Bethel Sunday Morning Service April 11, 2021 Message by Pastor Michael G. Lewis

[Music] [Music] hallelujah well the praises of your people so [Music] the sacrifice of [Music] you desire to [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] we just want to welcome you jesus we just want to extol your name this morning oh god you are the way makeup and you are the promised people [Music] hallelujah [Music] you are here working in this place [Music] we make a miracle worker promised keeper light in the darkness my god that is my god that is [Applause] [Music] [Music] ever [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] is [Music] our [Music] [Applause] every heart [Music] i will worship [Music] keeper light in the darkness my god that is my god that is [Music] my god [Music] is [Music] my god that is who you [Music] are hallelujah hallelujah we make a miracle worker promised keeper light in the darkness my god that is who [Music] [Music] god [Music] who you are my god [Music] is we make a miracle worker promise keeper my god hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah he is the waymaker the miracle worker the promise keeper every promise of god is yea and every promise of god is amen he cannot fail he cannot go back on his words everything that our god has promised that he will do all his years are yes all his names are niece aren't you glad that you serve a promise keeping god the bible says he's not a man that he should lie he's a demand that he should count slackness my god whatever god says that he will do such an awesome privilege for us to be coming to you this morning from the center over here at 20 south campus bethel united church of jesus christ apostolic and we have come this morning to bring you the good news of the gospel of jesus christ that he died was buried but he rose again the third day declaring i am the resurrection and the life he that believeth on me though you were dead yet shall he live join with me as we begin our worship this morning by repeating psalm 27 the lord is my light and my salvation whom shall i fear the lord is the strength of my life of whom shall i be afraid when the wicked even my enemies and my force came upon me to eat up my flesh they stumble and fell the one who shall encamp against me my heart shall not fear the war should rise against me in this will i be confident one thing have i desired of the lord that will i seek after that i may dwell in the house of the lord all the days of my life to behold the beauty of the lord and to inquire in his temple for in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me he shall set me up on a rock and now shall my head be lifted up above my enemies round about me therefore will i offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy i will sing yea i will sing praises unto the lord hear o lord when i cry with my voice have mercy also upon me and answer me when thou sayers seek my face my heart said unto thee thy face lord will i seek hide not thy face far from me put not their servant away in anger that was been my help leave me not neither forsake me o god of my salvation when my father and my mother forsake me then the lord will take me up teach me thy way oh lord and lead me in a plain path because of mine enemies deliver me not over unto the will of my enemies for false witnesses are risen up against me and such as breathe out cruelty i had fainted unless i had believed to see the goodness of the lord in the land of the living wait on the lord be of good courage and he shall strengthen thine heart wait i say on the lord once again we are encouraged by the word of the lord to wait patiently on the lord we are assured that we will not wait in vain for they that wait upon the lord the prophet isaiah declared shall renew their strength they shall mount up with wings like an eagle they shall run and not be weary they shall walk and not faint the psalmist also declares let none that wait for you be ashamed hallelujah god will come through for those who wait for him so we patiently wait on god knowing that his promises are sure we patiently wait on god knowing that his will must be done in our lives we patiently wait on god knowing that whatever he says that he will do can we shout hallelujah can we shout hallelujah one more time oh glory be to god wherever you are in your house wherever you are in your car wherever you are on the job wherever you are today just show the hallelujah the best way you can hallelujah to god for he's a faithful god join with me as we repeat together mission statement and our pledge a mission statement guides the activities of our church and sets out the mandate that god has given to us as a local church so join with us as we repeat together we endeavor to love obey and serve our lord and savior jesus christ striving always to fulfill our purpose in making disciples of all men for the advancing of the kingdom of god on earth under the direction and power of the holy ghost and with an empowered people we will foster unity love and fellowship within the apostolic in carrying out our mission we pledge to build god's kingdom through the ministries of apostle prophet evangelist pastor and teacher as we seek to rescue our fellow men from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light teach believers the word necessary for maturity growth and mission and prepare believers for the glorious appearing of jesus christ can we shout hallelujah can we shout hallelujah can we shout hallelujah [Music] praise god praise god lift your hands and give him praise hallelujah as we continue in worship with our opening song at calvary years and sprinting vanity [Music] he died mercy there was great and gracefully [Music] [Music] there was great and grace was free there was multiplied to me bertie [Music] now [Music] is [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Music] is is [Music] hallelujah hallelujah mercy there was great and grace was free harden glory to god was multiplied to me it was there my burden soul found liberty at calvary can you shout hallelujah for liberty this morning hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah i'm free praise the lord i'm free no longer bound glory to god only because of calvary what a blessing this morning hallelujah hallelujah praise god praise god our scripture reading will come to us this morning from lamentations chapter 3 verses 22 through 26 and it reads thus it is of the lord's mercies that we are not consumed because his compassions fail not they are new every morning great is thy faithfulness the lord is my portion seth my soul therefore will i hope in him the lord is good unto them that wait for him to the soul that seeketh him verse 26 it is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the lord praise the name of jesus this is the word of god and he promises to add his richest blessings to the reading thereof it is part time praise god where we take your request to the throne of god hallelujah as we pray we ask that you believe god let hope arise in your soul hallelujah open up the windows god will pray that god will open the windows of heaven and pour out whatever you need from him this morning as we sing for mercy so great after which missionary monique lewis will lead us to the throne of grace the mercies of god [Music] oh i never could number them they are more than the stars [Music] foreign [Music] what's return can i make [Laughter] [Music] i love him [Music] as long as my [Music] when for sleep and they glad that my heart and your [Music] [Music] is [Music] that i have as long as [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] hallelujah [Music] i love him [Music] as my thank you jesus glory to god hallelujah eternal god our father our lord hallelujah our strength our purpose father this morning we come as a people bowing before you lord in worship and adoration of your great and mighty name father this morning we come loving you father this morning we come with grateful hearts we are so