How important is positive thinking in our ability to have the peace that passes understanding? Positive thinking or positive mental imaging would tell us "don't worry, be happy" or "think…
We all have parents. Some of our parents have passed away, some of our parents are still with us today. The fact is, we all have parents. Without parents, none…
There is a blindness in the world. In John 1:10, John wrote that even though Jesus came into the very world which He had made, it “did not know Him.”…
People who are students of Jesus consider the cost—am I willing to obey Jesus above everyone else I am close to, do I have what it takes to finish, am I strong enough to face the enemy, make difficult decisions in light of my commitment, and do what is needed to keep my commitment? Students of Jesus learn Jesus, disciples do so much more.
Have you ever missed the opportunity — You know, that “once in a lifetime opportunity” to do something or to purchase something? A lot of opportunities come and go. Sales…
Have you ever noticed that people who love to fish, really love to fish. These people will fish in all kinds of weather throughout the year It’s amazing what some people will do to catch a fish. Today, we are going to look at a different type of fishing. One to which Jesus called four of His disciples. Becoming Fishers of Men.
When you and I follow Jesus, we aren’t just given a fleeting glimpse of life. No, our whole life is illuminated. One thing which served as a constant assurance of…
If you were called upon today to give an account of your mission work, what would be the report? Would the report include benevolent work? Would the information contain any…
This is the power of God - the power that overcame that of the sting of death; having raised Jesus from the dead. It is the one and only power…
“The future of society is in the hands of the mothers.” (de Beaufort)
“Men may build cities and railroads; they span rivers and tunnel mountains. But the mothers of men are the builders of civilization.” (C.A. Stewart)
“Mothers write on the hearts of their children what the world’s rough hand cannot erase.” (Anonymous
Jesus promise of “living water” is still available today to those who have a thirst of the soul. It is a thirst which nothing else can satisfy — only the…
In the Old Testament, we have in great detail, at times, the compassion of God. He is compassionate by nature, “The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to…
How many of us have been unwilling to forgive a person even one time when they sought our forgiveness? How many of us grudgingly forgave one time, but were unwilling to do so a second time? How many of us would have been willing to go Peter’s seven times, but set our limit there?
According to Mark 15:39, there was a centurion who was standing right in front of Jesus at the cross. When he saw the way Jesus took His last breath, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
Compassion is to be shown to the regulars as we might consider them. Rebellious people receive compassion because of who God is, not what they have done, because of his grace, not because they deserve it, because he is just, not because they are right. Repentant people are shown compassion because they learn to fear the LORD, usually because of the punishment put upon them; when rebellious or disobedient people return to God and cry out for deliverance, God shows them compassion. God wants to show his compassion to you.
The question for each of us is simple: To whom will you prove to be a neighbor? Will you be the hands of Jesus by being a messenger of His compassion to a world that is lost and in great need.
You and I still have the same choice before us today:
a. Either, Jesus is a complete fraud,
1) If this is true, then you and I must avoid Him at all costs.
b. Or, everything He said about Himself is true.
1) In which case He is the Son of God.
2) You and I have no other to whom we may turn for our salvation.
Which will you decide?
If you are a Christian, you have received God’s compassion and received Jesus’ sacrifice for your sins. Be motivated by God’s compassion to pass on compassion. Demonstrate God’s compassion through good deeds and teaching truth. If you are not yet a Christian, receive this information: God is compassionate. He loved you so much that he sent his Son to be a living example of his compassion. He demonstrated his love for you by sending his Son to die for your sins and your forgiveness.