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26. Those Who Mourn

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

John A. Terry

... blest are the sorrowful; they shall find consolation." (NEB) "Blessed is the one whose heart is broken for the world's suffering and for his own sin, for out of his sorrow he will find the joy of God!" (Barclay) "Happy are those who have a god-like sympathy toward their fellow man. They shall have the assurance that God cares for them." (Guth, The Pulpit 12/54) "Happy are they who bear their share of the world's pain: in the long run, they will know more happiness than those who avoid it." (The Pulpit 12 ...

27. The Merciful

Matthew 18:21-35

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John A. Terry

... voluntary poverty in which "all the believers were together and held all things in common" (Acts 2:44). Mercy is not simply feeling sorry for someone. "I am sorry your cat is sick." It is more than an emotional wave of pity. It is a profound sympathy, being with others in their pain. There is a story about Queen Victoria of England. She was a close friend of Principal and Mrs. Tulloch of St. Andrews. Prince Albert died and Queen Victoria was left alone. Just about the same time, Principal Tulloch died and ...

28. John the Baptist Beheaded

Mark 6:14-29

Sermon Aid

Richard A. Jensen

... for Herod. He has heard the word. He heard it gladly. But it was choked out by worldly cares. Ministry is lived out in the midst of all kinds of people who fit a similar description. The rich ruler fits the same mold. We have much sympathy for him, too. The disciples were astonished that Jesus could turn this good, good man away. Here was a righteous man. He wanted to inherit eternal life. Jesus loved this man! "You lack one thing," Jesus said to him. "Go, sell what you own, and give the money to the ...

29. The Gift Of Encouragement

Acts 11:19-30

Sermon

Erskine White

... what you call them. Like all of us, children need positive motivation to grow and learn - they need that precious gift of encouragement. When someone falls and breaks a hip, I hate to see people come to visit them with long, drawn out faces, trying to show sympathy for their friend. Yes, the person is in the hospital, and yes, they've got a long road ahead of them. But they don't need gloom and doom; they need encouragement! They need inspiration and rehabilitation. They need to know that things will be all ...

30. Complaint from the Kitchen

Luke 10:38-42

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Carveth Mitchell

... for Martha in some of the housewives of the congregation. It just doesn’t seem right, somehow, for one sister to be in the kitchen doing all the work of getting the meal while the other just sits and talks with the guest. This sympathy is not limited to the housewives here today. I have only the initials (M.K.H., quoted in the Salvation Army magazine) of the person who wrote this verse, but I suspect that a lot of other initials could be added to it in spirit: Lord of all pots and ...

31. Of Preachers and Preaching

Micah 1:8-16

Sermon

... or casual. Though it is a joyous and privileged task, it is very serious business. And now in case you are wondering why I say all this, let me assure you that it is not for the purpose of eliciting your sympathy for the complexities of the role I am trying to fill as your preacher and pastor - although sympathy is always comforting, of course, when a fellow can get it. My real concern, however, is to try to be frank with you about how I perceive myself in my role as your pastor, and to have you join with ...

32. A Higher Form of Love: The Good Neighbor

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... exhorted, "Do not even the Gentiles do the same? What reward do you have if you love only those who love you? And if you salute only your brethren, what more are you doing than others?" Christian love is more than kindness. It is more than sympathy. Christian love is loving those who do not love you. It is affirming those who need affirmation. I hope that you will join me in praying that our churches will never become solely concerned with those of their fellowship who respond positively to life and to ...

33. The Bite of The Lying Tongue

Exodus 20:1-21, James 3:1-12

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... discuss events; and small minds talk about other people. Why do we spread negative statements about other people? Partly to prop up our own self-image. Our failures seem less grievous if we can rub the glitter off someone else's crown. Sometimes gossip takes the form of false sympathy. "Isn't it too bad how Mr. Blank beats his wife? I feel so sorry for her." Or, we can gossip by just asking a question, "Is it true that Mr. and Mrs. Blank are on the verge of divorce?" But you may reply: "Wait a minute, Bill ...

