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176. Generous Religion

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... asking that he try to come off drugs now for his new family's sake. It was the fastest cure of all the patients in that particular program according to Bob's doctor. And, said his doctor, Bob never looked back. (3) There is healing in generosity, compassion, mercy, forgiveness. If his father could not have overlooked his son's condition, Bob would never have made it back home. GENEROSITY IS THE MARK OF A REDEEMED HEART. That is what Jesus is saying to us. "If you love those who love you," Jesus said, "what ...

177. Peace, Blessed Peace

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... us with regret? Christ has promised us such a guide. That guide is the Holy Spirit. Near the end of the fourth week on Christopher Columbus' first voyage across the Atlantic, the night steersman called him to the helm. With fear in his voice he told Columbus that the compass had gone astray. When checking against the stars, it did seem that way. But Columbus surmised that they had come far enough west and south to have caused the stars to move. He instructed the steersman to hold the course due west by the ...

178. He Touched Me

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... hug to make a difference in someone’s life. Can you think of a time when you needed a hug? A man with leprosy came to Jesus and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” Notice what Jesus did. Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched him. Do you know how remarkable this simple act was? If not, you need to know that no one touched people with leprosy. For one thing, the Hebrew law required that no one touch a leper. They were ritually unclean. Secondly ...

179. Who Should I Invite To My Party?

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... 's a lot more important what God thinks of you than what your friends and associates think of you. But it is also true that, in the long run, doing the right thing pays off. Here is one thing more that is unavoidable in this lesson for today: Showing compassion for those less fortunate than you is always the right thing to do. Life is very hard for some people. Through no fault of their own, many people are at a terrible disadvantage. How you think about people who do not have the advantages you have says a ...

180. Feasting and Fasting for Lent (Part I)

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... vicious cycle of poverty and despair. You know the program today as "Habitat for Humanity". It is truly one of the finest mission programs I know of anywhere in the world. Millard''s life and re-birth began when he gave away his millions and took up a MISSION of compassion. Millard Fuller said, "I don''t believe that we are saved by how many houses we put up. I don''t believe we are saved by how many poor people we feed. I know that we are saved by the blood of Jesus and the Grace of God. But what ...

181. The Work of An Evangelist

Colossians 1:1-14

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Maxie Dunnam

... for each one of us if we would do the work of an evangelist. 1.) Keep your calling clear. 2.) Be certain of the good news. 3.) We must be able to critique the culture in which we share that good news. 4.) We must identify with and have compassion for those with whom we would share the good news. Let’s look at those. First, keep your calling clear. Paul is our model here. He was moved by an irresistible compulsion. You remember his word to the Corinthians (I Cor. 9:16b) “I am compelled to preach. Woe ...

182. In the Cross of Christ We Glory

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Michael Milton

... follows the magnetic pull of the North. The needle will point to the north no matter where you go. So it is with the internal compass of your heart. You can turn over a new leaf, but unless there is a new power replacing the old power, your compass will always end up guiding you to the power of your old nature. Following Jesus begins with a death of the old powers and a replacement of Christ on the throne of your heart. He is your true North. Thus, you don’t have to turn over a new leaf. ...

183. Proper 13

Matthew 14:13-21, Romans 8:28-39, Romans 9:1-29, Nehemiah 9:1-37, Isaiah 55:1-13, Genesis 32:22-32

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John R. Brokhoff

... fed 5,000 be repeated for 500 million? Outline: How the same miracle can happen again. a. Our part in the miracle - v. 16. Share your food, though small - v. 17. Distribute the food to the hungry - v. 19. b. God's art in the miracle - vv. 14, 18, 19. Compassion - v. 14. Reception of the food - v. 16. Blessing of the food - v. 19. 3. Give Your Little To The Master. 14:13-21. Need: This miracle shows how Christ can change a minimum into a maximum. The minimum was a boy's lunch - five loaves and a couple of ...

