Unleash Week 1 Lifers Notes are live! #DLCUnleash ______________________________________ Isaiah 54:8-10 Matthew 9:36 36 Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Compassion – sympathetic awareness of others distresses combined with a desire to alleviate it Compassion – the desire to heal hurting people Sympathy – I feel your pain Empathy – I understand your pain Compassion – Your pain moves me to act Sympathy – this isnt fair Empathy – Ive been there Compassion – lets do something about this Sympathy – I cant imagine how you feel Empathy – I remember how this feels Compassion – lets get you healed Sympathy– Thats a terrible scar Empathy – I have one just like it Compassion – tell me who did this LEARN COMPASSION from a loving God Isaiah 30:18 therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, and therefore he waits on high to have compassion on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; how blessed are all those who long for him Lamentations 3:22 the Lords loving-kindnesses indeed never cease, for his compassions never fail Psalm 51:1 be gracious to me, oh God, according to your lovingkindness; according to the greatness of your compassion blot out my transgression. Psalm 103:8 the Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in love and kindness Psalm 103:13 just as a father has compassion on his children so the lord has compassion on those who fear him Psalm 116:5 gracious is the Lord and righteous; yes our God is compassionate Psalm 119:77 ... may your compassion come to me that I may live, for your law is my delight James 5:11 we count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Joe and have seen the outcome of the Lords dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful. have mercy on us Matthew 9:27 two blind men Matthew 15:22 Canaanite woman with demonized daughter Matthew 17:15 father for lunatic son Matthew 14:14 14 When He went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and healed their sick Matthew 15:32 32 And Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, “I feel compassion for the people, because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way. Matthew 20:34 34 Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes; and immediately they regained their sight and followed Him Mark 1:41 41 Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, and *said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Mark 6:34 34 When Jesus went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and He felt compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things Mark 8:2 2 I feel compassion for the people because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat Luke 7:13-15 13 When the Lord saw her, He felt compassion for her, and said to her, “Do not weep.” 14 And He came up and touched the coffin; and the bearers came to a halt. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise!” 15 The dead man sat up and began to speak. And Jesus gave him back to his mother. LIVE COMPASSION from a loving heart You never really live until you first die to yourself Only when the sense of the pain of others begins, does man again. A satisfied life is a serving life. Matthew 10:42 and whoever and the name of a disciple gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward. Matthew 25:35-36 I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited me in; 36) naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me. Col. 3:12 so, as those who have been chosen of God, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience Clothe yourselves w/ compassion. II Cor. 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the father of mercies and God of all comfort, for who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. LEAVE COMPASSION with a loving legacy Ephesians 6:4 fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up and the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Exodus 36 5 and they said to Moses, “The people are bringing much more than enough for the construction work which the Lord commanded us to perform.” 6 So Moses issued a command, and a proclamation was circulated throughout the camp, saying, “Let no man or woman any longer perform work for the contributions of the sanctuary.” Thus the people were restrained from bringing any more. 7 For the material they had was sufficient and more than enough for all the work, to perform it
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