grateful to you this morning lord for all that you have done you are just an amazing god you are just a good god you're a wonderful father you're a precious friend and this morning lord even even even in the greatness of your majesty you take time out to love us you take time out lord to pay us some attention oh god because this morning we are a people called by your name we are baptized this morning in your name hallelujah we have been washed with the blood of jesus christ and this morning lord your love for us is so great so vast we cannot measure it lord sometimes we cannot even understand it but we are just grateful that you love us that you care for us thank you jesus you're watching over us you're providing for us and so this morning lord even as we come bow in our heads and our hearts and surrendering our lives we ask you one more time lord to forgive us to forgive us of all the mistakes that we have made to forgive us lord of any impure thoughts oh god almighty hallelujah forgive us lord of all the things that we didn't do that we should have done this morning lord we ask you to cover us under your blood one more time in the name of jesus cast our sins far away from us lord into the bottomless ocean and remember them no more even as we come repenting this morning before you father in the name of jesus we are confident lord that you will hear us and you'll forgive us and you will wash us again oh father this morning hallelujah we have come to ask you lord to to watch over us your people in the name of jesus sometimes we are not even sure what to ask for but lord even when we are not sure what to petition you for we ask dear god that you will abundantly bless and abundantly pardon remember the children of bethel this morning wherever they may be remember those who have joined us lord our visitors and our friends remember the children this morning almighty god hallelujah we cannot do without you lord jesus without you lord god we are unable to accomplish all the things you want us to do without your strength this morning without your peace oh god we are scattered abroad but this morning we thank you for the spirit of love and of assumed mind we thank you god almighty hallelujah for those you have set over us those who are praying for us in the mighty name of jesus lord we want to ask you this morning to remember those who are shutting those who are unable hallelujah to fend for themselves this morning we pray for them we pray lord for their strength and for their divine provision in the name of jesus oh god this morning we pray for those who are sick oh god in the body of christ this morning those who are suffering long and travailing hard with infirmities in their flesh this morning you are the divine healer you are the mighty god hallelujah the bomb in gilead oh lord there is healing in your wings and this morning god will put your precious children before you one more time as we lift up our faith believing that it is done for healing is a children's bread this morning and we stand confident lord that for all the infirmities in our flesh for everything that plagues our body plagues our mind that you are well able and we are more than conquerors through jesus christ our lord father this morning we put our country before you one more time as praying people oh god almighty we put our island jamaica before you and we ask you lord to cover our borders we ask you lord god to continue to divinely protect us and provide for us in the mighty name of jesus let godliness rule this nation we pray for blessed is a nation whose god is the lord father this morning we present the rest of the service to you and we ask that you will just favor us this morning with a word from the throne oh god hearken to the needs of your people this morning and bless us tremendously lord in the mighty name of jesus we pray and give you thanks amen hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah let's cover this prayer in the name of jesus hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah healing in the name of jesus deliverance in the name of jesus whatever your need is you just rise up and claim it in the name of jesus he is a ban in gilead and he is the bomb in jamaica he is the bomb in your house right now right now in your bedroom in your kitchen in your living room he is that bomb hallelujah glory to the name of jesus and you just need to rise up and claim your healing glory to the name of jesus it doesn't matter what the doctor said hallelujah the lord always has the last word hallelujah claim your healing by faith claim your deliverance by faith glory to the name of jesus hallelujah hallelujah oh glory to god i just feel that somebody is out there just need hallelujah to believe jesus and to take him at his words hallelujah hallelujah we are going up we are going up together we are going up to conquer in the name of the lord we are going out in the name of the lord i am lord don't talk i am a child [Music] oh i am a warrior glory hallelujah the name of jesus no defeat around here glory to god we have just concluded our convocation under the theme go forward so we are all victorious this morning hallelujah we are warriors and we are going forward in the name of the lord glory to the name of jesus it is such a blessing glory glory to be in the house of the lord one more time hallelujah hallelujah aren't you glad that you are in your own sanctuary with your own front seat hallelujah worshiping the name of the lord this morning type it in the church hallelujah glory to god register your presence in the name of jesus hallelujah certainly i acknowledge the presence of the lord with us in the house this morning praise god praise god and it is my esteemed pleasure for the first time before his congregation to welcome bishop designate michael george lewis hallelujah put your hands together for our pastor glory to the name of jesus hallelujah during our convocation he was conferred with the bishop designate title and we are glad we are just honored that the lord has blessed him and that he has now moved another take on more responsibilities in the house of the lord but i know that we are all praying for him hallelujah and i can assure you bishop designate michael lewis of our support hallelujah as you and your family continue to just work in the kingdom of god so we acknowledge your presence today sir praise god and to our elder elder trevor ferguson who is here this morning hallelujah to our samis hallelujah missionary janice brown the musicians the order of israel not a team this morning just one praise god praise god and we just want to thank god for them here this morning and to all of you god's wonderful people hallelujah the saints those who are visiting who are visiting hallelujah and even to those who will come and watch this broadcast in the future a warm holy ghost welcome hallelujah in the name of jesus we are coming to you from bethel united church of jesus christ apostolic situated at 20 south camp road in the island of jamaica hallelujah praise god we are the compassionate and compassionate church praise god and we believe in the oneness of god hallelujah praise god we believe in acts 2 38 hallelujah when peter declared hallelujah you should repent and be baptized every one of you for the remission of your sins and you shall receive the gift of the holy ghost hallelujah glory to the name of jesus we pray that as you worship with us you will be richly blessed and we ask that whatever medium you are viewing us on this morning that you share with your friends and your family invite someone to worship with us and be blessed in the name of jesus at this time we would have been receiving our offering if we were in the temple but we are going to receive it nonetheless hallelujah and we ask that you get that envelope that you have been storing the offering for these past three weeks when we have been on the lockdown get that envelope out and drop your offering in and you know how to get it to us hallelujah hallelujah