34. Good Friday

Isaiah 52:13--53:12, Hebrews 4:14-5:10, John 19:17-27, John 19:28-37

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... merciful God, we confess how easily we forget the pain and suffering through which we have been graciously restored to favor with you, and how much for granted we have taken that great gift. Forgive us our ingratitude and insensitivity. Place in our hearts a deep sympathy for the torturous death of Jesus, and make us painfully aware of the price that he paid for us. In his precious name we pray. Amen Second Lesson: Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 Theme: A sympathetic and suffering Son Exegetical Note Within its long ...

35.

Drama

David E. Ullery

... a request! Pilate: (Rising, angry.) You have a request? You don’t even have permission to be in here! Caiaphas: (Taken aback.) Forgive my lack of propriety, my lord. But this has been a heavy day, and my nerves are shattered. Pilate: Do you expect sympathy from me? Caiaphas: Not sympathy, sir, but I would like to have you place a guard at Jesus’ tomb. Pilate: Place a guard? Are you out of your mind? He’s dead! What more can you do? Caiaphas: You don’t understand. There is a popular belief that Jesus ...

36. The Healing Community

Mark 5:21-43

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Ron Lavin

... Catholic theologian, has said this better than anyone else. The author of many books, Nouwen speaks of Christians as "wounded healers" who have compassion. Compassion is not pity. Pity lets us stay at a distance. It is condescending. Compassion is not sympathy. Sympathy is for superiors over inferiors. Compassion is not charity. Charity is for the rich to continue in their status over the poor. Compassion is born of God. It means entering into the other person’s problems. It means taking on the burdens ...

37. The Parable Of The Kindly Innkeeper

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... at the back of the store. He put both hands on my shoulders and said, ˜Eddie, I can't really express what I want to say, the sympathy I have in my heart for you. All I can say is that I'm sorry, and I want you to know that if you need anything ... across the way a passing acquaintance. Jim Potter [the druggist] may long since have forgotten that moment when he gave me his hand and his sympathy, but I shall never forget it never in all my life. To me it stands out like the silhouette of a lonely tree against a ...

38. Good Old What’s-His-Name

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... served by showing yourself to us and not to the world?” A strong tradition suggests that this man, too, was tinged with Zealot sympathies. He was still looking for a visible kingdom of God on earth, led by Jesus, who would slay His foes and lift high His ... Israel. (Cf. Matthew 19:28) But Jesus’ answer caught this fellow off guard, and may well be taken as a rebuke to his violent Zealot sympathies. Jesus said to him, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come ...

39. Resting at the Mediocre Inn

John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... Charles Gordon. The memorial bears this epitaph: “He gave his strength to the weak, his substance to the poor, his sympathy to the suffering, his heart to God.” Wow! Wouldn’t that be a great epitaph on our tombstones? “He--or she--gave her strength to the weak, ... her substance to the poor, her sympathy to the suffering, her heart to God.” That’s what we want, isn’t it? We don’t want to live forever in ...

40. Attics, Basements, Closets

Psalm 130:1-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... since the charges were made) the corporation had to put as much space as possible between itself and its beleaguered, nine-count indicted founder. All to avoid losing a measly $45,673. Of course, it's hard for some of us to feel a whole lot of sympathy. After all, the whole Martha Stewart empire was built around the notion that Martha is perfect, that Martha can do anything and everything perfectly, and that perfection can be our own goal in a good life of good things. For those of us whose homes manage to ...

41. Just a Person across the Way

Mt 22:34-46; Mk 12:28-34; Lk 10:25-37; Jn 13:31-38

Illustration

Brett Blair

... , and when he entered Jim Potter motioned for him to come behind the counter. "Eddie," he said, "I really can't express to you the great sympathy that I have for you at this time. All I can say is that I am terribly sorry, and if you need for me to do ... person across the way a passing acquaintance. Jim Potter may have long since forgotten that moment when he extended his hand to me in sympathy, but I shall never forget it never in all my life. To me it stands out like the silhouette of a lonely tree against ...

