According To His Mercy II

Preached October 4, 2026
Text: Psalm 103:8-17
Series: Psalms
Heritage Baptist Church

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Sermon Description

This sermon explores the pervasive theme of God's mercy throughout Scripture, anchored in Psalm 103. It highlights that God's mercy is abundant, complete in its forgiveness, and everlasting in its duration. By examining key narratives from Genesis to the New Testament, including the Garden of Eden, Noah, Abraham, Israel, Jonah, and the parable of the prodigal son, the message illustrates that God consistently pursues sinners with compassion rather than judgment. The central argument is that salvation and restoration are acts of divine grace, not human merit, as seen in the substitutionary atonement and the cross. Believers are encouraged to rest in this truth, recognizing that their sins are fully covered and that God delights in restoring those who repent.

Scripture

The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children.
- Psalm 103:8-17

Adapted from the sermon preached October 4, 2026 by Pastor Titus Cannon.

For further reading: Psalm 103:8-17; Genesis 3:8, 21; Genesis 6:5, 8; Genesis 12-22; Jonah; Luke 15:11-32.

Titus Cannon, Pastor | Heritage Baptist Church

Titus has lived in five Southern states but has gladly called Alabama home since 2005. He and his wife Cammy have 10 children. Baptized at the young age of eight, he has long had a love for the Lord. After a debilitating injury in 2012 he learned to lean on God in many ways. Through this experience, God called him to not just be a student of the Word but also a messenger of the Word. He was ordained to ministry in 2021.