184. Proper 6

Matthew 10:1-42, Matthew 9:35-38, Romans 5:1-11, Psalm 116:1-19, Genesis 18:1-15

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... themes. Matthew 9:35 essentially repeats Matthew 4:23, so that we gain no new information from this report of Jesus' activity. However, in the observations in vv. 36-38, we learn about the character of the ministry. First, the ministry was motivated by compassion. The crowds were genuinely needy, and Jesus cared for them. Second, Jesus had a sense of eschatological urgency in doing his work, and he communicates the pressure of the moment to his disciples. The time for extending the grace of God in work and ...

185. The Lord of the Harvest

Matthew 9:35-38

Sermon

James Merritt

... was sitting stiffly upright behind the steering wheel), and placed the $30 citation on the dashboard. He never even noticed that the man was dead. Paramedics said later the man had been dead at least twelve hours when the ticket was given.3 Too often we don't have compassion for the lost because we don't see them as spiritually dead. It is sad to be physically blind, but far worse to be spiritually blind and unable to see the truth. It is sad to be physically deaf, but it is far worse to be spiritually deaf ...

186. Like a Good Neighbor, Jesus Is There

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

James Merritt

... without honking, and without using his CB to tell the Highway Patrol about the woman's dilemma. But a certain working man, as he traveled to his job, came to the spot where the woman was, and when he saw her raised hood, white scarf, and flat tire, he had compassion on her. He stopped his old beat-up pickup which had no bumper sticker and crossed a four-lane highway and offered to change the tire. The woman opened the door and gave him the key to the trunk, the man took out the spare tire, jacked up the car ...

187. Mark 6:30-44

Mark 6:30-44

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Leonard Sweet

... the "sheep," most extravagantly. Relating the Texts The eleventh chapter of 2 Samuel begins to tell the straight-forward episode of King David's corkscrew morality. Until now David has been portrayed as an obedient servant of God and a man of great compassion (see chapter 9 which recalls his kindness to Jonathan's lame son Mephibosheth). For the sake of Israel's security David had fought valiantly in wars against her enemies. But now things have changed, and apparently the enticements to enjoy royal power ...

188. Mark 6:30-44

Mark 6:30-44

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

189. Proper 11

2 Samuel 7:1-17, Ephesians 2:11-22, Mark 6:30-44, Mark 6:45-56

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John R. Brokhoff

... any rest. Jesus takes them in a boat to a secluded spot that they may rest and be apart from the crowd. But the people will not let them alone. When the boat comes to shore, the people are waiting for them. Seeing the crowd, Jesus expresses compassion for them because they are sheep without a shepherd. Before Jesus gives them physical bread, he gives them spiritual food by teaching them. THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS Gospel: Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 1. Apostles (v. 30). This is the only time Mark refers to the 12 as ...

190. Like a Good Neighbor – Jesus Is There

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

James Merritt

... are not a good neighbor. III. Love: What Is Mine Is Yours—I will Give It There is one other figure in the story who, as we all know, is the hero. "But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion on him." (v.33) Now when Jesus brings in the Samaritan, he not only poured it on, he rubbed it in. When Jesus brought the Samaritan into the story you could have heard a giant sucking sound all the way down to Egypt as people gasped, when they heard Him ...

191. Valley of Suffering (Series: Peace in the Valley)

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... to so much persecution could avoid being filled with anger and a desire for revenge? The Dalai Lama replied, “In my mediation I allow all the suffering of my people to enter into the depth of my heart, and there to be transformed into compassion.” Now, let me give just a word of caution to compassionate people. Few of us are spiritual giants like the Dalai Lama. The daily bombardment of starving babies, dying soldiers, tornadoed houses, flooded villages, wrecked cars, murdered teenagers, can lead us to ...

192. Our Common Life in Christ

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... and power today as we turn to verses 1 through 4 of the second chapter of this Philippian letter. “If then our common life in Christ yields any thing to stir the heart, any loving consolation, any sharing of the Spirit, any warmth of affection or compassion, fill up my cup of happiness by thinking and feeling alike with the same love for one another, the same turn of mind, and a common care must be no room for rivalry and personal vanity among you, but you must humbly reckon others better than yourselves ...

