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126. Been There, Done That

Matthew 2:13-23

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William B. Kincaid, III

... behind us with the trite phrase "Been there, done that," perhaps we would be better off recognizing the value of our previous experiences to ourselves and to our sisters and brothers. In a time nearly void of listening skills, in a world which talks a lot about compassion but isn't very compassionate, we need people who remember what it is like to have been there and done that. Another overused phrase is, "I feel your pain." It gives us some comfort to know that other people feel and share our pain, and we ...

127. Proper 14

Mt 14:22-33 · Rom 9:1-5 · Ex 14:19-31 · Ps 106:4-12

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John R. Brokhoff

... ; "Why did you doubt (v. 31)?" 3. The miracle witnesses to Jesus. We learn more about him. It tells us that he is a man of prayer. Like us, he needs to be alone with God for reflection and meditation. Further, the miracle shows that Jesus is a person of compassion and concern. When his friends were in peril on the sea, he goes to them to still the storm. Because a boat is not available, he walks on water to get to them. Moreover, he is not only gracious but great in power. He has the ability to levitate on ...

128. A Taste of God's Tomorrow

Matthew 14:13-21

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Glenn L. Borreson

... apology, Jesus stretched out his hand and drew them close with a care which made them weep with joy. It was the King of the Universe who had touched them. In that moment their appetites were whetted. They wanted more and they received more. Here was compassion they never saw before. Here was no flashy healer out to make the headlines, using hurting people as stepping-stones to his glory. Here was no politician who would find them worthy only as long as he needed them, whose concern for the poor was exactly ...

129. The Agony and Ecstasy of Sight

John 9:1-12

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Richard Hoefler

... we react to the suffering of others."9 It is the second way which concerns Christ in our story of the man born blind, for our Lord says, "We must keep on doing the works of him who sent me." And the work of him who sent Christ is compassion - helping where help is needed and trying to make life better and happier for others. Compassionate service to the one who is suffering is the work of God and that is what Jesus is talking about. Tolstoy tells about the woman who attended evening vespers and wept tears ...

130. Nag, Nag, Nag!

Matthew 15:21-28

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John R. Brokhoff

... If you had to do it over again, would you have children?" Contrast this with the birth announcement that came to our house recently. It was in the form of a doughnut with the caption, "Another sweet thing." It was their sixth child! And they still wanted him! Is there compassion in our hearts to make us cry out to Jesus in behalf of the sick, the aged, and the dying! Love will make us pray for them. We will visit them, and we will listen to them. One of today’s greatest needs is to have someone who will ...

131. Three Temptations Of The American People

Mark 6:1-6

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King Duncan

... serious problems in our land today that do not bode well for the future. Can you not sense it in the violence of street gangs, the proliferation of hard drugs, the disenchantment of the so-called "working poor?" We simply cannot have capitalism without compassion! As George Bernard Shaw once wrote: "The worst sin to our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; that's the essence of inhumanity." The early church had such a powerful love for others that Luke records that "abundant ...

132. Harmony Within The Family

Genesis 11:1-9

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King Duncan

... spouses, our children, our parents and ask ourselves, "Do I have any understanding of the experiences that have brought him or her to this place? Is there anything that I can do to make his life or her life a little easier?" What a wonderful asset a sense of compassion is in any setting. There is a story about two men in a nursing home. The man in the bed closest to the window was warm, talkative, and altogether very sociable. The man next to the door was paralyzed and quite lonely. One day the man next to ...

133. If You Are Willing

Mark 1:40-45

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King Duncan

... in the area of mystery, even to those who study God’s Word comprehensively. But I wonder if this little story of the man who was healed of leprosy and couldn’t keep quiet about it doesn’t at least hint at God’s dilemma. Jesus’ compassion reflects the compassion of God. Just as Jesus desired healing for the hurting, so God desires healing for the hurting. God is, after all, absolute love. In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus taught us not to worry. God knows our needs. God is aware of the sparrow that ...

134. Christ the King

Psalm 100:1-5, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34, Matthew 25:31-46, Ezekiel 34:1-31

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John R. Brokhoff

... a difference in our way of life. Outline: What we learn from this text about the end. a. Jesus is the judge of all people - v. 32. b. There is a judgment, a time of accountability - v. 33. c. There is a heaven and hell - vv. 34, 41, 46. d. Compassion is the basis for judgment - v. 40. 2. The King's Commands (25:31-46). Need: A major role of a king is to command. As king, Jesus in this Lesson gives several commands, two direct and one indirect. In our age of confusion and uncertainty, people long for someone ...

