Podcasts about merciful god

If there is a distinction between grace and mercy—it is that God's mercy speaks of his goodness to us in our misery and distress when we cannot save ourselves, while his grace speaks of his goodness to us in our guilt when we deserve only his punishment. In mercy God spares us destruction—and in grace he forgives us and makes his children, lavishing his kindness upon us.

If there is a distinction between grace and mercy—it is that God's mercy speaks of his goodness to us in our misery and distress when we cannot save ourselves, while his grace speaks of his goodness to us in our guilt when we deserve only his punishment. In mercy God spares us destruction—and in grace he forgives us and makes his children, lavishing his kindness upon us.

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Matthew 5:7 “What a Merciful God!!”

Daily Dose of Hope June 18, 2025   Scripture – Matthew 13:24-58   Prayer:  Holy and Merciful God, We come to you today rejoicing in your holy name.  It's amazing that you, the God of all, care about the minute details of our lives.  I mean, who are we?  But yet, you love us, you care, you died for us!  Thank you, Jesus.  Thank you, thank you, thank you.  Help us, as we move on throughout this day to remember your presence.  Guide our words, our actions, and our thoughts.  Help us hear your voice as we engage with your Word today.  We love you.  In Your Name, Amen.   Welcome back to the Daily Dose of Hope, a Deep Dive into the Gospels and Acts.  Today is Wednesday and that means Recharge Day!  Hope we see you tonight, in the New Hope Garage, at 6:30pm for worship, prayer, fellowship, and small community.   For our Scripture, we are finishing up Matthew 13.  This portion of Scripture includes many more parables.  Let's start with the wheat and the weeds.  Y'all, this parable is powerful.  It has really been important in my own spiritual journey.  Here is where I have landed on it...   In the parable, the owner sows good seed but the enemy comes in the dark of night and sows weeds. The workers are understandably upset and ask the owner if he caused this. This is actually a theodicy question–how can a good God allow bad things to happen.  Basically, God, we thought you were good, why did you allow the “weeds” to grow in our lives? As believers, it is okay to question God and ask why the horrible occurred. This theology of protest doesn't demonstrate a lack of faith, but actually is an “expression of faith.” It's okay to be angry with God, question God, shake your fist so to speak, but stay in the conversation! This is, in itself, an act of faith.   Jesus also addresses the source of the weeds–the enemy has spread them. God is not the source of evil–God does not cause evil to occur so that we might grow spiritually or to perpetuate some grander divine plan. Rather, God's enemy is the source of all evil. Matthew 13:39 refers to the devil as God's enemy. Satan is real and there is real evil in our world, which both inhabits and transcends individuals, families, communities, nations, cultures, and economic structures. Why doesn't the owner in the parable want the workers to pull the weeds? Because in doing so, both the weeds and the wheat would be pulled out (Matthew 13:29). God can't just do away with all evil because, whether we like it or not, we are all are a complex and confusing mix of both good and evil. Furthermore, this isn't how God deals with the world. Although God has the power to eliminate evil using brute force (the way humans might deal with it), this goes against God's character. God instead acts through the loving and yet “weak” power of the cross. God's answer to evil was sending Jesus Christ, the one who truly understands what it means to suffer and also the only one through which true and complete healing can occur.   But the parable doesn't end there. In Matthew 13:41-43, Jesus explains how in the end, evil will be vanquished; it will not have the final word. Although I firmly believe this is true, it fails to offer much comfort in the midst of counseling someone who is grappling with the death of a baby or a sexual assault in the here and now. What is helpful, however, is to point out how God's work in the world is often difficult to understand (think about the parable of the mustard seed and the yeast). We might not always see God's power at work, but it's there in the smallest and most unusual ways, changing and transforming us, guiding us, and leading us closer to Jesus (power in the form of “loving weakness”). God is waging war on evil, just not necessarily in ways we see or understand.   It makes sense, then, that Jesus would follow up this parable with the mustard seed and yeast.  You see, in God's Kingdom, small things can yield really big results. A tiny seed can produce a big tree, so big that birds can nest in it. Seeds are really interesting things as well. They can reproduce themselves exponentially. It takes one seed to make that big mustard tree and from that tree, many, many more seeds are produced. A little bit of yeasty dough can be mixed with flour to make enough bread to feed hundreds of people.    God's economy is different.  In the world, our default setting, big things are valued–big money, big jobs, big cars, big houses, big, flashy, noticeable---these are all things that indicate power, prestige, control. In God's Kingdom, it's okay for things to be small. Small, seemingly insignificant things can make a huge difference. Mustard seeds, yeast, loaves & fishes, a random act of kindness, a kind or encouraging word, spending time with God in prayer, offering a prayer over someone else, the widow's mite, a humble life lived with integrity, sharing our faith story with someone, or our willingness to serve others. Small things that all can yield huge results for God's Kingdom. Our daily prayers can yield huge, miraculous results.   These parables, along with the others from this chapter, all give glimpses into God's Kingdom.  What is it like living under the reign of God?  We are getting snapshots.    But that doesn't mean people get it or appreciate it.  As we read at the end of the chapter, when he went to his hometown (which we know is Nazareth), the people were amazed at his teaching.  But they were also skeptical.  He was too familiar to them.  They saw this boy grow up.  They knew his parents and his siblings.  It created an obstacle to belief.  So there, he didn't do many miracles.  He moved on.   Blessings, Pastor Vicki

