Still Here When Mercy Offends

Pastor Eric wraps up the sermon series, Still Here: When Holding On Is Holy Enough, a four-week journey through the Hebrew Bible with people who had reached the end of themselves. The sermon immerses us in the story of Jonah. In this passage, we sit with a prophet who is furious — not because God was harsh, but because God was merciful to the "wrong people." It's a story about what happens when grace reaches past the line we would have drawn, and whether we can bear it. The sermon holds that question, and carries it toward the work of reckoning and renewing. Readings: Jonah 3:10-4:11; Psalm 145:1-8; Philippians 1:21-30; Matthew 20:1-16. Watch the full worship service: https://www.firstbaptistdc.org/listen-to-sermons/2026/9/18/sunday-sep-20-2026-still-here-when-mercy-offends Sunday, September 20, 2026 · The First Baptist Church of the City of Washington, D.C.