"God's Heart is Merciful" - Sermon

Read Exodus 34: 5-9.

1. What does the word “mercy” mean to you?

2. Can you think of some ways others have shown mercy to you in the

past? How have you shown mercy to others? How has God shown

mercy to you?

3. Read John 8: 1-11 about the woman caught in adultery. How is this

an example of mercy?

4. Pastor Mick talked about how we often want mercy for ourselves,

but justice for others. What did he mean by that? Have you ever

felt that way?

5. Read Micah 6: 8. What does the Lord require? What does it look

like to live this way? Is it easy to “seek justice” and “love mercy” at

the same time? Why/why not?

6. If we are made in God’s image, why is it so hard to live in accordance

with Micah 6: 8?

7. Read Ephesians 2: 1-10. What do the first three verses tell us

about ourselves? What does the rest of the passage tell us about

God’s mercy?

8. What does it mean to be “God’s handiwork” in Ephesians 2: 10?

How does this verse relate to Philippian 1: 6 and 2 Corinthians 5: 17?

9. Read Matthew 5: 7 and James 2: 13. What do these verses teach

us about the importance of mercy?

Prayer for the Week:

Almighty God, we are so thankful for your mercy. We confess that too

often we follow the ways of the world rather than your ways, by nature

deserving of wrath and being dead in our sin. But through your rich

mercy, you have made us alive in Christ. Indeed, we are new creations

in Christ, your handiwork which you are bringing to completion in each

and every one of us through the transforming power of your Holy Spirit.

Help us to be all that you created us to be. Inspire and empower us to

truly seek justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with you, O God. We

pray all of this in the strong name of Jesus, who lives and reigns with you

and the Holy Spirit, One God, now and forever. Amen.