MovedLuke 7:13

I. God is Compassionate

Background: Luke 7:13 When the Lord saw her, He felt compassion for her, and said to her, "Do not weep."

I. God is Compassionate

Define Compassion:•NIV / NASB = “had compassion”• accurate translation •IF we understand compassion accurately …

I. God is CompassionateDefine Compassion: Compassion differs from Passion

Passion is a – strong emotion FOR somethingCompassion is NOT self seeking like passion. Compassion differs from Pity Compassion is MORE than feelings of pity

I. God is CompassionateDefine Compassion:KJV / NKJ usually translates it “was moved with compassion” Compassion is more than an emotional reaction.

It sees the others sufferingThen has an overwhelming desire that “I

MUST do something about it”

I. God is Compassionate

Define Compassion:KJV / NKJ usually translates it “was moved with compassion”

Hamdi Ulukaya

I. God is Compassionate

Define Compassion:KJV / NKJ usually translates it “was moved with compassion” Compassion is a strong Emotion that overwhelms us to Action.

I. God is CompassionateA. Attribute of God.

a. God’s sparing Lot from the destruction Genesis 19:16 But he hesitated. So the men seized

his hand and the hand of his wife and the hands of his two daughters, for the compassion of the LORD was upon him; and they brought him out, and put him outside the city.

I. God is CompassionateA. Attribute of God.

b. Jonah’s complaint against GodJonah 4:2 He prayed to the LORD and said, "Please LORD,

was not this what I said while I was still in my own country? Therefore in order to forestall this I fled to Tarshish, for I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, and one who relents concerning calamity.

I. God is Compassionate

A. Attribute of God. c. Jesus w/ the Leper – Be cleansed

Mark 1:41 “Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, "I am willing; be cleansed."

I. God is Compassionate

A. Attribute of God. d. Jesus w/ Lost people – told disciples to pray

Matthew 9:36 “Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd.”

I. God is Compassionate

A. Attribute of God. e. Jesus w/ the sick - healed

Matthew 14:14 “When He went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and healed their sick.”

I. God is CompassionateA. Attribute of God.

f. Jesus w/ the hungry – Fed themMatthew 15:32 “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."

I. God is Compassionate

A. Attribute of God. g. Jesus w/ the Blind man

Matthew 20:34 “Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes; and immediately they regained their sight and followed Him.”

I. God is CompassionateWants some good news? C. Jesus is Moved with Compassion for you!

1. He sees your hurt / brokenness / pain & weeping

2. Jesus knows your pain – HE hurts w/ you

I. God is Compassionate

Just a thought: God can handle your emotions

I. God is CompassionateWants some good news?

C. Jesus is Moved with Compassion for you! 1. He sees your hurt / brokenness / pain &

weeping

2. Jesus knows your pain – HE hurts w/ you

3. Seeing your Pain, Jesus is Moved to Act

I. God is Compassionate

3. Seeing your Pain, Jesus is Moved to ActProverbs 28:13 “He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, But he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion.”

I. God is CompassionateWants some good news?

C. Jesus is Moved with Compassion for you! D. Jesus is moved with Compassion BY you

Give you a hint: If you see it, it is because God is letting YOU into His Secret. He knew before you did, and if you are seeing someone’s pain, then He is entrusting you with sacred information.

II. He wants us to be moved by compassionColossians 3:12 “So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;”

I. He wants us to be moved by compassionThe older I get, the more troubled I am

by how little I can actually DO.

Then again, I am also really troubled by how little I actually WILL DO.

• By Ergulen Toprak

• New York

• The founder of Chobani will donate most of his wealth, at least 700 million dollars, to help the Kurdish refugees as well as refugees from all around the world.

• With his statement on Thursday, Ulukaya announced that he is going to join the Giving Pledge, the funding system the riches donate half or their wealth, by building a new foundation called Tent. “I have always planned to give most of what I had. Growing up, I watched my mother give to those who needed and it came from the most amazing place in her heart,” Ulukaya said.

• Leaving his home and making the USA his permanent country motivated Ulukaya to start Chobani. “I grew up in a Kurdish dairy-farming family in Eastern Turkey. Anatolia is a bridge between the East and the West and has a rich history that you see in the faces of its people. The hardworking, communal culture shaped me as a person,” he said. “The small farming towns in Upstate New York reminded me of Anatolia. The people, like the shepherds I grew up with, lived off the land and gave what they could.