Finding God's Greatest Treasures

When He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the labourers are few”. Matt 9:36-37

Filled with Compassion

Compassion means “to be moved inwardly”; “to yearn with tender mercy, affection, pity, and empathy”. It arises from the very depth of a person’s affections. It is the deepest movement of emotions possible, being touched with the deepest feelings possible. (Practical Word Studies) So when Jesus saw the lost multitude He yearned with tender mercy, affection, pity and empathy from the very depth of His affections. It makes me want to weep just imagining that kind of love flowing from My Saviour for me and all of us. The depth of His love is truly moving. When He saw the depravity of the human race, all the selfishness, deceit, greed, wrong motives and all their behaviour He could very easily have said “you’re all so disgusting, the way you all carry on, ” but He didn’t. He didn’t condone their current state or behaviour but said, ‘I’m going to do all I can to lead you out of this and make it possible for you to find real life.’

Love that Overflows

“For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.” Philip. 2:13
Passion for God leads to Compassion for those who don’t know Him. When we get so full of how absolutely wonderful our Saviour is, His love will flow out of our lives, like a river flooding out over its banks. God is passionate about people and He can give you some of that passion also. We have the greatest privilege; we can be an influence that changes someone’s eternal destiny. It is indescribably exhilarating and fulfilling to see lives changed by Jesus.

Being led by the Spirit

“Jesus only did what He saw the Father doing” John 5:19, 20. Evangelism is a process. A lot of the time we are sowing seeds into the lives of those who have never really heard the gospel but might have tasted a form of religion or think they know all there is about Jesus. There is no pressure to get decisions that people are not ready to make. It’s important to treat each person as an individual; they are not a scalp or project. We want to build relationships and give Christians and our church a good reputation not a bad one, don’t we?

Let them Taste it first

“And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.” 1 Cor. 2:4-5. The world is full of words, arguments, ideas, wisdom of man. Evangelism in the Bible involves demonstrating the reality of the supernatural, all powerful, living God. The Spirit of God is asking us, “Where is my wonderful kingdom of salvation, healing, life and deliverance being demonstrated?”

As we learn and receive during the “Living a Supernatural Lifestyle” conference this weekend may we truly see many taste and see that the Lord is good and may many lives be changed forever,

With our love and prayers,
Pastors Phil & Caroline.