In this message, Matt Fisher encourages us to explore the deep tension between God's justice and mercy through the lens of Jonah chapter 4. Why was Jonah so angry at God's compassion for Nineveh? And how do we reconcile a God who punishes evil yet forgives the repentant? Through powerful biblical examples—from Jonah to Job, Peter, and Habakkuk—we wrestle with what it means to follow a God who is both just and merciful. Matt challenges us to examine our own hearts and how we live in light of the cross, where ultimate justice and mercy meet.

Sermon preached by Joshua Ashwill on June 8th, 2025 on Genesis 26:34-28:9.

God is all-merciful and God has demonstrated His great mercy in Jesus. Our response to God's mercy is to: remember it; delight in it; demonstrate it; and declare it!

Our Merciful God (Woodlands Centre) Speaker: Kirk Tan Scripture: Matthew 9:9-34

Our Merciful God (East Centre) Speaker: Tan Kay Kiong Scripture: Matthew 9:9-34

Our Merciful God (Bukit Panjang Centre) Speaker: Matthew Scripture: Matthew 9:9-34

Brendan Norton - Bless the Merciful God - Psalm 103 - May 25th, 2025 by King of Grace Church

God is holy, and His judgments are righteousness, but His mercy is tender. #daybydaylw Interested in learning more about becoming a devoted follower of Christ? Go to follow.lifeword.org! ~~~ After David confesses his sin, God offers him three options of judgment: famine, fleeing, or plague. Each one would cost lives. David's response is striking—he chooses to fall into the hands of the Lord. Why? Because he knows something many of us forget: God's mercy is greater than man's cruelty. So the plague sweeps through the land. Seventy thousand die. It's horrifying. But as the angel stretches his hand toward Jerusalem, God intervenes. The text says the Lord “relented concerning the calamity.” Mercy interrupts judgment. Grace stays the angel's sword. This moment shines a light on the heart of God. He is holy and just—and yet abounding in steadfast love. His judgments are righteous, but His mercies are tender. David banked on that truth. And he was not disappointed. We live under the mercy bought by Christ. Jesus absorbed the full justice of God so that when we sin, we can still fall into God's hands with hope. Prayer Points: Lord, let me trust Your mercy when I'm most aware of my failures. Thank You that Your heart bends toward compassion, even in discipline. Help me to run to You, not hide from You, when conviction comes. 2 People To Pray For Denis Lopez and his family, our National Changemakers in Honduras The Digo/Chidigo Lifeword broadcast for the people of Kenya

