Mercy Sounds Simple... Until It Isn't

This morning, Dave Blow continues in our study of the Sermon on the Mount with a message on mercy. We often like the idea of mercy until things get too real. What would it mean to not only be a merciful person, but a merciful community?

If you would like to see the two clips that were played during the teaching time, you can find the first clip here and the second clip here.

Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here.

Home Church Questions:

1. What stood out to you from this week's teaching?

2. What part of the sermon felt most challenging—or most hopeful—for you?

3. Read Romans 12:17-21 (preferably in multiple translations). What stands out to you or resonates with you in this passage?

4. When you hear the word "mercy", what experiences or emotions come to mind?

5. Why do you think Jesus names mercy as a blessing and not a burden?

6. What stood out to you about the distinction between mercy and avoidance or denial?

7. How do mercy and justice work together rather than against each other?

8. Where do you feel resistance to the idea of forgiving without retaliation?

9. Where is God inviting you to practice mercy right now—internally or relationally? What makes mercy feel risky in that situation?

10. How could this group or church support one another in living mercifully?

11. Pray with and for one another, our church community, and our world.

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