EXTRAVAGANT COMPASSION
MATT 26:3-15, 20-25
LESSON FOCUS: GENEROSITY AND COMPASSION ARE NEVER WASTED.
1: DIFFERENT ATTITUDES TOWARD GENEROSITY AND COMPASSION.
A) IT’S BETTER TO LOOK OUT FOR YOUR OWN INTERESTS AND FUTURE
B) OUR INVESTMENTS OF GENEROSITY AND COMPASSION ARE SOME OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WE WILL EVER MAKE BECAUSE PEOPLE MATTER TO GOD.
2: WHAT WAS THE RESPONSE OF JESUS TO THE WOMAN’S COMPASSION AND GENEROSITY?
A) SHE WROUGHT A GOOD WORK UPON ME
B) HER STORY OF LOVE COMPASSION AND GENEROSITY WOULD BE TOLD TO EVERYONE
C) HER STORY IS RECORDED IN THE SCRIPTURE
3: THE WOMAN’S GENEROSITY AND COMPASSION
A) SHE GAVE OUT OF ADORATION, HER HEART WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE
B) SHE GAVE WITH ABANDON, SHE DIDN’T WORRY WHAT OTHERS MIGHT THINK OR SAY
C) SHE GAVE GENEROUSLY, SHE RESERVED HER BEST GIFT FOR JESUS
D) SHE GAVE COMPASSIONATELY, HER HEART WAS SOFT AND SHE WAS ABLE TO SEE JESUS AS GOD SAW HIM
4: COMMIT TO AN ACT OF GENEROSITY AND COMPASSION
KEY VERSES: MATT 26:10-11
WHEN JESUS UNDERSTOOD IT, HE SAID UNTO THEM, WHY TROUBLE YE THE WOMAN? FOR SHE HATH WROUGHT A GOOD WORK UPON ME. FOR YE HAVE THE POOR ALWAYS WITH YOU; BUT ME YE HAVE NOT ALWAYS.
CONCLUSION: AN ACT OF KINDNESS OR GOODNESS S NEVER WASTED. EVEN IF THE ONE WHO RECEIVES IT IS UNGRATEFUL OR UNTHANKFUL, GREAT IS YOUR REWARD IN HEAVEN, REMEMBER SOMEONE IS ALWAYS WATCHING AND GOD EXPECTS US TO BE KIND AND COMPASSIONATE TO ALL.
