S9E11: God‘s Mercy (God‘s Riches pt. 1)

Sermon #305

(This series was originally recorded in 2018)

We are beginning a new series called "God's Riches," in which we are examining the attributes of God as they are on display in Jesus Christ.  We begin, however, recognizing Reformation Sunday and remembering the mighty acts of the Holy Spirit performed in the early reformers such as Martin Luther, John Calvin, Ulrich Zwingli, and, yes, John Wesley.
God's mercy is on display in the healing of blind Bartimaeus, who sat begging on the roadside outside of Jericho.  Bartimaeus did not ask to be healed, but cried out "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"  Why would he ask for mercy instead of healing?  Perhaps he recognized that he, like all of us, is a sinner in need of forgiveness.  Jesus offers him this and more - he restores his sight.  And the blind man's response is to leave everything behind and follow after Jesus.  Let this be our response to God's mercy as well.

Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on October 28, 2018 (Previously unpublished)

S.D.G.