Break My Heart for What Break Yours
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Introduction
Introduction
I borrowed the title for todays message from a worship song.
When I was growing up, I really didn’t give time to learning songs, not even learning how to sing songs like I do now. But when I started to like a girl, I drowned my self with the likes of “Im all out of Love” “If a picture paints...”
So that’s the only time a song meant something to me.
Going back to our title today, I borrowed it from a worship song that most of us have sung quite often.
Can we have that particular lyrics up there.
Heal my heart and make it clean
Open up my eyes to the things unseen
Show me how to love like you have loved me
Break my heart for what breaks yours
Everything I am for your kingdom's cause
As I walk from earth into eternity
“.....break our hearts for what break Yours....”
So when we sing this, do we mean what we sing? Or because we are use to singing it and the meaning diminishes.
Let us pray.
I believe the main theme for this month is OPPORTUNITY
The last time I was here, was during the Kabalikat Fellowship and Re-Dedication Service on Jan 11, I was encouraging the leaders of the ministries. I shared, encouraged and said, “what if all of a sudden, the neighboring church Iglesia ni Cristo, knocked on the doors of this church and asked “can we use your facility? Pwede ba pong makigamit ng inyong church”
If that happens, that, right there is an OPPORTUNITY.
In our understanding, when we hear opportunity, we immediately think - it’s a chance, ISANG PAGKAKATAON, But when we refer and go back to the word of God, it has a deeper meaning.
OPPORTUNITY means - THE MEASURE OF RESPONSIBILITY
25 A large crowd was following Jesus. He turned around and said to them, 26 “If you want to be my disciple, you must, by comparison, hate everyone else—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple. 27 And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple.
16 Jesus replied with this story: “A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations. 17 When the banquet was ready, he sent his servant to tell the guests, ‘Come, the banquet is ready.’ 18 But they all began making excuses. One said, ‘I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.’ 19 Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen, and I want to try them out. Please excuse me.’ 20 Another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’ 21 “The servant returned and told his master what they had said. His master was furious and said, ‘Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and invite the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’ 22 After the servant had done this, he reported, ‘There is still room for more.’ 23 So his master said, ‘Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that the house will be full. 24 For none of those I first invited will get even the smallest taste of my banquet.’ ”
And these verses shows what is the cost of being a disciple - IF YOU CANNOT CARRY YOUR OWN CROSS AND FOLLOW ME, YOU CANNOT BE MY DISCIPLES.
And you will see on the following verses, what is the cost of being a disciple - IF YOU CANNOT CARRY YOUR OWN CROSS AND FOLLOW ME, YOU CANNOT BE MY DISCIPLES.
WHEN OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS, YOU HAVE TO BE READY TO WELCOME THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT COMES WITH IT.
WHEN OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS, YOU HAVE TO BE READY TO WELCOME THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT COMES WITH IT.
ALL OF US HERE ARE CHRIST’S DISCIPLES, RIGHT???
Ayan na naman, pag mga ganyang mga tanong, biglang na nanahimik.
Hala kayo, 2 bagay lang ibig sabihin nyan, either naintindihan nyo ang tanong at ayaw nyo lang sumagot, or naintindihan nyo ang tanong at ang sagot at hindi kayo disciple!! Hala!!
We all understand the whole story of the cross....you know ....this verse clearly shows us how much God loves us..AMEN! It shows us a LOVE that was put into action....
For God so love the world...
So love.....
The He gave His only begotten Son....action
Most Christian, in general only understands the love part, and chose forget the action part....He gave.
Gave, means - willing, wasn’t even thinking if it’s a wrong thing to do, decided, never had second thoughts.
When God loves us, He was not forced, coerced, had His arms twisted. He willingly gave His Son to be a sacrifice, a ransom for all of us.
When God saw humanity in it’s worst, it broke His heart in such a way it moved Him so that we, all of us here, will experience His saving grace.
