Mercy Hill Church Sermons

We're all in pursuit of justification—to know that we're in the right, that we're enough. We look for it everywhere. But it's only truly found in Jesus. And we receive it freely by faith.

We are invited to share in the shame Jesus experienced on the Cross.

The Gospel message isn't just about God's love, mercy and grace for us -- but for others as well. Often times we lose sight of this when our hearts become hardened or

How does one get right with God? There is no question more significant in all the word. And there is no text in the Old Testament that brings us closer to an answer than Habakkuk 2:4.

Christianity is not microwaveable. There's not always instant gratification. Sometimes the promises God makes take time to come to fruition. Sometimes we have to wait.

What we get disappointed or angry about can reveal the deeper condition of our hearts -- and more so reveals how well we truly know God and understand the Gospel message.

True biblical repentance is a response to God's Word and reflects a change in "perception" and "direction"

rooted in the Gospel.

God is both over and against evil at the same time. Because he's over evil, he can use it for his own purposes in the world and ultimately for the good of his people in the end. Because he's against evil, he will still hold those accountable who commit it and will ultimately do away with all of it in the end.

We lament to God and he responds. But his response is not always what we anticipate nor what we desire. Sometimes it comes to us like a bitter pill. It's uncomfortable going down, but it brings healing in the end.

When all around you seems hopeless and lost, drought-stricken and barren, when you go looking for fig on the branch or grape on the vine, and there's nothing, can you still have joy? Have you learned the secret of this sort of faith? How do we get this? Where does it come from? In the opening verses, Habakkuk might not show us the full picture, but he does show us where to begin: with lamenting.