Click here for the DRB Daily Sign Up form! TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: 2 Sam 24; 1 Chron 21; Ps 30; 1 Thess 2 Click HERE to give! Get Free App Here! One Year Bible Podcast: Join Hunter and Heather Barnes on 'The Daily Radio Bible' for a daily 20-minute spiritual journey. Engage with scripture readings, heartfelt devotionals, and collective prayers that draw you into the heart of God's love. Embark on this year-long voyage through the Bible, and let each day's passage uplift and inspire you. TODAY'S EPISODE: Welcome to the Daily Radio Bible! In today's episode, host Hunter takes us through a pivotal moment in the scriptures—from David's controversial census in 2 Samuel 24 and 1 Chronicles 21 to a heartfelt Psalm of thanksgiving, and Paul's encouraging message in 1 Thessalonians 2. As we navigate the sometimes tricky waters of biblical contradictions and the stories that shape our faith, Hunter reminds us that the Bible's deeper purpose isn't just to serve as a reference book, but to invite us into relationship with the God of love and mercy. Together, we'll explore how these ancient accounts challenge, inform, and ultimately root us more deeply in God's goodness. Plus, we'll close with a time of prayer, drawing strength for the day ahead and remembering the life-changing truth: you are dearly loved by God. Let's dive in and continue our journey through the Bible, one day at a time. TODAY'S DEVOTION: The Bible is not a divine reference book. In today's reading from 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles, we encounter a moment that many readers might find troubling: two different accounts of the same story, each assigning the cause for David's census in a different way. In one, it is the Lord who incites David to take the census; in the other, it is Satan. This is a clear contradiction, and it might prompt us to question the authority or reliability of the Bible. But instead of fearing these inconsistencies or trying to explain them away, we are invited to read the Bible on its own terms. The authority of Scripture does not come from its factual consistency or its ability to function as some sort of flawless encyclopedia. Instead, the power and authority of the Bible flow from its ability to point us to the living God, who is love. Both versions of this story ultimately direct us toward the character of God—a God who is merciful in the end, whose purposes are rooted in love and relationship rather than in legalistic precision. We aren't called to follow a chain of perfectly linked facts; we are called into a story, a history, and a relationship. God's people, throughout the ages, have recognized the Bible's authority because its words and its stories reveal who God is and invite us to share in his life. Even when confronted with differences, the unified message is this: Christ is our authority, and through the Scriptures, we are drawn deeper into his story of love. So do not be afraid when you find the Bible's rough edges. These don't disqualify its witness—they deepen the story and invite us to wrestle honestly with God and with each other. Let yourself be drawn into the larger point: that God is the source of life, that he is merciful, and that he longs for us to be shaped by his love. May we allow the Holy Spirit each day to mold us, to grow us, to help us become more like Jesus. That's my prayer for my own soul. That's my prayer for my family—for my wife, my daughters, my son. And that's my prayer for you. May it be so. TODAY'S PRAYERS: Gracious and everlasting God, you have brought us through the shadow of night into the promise of a new day. You go before us with your mercy, sustain us by your grace, and keep us from wandering paths of fear or pride. Let every word we speak and every step we take be formed by the goodness of Christ. Oh, Lord, gather your people far and near. May every tribe and tongue come to know your peace. Let justice roll like a river and healing flow where there has been division. Pour out your spirit upon all flesh, and bring us closer to the day when your kingdom comes in fullness through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. And now as our Lord has taught us, we are bold to pray: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever and ever. Amen. OUR WEBSITE: www.dailyradiobible.com We are reading through the New Living Translation.   Leave us a voicemail HERE: https://www.speakpipe.com/dailyradiobible Subscribe to us at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dailyradiobible/featured OTHER PODCASTS: Listen with Apple Podcast DAILY BIBLE FOR KIDS DAILY PSALMS DAILY PROVERBS DAILY LECTIONARY DAILY CHRONOLOGICAL  

We highlight and rejoice in the closed countries we are heard in. We want you to know we remember you daily in our prayers and are blessed you listen. I struggled in the first year of my salvation in the area of prayer. Forty-five or so years ago, I neither understood, comprehended, nor apprehended that I was in a new and authentic relationship with my Creator, Savior, and Internal Companion who indwells us all. It took most of those forty years to realize the true nature of eternal life was:"And this is eternal life, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent."John 17:3How I learned that in the 20-year struggle with depression!Here is a quick outline of where we begin this episode.1. We were created for community with our Creator.2. We are born estranged (not in community) from our Creator.3. We have been recreated for the community with our Creator. 4. Our journey, peace, meaning, comfort, contentment, and abundant life are born, nurtured, and grown from our community with our Creator. 5. Heaven, eternal life, is learning to know our Creator.Our So What?And our journey in this lifetime. The peace, meaning, comfort, contentment, and abundant life we were promised and longed for are only nurtured and grown in our community with our Heavenly Father. Brethren, let's pray for one another."What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheynee Donation link:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64Or go to www.freerangepreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab.Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard.www.freerangepreacheronprayer.comfreerangeprayer@gmail.comFacebook - Free Range Preacher MinistriesInstagram: freerangeministriesAll our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition.For access to the Voice Over services of Richard Durrington, please visit RichardDurrington.com or email him at Durringtonr@gmail.comOur podcast art was designed by @sammmmmmmmm23 InstagramSeason 007Episode 041

May 04, 2025 Portrait of a Merciful God 2 Kings 1 Pastor Gabriel Orr Information about how to connect with us can be found at www.nobc.church Please join us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@NorthOaksBaptistChurch Please also check us out on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NorthOaks We hope you have been blessed by this sermon. And we would love to have you join us in person if you are able.

