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1. The Master Has Come - And Is Moved With Compassion

Matthew 8:1-4, Mark 1:40-45

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... compel them. Wherever Jesus went to help - and lift - and encourage - and heal - we see there the heart of God, the love of God, the compassion of God, the pain of God’s love. Love is often painful. A young woman fell in love with a young man. They were going ... go through the Cross. It was true for Jesus. It is true for us. III Third, we feel the pain of love in imitation. This compassion God has for his creation - this pain of love we find in Jesus Christ, which he had for all sorts of people - is not only ...

2. Compassion Fatigue

1 John 4:7-21

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Maxie Dunnam

... closer we walk with the Lord, the more tender our hearts become and we cry within when human needs go unmet. So it’s tough, so very tough for the sincere Christian to recognize that there is a limit to what we can offer. But we must do it – when compassion fatigue begins to set in, simply recognize and acknowledge that there is a limit to what we can offer. II Carry this idea one step further. Relax in the fact that there is a time to leave to God and to others what we cannot do ourselves. Now let me ...

3. Compassion

Luke 10:25-37

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Harold Warlick

... and read the life of Jesus between Christmas and Easter. Christianity must never leap from the songs and bells and candles and presents of Christmas to the flowers and Handel's Messiah of Easter without passing by the dusty roads of Galilee and Judea, places where Jesus was showing compassion. Think of it. He heals 10 lepers and one returns to thank him. If that were me, I'd make the other nine sick again. But he doesn't. He bears it. He asks his friends to stay up with him while he goes off to a garden and ...

4. Making Compassion a Verb

Mark 6:30-44

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David G. Rogne

... the door, he saw Will Rogers leaning against the wall sobbing like a child over the tragic situations he was seeing. Berry closed the door, and in a few moments Rogers appeared back on the platform as jovial as ever. Christians are called to a ministry of compassion, and if we are faithful to it, it will cause us to weep with those who weep. But it is not enough simply to feel the pain of others, we also need to act to relieve it. In Albert Camus' novel, The Fall, an established, impeccable French lawyer ...

5. When Being Christian Has Worn You Down (Compassion Fatigue)

1 John 4:7-21

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Maxie Dunnam

... and sparkling freshness fade out. That’s the meaning of fatigue. We don’t have the energy to go on. I want to talk about that as it related to the core of Christian living. Boil it all down, refine it to its most precious essence, and this is it: Compassion is the call of every Christian. I could open the New Testament to almost any page and find text. I could use that summary word of Jesus in the 15th Chapter of John: “This is my commandment that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love ...

6. A Clock or a Compass?

Mark 1:9-15

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David T. Ball

... 7-13, 24-25). Is that what has happened? No, at least not yet, and if we are looking at this through our favorite lenses, the lenses of chronological time, none of this can make very much sense. But that’s not what Jesus was talking about. Remember the compass, and the importance of direction. Chaos in the heavens and turmoil on earth proclaim that God will no longer put up with life as we know it, that a change of direction is coming, and we’d better get with the program. God no longer consented to the ...

7. Compassion Can Do More Than You May Think

Luke 7:11-17

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David R. Cartwright

... means "with passion." Empathy is perhaps the word that comes closest today. However we speak of it and regardless of the words we use, it's a very strong and powerful word. So much so, that in this story it can bring life to the dead. Our lesson for today: Compassion can do more than you may think. I recall a story I heard a long time ago, and since it has been a long time, the exact details are little fuzzy in my memory. As I recall the story, which is also supposedly a true story, it went like this ...

8. When Compassion Overcomes Irritation

Mark 6:30-44

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Donald B. Strobe

... seek to be consoled, as to console; not so much to be loved, as to love. For it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, (and) it is in dying that we are born again to eternal life.” III. “(JESUS) HAD COMPASSION ON THEM, BECAUSE THEY WERE LIKE SHEEP WITHOUT A SHEPHERD.” (6:34b) What an apt description. People tossed to and fro (as the writer of the Letter to the Ephesians puts it) “by every wind of doctrine, by the cunning of men, by their craftiness in deceitful wiles ...

