{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"First Baptist Arlington Sermons","title":"Lord Have Mercy! - March 3, 2024","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/19c2183a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1644,"description":"Dennis R. Wiles \nFirst Baptist Arlington \nMarch 3, 2024 \n \nLENT/EASTER 2024 \nTogether . . . in Ascent \nFebruary 14 – April 6, 2024 \nPreaching Voice: Shepherd \n \nLord, Have Mercy! \nPsalm 123 \n \nTheme FBCA 2024: Together \n \nTheme for Lent/Easter 2024: Together . . . in Ascent  \n \nCONTEXT: Some scholars place this Psalm during the time of Nehemiah in the rebuilding of Jerusalem. The vocabulary of this Psalm matches that of Nehemiah 4. \n  \nCRY: The Psalmist notes the pain of contempt and injustice, and he asks for mercy! \n \nWHAT IS THE RESPONSE TO INJUSTICE AND/OR DISTRESS? \nHumble ourselves before God and ask for His help. \nExpress a willingness to learn the lessons that only come through suffering and distress. \nKnow that God is a God of mercy and grace. \nTrust God to act in His time. \nThere are times when God will use us as instruments to address injustice in our society or in the lives of others. \n \n \n \n \n ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/UAbjbO_BQA3R5XEsQj1SCg2lWzYdffFGQbPeYIvJPQ8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM0Mjg4LzE2NjM1/OTk5NzAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}