04/27/25 An Angry Prophet, A Merciful God - Lorenzo Gomez III by City Tribe Church

This talk was the last in the PM Service series entitled Deuteronomy: The Right Side Of History. Text: Deuteronomy 4:15-43 Date: 27 April 2025 Speaker: Josh van der Kooij

Thank you Andy Traeger for leading us in worship this day. Let us pray for faith in our risen Lord. Merciful God, your Son Jesus Christ is the resurrection and the life, who gives hope and joy to those who doubt. Give to us who do not see you faith and life and blessing, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Daily Dose of Hope April 22, 2025 Day 2 of Week 4   Scripture – Mark 8:22-38   Prayer:  Holy and Merciful God, Thank you for a new day and thank you that your mercies are new every morning.  Help us, Lord, gather our scattered thoughts and focus on you and your Word.  In these next few moments of silence, help us be still and know that you are God...In Your Name, Amen.   Welcome back to the Daily Dose of Hope.  Today, we are finishing up Mark 8.  There is a lot to cover so I'm going to do my best to do this text justice.   The portion from yesterday that we didn't get to cover was the healing of the blind man, verses 22-26.  This is the only miracle that Jesus does in stages.  I think we need to start by saying that Jesus didn't fail to heal in the first part and needed to try again.  Jesus could have healed him instantaneously if he chose to do so.  He had done it many times before.  Why not now?    We could probably draw a lot of different conclusions.  But what makes the most sense to me is that physical and spiritual healings often don't happen all at once.  They can be multi-step, gradual processes.  Jesus is at work in every single part.  Answers to prayers are the same way.  Sometimes, they come quickly and other times, they are given a little bit at a time.  Regardless, we trust Jesus.   After this healing, there is a pretty big shift in the chapter.  Jesus takes his disciples on a retreat of sorts up in Caesarea Philippi, in the northern part of Israel.  Maybe it's to get away from the crowds, maybe it's so they can speak more freely.  It was a quiet place at the headwaters of the Jordan River but also a place filled with idol worship and signs of Roman occupation everywhere.  And it's here that Jesus decides he is going to settle his identity with these men.    Jesus asks each of them, “Who do people say I am?”  And they list a few things.  Then, he asks them, “Who do you say I am?”  And it's Peter that speaks up, we can assume he was speaking for the disciples, and he says, “You are the Messiah, Son of the Living God.”  The term “Messiah” was the Hebrew word for God's anointed, it was a title.  Peter is saying you are the anointed one, chosen, set apart by God, the Messiah.    Throughout the Old Testament, there are many, many verses that point to the Messiah delivering the Hebrew people from captivity, from pagan kings.  The Jews expected the Messiah to deliver them from Roman occupation via military might.  That was the expectation.  The Christ, the Messiah is the one who God sent to deliver his people, to make things right for them – the one they had been waiting for hundreds of years.  When Peter says this, you are the Messiah, he doesn't quite understand how Jesus is going to deliver them.  No one really got it that the Messiah would be the one to deliver people, not from the Roman occupiers, but from their own sin.  When Peter calls Jesus the Messiah, he gets the title right.  But we soon find out, he got the meaning wrong.  He wanted Messiah to mean what he wanted it to mean.  At this point, the disciples still think this is going to be a very earthly kingdom and they will be sitting on 12 thrones.  And then we have Jesus saying that actually, I am going to Jerusalem and I will be rejected by the chief priests.  I am going to killed there and will rise again in three days.  And the Scripture says that Peter took Jesus aside and rebuked him.  Here is where we miss something significant in English.  In the Greek, this word rebuke is much stronger.  Peter is really laying into Jesus here, saying “This is not the way it's going to be.  This is not what we signed up for.”  Jesus doesn't miss a beat.  He rebukes Peter and makes that very famous statement, “Get behind me Satan.”  Peter doesn't understand that the ways of the world are not like the ways of God.  As much as I try to understand this, I think I'm definitely still learning. Jesus goes on to talk about what it means to really follow him.  (This is what I'm preaching on this Sunday so you are getting a sneak peek.)  Jesus actually expects his disciples to follow him on this path of suffering and death.  After telling them that they don't understand the mind of God, he says this very hard thing, Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.  Jesus is not asking for a small thing – he is asking for self-denial and cross-bearing.  What does this mean?  Basically, self-denial means our primary focus is not ourself and our own needs, our own pleasure, our own ambitions, our own desires, you get it.  Our primary focus becomes JESUS and his values, his Kingdom, what brings Jesus glory.  Bearing one's cross was and is a show of complete and utter submission. It was the condemned person in the Roman world that had to carry their cross before their own execution.  Thus, a call to bear one's cross as part of following Jesus is a call to be as submitted to Christ as the condemned criminal was to his death.  When Jesus says this, he's claiming authority. Following Christ means disowning the self and giving allegiance to him instead. And it means giving him allegiance down to the very depths of our being.   Some of you might think this doesn't sound very appealing.  The irony here is that the more we surrender to Jesus, the more of ourselves we yield to him, the more free and peaceful we become.  We are not our own.  We belong to Jesus and ultimately, that leads to hope, love, and freedom like no other.  How have you experienced this?   Blessings, Pastor Vicki

