Compassion

Mary Anoints Jesus’ Feet

Six days before the Passover, Jesus returned to Bethany, the city of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, where he had raised Lazarus from the dead (v. 1). He attended a dinner in the home of Simon the Leper (Mark 14:1_11) (v. 2). Martha, Lazarus, and Mary were there. Martha served, Lazarus sat …

A Right Attitude in Service

Jesus told a parable in which a landowner, during the period of grape harvest, had need of extra laborers, so he kept going out and hiring additional workers throughout the day (vv. 1-7). Early in the morning he hired workers who insisted on a contract and agreed to work for a penny a day …

The Rich Man and Lazarus

This is a parable of a rich man who feasted in luxury and a poor man (Lazarus) who was a beggar that was covered with ulcerated sores; and so helpless that he could not even ward off the street dogs which pestered him (vv. 19-22). (This Lazarus should not be confused with t …

Jesus Feeds 4000 With 7 Baskets Leftover

Jesus and His disciples again move back to the east side of the Sea of Galilee and are surrounded by a large crowd with nothing to eat (vv. 1-5). As usual the Lord saw a need and He wanted to supply the need. From the wording here it would seem that the disciples had soon forgotten …

Jesus Ministers to Gentiles

Jesus went into Tyre and Sidon (present day Lebanon), Gentile country (v. 21). Jesus wanted His disciples to have a compassion for Gentiles as well as Jews. The gospel “is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek” (Rom. 1:16). A …

The secret of heart to heart ministry

There are three prevailing myths concerning the ministry:

A Compassion For Those Who Are Lost

Jeremiah responded to the news of the Babylonian invasion by crying out in anguish. His heart pounded and he could not keep silent as he thought of the approaching battle and the disaster it would bring Judah (vv. 19-21). He concluded that the people of Judah were fools and had n …

Consideration of the Past

This passage consists of a review of Israel’s relationship with the Lord (vv. 7-10) and a call for Israel to remember who He is (vv. 11-14). Isaiah announced that he would reflect on the loyal love of the Lord toward His people Israel (v. 7). God had elected Israel as His …

God Will Remember Jerusalem

In this passage the Lord assures Israel of His love by comparing Himself to a compassionate mother (vv 14-23). The people of Jerusalem say, “The Lord has turned away and forgotten us” (v. 14). Isaiah pictures Israel as a nursing child totally dependent on the Lord who w …