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1. The Compassionate Healings

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... woke up to a new day. "Death is like that," Jesus says. You fall asleep in one place (on earth) and you wake up by the power of the Lord in another place (in heaven). In our story the young girl wakes up. The first face she sees is the compassionate face of Jesus. The third reversal to the way we think is that Jesus shows that death is not fatal. Jesus' words of compassion bring the little girl back from the dead. Death is like sleep. After you die, the day will come when you will wake up. By the ...

2. The Compassionate Christ

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him from everywhere. Jesus probably would have been better off if he had not bothered with this man. But that was not Jesus’ nature then or now. Jesus is a compassionate friend who is concerned about our every need. He is willing to meet those needs. Sometimes there are factors that we cannot see that prevent him from working in just the way we desire, but ultimately we can trust him. He does care. He does heal. He ...

3. The Compassionate Christ

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... miracle. So Stuart Hamblin 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 ...

4. The Compassionate Christ

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... from God. Meister Eckhart, the 13th century mystic wrote, “You may call God love, you may call God goodness. But the best name for God is compassion.” No one had more compassion than Jesus of Nazareth he who lay down his life for sinful humanity. Jesus is compassionate. And he is capable. That’s the second thing we need to see. He is capable. Our needs may be physical or emotional or spiritual, but Christ’s power is sufficient. This may be the point at which many of us are missing the joy of our ...

5. The Compassionate Highway

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

Two bits of the gospel story are put together for today's lectionary lesson from Mark. First (6:30-34), the disciples have been out in the neighborhood, teaching the words that Jesus had taught them and doing the good deeds that they had seen him do. You remember that, after his rejection in Nazareth, he commissioned his close followers to be his messengers to the world. Now they have returned to Jesus with reports of their work. I suppose we might even say, in today's images, that the sales force is back ...

6. Serving the Poor—Compassionately

Matthew 25: 31-40

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

On August 31, 1997, Princess Diana and her boyfriend Dodi were trying to outrun the paparazzi through the streets of Paris when their driver, Henri Paul, hit a pillar in a tunnel, killing three of the four passengers in the car. The world was stunned. This princess, who could make the headlines by waving her hand or send sensations through the media by wearing a party dress, was dead. The queen of people's hearts was gone. Over one billion people watched her funeral as Elton John sang about a candle in the ...

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

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... repressed anger. We cannot bear these burdens alone. That’s why we need the Church to be the body of Christ. We can do together what is overwhelming to try alone. We need the wisdom of like-minded people to discern God’s will and make compassionate responses to the pain of the world. In times of trouble, people need to hold hands, and stick together, and unite in prayer. For ultimate comfort comes from our Suffering God. “Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows. He was despised and ...

8. How to Turn the Ballot into a Blessing Box

Proverbs 29:2

Sermon

James Merritt

... conservatism." In my opinion that is a tautology. It is the very nature of a conservative to be compassionate. I want to submit to you it is compassionate to want government to be smaller, so that freedom can be bigger. It is compassionate to give a man who can work a job, instead of a government handout. It is compassionate to tell a homosexual that he can change, and then to help him to do so if he wants to. It is compassionate to tell a woman that that fetus is a life, and she should not become guilty of ...

9. On the Road with the Hemorrhaging Woman

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

James W. Moore

... forgiveness. I mean, how can we be exposed to the life and teachings and the spirit of Jesus and not realize the importance of love, mercy and grace. Our Lord’s bigness of spirit, (our Lord’s love)… is a constant call and challenge to us to be compassionate, gracious people. But, you know, it’s not enough to just feel it. We have to do something about it. Compassion can’t sit still. Jesus shows us that over and over. Compassion is love gone to work. It is active! Remember how the poet put it: “A ...

10. A Parable in a Miracle

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... of knowing that Jesus needed him, even in his weakness, said, “God carves the rotten wood and rides the lame horse.” The ministry of Christ requires you. Rich and poor, strong and weak, learned and simple, young and old – Christ needs us all to be his compassionate presence in the world. A little boy looked up at the man who answered his knock and said, “I hear you have some puppies for sale.” “Yes, indeed,” said the man, “would you like to see them?” “I’d like to buy one, if it doesn ...

11. The Rant

Matthew 23:1-12

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... ill, but to those whom he felt were abusing God’s name, he could be downright insulting. And loud. One thing we know about Jesus. He didn’t mince his words. If he was angry, you knew it. In our scripture for today, he’s passionate, compassionate, AND angry! His anger is directed at the powers that be: the Pharisees and the scribes, whom he feels are abusing their power and status. Interestingly, Jesus tells the crowds and his disciples whom he’s teaching that they should follow the teachings of the ...

12. Getting Rid of Anger

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... must make the effort if we are going to live the new life. We can not only be concerned with our inner righteousness but we must also be concerned with our outer witness, the witness of concern for other people. So St. Paul writes, “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” And so today we are challenged to look inward, and we are challenged to look outward. But, of course, that is not the end of the pilgrimage either we are also reminded to look ...

13. Shame On Who?

John 8:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... , the reason why God does forgive us of our sin is so that we will learn not to sin; not so we can go out and continue to sin. Psalm 130:4 says, "But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you." (Psalm 130:4, NLT) III. Be Compassionate In How You See The Soul Of Others Go back to that moment, when the rocks were dropped, feet shuffled away and no one is left, but Jesus and this woman. He stands up, looks her in the eye and says, "Straightening up, Jesus said to her, 'Woman, where are ...

