Hello, and thanks for joining us today on Pastor Rick's Daily Hope.

This is the Bible teaching ministry of Rick Warren, and today we are continuing in a series

called The Miracle of Mercy.

Rick will show us how God's mercy can lift your guilt, heal your wounds, and transform the

way you live.

And now the final part of a message called God's mercy and my failures.

Number four, when we fail, he shows us mercy when we're down.

He shows us his mercy when we're down.

He doesn't beat us up.

He doesn't pile on. He doesn't add to our guilt.

He doesn't add scorn and shame and a scolding. He saves us. And when you have failed,

he doesn't just come in and go, let me tell you how bad you've done. No, he shows mercy when we're down. And there's a beautiful example of this.

It's a very tender example in John chapter 21.

Here's the story.

This is a couple weeks after the resurrection.

So it's about like now, we're two weeks after Easter.

So right about now, two weeks after Easter, you know, I told you Jesus was around for 40 more days. We're two weeks after Easter. So right about now, two weeks after Easter,

you know, I told you Jesus was around for 40 more days. It says

two weeks later, Jesus

appeared again to the

disciples beside the Sea of

Galilee. Seven

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