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Blessed Are The Merciful

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“Seeing the crowds, He went up on a mountain, and when He sat down, His disciples came to Him. And He opened His mouth and

taught them, saying:

‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

Blessed are the merciful,for they shall receive mercy.’”

Matthew 5:1-7 (ESV)

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Kingdom Life Principles:“the reign of God”

Brokenness & DependencyMourningMeekness

Hunger & ThirstMercy

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Kingdom Life Principles:“the reign of God”

Kingdom People are Broken & Dependent

Kingdom People Mourn

Kingdom People are Meek

Kingdom People are Hungry & Thirsty

Kingdom People are Merciful

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Mercy Defined:

From the Greek word Eleemon: The root word , Eleos (n.), means the outward manifestation of pity.

Eleemon, however, means not simply possessed of pity but actively compassionate. It is aid to the afflicted, help to the wretched; rescuing the miserable.

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1) Mercy is a KINDNESS SHOWN to someone in need

Mercy Defined: (The Two Bible Usages)

2) Mercy is WITHHOLDING PUNISHMENT from a guilty party. Mercy is not getting what I deserve and not giving someone what they deserve.

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Mercy means to PARDON and FORGIVE

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Being Merciful:

Ø Is used of Jesus as a High Priest, Hebrews 2:17

“For this reason He had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service to God, and that He might make atonement for the sins of the people.”

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Being Merciful:

Ø Is used of those who are like God, Luke 6:35-36

“But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”

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Kingdom People are Compassionate and Forgiving

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God Expects You and I to be Compassionate and Forgiving

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Key Truth:The people through whom mercy & forgiveness will flow are the people to whom mercy & forgiveness

has come.

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“Then Peter came to Him and said, ‘Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I

forgive him? Up to seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you, up to seven times, but

up to seventy times seven.’”

Matthew 18:21-22 (NKJV)

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WHATISFORGIVENESS?salah (Hebrew)=topouroutaphiemi (Greek)=tosendaway

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“Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his

servants. And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. But as he was

not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he

had, and that payment be made.

Matthew 18:23-35 (NKJV)

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The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, ‘Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ Then the master of that servant was

moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.

Matthew 18:23-35 (NKJV)

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But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii;

and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’ So his

fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ And he would not, but went and

threw him into prison till he should pay the debt.

Matthew 18:23-35 (NKJV)

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So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and

told their master all that had been done. Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, ‘You

wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. Should you not also

have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?’

Matthew 18:23-35 (NKJV)

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And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due

to him. So My Heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his

brother his trespasses.”

Matthew 18:23-35 (NKJV)

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Mercy=NotgettingwhatIdeserve

TheDebt:1Denarius=1day’swage1Talent=6000DenariiDebtOwed=10,000Talents

$50,000annualsalary1day’swage=$1371talent=$822,000$822,000,000,000

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ForgivenessIsn’t:

ForgivenessIs:

LettingGoPouringOutSendingAway

FromtheHeart

Forgetting

ExcusingTrusting

IgnoringAnEmotion

AnActoftheWill

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“And so woodenly, mechanically, I thrust my hand into the one stretched out to me. And as I did, an incredible thing took

place. The current started in my shoulder, raced down my arm, sprang into our joined hands. And then this healing warmth

seemed to flood my whole being, bringing tears to my eyes. ‘I forgive you, brother!’ I cried. ‘With all my heart!’ For a long moment we grasped each other’s hands, the former guard and the former prisoner. I had never known God’s love so

intensely, as I did then.”

Corrie Ten Bloom from the book “I’m Still Learning to Forgive.”

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TheProcessofForgiveness:1)Forgive2)Forgiving3)Forgiven

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