No Greater Mercy
John 15:13; Ephesians 2:4-9
Just as there are seven colors to the rainbow, so there are seven hues of color in the rainbow of God’s love. [Expressions of God’s love]:
- Compassion is the sympathy of love (Luke 15:20).
- Kindness is the tender care of love (Titus 3:4).
- Grace is the undeserved favor of love (2 Cor. 8:9).
- Mercy is the forgiveness of love (Eph 2:4).
- Patience is the long suffering of love (1 Cor. 13:4).
- Sacrifice is the free offering of love (Eph. 5:2).
- Friendship is the fellowship of love (John 15:13).
Since these seven attributes are all part of God’s love, we could also say…
- There is no greater COMPASSION than Christ laying down His life…
- There is no greater KINDNESS than Christ laying down His life…
- There is no greater GRACE than Christ laying down His life…
- There is no greater MERCY than Christ laying down His life…
- There is no greater PATIENCE than Christ laying down His life…
- There is no greater SACRIFICE than Christ laying down His life…
- There is no greater FRIEND than Christ laying down His life….
Just as there was no greater love in Christ laying down His life, there has been no greater mercy extended than when Christ died for lost sinners.
I. The PLENTEOUSNESS of His mercy (Eph. 2:4— “But God, who is RICH in mercy, for his GREAT love wherewith he loved us…).
“Rich” indicates the inexhaustible supply of God’s mercy.
PARTIAL SERMON- See PDF for full version
