Sermons on compassion for poor: showing 256-270 of 58,367

Compassion And Light On Christmas

Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Jan 3, 2004

Christmas 2: Jesus’ selfless love and compassion is offered by God to bring light and forgiveness to sinful human self-centeredness.

In his book The Power of the Powerless (New York: Doubleday, 1988), Christopher de Vinck tells a simple story. He writes: “One spring afternoon my five-year-old son, David, and I were planting raspberry bushes along the side of the garage. A neighbor joined us for a few moments. David pointed to ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-5

Denomination: Lutheran

Compassed With God's Comfort

Contributed by Jamey Stewart on Jan 21, 2004

Through this message we will reveal God’s promise to comfort His children & God’s purpose for comforting His children.

Text: 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Compassed With God’s Comfort - When we are grieving we expect to experience God’s Comfort - When we are barely getting along we expect to experience God’s Comfort - While we are living we can expect to experience God’s comfort A. God Comforts His ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Compassion - Who Cares?

Contributed by Dr. C. David White on Sep 23, 2002

I wonder how many lives have ended hopelessly wondering if anybody cares? God calls us past sympathy to compassion.

Who Cares? As Jesus and the disciples left the city of Jericho, a huge crowd followed behind. 30 Two blind men were sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was coming that way, they began shouting, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” 31 The crowd told them to be quiet, but they ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:29-34

Denomination: Baptist

Compassion Does Something

Contributed by Jerry Vargo on Jun 6, 2002

Compassion is the heart of God and it requires us to do something...anything!

If you use any or all of this message--would you be willing to fire off a quick email to:pastorjerryvargo@juno.com? I would like to have an idea of how often my sermons are actually being preached to strengthen the Body of Christ. Thanks! Compassion Does Something! Pastor Jerry C. Vargo Luke ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Pentecostal

Cultivating A Heart Of Compassion Series

Contributed by Andy Almendarez on Dec 11, 2006

Jesus’ crucifixion on the cross provided mankind with the gift of salvation and the opportunity to replace our sinful hearts with hearts of compassion – to see the world as Jesus does.

Cultivating a Heart of Compassion Galatians 5:22-26; Mark 10:45 Jesus’ crucifixion on the cross provided mankind with the gift of salvation and the opportunity to replace our sinful hearts with hearts of compassion – to see the world as Jesus does. I. A Walk into Darkness Move closer to the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-26

Denomination: Holiness

Reaching The Lost With Compassion Series

Contributed by William Ellis on Nov 24, 2006

This is the fourth sermon in a 5 part sermon series on the mission of our church.

INTRODUCTION: Mission Statement: The Redeeming River Church is a family of believers committed to preaching the cross with conviction, reaching the lost with compassion, and equipping the saints with the Word! Three results of not understanding the Mission. 1. Plateaued Growth - growth seems to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Church Of God

Compassion: The Touch Of God

Contributed by Frank Walker on Oct 15, 2001

Jesus didn’t just touch hearts, He touched lives.

Compassion: The Touch Of God (Matt. 8:1-4) I. THE MAN THAT CAME A. His Plight 1. A slow and painful death 2. A life without personal contact 3. No hugs from his kids, no kiss from his wife 4. Living without ever “feeling” compassion from another person B. His Prerogative 1. Worship, not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

The Compassion & Provision Of Jesus Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Mar 19, 2012

Sometimes in our zeal of serving God we begin to take the reigns and can actually not really trust and rely on Jesus for the very work He has called us to.

Some Christians find themselves in a never ending quest to earn the right to deserve their relationship with God. We feel so bad about ourselves and feel that God had to do so much to save us that we need to spend our lives trying really hard to please Him so He’ll feel better about what ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:32-52

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

True Seekers - Compassion Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 28, 2010

Compassion is the hallmark of a Christian. It needs to be cultivated, through doing little acts of kindness and identifying with others.

We want to think about the qualities of Christianity over these few Sundays. • True seekers of God are people of character, compassion and conviction. • Last week we talked about character – that’s what we want to build up – a character that reflects the beauty of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:32-36

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Unified In Our Compassion Series

Contributed by Rodney Kelley on Sep 8, 2010

If we are to follow the example of Christ, then we must be Unified in our Compassion.

Intro. As you know, our theme is the Church in Unity. We must begin by unified in our Consecration. We must accept the challenge of reaching the lost, here and around the world and be Unified in our Commission. Today, our next part, could be easily tied to the Commission. The area of unity ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus' Compassion In A Father

Contributed by Ricky Johnson on Jun 15, 2008

A sermon for Father’s Day, calling all fathers to the mission Jesus set forth for us to follow.

The musings of a child through the years: 4 years old: my Dad can do anything 7 years old: my Dad knows a lot, a whole lot 9 years old: my dad doesn’t know quite everything 12 years old: Oh well, naturally Dad does not know that either 14 years old: my Dad is so out of step with ...read more

Denomination: United Methodist

Community Starts With Compassion

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jun 21, 2007

the secret to building a great community is to built on compassion for a lost and hurting world

Intro: with so much material out there giving the methods to build a great church, you would think there would be great churches on every corner. But with all the greatest programs and church growth material, it still all boils down to compassion for the lost and hurting. Today, community starts ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Compassion: The Healing Touch

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 10, 2013

It is never a fruitless exercise when we bring others to Christ.

COMPASSION: THE HEALING TOUCH. Mark 6:30-34; Mark 6:53-56. It was with some measure of excitement that the twelve apostles returned from their first outreach. They had fulfilled their commission, and were keen to report to Jesus on all that they had said and done (Mark 6:30). If ever there was a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:53-56, Mark 6:30-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The God Of Anger And Compassion

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 10, 2012

A sermon on Hosea 11 focusing on God as our Heavenly Father and God as a Being with Emotions (Thanks to Clark Tanner of Sermon Central for his sermon entitled "God is Just and Justifier" on Hosea 11)

HoHum: There was a little boy who had a new winter coat. He and his dad were walking in town up and down ice covered streets. The boy didn’t have gloves so he kept his hands deep in the pockets of his new coat. At the beginning, the father said, “Give me your hand.” The boy ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 11:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Compassion And Love For The Lost

Contributed by John Gail on Aug 23, 2018

God cares about what happens to you.

Compassion For The Lost Jesus gave us an example of what to do with sheep without a shepherd. Mark 6:34 “And when He went ashore, He saw a great multitude, and He felt compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things”. I heard it said the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:34

Denomination: Baptist