14. The Mystery of God's Mercy

Acts 13:13-52

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... . He is a God of mysterious powers. He gives us no monkey's paw which possesses three magic wishes. God gives us only the innocent hands of his Son with nails cruelly driven through at the wrists into the timbers of a cross. God gives us only the compassionate and scarred hands of the living Lord raised in a divine benediction over our lives. Rejoice in God's mystery. Someday we will know that God's mystery is far greater than any magic, because the mystery of God is the great miracle of his divine mercy ...

15. Kindness That Makes You Sorry!

Joel 2:12-17

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... around her. I’ve never seen anything like it!" You’d think that, in view of our sinfulness, we’d get bad vibes and quiver with fear before a holy God whom we have wronged. Rather, we get only good vibrations from God, for he is so very compassionate and kind. Frederick W. Faber wrote a lovely hymn, one stanza of which says: "For the love of God is broader, Than the measure of man’s mind, And the heart of the Eternal Is most wonderfully kind." The Apostle Paul found the same to be true, for ...

16. Strategic Kindness

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... is Miss Dubose's kind and gentle words that turn away the wrath of a lynch mob. (1) In our lesson from Ephesians for today, St. Paul says, "Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." Let's talk for a few moments about strategic kindness. There are some people who are going to hear these words from the epistle about living a life of love and they are going ...

17. Love

John 15:9-17

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... it. The postman knows; the woman at the check out counter knows. His rage has become his very being. Joe is his bitterness. Do you want to live a life of hate? Then learn to forgive. To love is to become compassionate. Jesus said, “Be compassionate as your Father is compassionate" (Luke 6:36). On the surface compassion seems easy. Who is not touched with emotion to see people running from burning buildings, sitting on roof tops, pleading for help, or clinging to trees in some far away tsunami? It is easy ...

18. When the Caterers Weren’t Available

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... but that’s not Jesus. Jesus had compassion for the crowd. And he still gazes upon us with that same compassion today. But there is a second thing we need to see: not only does he have compassion, but he is also capable. He is not only compassionate, he is capable, he is competent to do for us more than we are able to imagine. Many people have tried to give a rational explanation for the miracle of the fishes and loaves. Early in the twentieth century, it became fashionable to find natural explanations for ...

19. The World's Largest Covered Dish Lunch

John 6:1-15

Sermon

... , according to Margaret Mead, is the first sign of civilization. (4) Who can question that she is right? Compassion is certainly at the heart of our faith. Mike Barrett, in his book, The Danger Habit, tells how difficult it is for highly competitive people to be compassionate. He tells about men who tried to climb Mount Everest in 2006 and some of the choices they were forced to make. He tells about a fifty year old climber, Lincoln Hall, who was left for dead by his team, and other passing climbers, on the ...

20. An Army Officer Deeply Concerned

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... leaders to see what he could do. Just before arriving at the house, however, the centurion sent some friends to Jesus to say, “Sir, don’t inconvenience yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of any such honor . . .” Can you believe this man--compassionate, generous, and deeply humble as well? “Just speak a word from where you are,” he continued, “and my servant will be healed. I know because I am an officer. All I have to do is speak and my men obey. So just say, `Be healed!’ and ...

21. Jesus Destroys the Power of Sin

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... ,” not changing a favorable portrayal into something more problematic, “anger,” to explain. If Jesus was originally described as “angered” at the presence of this leper before him, even that response can be given a compassionate reading. The sight of human misery and suffering moved God to anger in the Old Testament (see Judges 10:16). It even evokes such a response among people today. Interestingly, the term found in later manuscripts “splanchnistheis” is rooted in the noun “splanchron ...

22. The Samaritan

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... to have a “good heart?” To be a good Jew? OR to be a good Christian? These are irrelevant to Jesus if we cannot show mercy and love to the ones we hate the most. Jesus wants us to be more than “good people!” Jesus wants us to be compassionate and loving human beings, the kind of human beings that God intended us to be. It’s not easy. But as Jesus asks his contemporaries after telling this story, “Who is the neighbor to this man?” They have to answer, “it was the Samaritan.” It was the man ...

23. Big Boys Do Cry

Joel 2:1-2,12-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... who weep. In our lesson from Joel for this evening we read: “Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning. Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love . . .” (12-13, NIV) It’s all right to weep or cry. Even if you are a strong man, it’s all right to show your emotions. In fact, there are three times when it is particularly appropriate to cry ...

24. Soul Hunger

John 6:24-35

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... never be hungry again. Our spirits will be satisfied, and in that peace with God, we will also find ourselves. Come to the table people of God. And choose your “spirit” wisely. For in the presence of Jesus, no hungry ghost can live. But you…will. [1] See Amy Weintraub, “Compassionate Practice: Embracing the Hungry Ghost,” Yoga Chicago, March/April 2008, https://yogachicago.com/2014/03 ...

25. Week Two Of Lent

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... have occurred, the forgiveness of God will break through and the people will eventually be returned to their native land of Israel. The confidence that is expressed in Daniel is manifest in the Gospel. Jesus says that we are to be compassionate and to pardon as God is compassionate and pardons us. Jesus cautions us against judgment, lest we be judged ourselves. Over all, however, Jesus says that the measure with which we measure out will be returned to us. The compassion of God will be like grain which when ...

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