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Matthew 5:7
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7Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
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1)
By whom will we be
shown mercy when we are merciful to others, given the parable in Matthew 18:21-35?
o
We will be shown
mercy by God.
o
When
o
We are merciful
to others.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Matthew 18:21-35 that says,
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21Then Peter came to Jesus
and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins
against me? Up to seven times?”
22Jesus answered, “I tell
you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.
23“Therefore, the kingdom of
heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
24As he began the settlement,
a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold was brought to him.
25Since he was not able to
pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he
had be sold to repay the debt.
26“At this the servant fell
on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back
everything.’
27The servant’s master took
pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.
28“But when that servant went
out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.
He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.
29“His fellow servant fell to
his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’
30“But he refused. Instead,
he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt.
31When the other servants saw
what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything
that had happened.
32“Then the master called the
servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours
because you begged me to.
33Shouldn’t you have had
mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’
34In anger his master handed
him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
35“This is how my heavenly
Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from
your heart.”
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2)
How blessed are
those who are merciful?
o
They will be
shown mercy by God.
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Matthew 5:7
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