This sermon was preached on April 13, 2025 at Antioch Presbyterian Church, a congregation of Calvary Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America located in Woodruff, South Carolina. Mr. Timothy Pierce preached this sermon entitled "How to Pray to a Merciful God" on Psalm 6. For more information about Antioch Presbyterian Church, please visit ⁠antiochpca.com⁠ or contact us at ⁠⁠info@antiochpca.com.

Daily Dose of Hope April 11, 2025 Day 5 of Week 2   Scripture – Mark 5:21-43   Prayer – Holy and Merciful God, We are so thankful that your mercies are new every morning.  No matter what yesterday held, help us start afresh and anew with you.  Lord, help us set aside our distractions and gather our scattered thoughts so we can fully focus on you and your Word.  Help us sit in these next few moments of silence, remembering that you are God and we are not...In Your Name, Amen.   Welcome to the Daily Dose of Hope, a Deep Dive into the Gospels and Acts. Today, we are finishing up Mark 5.  Remember, yesterday we spoke about Jesus' healing of the man possessed by evil spirits over in Gentile territory.  Now, he is back to the Jewish side of the lake and more healing awaits him.   It starts with Jesus being encountered by Jairus, a synagogue leader, whose daughter is very ill and dying.  He wants Jesus to come to his home and heal her.  I want you to think about this situation.  Jairus had high status in this community.  He was a Jewish leader.  We can surmise that he didn't want to have to go see Jesus, this odd teacher and healer.  Jairus was desperate – he had probably tried all kinds of healers by this point and nothing had worked.  As a parent, he was willing to do anything to save the life of his daughter, even lower himself to ask Jesus for help.   But while they are walking to his home, Jesus has an encounter with someone else, a woman who had been bleeding for twelve years.  It was a massive crowd, with everyone pressing up against him, but she touched the edge of his robe but he felt the power go out of him.    Let's talk briefly about this woman.  Bleeding made this woman unclean according to Jewish law.  Bleeding for twelve years probably had ruined her life.  If she had been married, the husband would have left her by now, meaning she would not have had a way to support herself.  She would have depleted all her resources trying to get better.  Physically, she would have been extremely fatigued and weak.  And finally, this would have alienated her from community.  Being unclean, she could not go to the synagogue and she really wasn't allowed to be in that crowd.  But she is also desperate, so she breaks the rules, desperate to touch Jesus.    Jesus knows who has touched him but he asks out loud anyway, “Who touched me?” She couldn't stay hidden anymore so she comes forward.  I can imagine how terrified she would have been.  And then Jesus says the most amazing thing, “Daughter, your faith has made you well.”  With just a phrase, Jesus healed not only her bleeding but also her soul.  She isn't alienated.  She is worthy.  She is a daughter of the one true king.    I find this such an extraordinary narrative.  Some people have to encounter Jesus and others need to be empowered.  But desperate people come to Jesus and are healed.  Even when something seems too far gone – the daughter who is almost dead or the woman whose life has been practically destroyed by twelve years of bleeding – Jesus can take care of it.  Jesus is a miracle-worker for all of us.  His power and healing are offered to all people in every strata of society.    Is there anything in your life for which you have stopped praying?  Nothing, nobody is too sick, too addicted, too depressed, too angry, too bitter, too lazy, too ___________ (you fill in the blank) to bring to Jesus.  Jesus, the ultimate physician, caregiver, and healer, isn't done with any of us yet.    By the way, he does make it to Jairus' house.  The girl has already died and the people are crying and wailing.  But Jesus goes in anyway.  The girl wakes up.  Even death can't stop Jesus.    Let's close with Psalm 30... I will exalt you, Lord,     for you lifted me out of the depths     and did not let my enemies gloat over me. 2 Lord my God, I called to you for help,    and you healed me. 3 You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead;    you spared me from going down to the pit. 4 Sing the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;     praise his holy name. 5 For his anger lasts only a moment,    but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night,    but rejoicing comes in the morning. 6 When I felt secure, I said,     “I will never be shaken.” 7 Lord, when you favored me,    you made my royal mountain[c] stand firm; but when you hid your face,    I was dismayed. 8 To you, Lord, I called;     to the Lord I cried for mercy: 9 “What is gained if I am silenced,    if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise you?    Will it proclaim your faithfulness? 10 Hear, Lord, and be merciful to me;    Lord, be my help.” 11 You turned my wailing into dancing;     you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, 12 that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.    Lord my God, I will praise you forever.     Blessings, Pastor Vicki  

