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3rd Quarter 2008, God’s Great Missionaries

THE COMPASSIONATE SAVIOR Adult Sabbath School LessonPowerPoint PresentationAugust 9, 2008

WE NEED TO SERVE OTHERS WITH LOVE

Memory Verse

“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)

SERVICE WITH COMPASSION

• Serve with personal touch

• Serve with love and in the spirit of forgiveness

STEPS WE NEED TO TAKE

SERVE OTHERS WITH PERSONAL TOUCH

STEP ONE

PERSONAL TOUCH

• A “great multitude” came to hear Jesus

• This tells us about the effectiveness of Christ’s ministry

A. How did people respond to Jesus’ ministry? Matthew 4:25

PERSONAL TOUCH

• The foundation of Jesus’ ministry was personal contact

• The Master’s hand had personally touched lives

B. What was the foundation of Jesus’ ministry? Luke 8:1

SERVE OTHERS WITH LOVE

STEP TWO

SERVICE WITH LOVE

• Compassion was central to forgiveness

• Jesus taught that those who have been forgiven must forgive others

A. In what way is forgiveness a major component of compassion? Matthew 11:28, 29

SERVICE WITH LOVE

• God showed His love to us by sending Jesus Christ, to die as a substitute for us

• Jesus came to earth to show us exactly what God is like

B. How did God show His love to humanity? John 1:14

SUMMARY

• By Serving with personal touch

• By Serving with love and forgiveness

WE CAN SERVE OTHERS WITH COMPASSION

WE NEED TO SERVE OTHERS WITH LOVE

APPLYHow can this truth about compassion affect my life today? Do I have the desire to serve others with personal touch?Do I have the desire to serve others with love and forgiveness?

Q

PLAN How can I use this truth about

compassion this coming week?

• What are the practical ways I can do to show compassion to other people?

Q

TRANSFER TRUTH

What changes do I need in my life?• What biblical principle

from the lesson can we use today?

Q

TRANSFER TRUTHWhat changes do I need in my life?

I need to serve others with compassion as Jesus did

I don’t have much time

1. By showing God's love to others through personal touch2. By helping those who are in need

This coming week, I will look for those people who need my help

PRINCIPLE

APPLICATION

PROBLEM

DECISIONLet’s make the decision!

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ASSOCIATE truth – Why should I study this lesson?DISCOVER truth – What does the Bible say about this truth?APPLY truth – How can this truth affect my life today?PLAN using the truth – How can I use this truth today?TRANSFER truth to life – What changes do I need in my life?

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