Emphasize the boundless love and compassion of Jesus Christ for all people and the importance of spreading the Gospel as His followers.
Good morning, Church family! Today we're going to dive into a passage from the book of Matthew.
A.W. Tozer wrote, "God's love is measureless. It is more: it is boundless. It has no bounds because it is not a thing but a facet of the essential nature of God." That's what we're going to see today – the boundless love of God, displayed through Jesus Christ.
Let's read the passage together, from Matthew 9:35-38 to Matthew 10:8:
35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, 'The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.'
10:1 Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.
2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: 'Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. 6 Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. 7 As you go, proclaim this message: 'The kingdom of heaven has come near.' 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.'
In this passage, we see a beautiful display of Christ's compassion for all people.
The compassion of Christ is a central theme throughout the Gospels, as we see Him time and time again moved with pity and love for those who are suffering, lost, or in need.
One aspect of Christ's compassion for all people is His willingness to meet their physical needs.
Another aspect is His desire to provide spiritual nourishment and guidance.
Furthermore, Christ's compassion is evident in His desire to see them reconciled to God.
As followers of Christ, we are called to emulate His compassion for all people in our own lives.
We are also called to share the good news of the Gospel.
It is important to recognize that our ability to show compassion for all people and share the Gospel with them is not something we can do in our own strength.
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