Our gracious and merciful God will withhold his mercy to the idolatrous while flinging the floodgates of mercy wide open for his people.

Send us a textGood morning! Thank you for taking a few minutes to listen. If you are interested in the Daily Bible Devotional, you can find it at the links below:Amazon - (paperback, hardcover, and Kindle)Spiritbuilding.com - (premium quality paperback)Youtube Video Introducing the ContentFeel free to reach out with any questions: emersonk78@me.comLuke 14 Jesus dines with a leading Pharisee and sees a lame man there. Jesus heals him on the Sabbath, instructing the Pharisees to be humble and merciful. To help them, Jesus tells the story of a man who takes the best seat at a wedding feast and is asked to move down. Yet, the one at the foot of the table is moved up. Humility will be exalted. Jesus tells His host he should be inviting the poor and lame to his table. Such will be repaid in the resurrection. Jesus tells another story about people making excuses not to come to dinner, prompting the master to reject them. Christ's kingdom demands selflessness, service, love, and extreme cost. Jesus challenges them to calculate that cost, lest they fall short of His kingdom.  The Pharisees were watching Jesus closely in hopes of finding fault in Him. They failed to see His love and compassion for the hurting. They failed to see the value of taking the lower seat and serving others. Therefore, they did not invite the poor and lame to their tables. They, and others, made endless excuses and asked for endless signs instead of submitting to Jesus as their King. The Kingdom demands all of a person, their heart, mind, and soul. It means loving Christ and the ministry more than anything and anyone. We need to hear this clearly and calculate the cost. Many fall away because they were never totally committed. Discipleship to Christ is all or nothing.  Merciful God, please help us grow in compassion for others. Place people in our paths who are poor or lame or hurting. Lead us to develop selfless spirits that will be more like Jesus and help people who are in need. We will open our hearts, lives, and homes to be of service to others. Father, discipleship is a life-long challenge. Please forgive our failings and help us grow. May we never make excuses and always be willing to do better. Father, we have calculated the cost; we choose Jesus over all others, and we give our lives to You.  -       Has pride ever affected the way you see Jesus and His teachings? How do you reestablish humility and selfless love for others? -       Why is it more Christ-like to invite the poor and hurting to your home over people with means or people who can also serve you? -       What is the cost of discipleship in your life? What sacrifices are being made? Who must take a backseat so you can honor Jesus?

Hovig Bajanian • Luke 15:11–15:32 • Due to technical difficulties this sermon is incomplete. • Cornerstone

Hovig Bajanian • Luke 15:11–15:32 • Due to technical difficulties this sermon is incomplete.

Why do the wicked prosper? This is the question Solomon wrestles with in Ecclesiastes 8:10-17. As we explore this, we find that while we often reach the end of our rope when confounded by such realities, God's mercy proves to be more extensive than we ever imagined it could be. Speaker: Minister & Lead Pastor, Tom Olsson Passage: Ecclesiastes 8:10-17 This was recorded live in Grand Rapids, MI on February 16th, 2025.