praise god and so we just give god thanks this morning for all the gifts that he has blessed us with for every offering that will be given into his courts this morning hallelujah hallelujah we thank you lord and we pray that this tour basket of your people will never be empty that you will bless them in the name of jesus let your will be done in jesus name praise god praise god praise god hallelujah at this time let me ask missionary genius brown to come again and to bless us in jesus name praise the lord jesus hallelujah thank you jesus you may feel down and feel like god as somehow forgotten that you are faced with circumstances that you can't get through right now it seems that there is no way out you're going under god's proven time and time again he'll take care of you he'll do it again you'll do it again just take a look at where you are now and where you have been for you he's the same now as land don't you know god has not changed you may not know how you may not know when but you do it taken god knows the things that you're going through and how you are urging [Laughter] he understands just how your heart has been broken into he's the god of the sun the stars the sea he is your father he'll fight the storms he'll find a way and he'll fix it for you he'll do it again he'll do it again just take a look at where you are now and where you have been as you always the same now as then don't you know god has not changed you may not know how you may not know when but you'll do it again he's still god he will not fail you he's still god he has not changed know he's still god and he's fighting for you just like daniel just like moses [Music] god will do it again yes we will do it again just take a look at where you are now and where you have been has always come through for you is the same now as then don't you know god has not changed you may not know how [Music] he's still a god he has not changed i know he's still god and he's fighting for you just like daniel just like moses just like shadrach meshach [Music] oh god we'll do it it again just take a look at where you are now and where you have been as it always comes through for you it's the same now as [Music] again hallelujah hallelujah shout hallelujah wherever you are this morning if you believe he will do it again holy ghost is just the same yesterday today and forever he will do it again hallelujah hallelujah whatever you need from him trust him to do it again praise god praise god it is time for the word hallelujah and it is my pleasure to present to you to preach the word of god for the first time as bishop designate our pastor bishop designate michael g lewis and the holy ghost receive him with a hallelujah praise hallelujah holland [Music] come on and give god a praise from the rising of the sun to the going down of the same the name of our lord is worthy to be praised for he alone is worthy to worship and adore the lamb of god victorious the risen christ he practice our redemption our righteousness is he everybody shout exalt exalt exalt the name of jesus the name of jesus is above every other name there is no other name given under heaven there is no other name given among men whereby we must be saved shout [Music] hallelujah show it hallelujah can we just pick up our god make his praise glorious who can be compared and to whom can we liken our god for our god cannot be compared to any other god he says i'm a jealous god and my glory i will not share with another thank you jesus thank you jesus thank you jesus thank you lord we greet you in the powerful name of the lord jesus christ such a privilege to be able to come to you this morning from the sanctuary here at the bethel united church of jesus christ apostolic twenties so kim proved it is our privilege amen though few in numbers to bring you the good news of the gospel of jesus christ we are few with numbers but we are grateful amen for associate pastor hilton for lady monique lewis amen for service amen missionary janice brown our own elder dr trevor ferguson praise god our musicians brother dominique and brother michael our audio visual minister minister david mcfarlane and we're here to ensure that the message of the gospel continues to be echoed from this house that jesus saves he keeps and he satisfies we greet everyone in the name of jesus to all the members of the beth united church and to those who are joining us online via facebook youtube or twitter amen for those joining us from the different parishes in jamaica for those who are joining us from abroad amen to our friends our visitors who have come amen to share with us we're happy amen that we're here and we're happy that you have logged on to these channels for service we trust that you'll continue to journey with us continue to subscribe like and share amen as the lord have his way praise god in the name of jesus well tell somebody it's time for the word amen make sure call somebody call your friends call your family members amen look around if you don't see a church brother or sister in one of those rooms whether it be in the youtube or the facebook amen tell them call them tell them it's time for the word it's time for the word pastor is about to preach it's time for the word amen in times like these we need a bible in times like these we need an anchor be very sure be very sure church we've got to be very sure that our anchor holes and grips have a shonda that solid rock this rock that's how many says is jesus he is the only one this rock is jesus yes he is the one be very sure be very very sure our anchor holes and grips that solid rock hallelujah it is in the book of lamentations lamentations chapter number three that god would have us to hear his mind for us today lamentations chapter 3 and we will read just two verses from the text that was read early on for you we will focus on verse 22 and verse number 23 let us hear the inspired word of god it is of the lord's mercies that we are not consumed because his compassions fail not they are new every morning great is thy faithfulness the word of the lord and we say thanks be to almighty god for the reading and the proclamation of his word the theme this morning that god would have us to explore centers on god himself and our theme this morning is our merciful god we serve without the shadow of a doubt a merciful god and we want to look at this merciful god hallelujah i'm so glad that i serve a merciful god aren't you glad that you serve a merciful god morning by mourning new mercies we can see the god that we serve is a merciful god i want to underscore at the beginning that the mercies of god is a sensual theme of the christian faith when we read the bible we are confronted with the mercies of god from the book of genesis to the book of revelation the father begins with the mercies of god and it ends with god's mercies because when we look in genesis chapter 1 the bible describes the earth as being without form and void and how darkness was on the face of the earth then the bible tells us that the spirit of god moved upon the face of the earth the act of the spirit of god moving upon the face of the earth suggests that god was brooding or over and over the earth and the very act that the spirit of god moved upon that which was without form void and filled with darkness is an indication of the mercies of god because later on he was going to move over my void without form and dark life to rescue us from sin so the very act of the spirit of god moving upon the face of the earth was an indication of a sign of god's mercies because god is so merciful then his spirit demanded light out of darkness he said let there be light and there was light because his spirit [Music] demanded mercy he called life out of lifelessness my god that which was void became full of life because of god's mercies his spirit demanded order out of chaos my god he spoke and it was done the writer said he commanded and it stood first now when we speak of mercy mercy is not simply just the withholding of