135. Believe in Jesus

Acts 16:25-34

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James W. Moore

... own life. But, Paul saw what he was about to do and Paul shouted to him. “Wait! Wait! Don’t harm yourself. It’s O.K. We are all still here.” The jailer was astonished by their faith! Their amazing response, their courage, their self-assurance, their compassion toward him touched the jailer’s heart. He ran into the cell where Paul and Silas were and said: “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” And they told him to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ… and that very night, the jailer and his whole ...

136. Candidates for God’s Candid Camera

1 John 3:11-24

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Leonard Sweet

... you are a little Jesus. That’s what the word “Christ-ian” literally means; little Christ. Or as Teresa of Avila (1515–1582) put it 500 years ago: Christ has no body but yours, No hands, no feet on earth but yours, Yours are the eyes with which he looks Compassion on this world, Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good, Yours are the hands, with which he blesses all the world. Yours are the hands, yours are the feet, Yours are the eyes, you are his body. Christ has no body now but yours, No ...

137. When Others Serve Your Head on a Platter

Mark 6:14-29

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Leonard Sweet

... betrayal and death played out in front of his eyes in John the Baptist’s head-on-the-platter, Jesus kept on keeping on. It didn’t deter him from his mission. It didn’t keep him from loving those who would betray him. It didn’t diminish his compassion one iota. And neither should it us. Even though other people will hack away at you, every day and every way, we keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, “the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame ...

138. Put on Some Clothes

Colossians 3:1-17

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Leonard Sweet

... after me, line by line, as we pray it together: this day is a new day that has never been before this year is a new year, the opening door. Open the door... Open the door. But wait . . . Before you do, put on some clothes -compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience, forgiveness, and love. COMMENTARY The week between Christmas and New Years is a festive time, with plenty of holiday parties and get-togethers. It is the perfect time to show off all the new clothes opened up on Christmas day. Whether ...

139. Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

Luke 15:11-32

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Leonard Sweet

... brother by identifying him as “this son of yours.” The older brother is fed up. He wants no part of a relationship with either his father or his brother. He feels fully justified to judge severely the behavior of both his father and his brother. The compassion the father extended to the younger son is now also served up to the elder. Instead of returning the vitriol that his elder son has dished out, the father offers him the reminder that he is certainly no “slave,” for “all that is mine is yours ...

140. Everything Must Go: The Treasure Principle

Matthew 6:19-24

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James Merritt

... ways, because it doesn’t need satellites to help in finding the right directions. Sailors have used it for centuries to determine direction on the open sea. It is called a compass. A compass is 100% reliable for one reason: a compass always points north. Your heart is a compass. Money is the North Pole. As surely as the compass follows north your heart will follow your treasure. So, be strategic in where you put your money. II. Be Wise In How You Perceive Your Wealth “But lay up for yourselves treasures ...

141. What Kind of King Is This?

John 18:28-40

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King Duncan

... like Jesus loved people. Indeed, according to 1 John 4:8, God’s very nature is love. Christ is worthy of our adoration, first of all, because of his willingness to identify with the human condition. Christ is also worthy of our adoration because of his compassion for everyone he met. Finally he is worthy of our adoration because of his willingness to go to the cross. “See from his head, his hands, his feet,” wrote Isaac Watts, “Sorrow and love flow mingled down! Did e’er such love and sorrow meet ...

142. The New Stone Tablets

Exodus 34:1-28

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... used in Num. 14:18; 2 Chr. 30:9; Ps. 111:4; Mic. 7:18; and Nah. 1:3. On the individual adjectives used in the name of the Lord, see Brueggemann, “Adjectives,” pp. 213–28. On the relationship between “womb” and “compassion” see Trible, God, pp. 31–71. 34:6–7 The word khesed (“love”) in “abounding in love . . . maintaining love” is so multifaceted that several dissertations have been written to expound its meanings. See Glueck, Hesed; Sakenfeld, Faithfulness; Clark, “Hesed.” The ...

