3. James 5:11
As you know, we consider blessed
those who have persevered. You have
heard of Job's perseverance and have
seen what the Lord finally brought
about. The Lord is full of compassion
and mercy.
4. Psalm 103:13
As a father has compassion on
his children, so the LORD has
compassion on those who fear
him.
10. 2 Samuel 21:7
The king spared Mephibosheth
son of Jonathan, the son of
Saul, because of the oath
before the LORD between
David and Jonathan son of
Saul.
11. Exodus 2:6
She opened it and saw the
baby. He was crying, and she
felt sorry for him. "This is one
of the Hebrew babies," she
said.(NIV)
12. 2 Samuel 21:7
The king spared Mephibosheth
son of Jonathan, the son of
Saul, because of the oath
before the LORD between
David and Jonathan son of
Saul.
13. Luke 10:27
He answered: "`Love the Lord
your God with all your heart
and with all your soul and with
all your strength and with all
your mind'; and, `Love your
neighbor as yourself.”
14. Luke 10:25
On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to
test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to
inherit eternal life?“
Luke 10:26
"What is written in the Law?" he replied. "How do
you read it?“
Luke 10:27
He answered: "`Love the Lord your God with all your
heart and with all your soul and with all your
strength and with all your mind'; and, `Love your
neighbor as yourself.”
15. Luke 10:28
"You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do
this and you will live.“
Luke 10:29
But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus,
"And who is my neighbor?“
Luke 10:30
In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from
Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of
robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him
and went away, leaving him half dead.
16. Luke 10:31
A priest happened to be going down the same road,
and when he saw the man, he passed by on the
other side.
Luke 10:32
So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw
him, passed by on the other side.
Luke 10:33
But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the
man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on
him.
17. Luke 10:34
He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil
and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him
to an inn and took care of him.
Luke 10:35
The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to
the innkeeper. `Look after him,' he said, `and when I return, I
will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’
Luke 10:36
"Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the
man who fell into the hands of robbers?"
18. Luke 10:37
The expert in the law replied, "The
one who had mercy on him." Jesus
told him, "Go and do likewise."
20. Matthew 20:29
As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a
large crowd followed him.
Matthew 20:30
Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and
when they heard that Jesus was going by, they
shouted, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!“
Matthew 20:31
The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet,
but they shouted all the louder, "Lord, Son of David,
have mercy on us!"
21. Matthew 20:32
Jesus stopped and called them. "What do you want
me to do for you?" he asked.
Matthew 20:33
"Lord," they answered, "we want our sight.“
Matthew 20:34
Jesus had compassion on them and touched their
eyes. Immediately they received their sight and
followed him.
25. MOTHER THERESA OF CALCUTA
AT TODAY THE POOR ARE HUNGRY
FOR BREAD AND RICE LOVE FOR THE
LIVING WORD OF GOD, THE POOR
ARE THIRSTY – FOR WATER AND FOR
PEACE; TRUTH AND JUSTICE; THE
POOR ARE NAKED FOR CLOTHES,
FOR HUMAN DIGNITY AND
COMPASSION FOR THE NAKED
SINNER.
26. AT THE POOR ARE HOMELESS – FOR SHELTER
MADE OF BRICKS AND FOR A JOYFUL HEART THAT
UNDERSTANDS, COVERS, LOVES. THEY ARE SICK –
FOR MEDICAL CARE – AND FOR THAT GENTLE
TOUCH AND WARM SMILE.
AT THE SHUT IN, THE UNWANTED, THE UNLOVED,
THE ALCOHOLICS, THE DYING DESTITUTES, THE
ABANDONED AND THE LONELY, THE OUTCASTS
AND THE UNTOUCHABLES, THE LEPROSY
SUFFERERS, ALL THOSE WHO ARE BURDEN TO THE
HUMAN SOCIETY, WHO HAVE LOST ALL HOPE AND
FAITH IN LIFE – WHO HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW TO
SMILE -- WHO HAVE LOST THE SENSIBILITY OF THE
WARM HAND TOUCH OF LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP.
27. AT THEY TO US FOR COMFORT
– IF WE TURN OUR BACK ON
THEM, WE TURN IT ON CHRIST,
AT THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH
WE WILL BE JUDGED IF WE
HAVE RECOGNIZED CHRIST IN
THEM, AND WHAT WE HAVE
DONE FOR AND TO THEM.
28. Matthew 12:38
Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law
said to him, "Teacher, we want to see a miraculous
sign from you.“
Matthew 12:39
He answered, "A wicked and adulterous generation
asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it
except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
Matthew 12:40
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the
belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three
days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
29. Matthew 12:41
The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment
with this generation and condemn it; for they
repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now one
greater than Jonah is here.
Matthew 12:42
The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment
with this generation and condemn it; for she came
from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's
wisdom, and now one greater than Solomon is here.
30. CONCLUSION:
PRODIGAL SON
Luke 15:20
So he got up and went to his father.
"But while he was still a long way off,
his father saw him and was filled with
compassion for him; he ran to his son,
threw his arms around him and kissed
him.