punishment but it is an act of giving help or having compassion on someone who is afflicted so when we when we think of god as mercies we're speaking of god withholding punishment we're speaking about god given help we're speaking then about the compassion of the lord no wonder the writer of the book of lamentations he says it is of the lord's mercies why we are not consumed and then the next sentence he makes reference to his compassion because god's mercies are wrapped up in his compassion towards us because his compassions fail not they are new every morning great is thy faithfulness the one who is merciful must by definition then have the authority and the ability to exercise punishment or harm to those to whom he is merciful by his nature god is omnipotent meaning he is all-powerful and he has the authority and the ability to exercise punishment over the creatures of his creation but in his goodness and in his mercies he he chose to have mercy it is not that god had to have mercy on us but he chose to have mercy the writer says in the book of exodus that god will have mercy on whom he will he chose to have mercy and that's what i love about god is because god chooses to have mercy he could have exercised judgment and punishment but when justice called mercy answer mercy heard our feeble cry can we shout hallelujah [Music] so with justice we truly get what we deserve that's called justice if you run the red lights and you're stopped by the police and you receive a ticket then that's justice because you did break the law and the punishment for such a crime is a ticket therefore justice is getting what we we deserve but mercy is not getting what we deserve we deserve to die we deserve to be lost forever but god who is rich in mercy gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but shall have everlasting life so mercy is not getting what we deserve and then if we push it a little further grace is getting what we don't deserve it's not that we deserve to be saved but god has extended his grace because of his mercy towards us and called us into his beloved so we have to then understand the concept of justice mercy and grace because in god there is justice in god there is mercy and in god there is grace and all of these three are wrapped up in our our wonderful god that we serve the god of the bible then is described for us as a merciful god deuteronomy chapter 4 and verse 31 describes god for us here what the righteous is for the lord thy god is a merciful god in other words god's word declares to us emphatically that the god that we serve is a merciful god now how do you know that god is a merciful god well number one i know because deuteronomy chapter 4 and verse 31 says the lord thy god is a merciful god he will not forsake thee neither destroy thee nor forget the covenant that he made with the father thy fathers that he swore unto them here he was speaking to the children of israel and speaking about the covenant that he made with abraham but i know from experience that god is a merciful god because one day his mercy attended my way one day when i was on my way to whatever's hell without god and christ his mercy stopped me my god his mercy attended my way and pardon was given the someone says years i spent in vanity and pride caring not my lord was crucified knowing not it was me he died at calvary mercy there was grace and grace was repaired and there was multiplied to me there my burden soul found liberty at calvary and so if i boast this morning i have nothing to boast of but the mercies of god that i serve a merciful god who says i will not forsake you we serve a merciful god who says i will not destroy thee nor will i forget the covenant that i made with abraham and we know that we are abraham's children hallelujah the word of god tells us that we are spiritual children of abraham but not only that but the psalmist in psalm 145 and verse 8 tells us about god hear what the psalmist says the lord is gracious i'm trying to to understand let us understand the god that we serve number one he's gracious number two he's full of compassion he doesn't just have a little drop of compassion he's full now when something is full there is no space for anything else so god from the beginning and the ending in fact there is no beginning to god and there is no ending to god in fact god is just full of compassion he is gracious number two he is full of compassion and aren't you glad number three that he's slow to anger that god is not like us who get angry very easily he is slow to anger and fourthly he is off great not just mercy but great everybody shout great mercy my god the god that we serve is gracious the god that we serve is full of compassion the god that we serve is slow to anger and the god that we serve is a god of great mercy hallelujah i just feel like giving god a praise i i just feel like worshiping this god i just feel like worshipping this gracious god i just feel like worshiping this god who is full of compassion worshipping this god who is slow to anger worshiping this god who is great in mercy hallelujah can we show the hallelujah can we show the hallelujah we serve a merciful god the lord who is gracious and full of compassion hallelujah to god let's go through some points quickly as we look at the merciful god that we serve point number one god's mercies are everlasting now now he doesn't just give us mercy today and take it back tomorrow his mercies are everlasting so when we say that we have a merciful god we're not talking about a merciful god in the old testament or merciful god in the new testament we are talking about a god who is merciful forever because his mercies are everlasting how do you know pastor that his mercies are everlasting i'm glad you asked first chronicles chapter 16 and verse 34 tells us that his mercies are everlasting for hear the writer says all give thanks unto the lord for he is good and for his mercy endureth for one week no for a month no for a year no for a decade no for a millennium no his mercies endureth forever my god aren't you glad that you serve a god whose mercies endureth forever so it means then that you can't exhaust god's mercies we can't my god outdo god's mercies because his mercies are everlasting we serve a god whose mercies are everlasting number two not only is god's mercies everlasting but god's mercies are plenteous and great my god his mercies are plenteous and great psalm 86 is where we will tabernacle amen as we look at the mercies of god being plenteous and great psalm 86 and verse 5 the psalmist says for thou lord are good i'm talking about god now remember we described god in an earlier text the bible says that god almighty is gracious full of compassion slow to anger and of great mercy now the psalmist says to us that the lord the word good ready to forgive that word ready means eager my god we serve a god who is willing and eager to forgive us in fact god is more willing to forgive us that we are willing to repent it is in god's nature to forgive for the lord are good and ready to forgive and plenty us my god look at that word plenteous full of mercy unto all them that call upon thee god is full of mercy and is ready to forgive what is required of us is that we have to be willing to repent now anyone who is willing to repent from their hearts sincerely turn from sin god is ready to forgive god is us in mercy god is full of mercy to forgive also amen in psalm 108 and verse 4 the bible says for the mercy for thy mercy is above the heavens my god and thy truth reach us onto the cloud listen so big is god's mercy so plenteous is god's mercies that the writer says they are above the heavens not just the heaven but the heavens meaning the first second the third and whatever heavens are there the mercies of god goes above the very heavens thy mercy is great above the heavens and thy truth reach it on to the clouds and just one more scripture before we move on numbers chapter 14 and verse 18 numbers chapter 14 and verse 18 again describes