Episode The Mercy Prayer | Week 1

Did you know that the most common prayer in the Bible is a prayer asking God for mercy? So how do we balance a God who has a reputation for being merciful, but is also a God who loves justice? Special guest, pastor, and author of the book Mercy Prayer, Robert Gelinas joins our discussions this week looking into the mercy prayer, the most prayed prayer of the Bible.

Sin isn’t our favorite thing to talk about. We suffer because of sin and we sin to relieve our suffering. It’s an unhealthy cycle that has disastrous consequences. And today on Discover the Word, we see how only God’s mercy can stop the full domino effect that would take place if we suffered the consequences we really deserve.

God said, “I will have mercy on who I will have mercy . . .” But that mindset didn’t sit very well with Jonah… and it doesn’t always sit well with us. Why is that? The Discover the Word team sits down with special guest  Robert Gelinas to discuss why our attitude might have something to do with the fact that we desire mercy for ourselves . . . but justice for others.

Have you ever thought, “ Do I really need to ask for God’s mercy if I already have it”? The short answer is yes, but it’s not just about you…it’s about others, too.  Join us today as Mart DeHaan, Elisa Morgan, and special guest  Robert Gelinas talk about how the closer to God we draw, the more we recognize our need for His mercy . . . both for ourselves and the whole world.

We all know about King David, but did you know he was the most frequent pray-er of the “Mercy Prayer”? Today on Discover the Word, explore how King David’s praying of the “Mercy Prayer” contributed to him being a person whom God called “a man after my own heart.”