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Gifts of Compassion & Healing

5 Then the Lord came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the Lord.6 And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness. —Exodus 34:5-6 (NIV)

8 The Lord is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and rich in love.
9 The Lord is good to all;
he has compassion on all he has made. —Psalm 145:8-9 (NIV)

is fundamental to God’s nature.
• It’s not just something God ; it’s who he is.
• God’s compassion moves him to personal .
• Jesus was by compassion.

36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. —Matthew 9:36 (NIV)

• Compassion seems to release power for

and .

14 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick. —Matthew 14:14 (NIV)

• Matthew 15:32-38

• Jesus always hears our cries for

because compassion is in his nature (Matthew 20:29-34).

34 Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him. —Matthew 20:34 (NIV)

• Compassion

healing.
• Whenever someone is healed in response to prayer, that is a manifestation of the of .
• As followers of Jesus, we are called to be people of and .

3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. —2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NIV)

• The source of comfort and healing is “the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of

and the God of all .”

• We are called to comfort

with the comfort we have from God.

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