A Prophetic Call to Become a Merciful Church

Jack Alexander offers a prophetic call to the church in "The God Impulse." This prophetic call comes in the nature of many Old Testament prophets who call the people of God to be a people of mercy and justice! Alexander speaks to the church through the wonderful story of The Good Samaritan. While this is an often heard story and has certainly provided inspiration for acts of mercy in the past, Alexander breathes new life into the story, thus strengthening the prophetic calling he has been give by God to challenge the church. In exploring this familiar parable from our Lord, Alexander challenges the church to see, go, do, and endure as we respond to the mercy of Jesus Christ, offering mercy to others. Alexander rightly points out that we have received an extreme gift of mercy from our Lord and in response we need to be people of mercy. A basic characteristic of God is that He is merciful. In imaging God, we too must be a merciful people. Read this wonderful text and discover the challenge to see, go, do and endure in your acts of mercy. See the needs around you! Go to those in need of mercy! Don't stop with going though, also engage with the needy--form relationships! Then endure by continuing in relationship and being a merciful person for the long haul.
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