our god now remember in deuteronomy chapter 4 31 the lord is described as our merciful god hallelujah in psalm 145 8 god is described as gracious full of compassion slow to anger and great in mercy yeah hallelujah in first chronicles 16 24 he says he is good and his mercy is endured forever in psalm 86 5 we are told that what good ready to forgive plenty of sin mercy and now hallelujah to god in numbers chapter 14 and verse 18 we are told that the lord is long-suffering so so we are continuing hallelujah to describe our merciful god he is long-suffering and of great everybody say great everybody say great he is of great mercy not just some mercy but great mercy forgiven the inequity and the transgression and by no means clearing the guilt visiting the iniquities of the fathers upon the children and the third and the fourth generation god is great full of great mercy forgiving iniquities and transgressions aren't you glad that you serve a god who is of great mercy so so so god his mercies are everlasting his mercies are plenteous and great but number three point number three what i love about god's mercies is that god's mercies follow us oh lord god's mercies follow us the psalmist tells us in psalm 23 and verse 6 we know it well surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and i will dwell in the house of the lord forever and ever in other words brothers and sisters the mercies of god follows us all the days of our lives i want us to understand then that when we wake up in the morning we are confronted with the mercies of god when we go to our work whether we drive or we take public transport when we travel along the road we are not traveling alone because on our left is goodness and on our right is mercy and god's goodness and mercies follow us throughout the day when we get home we're not getting home alone but we're going home with goodness and we're going home with mercy when we lay our head on the pillar to sleep at night so we are not sleeping alone because goodness and mercy is following us how do you think you made it through the day yesterday it wasn't because you were smart or you were genius it was because goodness and mercy was following you and so every move that you make and every step that you took there was god's mercy that was keeping you there was god's goodness that was keeping you not that we could keep ourselves because if we reflect many of us on the last 24 hours many of us did some things that we ought not to have done many of us would be in regret today because we have done some things that we'd say oh pastor i'm so sorry i did that when i looked back over my lap there were some thoughts i said no lord i should not have thought but the reason why god didn't destroy us was because his goodness and his mercies were following us and every turn we turn god shows us mercy if we call on him he'll have mercy if we call on him he'll have mercy if we seek him we'll find mercy if we open our mouth even just to think about him he'll extend goodness and mercy can i just pause for a little bit and shout hallelujah for the god who is good can i just shout a hallelujah for the god who is merciful every day that you live every move that you make mercy is following you goodness is following you that's why you know my god almighty that's why the enemy can't fool you that's why the enemy can't trick you because you know who is following you you know the goodness of god is following you and that's what the bible says in the book of romans it is the goodness of god that leadeth men to repentance so when we see how good god has been to us evil when we were good to him when we see how merciful god has been to us my god even when we don't deserve it my god we have no other alternative than to fall on our knees and repent we have no other alternative than to say lord i come with old and nothing all i have is one desire all i owe is on the altar we have no alternative but to hold on to the awns of the altar and to say god have mercy on me like the psalmist david after he had sinned with bathsheba and killed uriah and when the prophet natan confronted him and when he was confronted with the goodness and the mercies of god i hear david in psalm psalm 51 declaring have mercy on me o god according to thy loving kindness and according to the multitudes of thy timber mercies blocked out my transgressions aren't you glad that you serve a god that when you repent he forgives i'm just glad that you serve a god who can wash away our sins wash away our stains that he revives that he renews that he refreshes aren't you glad that you serve a god that says call unto me and i will answer you aren't you glad that you serve a god that won't push you away that you serve a gun that won't forsake you but a god who is merciful my god the only reason why i am here this morning the only reason why you are there this morning is because he's merciful merciful maduro merciful god's mercies follow us point number four as i push on amen not only is god's mercies everlasting and god's mercies are plenteous and great and not only does his mercies follow us but we can trust in god's mercies we can trust my god we can have confidence in god's mercies we can have hope in god's mercies we can have faith in god's mercies we can trust in god's mercies psalm 13 and verse 5 the psalmist says but i it's a personal testimony now i have trusted in thy mercy my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation now to trust is to put one's confidence and believe into a thing and so when the psalmist says i have trusted in thy mercy the psalm is the same god i have thrown myself upon your mercies and i know that you are a merciful god and that you are a forgiving god so i'm going to trust you even when i can't trace you i'm going to trust you even when the way seems dark i'm going to trust you in the midst of my failure i'm going to trust you in the midst of my fault i'm going to trust you that your mercies will attend unto me so the psalmist says but i have trusted in thy mercy i want to assure somebody today that no matter where you find yourself right now in your spiritual journey in the race of life that you can trust in the mercies of god maybe you have drifted from the track maybe you have stopped the race maybe you have quit the race and you're saying my god is there any mercy for me is there any grace that is left for me well god has sent me here this morning to tell you that you can trust hallelujah to god you can trust in his mercies you can rely that when you need god's mercies they are available you can trust in his mercies knowing that when you repent when you turn when you confess when you call upon him that his mercies are there they are new every morning great is his faithfulness so the psalmist says i have trusted in thy mercy therefore my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation can i just say to some of us that you see that's why when people worship the lord we have to learn to leave them alone and let them worship god because they see some folks are worshiping god and they're rejoicing not because of what they have whether it be house car husband money but there are some folks who are simply just worshiping god because you don't know like they know and you don't know like we know how god has been so merciful to us how god has been so forgiving to us how god has been so gracious to us and so you can worship him for a big house and you can worship him for a big car that's all right but there are some of us that are just worshiping god for his mercy there are some of us just saying thank you god i thought i would have been cut off but thank you for your mercies i thought i would have been kicked out but i thank you that mercy has attended my way is there anybody here is there anybody on youtube is there anybody on facebook is there anybody on twitter that have a praise because of the mercies of god why don't you praise him right now why don't you give him a praise of his mercy you know what it's