42. The Wounded Healers

Mark 5: 21-43

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Ron Lavin

43. Make a 119 Call

Romans 14:1--15:13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... All our lives through; God hath not promised Skies without rain, Joy without sorrow, Peace without pain. “But God hath promised Strength for the day, Rest for the labor, Light for the way, Grace for the trials, Help from above, Unfailing sympathy, Undying love.” Annie-Johnson Flint When I went to seminary, we were required to learn “active listening” skills. One required exercise was to interview another student and draw out of them a conflict story of a family member. My interviewee, “Bob ...

44. Healing a Broken Heart

Illustration

Staff

... conducting an evangelistic meeting in the Salvation Army Citadel in Chicago, Booth Tucker preached on the sympathy of Jesus. After his message a man approached him and said, "If your wife had just ... the bereaved preacher looked down into the silent face of his wife and then turned to those attending. "The other day a man told me I wouldn't speak of the sympathy of Jesus if my wife had just died. If that man is here, I want to tell him that Christ is sufficient. My heart is broken, but it has a song put ...

45. No Waste of Saints

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Oswald Chambers

... God's will, as Jesus did, whether it means suffering or not. Be merciful to God's reputation. It is easy to blacken God's character because God never answers back, He never vindicates Himself. Beware of the thought that Jesus needed sympathy in His earthly life; He refused sympathy from others because He knew far too wisely that no one on earth understood what He was going through. Notice God's 'waste' of saints, according to the judgment of the world. God plants His saints in some of the most useless ...

46. Checked the Ditch Lately?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... at the rear of the store. He put both hands on my shoulders and said, "Eddie, I can't really express what I want to say, the sympathy I have in my heart for you. All I can say is, that I'm sorry, and I want you to know that if you need anything ... experience. Jim Potter, a neighbor across the way, the druggist, may long since have forgotten that moment when he gave his hand and his sympathy, but I shall never forget it — never in my life. To me it stands out like the silhouette of a lonely tree against a ...

47. Allotment for Ephriam and Manasseh

Joshua 16:1--17:18

Understanding Series

J. Gordon Harris

... not hard to miss. Joshua has given each tribe a sufficient portion and for Manasseh a portion on each side of the Jordan. Manasseh’s portion is second only to Judah, and much of Judah’s land is wilderness (17:15). Joshua shows no sympathy for their whining but replies with strong irony. He suggests that if they are so many, they should use their strength and numbers to prepare land for cities and agriculture by clearing their heavily forested areas. They also could overcome the Perizzites and Raphaites ...

48. How Deserted Lies the City

Lamentations 1:1-22

Understanding Series

Tremper Longman III

... of Judah that led them to think that they would never be defeated (see Jer. 7). With no one to comfort her, personified Jerusalem turns to God and pours out her heart as she expresses her pain. Her brief prayer serves to elicit some measure of sympathy on the part of the reader. 1:10 Yod. The metaphor of the violated woman in 1:8–9 prepares the way for the description of the violated temple. Nothing disturbed the psyche of Judeans, especially the faithful, more than the pillaging of the temple. The ...

49. Hosea's Wife and Children

Hosea 1:1-2:1

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... which tends to confuse the verb rāḥam with Hosea’s frequent use of the verb ʾāhab, “to love.” Reḥem is the Hebrew word for “womb,” and the verb rāḥam denotes the tenderness of a mother toward a child, or, generally, the love and sympathy aroused by the need and dependence of another. Thus, “Not pitied” is an outrageous name for a daughter, but it is the prophetic symbol that Yahweh will no longer be moved by the need of his people, even though they are totally dependent on Yahweh for ...

50. Jacob Gets Isaac's Blessing

Genesis 27:1-40

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... his mother, is cautious and cunning. Rebekah is a perceptive, domineering mother who looks out for her favorite son. The deceit of Rebekah and Jacob hardens the audience toward them; the sense is that they deserve the pain they get for their conniving. The sympathies of the audience gravitate toward Isaac, a weak, aging figure whose fatherly desire to honor a loved son is thwarted. The outcomes of this act of deception are harsh. Esau weeps bitterly for the lost blessing. Jacob has to spend twenty years in ...

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