This morning, we will not just talk about the theory part of the Christian life that we are living in right now. We have so much of that now in our lives.- How many preaching have we heard since we accepted Christ, how many Bible Studies have we attended!! It’s time to get up and about, and as a disciple of Christ, apply that theory, to make that understanding about His love for us, as an opportunity to show love in action! Amen!!!
To better understand this, I’d like us to check out this verse.
30 The apostles then rendezvoused with Jesus and reported on all that they had done and taught. 31 Jesus said, “Come off by yourselves; let’s take a break and get a little rest.” For there was constant coming and going. They didn’t even have time to eat. 32 So they got in the boat and went off to a remote place by themselves. 33 Someone saw them going and the word got around. From the surrounding towns people went out on foot, running, and got there ahead of them. 34 When Jesus arrived, he saw this huge crowd. At the sight of them, his heart broke—like sheep with no shepherd they were. He went right to work teaching them.
Mark 6
If you will continue to read the following verses, this is the story about feeding the 5K. We always hear about that part. But I want us to take a look prior to the feeding of the 5K. And there 4 things to observe from our text:
4 things for us to observe
1. Jesus saw a great crowd
2. Jesus’ heart was broken
3. The crowd - sheep without a Shepherd: Jesus is Our great Shepherd
4. The crowd - needs a teacher: Jesus is our Great Teacher
The title of our message this morning is:
Break My Heart for What Break Yours
Break My Heart for What Break Yours
What is it that breaks the heart of God? And why should it also break our hearts?
“When Jesus arrived, He saw the huge crowd. At the sight of them - His heart broke”
Who are these crowd?
a. Ordinary people
b. They are the people who sought after Him?
You would read from the very beginning of the chapter that Jesus kept moving from village to village. And together with Him are His disciples. They were sent out by pairs. And they preached, healed and cast out demons.
And amongst those ordinary people who knew about what was happening was Herod himself. Because there news spreading about the healing and about Jesus.
14 King Herod heard of all this, for by this time the name of Jesus was on everyone’s lips. He said, “This has to be John the Baptizer come back from the dead—that’s why he’s able to work miracles!”
King Herod was plagued with his own atrocities, he is guilt-ridden. He thinks it was John because he was the one who ordered for John’s head to be cut-off.
This story was included in this chapter because it talks about Jesus, and Herod was mistaken in concluding that it was John, but this whole chapter is showing how people are so taken by the personality of Jesus and how Jesus sees them for who they are.
He saw
Our text says....
He saw....
He saw....
Jesus and His disciples didn’t even have enough time to rest, He said,
“let’s take a break and get a little rest”
Peterson, E. H. (2005). The Message: the Bible in contemporary language (). Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress.
The ministry was in full blast, not time for dilly-dallying, there was constant coming and going, there’s no time to lose, Jesus saw an OPPORTUNITY and Him and His disciples know from the very beginning the responsibility that comes with it.
We run into a lot of different kind of people in our life's travels. In a country like ours where there is such diversity there will be those who we can rejoice over and others that we would rather ignore or have banished. Who did God come for? We like to believe that God came for all the good people, this makes sense to us. Yet, Jesus demonstrated time and time again that He came not for those who are well, but for those who were sick, physically and spiritually! Christ's example is a great challenge to us as Christians if we examine the kinds of people He ministered to. Why? Because it will call us to reach out too, to those who make us uncomfortable, to those we would rather not have to deal with, to those we would dismiss as ever deserving God's love and favor. How easily we forget the kind of love it took God to accept us!
Jesus did not only saw those people for who they are, He did not just see and then walked away, but the scripture says:
At the sight of them, his heart broke
He was moved with compassion
His Heart Broke
His Heart Broke
Unlike some people, who would turn a blind eye, Jesus’ heart was broken…shattered, crushed! We sing “‘break our hearts for what break Yours’!!! This is what breaks the heart of Jesus, people who are willing to know the truth, people who are out there who are just waiting for a savior!! And we know that there are still a lot who haven’t heard the good news right?? People we are marginalized, outcast of society, people who are just living their life for the sake of getting by with the everyday life, people who don’t care about having a Savior.
