Old Llantrisant Hill
Introduction
- Previously thinking/preaching
- What is your priority?
- Repentance
- Today – the manner of the Kingdom and the manner of the King
- Reading v35-38
- What sort of person do you admire? / What do you admire about them?
- Looking at the Lord Jesus – thinking of the kingdom of God
- Do you think about the kingdom of God in cold terms?
- Think about your King
- Jesus is the King of Compassion – explanation
- Overview:
- Unstoppable Desire to reach others with a glorious message (v35)
- Such Pity (v35b)
- Compassion for People (v36)
- Our Involvement (v37-38)
Unstoppable Desire (v35)
- What is your reaction to criticism?
- How did Jesus meet His critics?
- v34 – no worse a slur than the ‘chief of demons’
- He responded by doing the work of God
- He had an unstoppable desire to share the gospel message
- He did not confront them to rebuff and rebuke (though He did at a later occurrence)
- It brings joy to share the good news – example
- Hosea 4:6 – ‘my people perish for lack of knowledge’
- Explanation of perishing without God
- Jesus is teaching the way of salvation
- Jesus is preaching
- Jesus is heralding the gospel
- Have you responded to this message? Are you still in unbelief?
Such Pity (v35b)
- Jesus was healing at a never before seen magnitude
- Jesus is recognised (v33)
- The consequences of the fall of Adam
- The consequences of the Second Adam
- Jesus heals every sickness and disease
- These miracles are a foretaste of heaven
- How many were thankful?
- How many were grateful for the cross?
- Why do people come to church?
Compassion for People (v36)
- What do you see as you walk through Talbot Green?
- Jesus was never in a hurry
- He stopped, looked and saw
- Their heart/mind/souls
- That they were lost/blind
- Jesus was moved with compassion
- Not just sympathy, empathy, a feeling
- Bowels of mercy
- A gut wrench, feeling very deep down
- Jesus was deeply moved for the people
- He sees people who desperately need God
- He sees them as lost sheep
- Jesus’ most referenced emotion – compassion
- Jesus knows your situation – He has compassion
Our Involvement (v37-38)
- Pray for the harvest
- To raise up workers
- Everyone needs to hear but their is a lack of workers
- Are you praying for this?
- Are you willing to be used?
Closing Remarks