been the mercies of god you know like nobody else that if it had not been for the mercies of god if it had not been for the grace of god we would be ashamed today but my god i'm thanking god i'm lifting him up i'm praising god for mercy i'm thanking him for his mercies and joy forever i'm thanking him for mercy shout hallelujah somebody showed hallelujah somebody showed you hallelujah somebody tell him thank you tell him thank you for mercy so great tell him thank you mama tell him thank you for being a merciful god tell him thank you for being a great god as we push on with the narrative of the mercies of god not only is god's mercies everlasting and god's mercy is plenteous and great not only does god's mercies follow us and that we can trust in god's mercies but but but number five we are commanded we are told to sing we are my singers we are told to sing everybody you have to have a song when it comes to the mercies of god we are commanded in the scriptures to sing of god's mercies in psalm 59 and verse 16 the psalmist says my god in the command to sing of the mercies of god he says but i will sing of thy power yea i will sing aloud of thy mercy in other words we've got a song to sing and the song is about the power of god our song is about the mercy of god but i will sing of thy power yea i will sing aloud of thy mercies in the morning for thou hast been my defense and the refuge in the day of my trouble i don't know about you but i i've got a song i've got a song to sing i've got a song about the mercies of god do you have a song about the mercies of god what's your song concerning the mercies of god type in the chat i've got a song and tell us the song that you have about the mercies of god the psalmist in psalm 89 and verse 1 not only the the psalmist declared in psalm 59 16 but in psalm 89 1 he says i will sing oh lord here is it again i will sing often oh i don't hear you i don't hear you on facebook i don't hear you on twitter i don't hear you on youtube i will sing off i will sing off i will sing off the mercies of the lord forever with my mouth somebody get ready to open them out and sing of the mercies of god i will open my mouth and i will make known the faithfulness of our god to all the generation somebody's about to sing a song of the mercies of god somebody needs to let the young people know that god is merciful somebody need to let the whole people know that god is merciful somebody need to let the singles know that god is merciful somebody need to let married folks know that god is merciful somebody need to let the new converts know that we serve a merciful god can can i say can i give you one of my song the song says the mercies of god what a theme for my son oh i never could number them all they are more than the stars in the heavenly doom or the sand on the wave so the salmon says former see so great what return can i make from mercies so constant and sure i love him i'll serve him with all that i have as long as my life shall i feel the holy ghost somebody sing with me for mercy so great open your mouth and sing of the mercies i love it hold on can i tell you another one i gotta sing of the mercies of god somebody says mercy rewrote hallelujah my life yes sir i could have fallen my soul and my soul mercy mercy hallelujah help me sing mercy we wrote [Applause] my life [Music] can we do it one more time i will sing ah hold it i got another one the word of god says sing off the mercies of god i got another one the song says mercy says no hallelujah i'm not going to let you go i'm not going to let you slip away you don't have to be afraid mercy says no sin will never take life and death stood face to face darkness tried to steal my heart away but thank you jesus mercy said no i'm not gonna let you go i will not let you sleep away you don't have to be afraid mercy said no sin will never take control life and death mercy but mercy said no mercy mercy said no thank you jesus thank you jesus for mercy said no my god mercy says no mercy says no i feel like singing another one yes sir do you have another song out there hallelujah wonderful merciful savior precious redeemer and friend who would have thought that a lamb could rescue my god rescue rescue rescue the soul rescue the soul of man somebody says wonderful wonderful merciful savior [Music] [Music] oh let's do it one more time wonderful merciful merciful oh lord precious redeemer can we do it one more time wonderful [Applause] save your precious redeemer and friends [Applause] [Music] oh i'm digging deep now i'm going deep now in the mercies of god we're going back to the pentecostal hymnal brightly clean our father's mercies from his lighthouse evermore but to us he gives the keeping of the light along the way let the lord lights be burning send the gleam across the wave some poor faint and struggling seamen you may rescue let's take it from verse one brightly be my father's mercies right sleeping my god i feel the holy ghost oh father's mercy from islam my god my god sing of the mercies my god my god [Laughter] [Laughter] he gives [Applause] let's oh you may depression but god held me close so i wouldn't let go god's mercies kept me hallelujah so i wouldn't let go i almost gave up i was right at the edge of a breakthrough but couldn't see that devil really had me but jesus came and grabbed me and he held me close so i wouldn't let go god's mercies kept us so we are here today because god kept us we're alive today because of his grace he kept me god kept you he kept us so we wouldn't let go oh god i hope most let i felt like i just couldn't take life anymore my problems god's mercy kept me so i wouldn't let go of i would i was right at the edge i was right at the edge i was running the edge right at the edge of the bridge of the mercies of god the bible says sing of his mercies oh god god's mercy kept me so i wouldn't let foreign he kept me god kept me [Music] today only because of disgrace so i [Applause] god's mercy scared me so i wouldn't let go hallelujah hallelujah the word of god i will sing of thy power i will sing a loud of the mercy in the morning then in psalm 89 1 it says i will sing of the mercies of the lord forever my god if you got another song that we didn't sing type it in the chat and let us know amen your song concerning the verses of god but as i push on in the name of jesus as i push on amen with just two more points number six we are saved by the mercies of god i'm closing we are we are saved by by the mercies of god paul writes to titus in titus chapter 3 and verse 5 he tells us not by works of righteousness speaking about our salvation we are we are not saved by our works of righteousness which we have done but how are we saved we are saved according to his mercy he saved us by the washing of regeneration and by the renewing of the holy ghost in other words we are saved by grace we are saved by the mercies of god and when we repent and we are baptized in the name of jesus in water we are washed by the regeneration and when we are filled with the holy spirit the holy spirit resurrects us and quickens us from dead works even unto righteousness so therefore we are saved then by by the mercies of god we're in the church by the mercies of god paul then writes to the church of ephesus in ephesians chapter 2 verses 4 to 5 and he says but god who is rich in mercy for his great love wherewith he loved us rich mercy great love even when we were dead in sin hath he quickened or made alive uh quicken us together with christ by grace he are saved therefore god who is rich in mercy and his great love has saved us by his grace now remember mercy is god giving us what we don't deserve and then grace is god giving us hallelujah what we mercy is god not giving us what we truly deserve and grace is god given to us what we don't deserve we don't deserve this great salvation but because of his grace we are saved and i want to close today by telling somebody that there is mercy that is available for you i want to close with my final