Why do the wicked prosper? This is the question Solomon wrestles with in Ecclesiastes 8:10-17. As we explore this, we find that while we often reach the end of our rope when confounded by such realities, God's mercy proves to be more extensive than we ever imagined it could be. Speaker: Minister & Lead Pastor, Tom Olsson Passage: Ecclesiastes 8:10-17 This was recorded live in Grand Rapids, MI on February 16th, 2025.

The names of God.This Sunday let's worship God by lifting high his names .From generation to generation he is 1. Wonderful 2. Counsellor 3. Prince of Peace 4. Eternal Rock of Ages 5. King of Glory 6. Mighty God 7. King of kings 8. Lord of lords 9. Lord of hosts 10. Lilly of the valley 11. Healer 12. Deliverer 13. Provider 14. Creator 15. Potter 16. Day Star 17. Cornerstone 18. Prophet of prophets 19. Saviour 20. I AM THAT I AM 21. Wisdom of God 22. Head of the church 23. Governor 24. Righteous Judge 25. Protector 26. Rock of offence 27. Shield 28. Merciful God 29. Gracious God 30. Faithful God 31. Giver 32. Victorious in Holiness 33. Consuming Fire 34. El Elyon 35. Jehovah Raphael 36. Jehovah Rohi 37. Jehovah Jireh 38. Jehovah Elgibor 39. Jehovah Sham ah 40. Jehovah Shalom 41. El Olam 42. Defender 43. Redeemer 44. Comforter 45. Trinity in Council 46. Instructor 47. Teacher 48. Inspirer 49. Reminder 50. Invinsible God 51. Hope of Glory 52. Lion of Judah 53. Root of Jesse 54. Man of war 55. Lamb of God 56. Sustainer 57. Convincer 58. Light of the world 59. Restorer 60. Silencer 61. Stiller of storms 62. Proclaimer 63. Father of the fatherless 64. Husband of the widow 65. Smith of heaven 66. The Way 67. The Truth 68. The Life 69. Bread of life 70. Bread Winner 71. Champion of champions 72. Winner of winners 73. Composer 74. Author 75. Finisher 76. Glorious in Holiness 77. Fearful in praises 78. Sleepless God 79. Ancient of days 80. Ageless God 81. Eternal God 82. Excellent God 83. Powerful God 84. Leader of leaders 85. Chief Inventor 86. Convener 87. Compassionate God 88. Commander-in-Chief of heavenly host 89. Worthy King 90. Overseer 91. Moulder 92. Shaper 93. Breaker 94. Praiseworthy God 95. Helper 96. Richer than the richest 97. Older than the oldest 98. Trustworthy God 99. Arranger 100. Master Builder 101. Master Planner 102. Master Minder 103. Arrester 104. Relentless God 105. Voice of hope 106. Beautiful God 107. Alpha and Omega 108.Game Changer 109. Our Refuge 110. Our fortress 111. Our Buckler 112. Our Banner 113. Strong Tower 114. Unchanging changer 115. Rose of Sharon 116. All in All 117. Pillar of our lives 118. The First Born 119. Lamb that was slain 120. The Glory & lifter of our heads 121. The word of God 122. Our Advocate 123. Our High Priest 124. Bishop of our souls 125. High and Lofty one 126. Almighty 127. Our Best Friend 128. On time God 129 Lion of Judah 130 Omnipotent 131. Omnipresent 132 Omniscient 133. Consumming fire Adonai 134. The beginning & the end 135 Living water 136 Unquenchable fire 137. Awesome God 138 I salute your excellency Baba 139 Battle stopper 140 Unquestionable God. 141 Jehova shikenu, 142 Mighty one in battle. 143 Glorious in Holiness, 144 Fearful in praises. 145 Mighty man of valour. 146 Miracle worker. 147 Rock of ages. 148 Merciful God. 149 Advocate. 150 Always doing wonders. 151 Amen and Hallelujah. 152 Answer to prayers. 153 Intercessor. 154 Interceptor. 155 Balm of Gilead There is no one like him. To Him Be The Glory from everlasting to everlasting. Amen

In this episode, David says he would rather his fate be left to God because he knows God is merciful!