He was moved with compassion
Jesus was moved with compassion!!!
We have an on going food distribution, 2 times a week, we have to sites, one in Clendenny Ave and one in Bergen Ave… let me tell you about this..
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He is our great Shepherd
He is our great Shepherd
Do you know the job of a shepherd?
Sheep need fresh pasture and water daily and in the desserts of Palestine that can be no easy task. A shepherd will search for water sometimes for hours every day. He carries a pail with him that he will fill over and over again for any sheep who cannot access the water. A shepherd will lead his flock to water he will lead them to good pastures. He will protect them, watch out for them, guard them, tend to their wounds, care for them, brings back strays, and seeks out the lost. A shepherd carries a rod and a six foot staff. A shepherd will sometimes throw his rod at a sheep who is wandering and refuses to heed the shepherd’s voice. This is a discipline that can hurt the sheep but is done out of love to protect it. Other times instead of the rod a shepherd will nudge gently the stray to bring it back to the flock. Both the rod and the staff are protection for the sheep. The life of a shepherd is not an easy one, but it is vital for the life of the sheep. Without the shepherd the sheep have little hope for survival. They will wander aimlessly searching for water but likely will not find it. They will be harassed and killed by wild beasts. Sheep need a shepherd.
“certified” shephered
What does our scripture says today:
When Jesus saw them, it broke His heart…FOR THEY ARE LIKE SHEEP WHITH OUT A SHEPHERD!!!
Time and time and again, we always read how Jesus was so concerned about the people around Him, you don’t see Him mingling with people just to make them follow Him, you don’t read in the Bible that He likes to do miracles so that people will follow him. The premise was always…He saw the need, He saw the poor, the sick, the dying. He never intended to manipulate the people through His miracles so that the people will follow Him. His heart is a Shepherds heart. He cares for the people,
The best and famous chapter in the Bible that talks about Our Great Shepherd is in:
A psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. 2 He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. 3 He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name. 4 Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me. 5 You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings. 6 Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.
In this chapter, God is using the analogy of sheep and their nature to describe us.
Sheep have a natural tendency to wander off and get lost. As believers, we tend to do the same thing. It’s as Isaiah has said: “We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way” ().
When sheep go astray, they are in danger of getting lost, being attacked, even killing themselves by drowning or falling off cliffs.
Likewise, within our own nature there is a strong tendency to go astray (; ),
We follow the lusts of our flesh and eyes and pursuing the pride of life ().
we are like sheep wandering away from the Shepherd through our own futile self-remedies and attempts at self-righteousness.
It is our nature to drift away (),
to reject God, and to break His commandments.
When we do this, we run the risk of getting lost, even forgetting the way back to God.
This is us, this our tendency, we are so focused on our selves and we think we don’t need a Shepherd to guide us.
Jesus saw the same in the people who constantly followed Him. like you and me He sees the heart of this people, they need a Shepherd, to guide them, to love them, to take care of them.
He did not saw this people and said, “Woah, they can be an additional to the membership of my church” or “Woah, that group of people right there can really be helpful in times like these when we need to get our building fixed”!!!
NO NO NO NO NO!!! He sees them as people who needs a Shepherd!!! PERIOD!!
He is our great teacher
First Jesus SAW the crowd....people who heard that He was in the vicinity and they wanted to see and listen to Him.
He SAW the crowd and at the sight of them, His heart BROKE, it hurts Him to see them, because He sees right through them, the state they are in, in their lives, physically and especially spiritually. Nakita Nya ang kalalagayan nila, and He knew that they need a SHEPHERD. And one great thing that we want to see is that, not only He wants to Shepherd them, He wants to TEACH THEM. The Bible says,
He went right to work teaching them.
