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Introduction
Turn with me to Mark Chapter 6
Mark 6:
What is your primary response to people in need?
The Ministry of Jesus Begins with Compassion
Mark 6
We have a lot of options when responding to the needs of those around us:
Pity- We could feel sorry for them.
Pity- We could feel sorry for them.
Curiosity- We could wonder how they ended up in the situation.
Annoyed- We could ask why their problems affect us
Sad- We could hurt inwardly that they are going through this ordeal.
If we are to be like Jesus, we must be moved with compassion.
Compassion is beyond sadness, hurt or even anger in that compassion as used by Jesus goes beyond emotion.
It is a call to action.
The phrase used in points a pretty graphic picture.
Verb splagchinizomai- to be moved as one’s bowels
To be moved with compassion is to care so deeply that you cannot rest until change is achieved.
Matthew’s account says Jesus had compassion because they fainted and were scattered abroad.
They were lost.
That happens often in the life of sheep thats why we need a shepherd.
Compassion ALWAYS led Jesus to action
What do the following verses teach us about biblical compassion?
Compassion ALWAYS led Jesus to action
Matt 9:36
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Every single time we see compassion in the New Testament, direct action follows.
How could we respond in compassion to those in our community?
The Ministry of Jesus Continues Through a Cause
The cause of Christ is a spiritual mission with natural extensions.
Jesus shows us His great concern for the people:
They are like sheep with no shepherd.
This great conflict within Jesus become compassion.
And the compassion becomes a cause.
He begins to teach them many things.
Jesus realizes that underneath our natural needs, there is something deeper.
We must never lose sight of the primary calling of the church: to reach, teach and unleash others in the ways of Jesus Christ.
The moment we cease to make this our priority we cease to be the church as Jesus described.
Luke 4:17-
What did Jesus come to do? euaggelizo.
Where we get the english word evangelize.
Which is literally translated preach.
matthew
On this truth, that Jesus is the Christ/Messiah/Savior of the world, He will build His church.
Furthermore, He says that is what will happen but not yet.
So, don’t tell anyone because your telling this truth is what will usher in this Kingdom.
This is how Jesus described the establishment of the church.
My people telling and showing other people who I am.
For this cause the compassion that Jesus carries causes Him to get intimately involved in the solution.
When we seek to reach our community for Christ, we must prepare to get intimately and inconveniently involved in the cause.
Who does Jesus make responsible for the distribution of His Gospel and His blessing?
Jesus has just learned of the death of John the Baptist.
The disciples have just returned from a ministry tour.
Jesus is attempting to pull them aside to an isolated place so that they can debrief and rest.
Yet, for the sake of those in need, Jesus puts aside His humanity and the humanity of His disciples.
The disciples want to send the people away.
It would be easier for everyone to just be responsible for themselves.
After all, ministry is expensive.
(6 months salary to feed those people)
Jesus goes beyond what is easiest or most convenient to do what needed.
The Ministry of Jesus has been Entrusted to the Converted
When we seek to fulfill the mission of Christ, the converted must prepare to get intimately and inconveniently involved in the cause.
Jesus has just learned of the death of John the Baptist.
The disciples have just returned from a ministry tour.
Jesus is attempting to pull them aside to an isolated place so that they can debrief and rest.
Yet, for the sake of those in need, Jesus puts aside His humanity.
Jesus is not the only one who is called to make great sacrifice.
The disciples have been so busy with ministry that they have not had time to eat.
But Jesus calls them to put themselves second.
We too must be prepared to inconvenienced for the sake of the gospel.
How do we respond to inconvenient ministry opportunities?
Tell about a time when you said yes to an inconvenient ministry opportunity.
The disciples want to send the people away.
It would be easier for everyone to just be responsible for themselves.
After all, ministry is expensive.
(6 months salary to feed those people)
Jesus goes beyond what is easiest or most convenient to do what needed.
We cannot underestimate the importance of Jesus’ ability to trust us with His mission.
We know this as the account of Jesus feeding the 5000.
In actuality, Jesus never gives food to any of the 5000+.
They sit in groups of 50 and 100.
The disciples bring 2 fish and 5 loaves to Jesus.
He prays, blesses what they have, then he breaks it.
He gives it to the disciples to distribute.
He gives it to the hungry disciples to distribute.
Eph 4:11
We are called to
Jesus has trusted us to reach, teach and unleash people for the sake of the gospel.
When we can be trusted with this mission, there is no limit to how He will work through us.
The call of leadership is one that will include great times of inconvenience.
Times when we encourage others while needing encouragement ourselves.
Times of feeding others when we ourselves are in need of nourishment.
It seems so easy to say “take a break”, “step back and take care of yourself”.
Here is our reality: Sometimes your solution is in your sacrifice.
After the disciples distribute until everyone is satisfied, they gather enough food to fill the twelve baskets that they used to distribute the food.
Here is a major choice that we all must make: “Do I choose what’s in front of me or do I trust God for whats before me?”
They assumed that Jesus controlled the spiritual side and they controlled the practical side.
This is a great fallacy of the church.
Jesus wants us to partner with Him for both.
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