The Sound of Mercy
April 4, 2026ZChurch Message for April 11, 2026 (full service: • The Throne of Grace )
You’re invited to the Throne of Grace!
Pastor Loretta Huggins shares a powerful message: “The Throne of Grace.”
God is inviting you to come boldly—to receive mercy, to find grace, and to experience His help right when you need it most.
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Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. – Hebrews 4:16
2 Peter 1:20-21 20knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, 21 for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
Exogesis – drawing from the Word of God. Isogesis – Reading meaning into the text.
Important to do a word study. Example:
Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Come – continuous approach
Boldly – to approach, to draw near, to move toward the throne of God with deliberate intention. Having freedom of access, a fearless openness, confidence without hesitation.
Find – to obtain, discover, experience
Grace – A function, a force that governs from the reality of the throne of God.
Help – grace that moves towards you with urgency. Timely, urgent assistance.
The throne represents the governing reality, authority, judgment, power, decree.
Romans 5:21 21so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
2 Corinthians 12:8-9 8For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. 9And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.
Sufficient – My grace has the power to build a barrier to protect you.
Romans 5:1-2 1Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Grace is the ruling principle.
1 Peter 5:10 10But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
John 1:14 14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Hebrews 10:29 29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
Ephesians 5:1 1Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. 2And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.
Hebrews 7:25 25Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
Hebrews 10:22 22let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Galatians 2:21 KJV 21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
Frustrate – to set aside, to nullify, to count not important
Acts 27:17 17After hoisting the skiff [on board], they used support lines [for frapping] to undergird and brace the ship’s hull; and fearing that they might run aground on the shallows of Syrtis [off the north coast of Africa], they let down the sea anchor and lowered the sails and were driven along [backwards with the bow into the wind].
Frapping-(nautical term-roped) These were ropes that were tightly wrapped around (and sometimes under) the hull of an ancient ship to firm and strengthen it in heavy seas.
