The Cost of Mercy: What Gift Does God Truly Desire?
A topical sermon on the Beatitude 'Blessed are the merciful,' using the narratives of Mary and Martha from Luke 10 and John 12 as its primary illustration. The sermon correctly defines mercy as 'love at a cost' and grounds the believer's call to mercy in the finished, substitutionary work of Christ. While the homiletical structure is topical rather than strictly expository, the core doctrine is sound and the application is faithful and pastorally encouraging.