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.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Last Sunday’s sermon pointed us to the truth that we ought to be willing to bear the reproach of being “outside the camp” because Jesus himself went there first on behalf. In doing so, he ushered us from utter isolation directly into the heart of the everlasting city of God. • Listen to last week’s sermon on our website at www.mercyhouse365.org/sermons • Artwork by Thao Phan.
Hey you Spotify listeners! Follow our "Faith & Practice" playlist to keep up with the songs from our summer sermon series and to get familiar with new songs in our worship set list rotation. Listen at the link in our bio! Or search for our profile "MERCYhouse" and find our playlist there. • http://ow.ly/3Gwd30kUzvk • • • #faithandpractice #worship #spotify #newrelease #releaseradar #spotifyplaylist
NEW blog post up today! Pastor @rkrumrey shares five simple ways to engage your family, friends, neighbors, and strangers with the gospel despite the risk of being treated with contempt. Read the post at the link in our bio! • http://ow.ly/on5f30kUeCp • • • #faithandpractice #faithinaction #evangelism #christianlife
We have been undergoing some pretty major renovations in our MH Kids’ area the past couple weeks! Thank you to all who have been putting in late nights and long hours to make it happen, with special thanks to our Champion Forest Baptist Church mission team for getting it off the ground and to the Moylans and Handels for their extra efforts this past Saturday. Completion is just around the corner!
“The very things I struggled with before I was a parent are the things I struggle with now as a parent,” Reissig admits. “I live for the glory of myself. I live for what the mom on the playground is thinking, comparing myself to others instead of the standard of God’s Word and what Christ has accomplished on my behalf.” • Listen to this 13-minute podcast from three forgiven sinners—two of whom still have small children at home—discuss how to live out your life before your children with gospel hope. Link in bio. • http://ow.ly/CCbX30kQvzo
Take time to reflect on your “telos” today. Consider these questions: What is your telos, the end for which you exist? What do you want in life? How has your daily living been consistent or inconsistent with this objective? What might you need to re-prioritize in order to be more consistent with this goal? • Take a listen to this week’s sermon again to hear about the meaning of telos and where it ought to come from! Link in bio. • www.mercyhouse365.org/sermons
Happy 4th! 🇺🇸 Looking for a way to celebrate? Join us in watching the Town of Amherst fireworks at UMass McGuirk stadium! We’ll meet at MERCYhouse and then leave at 7pm to walk over to the stadium together (15 minute walk).
The social media chatter may have quieted down, but that doesn’t mean immigration issues have gone away! Continue to educate yourself and listen to this podcast to hear from Sister Norma Pimental, the executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley on the border of Mexico, as she discusses the reality of what’s happening on the United States–Mexico border, her relationship with border control, and what impact the attorney general’s words have on those traveling north. Link in bio. • http://ow.ly/pJnz30kN4LV
NEW blog post up today from Pastor Robert on how to strengthen your weak heart this week! He briefly reflects on Austin Kopack’s sermon from yesterday and shares 7 helpful ways to live it out at the link in our bio. • http://ow.ly/Bj7J30kLAiE • • • #faithinaction #faithandpractice #gospelcentered
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Are you trusting in the immutable Rock this week? Learn how to find stability in our ever-changing world by listening to this week’s sermon. Link in bio! • www.mercyhouse365.org/sermons • • • #faithinaction #faithandpractice #hebrews13 #jesuschrist #immutable #gospelcenteredchurch #gospelcentered #jesus #bible #biblestudy #biblebased
Join us for our Church-wide potluck tomorrow night at 6pm in the main MERCYhouse building! Let us know what you plan to bring at the link in our bio! 😋 • http://ow.ly/GfNH30kFZ0u

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