We highlight and rejoice in the closed countries we are heard in. We want you to know we remember you daily in our prayers and are blessed you listen. I struggled in the first year of my salvation in the area of prayer. Forty-five or so years ago, I neither understood, comprehended, nor apprehended that I was in a new and authentic relationship with my Creator, Savior, and Internal Companion who indwells us all. It took most of those forty years to realize the true nature of eternal life was: "And this is eternal life, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent." John 17:3 How I learned that in the 20-year struggle with depression! Here is a quick outline of where we begin this episode. 1. We were created for community with our Creator. 2. We are born estranged (not in community) from our Creator. 3. We have been recreated for the community with our Creator. 4. Our journey, peace, meaning, comfort, contentment, and abundant life are born, nurtured, and grown from our community with our Creator. 5. Heaven, eternal life, is learning to know our Creator. Our So What? And our journey in this lifetime. The peace, meaning, comfort, contentment, and abundant life we were promised and longed for are only nurtured and grown in our community with our Heavenly Father. Brethren, let's pray for one another. "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheynee Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.freerangepreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab. Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard. www.freerangepreacheronprayer.com freerangeprayer@gmail.com Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries Instagram: freerangeministries All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. For access to the Voice Over services of Richard Durrington, please visit RichardDurrington.com or email him at Durringtonr@gmail.com Our podcast art was designed by @sammmmmmmmm23 Instagram Season 007 Episode 019

Addendum: We begin with a challenge to the special ones who listen but are in Christ, part of the Kingdom of Christ. We welcome Hong Kong and are glad you joined the Free Range Preacher on Prayer. In part two of our signature episode, we find through the Messiah, we have been reconciled to God, we are no longer enemies but Children, and we are brought into a new and transparent relationship with one another. Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ, and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise. Galatians 2:27-29 Our So What? We know how to initiate, grow, and deepen our human relationships, and those principles apply to our new relationship with God. Why are both truths important to our prayer lives? Next time. Brethren, let's pray for one another. "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheynee Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.freerangepreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab. Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard. www.freerangepreacheronprayer.com freerangeprayer@gmail.com Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries Instagram: freerangeministries All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. For access to the Voice Over services of Richard Durrington, please visit RichardDurrington.com or email him at Durringtonr@gmail.com Our podcast art was designed by @sammmmmmmmm23 Instagram Season 007 Episode 018

Come to the altar. Give God your all.The altar is a place of sacrifice, surrender, and communion. Transcript: Children, meet Me at the altar and receive all that you have need of. I am standing at the altar with My arm stretched wide. Meet Me there.  Keep Me in that private place just you and I, whatever you have need of. The desires of your heart as they line up with mine. You will receive. Take My spirit. Let it move over you. Be changed and be rearranged. I know your need, but I need you to meet Me at the altar this night, and I will meet that need. Freedom! Freedom from all things. Freedom, freedom from demonic activity, freedom from frustration, regrets. What is it you have need of? I am moving among you this night. Stretch out your arms. Touch the hem of My garment that you must come to My altar to receive. No holding back. Just let go. Let Me move over you and through you. I'm a loving God, a kind and Merciful God, and I know what's best for your lives, and I so desire to give you that this night.I am moving amongst you. Some of you, I'm holding in My arms tonight. You don't see a way out, but there is always a way out I always make a way of escape and tonight, this is one of those ways. Come into the mighty move of My Spirit right now. Just receive. Just receive. It's not your flesh receiving. Receive by My Holy Spirit.  Come a little deeper, a little deeper, a little deeper….. a little deeper…There's nothing absolutely nothing that I will not give you this night. It's freedom night. It's freedom night. Let My rain fall upon you this night. Let the dew of Hermon fall on you this night. Do not go away empty. Be filled. Be filled.

This message continues the series Jonah, "Amazingly Merciful God." January 19, 2025. Pastor Sam Polson. 1st Service.

God is a Merciful God - Morning Prayer

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November 10, 2024 · Benjamin Crocker · Jonah 3:1-10

We often don't realize that the mercy of God is so readily available to us at all times. When we do trust in the mercy of God, our job is to share His mercy with all who we come in contact with. In this episode, Guest Speaker Taylor Olinghouse walks through the importance of sharing His mercy with all in Jonah chapter 4. Get Connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

Exposition of Hebrews 10:19-31

Scripture: Romans 15:8-13 Key Takeaways: + God is a Trustworthy God. 2 Corinthians 1:20 (CSB) Titus 1:2 (ESV) + God is a Merciful God. Isaiah 30:18 (NIV) + God is a Missionary God. Genesis 12:3 (ESV) Illus: ee-taow. Image of Missionary being carried. Psalm 67:4 (ESV) Matthew 24:14 (ESV) + God is a Hope-Giving God. 1 Thessalonians 1:3 (CSB) Titus 2:13 (ESV)