143. The Israelites Confess their Sins

Nehemiah 9:1-37

Understanding Series

Leslie C. Allen

... of Exod. 34:6). Along with it went the continued blessings of God’s presence and material provision and the ultimate gift of the land of Israel, as well stocked as Deuteronomy 6:11 had promised. All this was evidence of God’s great compassion (v. 19) despite Israel’s “great blasphemies” (NRSV, v. 18) on the one hand, and God’s great goodness (v. 25) on the other. 9:26–31 Verses 6–25 presented kaleidoscopic pictures of divine grace: common grace, prevenient grace, and forgiving grace. Against ...

144. Justice and Mercy, Not Fasting

Zechariah 7:1-14

Understanding Series

Pamela J. Scalise

... the peace and reflects the character of God, who hears the cries of the victims of injustice (e.g., Exod. 22:22, 24). The second command is a much broader admonition: show mercy (khesed), the loyal love that should characterize relationships within the covenant, and compassion (rakhamim), the care one expresses toward a family member, exemplified by a mother’s love for her child. These are qualities of God’s character (e.g., Hos. 2:19; Jer. 16:5; Pss. 40:11; 103:4) that all Israelites are to show to ...

145. Sabbath Controversies with the Pharisees

Matthew 12:1-14

Teach the Text

Jeannine K. Brown

... to his commands after his resurrection (28:20 [see comments there]). In the end, Jesus rightly places mercy at the center of his teaching on God’s law. And so it might just be that the Christian way of nonconformity is best defined by our compassion. 2. The time of the kingdom has begun; something (and someone) new has arrived. With the statement that “something greater than the temple is here,” Matthew’s Jesus points to the arrival of God’s reign over all of life. The mission of Jesus and ...

146. Jesus’s Ministry and Popularity Continue to Grow

Mark 1:40-45, Mark 1:35-39, Mark 1:29-34

Teach the Text

Grant R. Osborne

... world is characterized by rebellion and rejection, the gospel is not powerless, and a significant number of people will respond and be drawn to the power of God in Jesus. Jesus makes himself available to the crowds and prioritizes his time to be with them. The compassion of God for the lost is quite evident here. Finally, those touched by Jesus join him in proclaiming the grace and mercy of God; they cannot keep quiet once they have felt the hand of God in Jesus. Teaching the Text 1. Jesus needed time alone ...

147. Problems of Unfaithfulness in the Family

Hosea 1:1-2:1

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... to equal the sands of the sea (cf. Gen. 22:17; 32:12). This assures the listeners that the present judgment of God will last only so long. Later God will revive the nation in the land of Israel, multiply them exceedingly, have compassion on them (calling them “Compassion”), take them back as his own people (calling them “My People”; see 2:23), and gather Judah and Israel together under one ruler. This sounds like a promise of the future messianic kingdom of God. This will be the positive day of ...

148. God's Sovereign Choice

Romans 9:1-29

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... but champions his mercy. A God determined by justice would have to deliver the world to wrath and punishment because of its greed and lust and war. But a God whose nature is love is free to make the dictates of justice penultimate to those of compassion. But what is the relation between God’s mercy and his judgments? That is the issue of verses 17–18. That Paul connects a verse on judgment (v. 17) to a verse on mercy (v. 16) with for (which normally defines a causal relationship) reveals how closely ...

149. Job's Third Reply to Eliphaz

Job 23:1--24:25

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... is destruction (Job 18:5–21; Hos. 4:6). Knowing God is the essence of relationship, and is more vital even than ritual observance (Hos. 6:6; Amos 3:2). But God judges Israel’s claims to know him as false unless they also demonstrate faithfulness, loyalty, compassion, and justice (Hos. 4:1–3; 5:4; 6:1–6; 8:1–8). The assumption of “judgment” in the preceding phrase means that NIV must render the second half of the verse compatibly, with look in vain for such days. The Hebrew says only that ...

150. Moses and the Glory of the Lord

Exodus 33:12-23

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... .” What Moses saw would simply serve to support what he had heard (34:5–7). The Lord gave a preview of 34:6–7 in verse 19b. “I will have mercy (khanan, “be gracious”) on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion (rakham) on whom I will have compassion.” This expansion of the name Yahweh is still in a brief form. It comes as a promise that anticipates the further revelation of the identity of the Lord to Moses in 34:5–7. (See comment there on the meanings of the words “mercy” and ...

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