Rev Kristin McAtee 4/6/2025 Righteousness and Mercy - First Baptist Church of Columbia, MO
Apr 06, 2025
Summary
SUMMARY: These stories of two blind men highlight the ways that we attempt to protect Jesus from the unrighteous and deny mercy. The blind man and Zaccheus are the outcast of society and both are desperate to see Jesus. The crowds do their best to keep both men away, but Jesus sees them both and meets them halfway. Jesus treats them as equals and invites them to return to the community that has shunned them. We must be careful of keeping such stringent rules about righteousness that we miss opportunities to bring people to meet Jesus and receive mercy.
Detail
TITLE: Everything [in] Between: Righteousness and Mercy
SUMMARY: These stories of two blind men highlight the ways that we attempt to protect Jesus from the unrighteous and deny mercy. The blind man and Zaccheus are the outcast of society and both are desperate to see Jesus. The crowds do their best to keep both men away, but Jesus sees them both and meets them halfway. Jesus treats them as equals and invites them to return to the community that has shunned them. We must be careful of keeping such stringent rules about righteousness that we miss opportunities to bring people to meet Jesus and receive mercy.
SCRIPTURE: Luke 18:35 - 19:10
KEYWORDS: Zaccheus, blind man, Luke, Jesus, righteousness, mercy, blindness