PDF-GRACE, MERCY, AND PEACE FROM GOD OUR HEAVENLY FATHER

AND FROM OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST October 2012 And now a guest letter from Issues etc and Lutheran Public Radio without alas the wonderful illustrationsLegalism Licenseby Todd Wilke. Silent night holy night shepherds quake at the sight Glories stream from heaven afar heavenly hosts sing Alleluia Christ the Savior is born Christ the Savior is born SILENT NIGHT 34 123 123 Intro G D7 G G D7 G G7 Silent night holy night all is ca Part 2. ACTS . 17:. 28-29. 28 For . in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. . 29 . Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device. . Extraordinary. . A time when “the Church feels the urgent need to proclaim God’s . mercy” . (. Misericordiae. . Vultus. , 25. ). A time . “dedicated . to living out in our daily lives the mercy which the Father constantly extends to all of us” . Author: James . Edmeston. , . Copyright:Public. . Domain. CCLI Song No.:. 719943, . Topic:Means. . Of Grace: Prayer. Tunes:Mannheim. , Praise My . Soul, Meter:8.7.8.7.8.7. . Trochaic. Verse 1. Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us. In this Holy Year of Mercy . Syria enters its fifth year of conflict.. 250,000 people have lost their lives.. 12.2 . million people are in need of assistance, including . five million . children. . At . Learning Objectives. • To define mercy. • To respond to the story of Grace . Idowu. and recognise how . . difficult it can be to show mercy . • To consider Pope Francis’ call to show mercy in this Jubilee Year. Matthew 6:25-34. Jesus does not want you to be . anxious. , but to trust God and . accept . His promises. . Do not be . anxious. . (v25a). Reasons. you should . not . be anxious. I’ve heard of Grace, but what does it look like?. What & Why of Grace. Matthew 26:33-35. 33.  . Peter . answered him, “Though they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away.” 34 . Elijah and the False Prophets of Baal. “Lesson 34: Elijah and the False Prophets of Baal,” . Primary 6: Old Testament, . (1996),149. Who do you pray to when you need help with a problem?. Why wouldn’t you pray to a rock? . 27:20. . “When . neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned. .”. 2 Cor. 1:9-10. “. . . But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead. . . On him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again.”. Caught in the Act (John 8:3-4). The man goes free.. The Law required that both guilty parties be . _____ . and not just the woman. . stoned. THE TRUTH: . MERCY AND GRACE. Caught in the Act (John 8:3-4). Pastoral Initiatives. Encounter Christ anew. Be a people & a church of mercy. Discern the voice of God within the conscience. Pastoral strategy : accompaniment. Recognize Grace present around us. The Mercy Journey. Mercy in Our Hearts: Revisiting the formative experiences and ideas that shape our understanding of mercy. Mercy (n): “Compassion or forgiveness shown towards someone whom it is within one’s power to punish or harm”. Niech ci! p" 7, 8-9; music by R. Koslosky) Refrain: If today you hear his voice, hardenhearts. (repeat) Verse 1. Come, let us sing joyfully to the LORD; Jesus, I trust in you Jezu ufam Tobie