WE ARE CALLED FOR ACTION NOW MORE THAN EVER WE ARE CALLED FOR ACTION
DEFINITIONS SYMPATHY-IS FEELING SORRY FOR ANOTHERS HURT OR PAIN. THERE IS SOME EMOTIONAL DISTANCE. EMPATHY-THE ABILITY TO EXPERIENCE FOR YOURSELF SOME OF THE PAIN THAT OTHERS ARE FEELING. SHARE IN SADNESS OR PAIN. COMPASSION-THE ABILITY TO EXPERIENCE FOR YOURSELF SOME OF THE PAIN THAT OTHERS ARE FEELING AND THEN TRANSLATING THAT FEELING INTO ACTION.
MOVE AWAY FROM EMPATHY TOWARDS COMPASSION WE ARE CALLED TO COMPASSION. 1 PETER 3 V 8-9
GOD IS COMPASSIONATE GOD’S CHARACTER IS WHAT WE NEED TO NEVER FORGET AND WHAT WE NEED TO TRY AND IMMITATE DAILY. LAMENTATIONS 3 V 22-23 EXODUS 34 V 6
STORIES ABOUT COMPASSION MARK 2 V 1-12 IF YOU DON’T ALWAYS KNOW HOW, GET SOMEONE TO HELP YOU. MATT 18 V 23-35 COMPASSION IS NOT ALWAYS EASY LUKE 10 V 30-36 GO OUT OF YOUR WAY, BEYOND CULTURE OR RACE OR WHAT’S “EXPECTED” FROM SOCIETY. LUKE 15 V 11-32 DISSAPOINTMENT OR HURT SHOULD NOT KEEP US FROM SHOWING COMPASSION
DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEART WHAT IS GOD’S CHARACTER SHOWING US? EXODUS 34V6
COMPASSION WILL ALWAYS COST US SOMETHING THE BIGGEST ENEMY OF GOD’S KINGDOM IS CHILDREN OF GOD BEING SELFISH. COMPASSION WILL COST YOU SOMETHING!! MONEY TIME EMOTIONALLY PHYSICALLY SACRIFICE IT WILL ALSO CHALLENGE YOUR CHARACTER
JESUS TEACHES US COMPASSION LUKE 7 V 11-17 JESUS SEES THE NEED HIS HEART GOES OUT TO HER; HE IS INTERESTED HE TRANSLATES THIS FEELING INTO ACTION VERSE 16-17 WHAT IS OUR VISION CFC?
NOW MORE THAN EVER WE ARE CALLED FOR ACTION MATT 25V31-46
THE ULTIMATE GIFT AND EXAMPLE OF COMPASSION JOHN 3 V 16 GOD GAVE US HIS SON JESUS CHRIST GAVE US HIS LIFE… CAN YOU GIVE HIM YOURS, OR IS THAT JUST SOMETHING WE SAY AS CHRISTIANS? LUKE 22 V 19-20
NOW MORE THAN EVER WE THE CHURCH ARE CALLED FOR ACTION FOR I WAS HUNGRY AND YOU GAVE ME SOMETHING TO EAT FOR I WAS THIRSTY AND YOU GAVE ME SOMEHTING TO DRINK I WAS A STRANGER AND YOU INVITED ME IN I NEEDED CLOTHES AND YOU CLOTHED ME I WAS SICK AND YOU LOOKED AFTER ME I WAS IN PRISON AND YOU CAME TO VISIT ME TRULY I TELL YOU “WHATEVER YOU DID FOR ONE OF THE LEAST OF THESE BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF MINE, YOU DID FOR ME.”