193. Sit Up and Speak!

Luke 7:11-17

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... with the two widows from Zarapthah and Nain, know only so well, loneliness, fear, and anxiety. Fred Buechner calls our loneliness the "truth of our existence." I call it what it is — the pits! Nonetheless, Christ enables all to "arise" as we receive the power of his compassion, the tenderness of his touch, and the authority of his words. He is no weak Jesus. Jesus is no suggester. Jesus is the commander in the face of death. Songs like Psalm 30 lift us and releases us from our dark night of the soul. We ...

194. Killing What Is Already Dead

Colossians 3:1-11

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... . God can work in us, making us into a self we never imagined. God is reconciling all things in Christ. We are invited to come along. With good aim, we can kill the parts of ourselves that hurt us and others. We can grow a self full of compassion, love, and peace. Verse 4 of this passage has a curious comment. It says that in the resurrection when Christ is fully revealed we, too, will be revealed. Which self will it be? When Christ is revealed will our old self, angry and self-indulgent be revealed, or ...

195. Two Sinners

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... the smug, self-righteous spirit of the Pharisee. There was very little hope for him because he saw no need for change. The prostitute knew she was missing the mark; Simon was blind to the entire target. Even worse was his attitude toward this woman. Instead of having compassion for her, he turned up his nose at her. Some of us like to play judge and jury when it comes to the behavior of others. That is what Simon was doing. “If this man were a prophet,” he sneered, “he would know who is touching him ...

196. Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... a near-by inn and he has money to pay for the wounded man to stay there. The “Good Samaritan” is a “Rich Samaritan” perhaps a traveling merchant, a wealthy businessman, a man of the world, not a man of the law. Yet this man’s compassion for the wounded stranger is without bounds. After giving first aid and emergency transport he spends the night at the inn with the injured man and then leaves two denari with the innkeeper. This amount of money would have covered about a three week stay, giving ...

197. You Never Noticed

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... about us. Professor Robert Wuthnow once conducted some research about why some people are generous and compassionate, while others are not. He found out that many compassionate people at some point in their lives had someone act with compassion toward them. This experience of having someone show compassion toward them had transformed their lives. For example, Wuthnow tells the story of Jack Casey. “All I ever learned from my father is I didn’t want to be like him,” Jack Casey once said. He was raised ...

198. Rules for Holy Living

Colossians 3:1-17

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... while “love” and “peace” are picked up in 3:14 and 3:15 respectively. A third characteristic of these virtues is that they are “godly qualities,” which are used to describe either God or Christ. Many references in the NT, for example, talk about the mercy or compassion (Rom. 12:1; 2 Cor. 1:3), kindness (Rom. 2:4; 11:22; Eph. 2:7), humility (Phil. 2:5–11), meekness (2 Cor. 10:1), and long-suffering (Rom. 2:4; 9:22) of God and Jesus. The application of these virtues to the Christian would follow ...

199. Habakkuk’s Prayer

Habakkuk 3:1-19

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... suggests the kind of mindfulness that issues in action. There is no indication that Habakkuk is here concerned for Judah alone. Yahweh’s message has spoken of the way the nations as a whole sit under the oppression of the superpower, and Habakkuk pleads for compassion for them all. 3:3–15 Now comes Habakkuk’s account of the message about Yahweh’s activity, the further revelation that spells out what Habakkuk heard at the beginning and what he has now heard more of. Habakkuk has engaged Yahweh in a ...

200. Miscellaneous Laws

Deut 23:15–25:19

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... grain in a difficult season or (in Leviticus) those who had fallen into severe poverty over a longer term. Such is the evil of human nature, that desperate human need is commonly an opportunity for unscrupulous exploitation. True to OT ideals of justice and compassion, the ban on interest in Deuteronomy, Exodus, and Leviticus is primarily concerned to stop the hardhearted from making a profit out of hard times. This may, as some think, be the reason why the ban did not apply to foreigners. The foreigners in ...

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