Point of Grace – 9.8.24 Sermon Notes – “A Remarkable Passion for Mission”
A Remarkable Passion for a Remarkable Mission
“Jesus exudes a remarkable, enduring, motivating, contagious Passion for His Mission”
“What’s His fuel?”
Matthew 9:35-38 35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”
“compassion” “σπλαγχνίζομαι – (splanchnízomai) – “to be moved from the bowels, to have deep compassion”
“because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd”
Matthew 14 “13 When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
Mark 1 40 A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” 41 Jesus was moved with compassion. He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” 42 Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.
Mark 8 2 “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat.
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
Jesus has and gives us His heart of
compassion-filled-passion for unconnected people
that fuels prayer and
risks participation in the Jesus mission.
36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”
Romans 10:1-4 Dear brothers and sisters, the longing of my heart and my prayer to God is for the people of Israel to be saved. 2 I know what enthusiasm they have for God, but it is misdirected zeal. 3 For they don’t understand God’s way of making people right with himself. Refusing to accept God’s way, they cling to their own way of getting right with God by trying to keep the law. 4 For Christ has already accomplished the purpose for which the law was given.[b] As a result, all who believe in him are made right with God.
“Passion needs exercise or it withers away!” - A Really Smart Person-
Point of Grace’s A-B Toolbox for participation in the Jesus mission.
A – Alpha
B – B.L.E.S.S.
B egin with Prayer
L isten
E at
S erve
S hare your Story with Him
Alpha is an experience of the Good News of Jesus which, as a church, we commit to regularly having so we each have a space to invite people we know who need to know Jesus better.
Jesus gives us His heart of
compassion-filled-passion for unconnected people
that fuels prayer and
risks participation in the Jesus mission.
“I think you have the heart …. It’s just been covered up a while!” -Eugene Bunkowske-