9. Power and Compassion

Hebrews 5:1-10

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Lee Ann Dunlap

... neither will a cardiac surgeon who chooses to vacation in Maui in our hour of need. What we most need is a physician with skill and a deep commitment to the patient. Those of us with sin-sick souls require that similar combination of sensitivity and compassion, balanced by the power to effectively heal and forgive. We need to know, in the words of the children's table grace, "God is great and God is good. "Goodness without power is ineffective, and power without goodness is demonic. The quest of the human ...

10. God Of Compassion

Mark 6:30-44

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King Duncan

... purpose, no sense of hope. So God sent Christ to be our shepherd. "I am the good shepherd," Christ says in John 10:14. "I know my sheep and they know me." There is the Good News for the day. The Creator God not only looks upon His children with compassion but he has moved into the world to redeem His children to become the shepherd of the sheep. Even more. To become a lamb slain for the sins of the world. G. Campbell Morgan was once approached by a soldier who said he would give anything to believe that God ...

11. Conviction with Compassion

John 8:1-11

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James McCormick

... of life in Christ. And, when a brother or a sister stumbles, we don’t accuse and condemn, we forgive and extend a helping hand. As followers of Jesus, we are to be people of conviction, but also, we are to be people with compassion. Prayer: God, our Father, save us from moral indifference, from ethical wishy-washiness, from behavioral blindness. Help us to insist upon the highest standards from ourselves and from others, precisely because we care about them. Give us the spirit of our Lord. Help us ...

12. Prayer And Compassion Fatigue

Matthew 14:13-21

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Roger G. Talbott

... doesn't have to tell us. We know that they either felt frustrated and angry or they felt secretly pleased that they were so needed -- or both. Matthew doesn't have to tell us how the disciples felt. He does have to tell us how Jesus felt. He felt "compassion" for the crowd. That is, he felt what they felt. He felt the pain and desperation that would drive people to come so far to such an inconvenient place in the hope that they might find healing for their bodies and spirits and maybe even some meaning for ...

13. Seeing Through the Eyes of Jesus

Matthew 14:13-21

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King Duncan

... the world through Jesus’ eyes means being willing to share what we’ve got—our strength and time and intellect and love and money and resources with others. And we don’t have to start with a lot of resources. We start with a lot of compassion and faith. Then God will take our resources to satisfy whatever need has captured our heart. And miraculously we discover we have plenty of resources left over for our own needs. I read a beautiful story recently of a little girl named Rachel Beckwith who wanted ...

14. The Compassionate Healings

Mark 5:21-43

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Ron Lavin

... .2 Jesus really cared. You could see it in his face. You could see it in his eyes. The woman with bad theology saw compassion. She saw real caring. She took a chance because of what she saw. She saw that Jesus came with passion for the needy. "Who ... dead when he was in a casket on his way to burial. Jesus said, "Young man, I say to you, arise" (Luke 7:11-17). The compassion of Jesus even carries over for situations of death. Jesus views death as sleep. Last night you went to sleep. This morning you woke up ...

15. Walking the Streets

Matthew 10:1-42, Matthew 9:35-38

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Richard L. Thulin

... feel sorry for the helpless and harassed people he saw. Nor can he just sit and wait until they somehow manage to come to him. He understands their situation of despair as the time of God's harvest. They need, and are ready for, new life. His compassion acts. He calls his disciples together and sends them out into the "fields." Jesus, of course, sends us too. And what both the disciples and we are to do is carry out the same ministry of good news that Jesus did. This involves preaching, healing, cleansing ...

16. The Compassionate Christ

Mark 1:40-45

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J. Howard Olds

... says, “It is no secret, what God can do, What He's done for others, He'll do for you. With arms wide open, He'll pardon you. It is no secret, what God can do." Desmond Tutu says, “If you are going to be compassionate, be prepared for action." Compassion creates a problem for Jesus. ...“He can no longer go in and out of town freely. So he stays outside in the lonely places" (Verse 45). Jesus has no desire to be a superstar. He isn't looking for coverage on the evening news. He doesn't want to announce ...

