qullahs is the measure passed.About two hundred litres' storeMeans small najāsah taints no more —Unless its colour, smell, or tasteHas shifted; then the rule's replaced.Remove the cause, restore the rest,And the water passes again the test.Two qullahs is five hundred ritl Baghdādī in the classical books — roughly two hundred litres today, though you'll see 180 and 190 depending on which conversion the author took.Below that threshold, a single drop of impurity ruins the water. Above it, impurity only ruins it if the taste, smell or colour actually changes. This is why we drink from rivers and make wuḍūʾ from a sea that fish live their whole lives in. Volume.And in those bays where dolphins are herded and killed until the water runs red — that water is mutanajjis, because the properties have changed. Then the tide comes in, the cause is removed, and the water passes the test again.That was the whole first lesson: what water is.Thanks for reading Grounded! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.grounded.day/subscribe

God Is Merciful. God is full of mercy, but that's not why He saved you. He saved you for a personal reason. Find out what that reason is on this episode of Fight To Win with Pastor Kurt Owen.Tactical Tip: Many of our videos contain a short section we call Tactical Tips. Most offer ways to improve personal safety and security. The tactical tip on this video starts at 01:17. Pastor Kurt talks about where to place your blade if you only choose to carry one of them.Request the Free Offer: https://www.fighttowin.tvLearn More, Register for Events & Donate:https://www.kurtowen.com/***UPDATED TEXT TO GIVE INFORMATION***Text GIVEKOM to 44321Prefer to Watch the Video?https://youtu.be/Wev7V32NhOMBecome a supporter of this podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fight-to-win-tv-with-kurt-owen--5638799/support.

Mercy sounds beautiful until it starts challenging the systems that create suffering. In this message from Unlearning Empire, we discover why Jesus' words, "Blessed are the merciful," are far more disruptive than they first appear.  Video Cody references in sermon: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/swa6x5ngij49rl045hrky/Video-Jul-15-2026-10-50-33-AM.mov?rlkey=ejdxgoqtcbte0w7ok3xq8quar&st=rwvifogw&dl=0   Follow us on social media! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/viningslake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/viningslake TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@viningslake

Most of us know what it feels like to want to take something back. To wish we could undo what we've done. And most of us also know how hard it is to actually say it out loud, to stop hiding and tell the truth. In this message, DLynn Miracle walks through Psalm 51, the prayer David prays after Nathan confronts him about the worst thing he ever did. And what's remarkable is where David starts. Not with "I'm sorry." Not with excuses or explanations. He starts with who God is. Merciful. Compassionate. Full of unfailing love. Because confession doesn't begin with enough courage to tell the truth about ourselves. It begins with enough trust in the heart of the one we're telling it to. DLynn draws on her own story of walking through grief, exhaustion, and a moment where she had to decide what it really meant to tell the truth, not just the facts, but what was actually going on in her heart. And she asks a question that is worth sitting with: what would it look like if we became a church that practiced confession before our lives fell apart? Real confession doesn't defend the sinner or destroy the sinner. It just tells the truth. And the safest place in the world to tell the truth about yourself is in the presence of a God who has already told the truth about himself. To find out more about Oaks Chapel, visit OaksChapel.org.

Satchel Burton teaches on Matthew 5:7.

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His merciful kindness is great toward us. [NKJV]

"The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever. He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities." Psalm 103:8–10  

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Carelessness is out of control today. We see this manifest in how people drive, talk, shop, and act.  Other's carelessness can tempt us to be careless, too, but this is not how Jesus has us to act. Tune in as we learn how to be merciful at all times.***Welcome, we are so glad you have joined us for our church online! If you are new here, we would love to connect with you. HARVEST VALLEY CHURCH is a church that believes in Jesus, a church that loves God and people. If you have made a decision to follow Jesus or want to learn more about Him, email us at connect@harvestvalley.org, and we will reach out to you about your decision to follow Jesus.To support the ministry of Harvest Valley Church and invest in the lives of others through giving, click here.For more information about Harvest Valley Church visit https://www.harvestvalley.org Church Office: (925)484-2482#harvestvalleychurch #loveourcity #Pleasantonca #eastbaychurches #Sunday #harvestvalleychurchpleasanton #purposeinlifeSupport the show

Fr. Mina speaks about the mercies of God. He explains how the devil tries to fight us with discouragement and how no matter what we do, it isn't pleasing to God. However, we often don't realize that there are a lot of things that we do that are pleasing to God. The more I am merciful to others, the more I enter into the heart of God, understand Him, and fall in love with Him more.

