MERCYhouse is a church in Amherst, Massachusetts that is home to community members and students from the Five Colleges. 

 

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The Basics

MERCYhouse was started in Amherst, MA in 1999 by Joe Greene and Robert Krumrey in cooperation with The Baptist Convention of New England. You may be thinking, "How exactly do you start a church?" Well, we wondered that too until September 12, 1999.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Today we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and how God used this man, along with many others of the Civil Rights era, mightily in our nation's history. The work is not yet done, so may we carry on the dream in faithfulness to Christ until He returns. • "She clearly believed that because Christ is alive, one day racism will be dead, but we're not there yet. So, for the sake of faithfulness, we must fight our ignorance, false assumptions, and complacency. We should use our privileges to serve one another in love as we push back against all of Satan's divisive schemes. But brothers and sisters, push back with hope." • "Not the Dream" by Isaac Adams peformed at the MLK50 Conference in Memphis, TN on April 3-4, 2018. Video courtesy of @thegospelcoalition and @erlcsbc available at link in bio.
Due to the snow and ice, Sunday service is canceled this morning. Stay home and stay safe! We’ll see you next weekend for IGNITE!
Snow is on the way! How will you know if Sunday service is canceled? Check back here tomorrow morning! We will post by 7am if service is canceled. Stay tuned!
Has your faith grown stale? Are you ready to make the next step for growth? We invite you to ignite your faith alongside your brothers and sisters in Christ at IGNITE weekend, January 25-27! Check out the details and schedule at the link in our bio. • mercyhouse365.org/ignite
“When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die,” are the famous words of Dietrich Bonhoeffer in his challenging book The Cost of Discipleship. Read more of what Bonhoeffer has to say on the costly grace offered to us in Christ and the resulting abundant life that comes from following him. Link in bio. • http://ow.ly/z6z330nmfcy
In a world where following someone is as easy as clicking a button, Jesus’ call to discipleship is all the more costly. But might the cost be worth it? John Piper says overwhelmingly “Yes!” in his free, short book on discipleship, ‘In Our Joy’ available at the link in our bio. • http://ow.ly/6NNf30nklTt
You may already have a perfectly crafted playlist, but what does all this music mean? Is it merely pleasant “auditory cheesecake”... or does it actually have a significance that corresponds to its effect on us? Explore a brief consideration on the philosophy of music at the link in our bio. • http://ow.ly/AHQq30neTBQ
There are thousands of apps out there, but do you have THIS one?? Download “Read Scripture” by Crazy Love Ministries to help you execute and accomplish your 2019 goals in the Word! Link in bio for Apple store download. • http://ow.ly/1Z9x30nax2P
Happy New Year! 🎊 We eagerly anticipate how God will move in 2019 to make more and more mature disciples of Jesus Christ here in the Pioneer Valley. Join with us in praying for our MERCYhouse family to bear fruit in every good work and increase in the knowledge of God this year!
Looking to develop your life rhythms in the Word for 2019? Start with an achievable goal and a specific plan for how to meet it! Check out the link in our bio for a list of several different Bible reading plans to help you set goals and achieve them alongside your fellow disciples. • https://www.ligonier.org/blog/bible-reading-plans/
All Christians find it difficult to pray at times, but with the new year right around the corner, we have a marked opportunity to start fresh and GROW in our prayer lives for 2019! • This 8-Day Bible reading plan, “Praying with Paul,” leads you into the Epistles to see what the apostle Paul taught in his “school of prayer.” Paul found the kind of spiritual closeness in his own fellowship with the Father that is available to all of us. Led by DA Carson, you will be exposed to the priorities of prayer, a God-centered framework for prayer, and practices for a more meaningful and dynamic prayer life. Start the plan by clicking the link in our bio! • http://bible.com/r/2zq
In addition to Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ was also Teacher. Here’s your chance to learn some of His lessons from Luke 9 and 10! Join us for our Winter sermon series titled, “Jesus University” where we’ll cover four of Jesus’ main teaching points for His followers: Mobilizing, Messiah, Mission and The Mission Field.

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