point because if you are not saved if you are outside of christ if you're a sinner oh god if you're outside of the body of christ that there is mercy available for you so my final point that there is mercy for sinners how many know that god is merciful to the sinners god is merciful to the unrighteous my god almighty isaiah 55 and verse 7 he tells us how merciful god is he says let the wicked forsake his ways and the unrighteous man is thoughts because you see sin occurs first in the mind and then it is manifested in our actions so he says let the wicked man forsake his ways and the unrighteous man is thought and let him return unto him and god will abundantly pardon that word pardon there means that god will have mercy so i want to close my god my simple sermon this morning by reminding every unsafe person that if you turn away from sin if you turn away from unrighteousness if the wicked forsake his ways and their righteous man is thoughts and return unto god you serve a god we serve a god who will have mercy a god who will abundantly pardon you there is no sin there is no sin that is too great for his mercies his mercies are everlasting and they're new every morning you just have to go to god and say god i come i come i'm coming i'm turning away from sin i'm forsaken my whole life i'm changing god but i need you i need your mercies and i need your grace just come to god and just open up everything just confess everything to god don't hide anything don't leave anything out just throw your hands above your head and say god here am i here am i i need your mercies i'm in need of your grace i'm in need of your mercy so oh my god you don't have to shout it out you can just whisper it and he will hear you the final scripture for today proverbs chapter 28 and verse 13 the bible says but he that covert his sins shall not prosper but whosoever confess it and forsake them shall have mercy so here god is saying that listen if you try to hide your sin you will not prosper you will not prosper but whosoever confess it and not just confess but forsake or turn away from or change your attitude change your direction change your mind the bible says that god will have mercy and so right now as i close as i bring my simple sermon to a close i want to remind somebody that there is still a fountain that is filled with blood that's drawn from emmanuel's vein where sinners can plunge beneath that flood and lose all your guilty stain there is still a fountain that is filled with blood that is filled with mercy that is filled with grace for you and all god is waiting honest for you to come and say god here i am whosoever will forsake his ways whosoever will change his mind god said i will have mercy and i will abundantly pardon and i will give grace and i want to say to somebody that the arms of mercy is now outstretched to you the arms of grace is now outstretched to you you need to come boldly before the throne of grace that you might find help somebody need to come to god today somebody need to repent of their sense today somebody need to forsake their sins today somebody need to say preacher tell me how can i get to the waters how can i be baptized all you've got to do is type in the chat i need to be baptized we will reach out to you hallelujah to god we will get to you we will organize your baptism in water for the bible says he that believe it and this baptized shall be saved and if you believe that the scripture was said out of your belly shall flow rivers of living water i'm closing my sermon but i dare not close without telling somebody that mercy is available for you grace is available for you the blood of jesus is available for you i hear the song and said one can wash away my sinner nothing but the blood what can make me whole again nothing but the blood come my brother come my sister today is the day where you have an encounter with the mercies of god today is the day where you're going to have an encounter with the grace of god come out of sydney walk out of sydney come out of egypt walk out to babylon come to god confess your sins forsake your bad attitude throw your hands before god and say god here i am here i am lord here i am lord it's me o lord it's me o lord i need your mercies i need your grace i need your blood it's me o lord i need a washing it's me oh lord i need a cleansing it's me oh lord send on your mercies lord send on your mercies send on your mercies somebody shout mercy somebody showed mercy i feel it i feel it somebody is making up their mind to be saved somebody's making up their mind to walk out and say now just type in the chat mercy mercy mercy mercy the mercies of god what a theme for our song we never can number them all they are more than the stars in the heaven or the way on the sand beaten shore for mercy so great what return can i make for mercies so constant and sure hallelujah somebody somebody somebody this is your moment this is your moment of decision this is your hour of decision lift your hands now and say god have mercy upon me have mercy upon me lord have mercy upon me lord according to your loving kindness can somebody show mercy show me mercy mercy when justice caught madonna we used to sing long long time ago when trust is called mercy answer jesus heard my feeble cry oh i've been there i will be there because of love when justice called mercy as i bring to give the call remember dr trevor ferguson i closed reminding us that these verses are new every morning new every morning great is god's faithfulness come to jesus today turn your life over repent of your sins be baptized in the wonderful name of jesus and be filled with the holy ghost god bless you in jesus name hallelujah hallelujah oh praise the name of the lord jesus hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah we serve a god today [Music] who is plenteous in mercy praise the name of the lord jesus and wherever you are whatever situation you might have found yourself in today you can fall on the mercies of god or praise the name of the lord jesus you might have been far gone from god you might have done many things which are evil and unrighteous but god's mercies are everlasting o praise the name of the lord jesus god mercies endure it forever god's mercies are plenteous and great and they are available to you today so today to all in the hearing of my voice i invite you to fall on god's mercy to call on god's mercy to ask him for forgiveness for your sins to ask him to pardon your transgressions to ask him to come into your life come to jesus today because he is ready to say praise god we're going to sing the hymn jesus i come praise the name of the lord jesus wherever you are whatever your situations as we sing this song apply to your life make an altar where you are and surrender to jesus he is willing and ready to pardon to forgive you of all your sins and to cleanse you from all unrighteousness praise the name of the lord jesus so as we sing make that altar talk to jesus because you come to him having recognized that he is merciful praise the name of the lord jesus [Music] hallelujahs i come jesus i come into thy freedom jesus i come to thee out of my [Music] [Music] i jesus i come to be [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] jesus [Music] oh [Music] [Music] and [Applause] [Music] into thy place [Music] out [Music] is [Music] to be jesus i come into that shore and pleasure thy own jesus i come [Music] is [Applause] [Music] jesus i come to be hallelujah yes we're gonna pray [Music] hallelujah but as a writer has indicated whatever your present state you can come to jesus just as you are he is willing he is ready to transform your life and to make you into something new his mercies are new every morning great is his faithfulness so i'm inviting you today to put your trust in jesus if you're unsaved then he is ready to forgive you of all your sins and cleanse you from every iniquity regardless of how deep in sin you might be whether you were a murderer a thief a rapist it doesn't matter