Many years ago, a survivor of a Nazi death camp wrote these embittered words: "Here's to a world that did not care. To those who had eyes but would not see. To those who had ears but would not hear. To those who had voices but would not speak." Let me ask you a number of questions: When it comes to the…

Pastor Johnold J. Strey St. Mark’s Lutheran Church; Citrus Heights, CA Sermon on Matthew 9:35-38 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A) Inaugural Sermon July 10-11, 2011 METAPHORS FOR THE MINISTRY A compassionate shepherd A harvest worker Introduction “So, are you new in town? Did your job bring you…

Growing Our Love for Jesus Luke 7:11-23 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - April 7, 2013 *How much do you love God? -- When I ask myself that question, the answer is: "Thank God, I love Him a whole lot more than I used to! But I don't love Him enough." *I want to love the Lord more. And…

Jesus heals us with compassion & authority

November 29, 2015 Read Lu 13:31-35 – I’ve told before of the rowdy little boy, running home after his 1st day of school, bursting thru the door shouting, “Mom, Mom! Guess what? They want me back!” That’s the message of our text today. God loves His rebellious creation and wants us back. Tragically, many…

God wants us to live like Jesus lived: 1. See what Jesus sees (vs. 35-36). 2. Feel what Jesus feels (vs. 36). 3. Pray like Jesus prayed (vs. 37-38).

NEAR TO THE HEART OF GOD Luke 7:11-17 I like this sermon from Lee Eclov – I’d stick with the theme found in pt.1 (Walking with God…) Change the other points to match this. May need a little more research also… Introduction: A. Illus.: When I was a kid in the mid-50s Parker Brothers came out with a game…

How Can I Love My Neighbor? Luke 10:25-37 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Feb. 26, 2012 *Some years ago, I was blessed to be part of a mission team in South Asia. It was about nine months after a major earthquake in the region. Over 100,000 people were killed, many more were injured,…

21 Days of Fears, Jeers, Tears, and Cheers Tears Text: Luke 19:41 I. Introduction Illustration: Homer, a handsome dude, walks into a sports bar. He sits down next to this blonde at the bar and stares up at the TV. The 10:00 news was on. The news crew was covering a story of a man on a ledge of a large…

Responding To The Cries Of The Wounded Bethel Christian Ministries Pastor Dan Peterson Responding To The Cries Of The Wounded Mark 4:35- 5:5 Introduction. Jesus came to preach the gospel and set the captives free. Luke 4:14-19 – Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit and prophetically described…

Jesus is Compassionate in Spite of Disobedience 27 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us. 28 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They…

Review Last week we looked at the accusation from the Pharisees: “This Jesus eats with prostitutes, sinners, and tax collectors!” They’re right: Jesus was a friend of sinners. Jesus hung out with them. And Jesus still loves and hangs out with sinners, pariahs, prostitutes, tax collectors - the castoffs…

As we begin our time in this passage I want to interject one of the aspects of Matthew’s gospel into our sermon. Matthew’s gospel presents the truth of Jesus, but He also presents the process for discipleship and the multiplication of the Kingdom. Matthew’s Gospel presents the four phases of discipleship.…

1. Jesus cares about us meeting the needs of other people (vs. 1-4). 2. Jesus cares about us honoring Him as our Master (vs. 5-8). 3. Jesus cares about us living with His mercy (vs. 7).

The gospel message, in Scripture, is a message of compassion. John 3:17 says that God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world, but to save it. He humbled himself and became one of us and lived a perfect life so that when we tortured and killed him he could represent all those who would…

COMPASSION 20 JESUS IS MOVED BY OUR DISTRESS Matthew 9:35-38 (cmpas20.doc) THE FRUIT OF CHRISTLIKE LOVE Eleanor Chestnut, a former medical missionary in China, beautifully exemplified Christlike love. A beggar had come to the hospital badly burned, but no one was willing to donate skin for a graft. So…

Jesus ministry was fueled by his compassion, and it's that same compassion that is to motivate the mission of the church today.

When we live in the Spirit and start to bear the Fruit of the Spirit, we can then begin to fulfil the law of God as we relate to others.

Big Idea: True disciples live like Jesus in humble and compassionate service to others.

lass=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'>1) 5-10-09…AM…SBC“A Glorious Conjunction” Mark 7:14-8:10 Introduction: 1- A Lion is admirable for its ferocious strength and imperial majestic appearance – show 3 pictures 2- A Lamb is admirable for its gentleness – show 1 picture 3- Scripture paints…

David rescues a city from the Philistines. His example teaches us how to be heroes.

My Story Have you every attempted to cheat on a test? I have. In Mrs. Gruss’s first grade class, me and about eight other students were getting ready to take a comprehension test. In this comprehension test, all of us students were listening to a narrator through earphones. The way the test worked was…

Intro I want to invite you to open your Bibles and your apps to Matthew 9 . We’ll be looking at verses 35-38 today, a beautiful passage on the compassion of our Lord and the mission of the church. Let’s give our careful attention to the reading of God’s Word. And Jesus went throughout all the cities…

Chaos of the World Vs. Christ’s Compassion. Kindred, “Final Assignment” Kindred, A.S. 2021. Final Assignment. South African Theological Seminary, Johannesburg With this composition I will be preaching an expositional message based out of Matthew 9:35-38. I will follow an outline, and preparation procedures…