This Sunday begins our Gospel Meeting here at the Waverly Church of Christ. We welcome you to join us in person each time that we meet. This year our theme, “Encouragement” will be spoken from the stand 
point of being encouraged to Trust in God and live a life according to His Word. Brother David Sain from Fayetteville, TN will be with us as our speaker. He will bring God’s Word to us in such a way that will encourage all of us to do just that.
Sunday Morning Bible Class – Freedom (a study of the freedom we have in Christ – the freedom from the guilt of sin, and the freedom from the fear of tomorrow).
Sunday Morning A.M. Worship – The Righteous Shall Live (a study of the righteousness of God, in making it possible for us to become saved by grace, through faith).
Sunday Evening P.M. Worship – How Much More Now (a study of how God loved us enough to give Jesus to die for us, when we were sinners, and how much more he loves us now as his children – – giving the Christian confidence at the judgment).
Monday – Trusting God’s Promise ( a study of the way Christians should react to the troubles and trials of life – – trusting in God’s promise in 1 Corinthians10:13).
Tuesday – You Can Do This (although our talents and opportunities differ, the one thing EVERY Christian can do is be faithful; a study of what constitutes faithfulness).
Wednesday – When the Roll is Called (a study of The Book of Life – – the confidence in knowing that your name is in that book).
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.
God’s compassion is like that of a father for his children .“Just as a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him. For He Himself knows our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust” (Psalm 103:13-14).
Jesus told His brothers that His time differed from their time. They could come and go without any significance — for them any time was right. He, on the other hand, always pleased His Father, God, so His time movements were those that His Father desired.
Everybody who desires to see Jesus can see his revelation in creation, see him in his word, and see the changes in others who came to see Jesus. Jesus comes to the rescue when his believing followers “go into all the world and preach the gospel.”