He is our Great Teacher
He is our Great Teacher
It may interest you to know that Jesus was a teacher. Other words come more quickly to mind—Lord, Savior, Master, and Redeemer. But here’s an amazing fact. Of the 90 times Jesus was addressed directly in the gospels, 60 times he was called Teacher. This was the word the multitudes used. This was how the disciples referred to him. Jesus himself used the term when he said, “You call me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, for that is what I am” (). When Nicodemus came to Jesus by night, he said, “We know that you are a teacher who has come from God” ().
History has echoed the truth of that verdict. Scottish theologian James Stuart said, “The teaching of Jesus has had a power and an effect with which the influence of no other teacher can even for a moment be compared.” When Jesus had finished giving the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew tells us the crowds were so amazed at his teaching because “he taught as one having authority, not as the teachers of the law” (). The rabbis quoted each other, but Jesus spoke the true and authoritative words of God.
He never entered a classroom as we know a classroom. He never had a degree as we understand an educational degree, yet all the world was his classroom. No degreed teacher did anything greater than what Jesus Christ did. He was truly and absolutely the Master Teacher and the greatest teacher of all time
So let’s sum up all that we heard. Let’s apply it now, like I said, we are done with the theory, this is the “how to’s” part.
He SAW the crowd and at the sight of them, His heart BROKE, it hurts Him to see them, because He sees right through them, the state they are in their lives, physically and especially spiritually. He knew that they need a SHEPHERD,
We are all children of God here, amen!!
We heard the gospel of salvation, then like the disciples, we are called to take His light, to share to others.
So:
We go about our daily lives…WE SEE the people around us…in our work, our school and IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, OUR COMMUNITY!!! We literally and visibly can see the OPPORTUNITY to apply Love in action.
After seeing or identifying your surroundings, what happens next, what are you suppose to feel…? Your hearts should be BROKEN…other translation renders it....COMPASSION. Now do you make this up? (Baka naman pilitin nyong sarili nyo dahil sinabi ko ngayon) You should not make it up, having compassion should come out naturally, should be automatic… kaya nga “Break our hearts for what break yours”. That’s why I kept saying, lahat tayo dito ay Anak ng Diyos, if we say amen to that, then we know what breaks the heart of God!!
Now, the Lord will bring people in your lives, kase kaya nga nya tayo pinili upang maging anak Niya because He wants us to SHEPHERD His people. Oooppps, don’t say that you can’t do it because you are not a Pastor or you are not a graduate of a Bible School in order for you to shepherd somebody, Nope. Hindi natin pinag uusapan dito ang titulo ng kung anong tinapos natin, ang pinag uusapan natin dito ay ang titulo na pare-parehong meron tayo, yun ay ang PAGIGING ISANG ANAK NG DIYOS!! AMEN!!! NOT ABOUT TITLE, NOT ABOUT COLLEGES WHERE WE GRADUATED!! IT’S ALL ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST!!!!
This ministry that we are all in now, is the ministry of the Lord, what you are hearing now is not by chance, God is opening your mind to better understand that HIS KINGDOM IS VAST AND WIDE AND WE, ALL OF US, AS CHILDREN OF GOD, WE ARE THE CHURCH, AND HE WILL BRING PEOPLE TO US, HE WILL ALLOW US TO SEE THEIR CONDITION IN THEIR LIVES SO THAT WE CAN MEET THEM WHERE THEY ARE AT, MINISTER TO THEM, SHEPHERD THEM AND
4. TEACH THEM.. Now do we see that this is not the “work” of the Pastor alone!!! Tapos na po ang Theory, time to apply na all we learned. If we will work together and apply what we learned today, kukulangin po and bulwagang ito!!! Are you ready for the great revival starting WITH YOU, IN YOUR HOMES, IN THIS PLACE, IN YOUR WORKPLACE, IN YOUR SCHOOLS, HERE IN BAYONNE AND BEYOND? ARE YOU READY????
I don’t exactly now how many families we have here. but check this out:
How many leaders?
But how many believers here? Okay!!!
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