Turn with me to Matthew the 7th chapter, please.

Last time I was with you, we were ministering on these great truths that Jesus brought up here.

And it's entirely appropriate with what the Lord has done for us that we think about these things

and talk about these things.

The reason that we are so blessed, church, is not because we've done everything perfectly.

Not because we're smarter than other people.

Are necessarily more spiritual or have more faith.

Why?

It is truly.

It's not trying to be humble.

Now, this is just the way it is.

It is truly because of the grace of God and the mercy and goodness of God.

Because there's a thousand ways we could have messed this up.

Me and you.

But we're here today, blessed, rejoicing, hallelujah, prosperous, reaching people with the

word of God, and excited about our future because of God's grace

and his mercy and his kindness.

And one of the chief things that will qualify you for that is that you and I sow mercy. If we stop showing mercy

to others, we're going to stop getting mercy for ourselves. That's not my opinion.

That's scripture. opinion as Scripture.

In Matthew 7, are you there?

Matthew 7.

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