Sermons on Mercy
The Mercy and Grace of God
The Mercy and Grace of God – Ephesians 2:1-9 Mercy and Grace Defined Mercy = compassion and leniency (not getting what we deserve)Grace = benevolence or unmerited favour (giving us what we do not deserve) Our Past Condition As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work…
The Omnipresence of God
The Omnipresence of God – He is Everywhere – Jonah chapters 1 and 2 Definition: Omnipresent He is present everywhere, really present. He fills heaven and earth. He is truly present in all places at all times. An attempt to flee God’s presence 1:1-3 Jonah knew of God’s greatness. Yet he flees, he runs, he goes “down”. Foolish, yes, but so are we. 3 But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where…
Micah’s Message
The Message of Micah Ancestry Our ancestry is of great interest to many. Here is Micah, our ancestor in the faith, a prophet of God from a village near Jerusalem, 700 years since time of the Exodus under Moses. He lived through the reign of 3 Kings, but Micah tells us about the ordinary people, and not these kings. What was Micah saying to his generation? What is Micah saying to our generation? God has used the people of Israel…