17. A Caring Woman

Acts 9:36-43

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King Duncan

... often, if we look hard enough, we can find some concrete deed we can do to reach out to show someone else the love of Jesus. Tabitha, this truly caring woman, lived a fulfilling life. She had a sense of purpose for her life. She translated her compassion into action. And because of the kind of life she lived, she will live forever. Now please don’t misunderstand. I’m not saying that because, by the power of God, Peter raised her from the dead, she will live forever. Tabitha eventually did die. But think ...

18. On the Road with the Hemorrhaging Woman

Mark 5:21-43

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James W. Moore

... zeroed in on the neediest person in the crowd. How quickly He noticed a rejected and lonely Zacchaeus up in that sycamore tree. How swiftly He sensed the intensity and urgency in the cry of Blind Bartimaeus on the roadside. And in each case, He reached out with compassion to give the help that was needed. Now, we see it again in this tender story in Mark 5. Remember the story with me. Jesus is on His way to see a little girl who is critically ill… when suddenly He is interrupted. As He is moving through ...

19. Celebrating the Virtue of Humanity

Ephesians 2:1-10

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Richard Gribble

... to move forward. As surely as in past times, when a ball and chain was placed on the leg of a prisoner to prevent him from escaping, so too holding grudges and refusing to let go of past hurts makes us prisoners, not allowing us to express compassion, find reconciliation, and move forward. Jesus certainly never held a grudge. On the contrary, he sought to be reconciled even when he was on the cross. We must remember his words, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34a ...

20. Growing No Feathers

Exodus 3:1-22

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... people. Bonhoeffer and Moses "grew no feathers." And there's a final reason why Moses is the hero of the Exodus. Not only did he have compassion and a plan, he also knew the name of God. Previously, God wasn't known by name, but God told Moses the divine name, "I ... never see the burning bush, but we can still hear the names that resonate from its flames -- the names of those who fill us with compassion. We can hear our name, as one worthy to be used. And we hear God's name, "I Am going with you." 1. Leigh W ...

21. Why Being A Christian Has Worn You Down v1

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

22. Have Mercy!

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... their stay with your own money, promising to pay any additional bills? I know some of you would do that for your own friends, for your grandchildren, for your son or daughter, or even perhaps for someone in your congregation. But what about a stranger? That’s transcendent compassion. Jesus knows how hard this is for us. He knows how impossible it is for us to love like he does, to love like God does. But he challenges us just the same –not to be perfect, but to strive always to be guided by the love of ...

23. Why Being A Christian Has Worn You Down v2

1 John 4:7-21

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Maxie Dunnam

... years of ministry. I First, we must recognize that there is a limit to what we can offer. Now this is tough for sincere Christians and especially those who are committed to ministry. God has given us so much, and we’re so grateful. Our love of God and the compassion He inspires within us sensitizes us to the needs around us. The more we love, the more aware we become of the needs of love. The closer we walk with the Lord, the more our eyes are opened and the more we see the loneliness, the pain, the quiet ...

24. Characteristics of Christ That You and I Need

Mark 8:27-35

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King Duncan

... would we ever willingly do that? There is only one reason we would be willing to lose our lives: we follow Jesus. You see, there are three characteristic that Jesus had that you and I desperately need. The first characteristic is compassion. More than anything else Jesus was motivated by compassion for human beings. That is why he came to earth--to experience what it means to be human and to demonstrate God’s love for the least and the lost. Mark Twain once wrote a fascinating book titled The Prince and ...

25. Where Are Your Chickens?

Matthew 14:13-21

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King Duncan

... way God has chosen to work. God works in partnership with God's children. It's a spiritual principle that is as solid as God's compassion. If we try to go it alone, we will never see miracles happen. However, if we pray, but do not give God something to work with-- ... you will, and it is bringing joy to her life as well as to others. So, where are our chickens? God has great compassion for humanity's needs. But God works in partnership with his people--people who care about others and who want to see miracles ...

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