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| + | *You have likely heard Matthew 9:37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. However, have you ever considered the situation in which Jesus made this proclamation? | ||
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| + | *What situation moves Jesus to make this proclamation? | ||
| + | **Matthew 9:35-36 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. | ||
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**Mark 9:22 - And often he has thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” | **Mark 9:22 - And often he has thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” | ||
**Luke 7:13 - When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” | **Luke 7:13 - When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” | ||
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*When you hear the word "compassion," what does that mean to you? | *When you hear the word "compassion," what does that mean to you? | ||
*The word the we translated as compassion originally denotes the "inward parts" of a sacrifice. In later Jewish writings the word began to take on the idea of the "seat of feeling." The idea is that of having ones heart go out for someone. | *The word the we translated as compassion originally denotes the "inward parts" of a sacrifice. In later Jewish writings the word began to take on the idea of the "seat of feeling." The idea is that of having ones heart go out for someone. | ||
Revision as of 14:39, 16 July 2018
Contents
The Importance of Compassion in Ministry
Compassionate Motivation
- You have likely heard Matthew 9:37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. However, have you ever considered the situation in which Jesus made this proclamation?
- What situation moves Jesus to make this proclamation?
- Matthew 9:35-36 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.
Compassion Displayed
- Read each of the following verses. What common thread do you notice?
- Matthew 20:34 - So Jesus had compassion and touched their eyes. And immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him.
- Mark 1:41 - Then Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.”
- Mark 6:34 - And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things.
- Mark 8:2 - “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat.
- Mark 9:22 - And often he has thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”
- Luke 7:13 - When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.”
Compassion Defined
- When you hear the word "compassion," what does that mean to you?
- The word the we translated as compassion originally denotes the "inward parts" of a sacrifice. In later Jewish writings the word began to take on the idea of the "seat of feeling." The idea is that of having ones heart go out for someone.
