Sermon Notes

Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the LORD.

We often look at the miracle of the feeding of the 5,000 without focusing on the setup found in verses 30 and 31.

Jesus understands the limitations we have a human being; we need rest. This is something that we often ignore. Jesus makes it very clear that he did not come to abolish the 10 Commandments, but to live them out in front of them. So, why do we ignore the 4th Commandment?

(ekklesia)- simply means a group of people that gather. The term “church” is not the intention as the church would be a later term used for those who followed Jesus as Messiah when they gathered.

Jesus takes this area of Hosea and expounds on it. This time it must deal with judging people as sinners. This is a job that belongs to God, not us.

FOR HIS NAME’S SAKE

In the Bible, mercy is defined as compassionate treatment, especially when one has the power to punish or harm. It encompasses forgiveness, withholding judgment, and providing relief from suffering or hardship. God’s mercy is portrayed as an attribute of his character, showing his pity and kindness towards people, even when they are not deserving of it.

“Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you have heard. Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining.

All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.

Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day’s walk from the city.  When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”