Sunday Morning January 26, 2014

1. Maud church of Christ
by Jim Bradshaw
Sunday Morning, Jan. 26, 2014

2. (1Pe 3:8 NKJV) Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion
for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous;
Compassion: (sumpathēs) – a feeling with; although our English
word “sympathize” is a transliteration of this Greek word, the more
modern word “empathize more closely translates the meaning.

3. Mat 15:30-33 NKJV Then great multitudes came to Him, having with
them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid
them down at Jesus' feet, and He healed them. (31) So the multitude
marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made
whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the
God of Israel. (32) Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and
said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now
continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want
to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way." (33) Then His
disciples said to Him, "Where could we get enough bread in the
wilderness to fill such a great multitude?"
Compassion: (splaghnizomai) - to be moved as to one’s
bowels, hence to be moved with compassion, have compassion (for
the bowels were thought to be the seat of love and pity) (Thayer).

4. The Sick
Mat 9:35-38 NKJV 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. (36) But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with
for them, because they were weary and scattered, like
sheep having no shepherd. (37) Then He said to His disciples, "The
harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. (38) Therefore pray
the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest."
No Miracles Required
– Luke 10:30-35

5. Luk 10:30-35 NKJV Then Jesus answered and said: "A certain man
went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who
stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him
half dead. (31) Now by chance a certain priest came down that road.
And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. (32) Likewise a
Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on
the other side. (33) But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came
where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. (34) So he
went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he
set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
(35) On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave
them to the innkeeper, and said to him, 'Take care of him; and whatever
more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.'

6. The Blind
Mat 20:30-34 NKJV And behold, two blind men sitting by the
road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried
out, saying, "Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!" (31) Then
the multitude warned them that they should be quiet; but they cried out
all the more, saying, "Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!" (32)
So Jesus stood still and called them, and said, "What do you want Me
to do for you?" (33) They said to Him, "Lord, that our eyes may be
opened." (34) So Jesus had
and touched their eyes.
And immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him.
Mercy – eleeō to have
mercy or show compassion

7. The Leper
Mar 1:39-42 NKJV And He was preaching in their synagogues
throughout all Galilee, and casting out demons. (40) Now a leper
came to Him, imploring Him, kneeling down to Him and saying to
Him, "If You are willing, You can make me clean." (41) Then
Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand and touched
him, and said to him, "I am willing; be cleansed." (42) As soon as He
had spoken, immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.
Be Washed – Acts 22:16

8. The Dead
Luk 7:12-16 NKJV And when He came near the gate of the
city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his
mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was
with her. (13) When the Lord saw her, He had
on her
and said to her, "Do not weep." (14) Then He came and touched the
open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And He
said, "Young man, I say to you, arise." (15) So he who was dead sat
up and began to speak. And He presented him to his mother. (16)
Then fear came upon all, and they glorified God, saying, "A great
prophet has risen up among us"; and, "God has visited His people."
Be Raised from the dead
– Romans 6:3-6

9. The Dead
Rom 6:3-7 NKJV Or do you not know that as many of us as were
baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? (4) Therefore
we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as
Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we
also should walk in newness of life. (5) For if we have been united
together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the
likeness of His resurrection, (6) knowing this, that our old man was
crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that
we should no longer be slaves of sin. (7) For he who has died has
been freed from sin.

10. Luk 15:17-20 NKJV "But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many
of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I
perish with hunger! (18) I will arise and go to my father, and will say to
him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, (19) and I
am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your
hired servants." ' (20) "And he arose and came to his father. But when
he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and
ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.
Heb 4:15 NKJV For we do not have a High Priest who cannot
sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we
are, yet without sin.

11. Mat 6:14-15 NKJV "For if you forgive men their trespasses, your
heavenly Father will also forgive you. (15) But if you do not forgive
men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Luk 17:3-5 NKJV Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against
you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. (4) And if he sins
against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to
you, saying, 'I repent,' you shall forgive him." (5) And the apostles said
to the Lord, "Increase our faith."

12. Mat 9:36-38 NKJV But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved
with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like
sheep having no shepherd. (37) Then He said to His disciples, "The
harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. (38) Therefore pray
the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest."
Jud 1:22-23 NKJV And on some have compassion, making a distinction;
(23) but others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even
the garment defiled by the flesh.

13. Steps to Salvation
Live faithfully – 1 Corinthians 15:58
Be Baptized – Acts 2:38; 22:16
Confess – Matthew 10:32,33
Repent – Luke 13:3, 5; Acts 2:38
Believe – Heb. 11:6; Mark 16:16
Hear – Romans 10:17