if you were merely a liar but if you come to jesus his mercies are new ready and available he will grant unto you salvation if you would ask him if you've been saved but you're going through struggles you're going through trials you may be down you may be depressed you may be stressed you may be frustrated then god's mercies are also extended to you he is ready to change your situation to give you joy to give you peace to give you hope praise the name of the lord jesus to give you a song so that you can have life and have life more abundantly so whatever your state today we come to god in prayer i'm gonna ask everyone just to bow your heads right now as we pray talk to god let him know your situation tell him you're coming to him just as you are and he will change and transform your life and make you into something great something brand new something with to give joy and thanks and praise the name of the lord jesus something for you to really be glad that you have put your trust in jesus let us pray hallelujah merciful god our savior and friend we thank you today for your abundant mercies lord we recognize that we are deserving of punishment we are deserving oh god of being chastised for the things that we have done but lord jesus you have paid the price for our sins when you died on calvary and you have declared that if we come to you confessing our sins then lord jesus you will hear us and answer our cry so today lord we come to you lord each person making their altar in their homes right now lord jesus have a different experience each person has a different need but god you know each need you know each situation god i speak to you on behalf of those that need salvation those god who have never trusted you as lord and savior i pray today that having learned of your mercies that today they will come to you cast themselves at your feet and receive forgiveness of sins save today lord jesus bring someone into the fold someone today who will cry out i yield a yield i cannot hold it out any longer i give myself to jesus save somebody today save somebody today lord father we thank you for those who welcome those who will commit their lives to you god remember those who are struggling the pressures of life the cares of this life the stressors of this life may be weighing many down some god have slipped from their steadfastness oh god i may be wondering today if god will forgive but lord jesus your words come to us this morning reminding us that you are merciful so lord jesus as isaiah wrote though your sins be asked they shall be as white as snow though they be red as crimson they shall be as full speak to that backslider ako yes lord who thought that god had given up on them that god would not forgive but today god the word has come that you are merciful help that that backslider today will come to you to receive of your mercy to receive of your grace that they may be restored to the family of god i am ocean yes god yes god i see them coming back i see them coming back i see them coming back god your mercy is pulling them back your mess is pulling them back [Music] in the name of jesus yes god that black slider is coming back because the mercies of god have been extended remember all the other persons lord weighed down by the situations of life be merciful unto us god some of us have lived in doubt some of us have lived in fear some of us have lived in unbelief but in the name of jesus god we accept your mercy today and we will declare that you are our god that we will have joy that we will have peace that we will have hope that we will have abundance in life because god we have taken off your mercies and apply them to our lives bless your people you know each person you know each situation you know each need we put ourselves in your hands lord remember this country lord as we go through the challenges related to the coronavirus i pray god that you will spear us yes lord jesus have mercy upon this country yes lord jesus we are a blessed country but we have so corrupted ourselves with criminality and evil [Music] so that for many the peace the joy the wonders of our paradise is not being experienced but have mercy upon jamaica thank you god have mercy lord remember lord jesus the people of saint vincent and the grenadines this morning god many of us have seen the pictures we have heard of the stories oh god the fear the danger oh god as volcano erupts and god and we thank you oh god because in designing the earth god everything you've put together oh god has a purpose but god we declare today that evening wrath remember mercy yes god we must recognize that we are not the keeper of ourselves we are not the keeper of this earth but had it not been for your mercy we could have all been consumed had it not been for your mercy god many today it said vincent would be dead but god you have even given us the advanced knowledge and the warning to flee from the volcanic eruption yes god as the people of saint vincent oh god have taken flight away from that volcano god we know that there is a day coming when there will be a greater eruption marco shanda i pray today that people will flee i'm amashanda flee from the fires of hell flee oh god from all that should come in the end time and find a refuge in jesus so today lord we pray for your mercies have mercy upon your people and cause that your will be done bless now we pray in jesus name amen and amen praise god let me just remind you today that if you've made a decision to serve the lord please put a message in the chat praise the name of the lord jesus someone will be able to contact you praise god we can arrange for you to be baptized if you need the holy ghost put that message in the chat we can also make contact with you praise the name of the lord jesus you don't have to be in the sanctuary oh god to receive the holy ghost we can pray with you right there in your home praise the name of the lord jesus and make contact with us so that we can make contact with you and ensure that you receive of the mercies of god and that your soul may be saved praise god god bless you please await the announcements praise the lord jesus [Music] praise the name of jesus praise the name of jesus hallelujah praise god praise god we continue this week's agenda this evening with sunday school adult sunday school at 5 15. i know it is saying 5 30 there but we start at 5 15 praise god and at 7 30 the ladies will have the latest service and you're all being invited to join us on zoom as we worship with the ladies praise god today being second sundays ladies sunday praise god praise god and we just ask on thursday we will also have bible study but you will hear more about that so and then on saturday our par meeting again at six o'clock so these are all the opportunities for worship for the rest of the week and we ask that you join us by whatever medium in jesus name have a good week in jesus praise god praise god and let us continue to herald the good news of salvation we are called to be his weaknesses and their souls to rescue their souls to save the harvest is ripe and ready and we just need to go out and rinse souls for god in the name of jesus let us raise our hands for the benediction in the name of jesus now unto him who is able to keep us from falling and to present us faultless before his throne will exceed in joy to the only wise god be glory dominion majesty and power now and forevermore let all of god's people say amen and amen god bless you in jesus name [Music] so [Music] [Music] [Music] oh [Music] with [Music] a very wonderful thing to be [Music] jesus my lord [Music] to be [Music] better days are coming by [Music] [Music] better days [Music] [Applause] in the [Music] are coming [Music] will be over [Music] united [Music] is [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] we [Music] for i am coming jesus [Music] jesus [Music] is [Music] [Music] jesus [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] glory to god

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