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Show Sermon for Sunday Rev. Robert H. Harper The Compassion of Jesus Lesson: Matthew 9: 1-9; 35-38 Golden Text: Matthew 9: 36 THE COMPASSION of Jesus Is well set forth in this lesson. We find Jesus, as he returned from across the Sea of Galilee to Nazareth, Naza-reth, healing a man suffering from palsy. The man may have been a great sinner, for Jesus said to him: "Thy sins are forgiven." Dissipation Dis-sipation may have brought the man to palsy. When Jesus spoke thus to the afflicted man, certain scribes present pres-ent accused the Master of blasphemy; blas-phemy; rather they said in their hearts that Jesus blasphemed. He, reading their thoughts, declared that both forgiving sins and healing heal-ing of body were at his command. com-mand. And he said to the palsied man: "Arise and walk." And the man arose and departed to his home. After this, Jesus made a tour through Galilee, finding many cases of need. He taught in the synagogues, preached the gospel of the kingdom, and healed men who were afflicted with divers diseases. Evidently multitudes attended upon hij ministry, for it is recorded record-ed that when Jesus saw the multitudes, multi-tudes, he was moved with compassion com-passion on the people. And he said that the harvest truly was plenteous plen-teous but the laborers were few. This is true today. Let us pray the Lord of the harvest to send forth . laborers for those who are in need. |