July 5, 2026 - Rev. Alexander S. Brown

Fr. Patrick preached this homily on July 8, 2026. The readings are from Hosea 10:1-3, 7-8, 12, Psalm 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, Matthew 10:1-7 (Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time). Connect with us! Website: https://slakingthirsts.com/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@SlakingThirsts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slakingthirsts/

Eric Johnson Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. In this week's message on the fifth Beatitude, we explore what mercy really is, what it cost Jesus to extend it to us, and what it looks like to give it away.

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All of us are searching for happiness in one form or another. some of us seek wealth or pleasures of this age and some seek fulfillment in family or work. However, the way of Jesus flows in the opposite direction. In Matthew 5, Jesus gives his "Sermon on the Mount" and lays out the way of the Kingdom of God. The first section of his sermon is often known as "the beatitudes" and lists those who are "blessed" (or "happy"). Can we find true happiness and fulfillment following the ways of this world and its age, or should we seek the counter-cultural way of Jesus?

All of us are searching for happiness in one form or another. some of us seek wealth or pleasures of this age and some seek fulfillment in family or work. However, the way of Jesus flows in the opposite direction. In Matthew 5, Jesus gives his "Sermon on the Mount" and lays out the way of the Kingdom of God. The first section of his sermon is often known as "the beatitudes" and lists those who are "blessed" (or "happy"). Can we find true happiness and fulfillment following the ways of this world and its age, or should we seek the counter-cultural way of Jesus?

Join us as we uncover the incredible story of Joseph's mercy towards his brothers, a testament to the power of forgiveness and divine purpose.In this episode, discover the profound story of mercy and forgiveness as Joseph encounters his brothers who betrayed him years ago. Experience the transforming power of mercy and how it reflects God's love through the timeless tale of Joseph's journey.Today's Bible verse is Matthew 5:7, from the King James Version.Download the Pray.com app for more Christian content including, Daily Prayers, Inspirational Testimonies, and Bedtime Bible Stories.Pray.com is the digital destination for faith. With over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible, the Pray.com app has everything you need to keep your focus on the Lord. Make Prayer a priority and download the #1 App for Prayer and Sleep today in the Apple app store or Google Play store. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here's part six of a fictional story I wrote called The Two Doors and the Merciful Judge. It's an allegory that serves as a companion to Kinda Judgy: Finding Mercy for Myself and Others in Six Stories of the Bible—my new book releasing with Moody Publishers!! (Order your copy here.)Through the imaginative setting of the Grand Courtroom of the World, revisit the same six Bible stories featured in the book—Noah, Rahab, Jonah, the sinful woman, the blind man, and the criminal on the cross—and encounter the same unchanging Judge of All. My hope is that this allegory will help you see more clearly—and love more deeply—the Judge who holds the Final Gavel.Order Kinda JudgyReplay the Girls' Night Celebration!How Judgy Are You? (Take the Quiz)Watch the series on YoutubeMore from the Judgy Series on Live Like It's True.  Order Kinda JudgyTake the Kinda Judgy QuizLearn more at ShannonPopkin.com.

Here's part five of a fictional story I wrote called The Two Doors and the Merciful Judge. It's an allegory that serves as a companion to Kinda Judgy: Finding Mercy for Myself and Others in Six Stories of the Bible—my new book releasing with Moody Publishers!! (Order your copy here.)Through the imaginative setting of the Grand Courtroom of the World, revisit the same six Bible stories featured in the book—Noah, Rahab, Jonah, the sinful woman, the blind man, and the criminal on the cross—and encounter the same unchanging Judge of All. My hope is that this allegory will help you see more clearly—and love more deeply—the Judge who holds the Final Gavel.Order Kinda JudgyReplay the Girls' Night Celebration!How Judgy Are You? (Take the Quiz)Watch the series on YoutubeMore from the Judgy Series on Live Like It's True.  Order Kinda JudgyTake the Kinda Judgy QuizLearn more at ShannonPopkin.com.

Here's part four of a fictional story I wrote called The Two Doors and the Merciful Judge. It's an allegory that serves as a companion to Kinda Judgy: Finding Mercy for Myself and Others in Six Stories of the Bible—my new book releasing with Moody Publishers!! (Order your copy here.)Through the imaginative setting of the Grand Courtroom of the World, revisit the same six Bible stories featured in the book—Noah, Rahab, Jonah, the sinful woman, the blind man, and the criminal on the cross—and encounter the same unchanging Judge of All. My hope is that this allegory will help you see more clearly—and love more deeply—the Judge who holds the Final Gavel.Order Kinda JudgyReplay the Girls' Night Celebration!How Judgy Are You? (Take the Quiz)Watch the series on YoutubeMore from the Judgy Series on Live Like It's True.  Order Kinda JudgyTake the Kinda Judgy QuizLearn more at ShannonPopkin.com.