Mercy Even for the Epileptic (Matthew 17:14-18)
Gary McManus, 02/28/2016Part of the Mercy series, preached at a Sunday Morning service
No penalty = mercy
“mercy”=126 times in the Bible.
55 times in the New Testament
Add the word “merciful” + 18
mercy= forgiveness
Mercy is by definition UNDESERVED
Epilepsy described from the Epilepsy
Foundation: epilepsy.com
“epilepsy” twice in Matthew: here and Matthew 4:24
Jesus IS the power to heal.
Jesus came to heal all: body, mind, spirit.
Why? Mercy.
Healing is not “fixing.”
[See Psalm 141L:8, Hebrews 12:2]
We do not get “repaired.”
We are given aid/helped.
We receive mercy.
When we declare Jesus Lord of our lives,
healing can begin.
Our lives don’t get repaired
. . .they get transformed.
[Next time we talk about “being merciful.”
We begin to answer the question whether
mercy is ever “enabling.” ]
Be encouraged to continue to go
to our Lord:
Chris Rice’s Come to Jesus:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PANiveIKVX0
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