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We are reminded that God graciously forgives our debts. We are encouraged to show compassion to others kneeling at Jesus' feet.

Review Last week, Desiree kicked off this new message series. She introduced her triple filter for understanding the world. She started with All Truth is God’s Truth and that is filtered through the lens of God is Love, Scripture is True, and Our Experiences are Valid. And that this series, called Compassioning,…

There has been a growing trend in the last decade or so to make movies and T.V. shows centered around the villains of classic stories. It began for me when Disney made a movie about Maleficent, the villain of Sleeping Beauty. As time went on, I noticed a shift where kids were more interested in dressing…

We are a busy people. We have our family and friends, our social activities and hobbies—all the things that occupy our time. But who are we along the way, when we are going from one place to the next? If you see a stranger stranded along the road do you stop to led assistance? Our response reveals much…

In 2020, two words were introduced to our vocabulary that changed the way people related to one another. Those two words are social distancing. For the first time in our lives, our society as a whole went to great measures to distance us from one another. This was for good reason as COVID-19 was highly…

John 7:53-8:11 Notes for the message: 1. Teaching in the Courtyard , 7:53-8:2. This arrangement of the paragraph throws light for us upon the loneliness of Christ. “Every man went to his home, but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.” He had no home of His own. He was house-less and homeless in the world…

Presented by OrLando Yarborough III Purpose of This Presentation: What it takes for you to put God’s love into action How we counter and supersede the world’s hatred Opening passage: Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 (NKJV); Luke 10:25–37 (NKJV) Our first opening text has a heading in my bible "The Value of a Friend".…

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything…

What is compassion? Where does compassion come from? 36 Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd. Can you fake true compassion? 40 And a leper came to Jesus, beseeching Him and falling on his knees before Him, and saying,…

Jesus offers mercy to the broadest scope of sinners.

Future Restoration 35 And Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness. Observe the goodness of His mission - the constant provision of help and hope Preaching the…

While Jesus was dying, He repeatedly expresses compassion and forgiveness.

Introduction: This month we are highlighting the traits that we ought to have as believers. You know, considering all that Christ has done for us, we ought to be some of the most grateful people. We ought to want to show that love to others and that’s exactly what we will be talking about this morning…

How do you see yourself? - When you think about what people say about you, what do you think they say? How do you see others? When you talk about other groups of people, what do you say? Reflection is difficult. It is especially difficult because lets face it, we’re biased. We tend to dislike people…

Introduction Story: Driving home from church the other day (a road rage experience). Someone asked me recently: what is the most difficult part of being a pastor during this coronavirus season? It is not the fact that our campus has been closed. It is not the I have four teenagers, a wife, and a mother-in-law…

Good Morning and welcome to Father’s Day here at Living Word. Today we take the time to say thank you and honor all the father’s grandfathers, uncles, brothers, and men who make our lives day to day special, and who have helpd us to become the men and women that we are. So today as we celebrate Fathrs;…

Introduction 2931 “You Called Me Brother” Tolstoy, the great Russian writer, was passing along a street one day when a beggar stopped him and pleaded for alms. The great Russian searched through his pockets for a coin, but finding none he regretfully said, “Please don’t be angry with me, my brother,…

Jesus said “In as much as you have done it to the least of these, my brethren, you have done it unto me.” God desires that His People be people of generosity and charity (love) toward others. Today’s message is about being open handed and tender hearted. We will talk about how this plays out in Israel’s…

Introduction The Bible significantly addresses matters related to the end times. Jesus Himself teaches about what will happen in the last days. And yet, there are many views, opinions, and beliefs when it comes to the “Doctrine of Eschatology (theology of last things). However, there is a very good,…

Introduction What does it mean to be a Christian? To be a follower of Christ? One could say that a Christian has been forgiven of their sins, reconciled to God, adopted into the family of God, given new life—given eternal life. But is there more to it—more to what it means to be a Christian? Is it just…

To become a multi campus church of regional significance with a global impact; known for glorifying God and bringing hope and healing to the community through acts of service, holistic care, education, mission and disciple making There are three distinct parts to this vision. There is the scale, the…

We all believe God is all powerful, all loving, all knowing, and sovereign. But sometimes we doubt God will act on our behalf. Omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, omnibenevolent are all words that describe God’s attributes. God is unlimited in goodness, God will never leave us or forsake us, God is…

Introduction How can a person know that you are a Christian? What evidence do you display that reveals the genuine quality of your heart—a heart that has experienced transformation by the power of God? A Christian bears fruit in four areas of life: Worship Discipleship Fellowship COMPASSION - the focus…

Big Idea: Compassion/love says or does what is necessary and works out the consequences later. Ha-Foke-Bah Hebrew Ha-Foke-Bah Engliehs We are in part 5 of our series through Leviticus. I am tracking right along with this idea that “Even after the storm of (…..fill in the blank) God still wants to co-create…

1 Peter 3:8-9 “... all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous; not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing .” Suffer with one…