Circumstantial Compassion
John 19:23-27
Cross Words 03 | Michael Braden | associate pastor | wyoming campus | first aired 03.31.19
When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. —John 19:23
“Let’s not tear it,” they said to one another. “Let’s decide by lot who will get it.”
This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled that said,
“They divided my clothes among them
and cast lots for my garment.”So this is what the soldiers did. —John 19:24
Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home. —John 19:25-27
I. In tough times we lose
Definition of Compassion: Sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it —Merriam-Webster
Definition of Empathy: The ability to understand and share the feelings of another. —Dictionary.com
Empathy is a gateway to compassion. It’s understanding how someone feels, and trying to imagine how that might feel for you — it’s a mode of relating. Compassion takes it further. It’s feeling what that person is feeling, holding it, accepting it, and taking some kind of action. —Lori Chandler
II. Acting
“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” —Luke 23:34
III. Jesus gives us a
Therefore, one of the gifts Jesus gave to us from the cross was the church: a loving, caring, sustaining, encouraging family beyond family. —John Piper
Discipleship Attribute: Love’s Others
Challenge for the week:
In every circumstance choose compassion.
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