“When He saw the crowds, He had compassion on them…” Matthew 9:36a

 

All the towns & villages…

• Jesus was on mission
• We are on that same mission
• In Jerusalem
• In all Judea and Samaria
• And to the ends of the earth

 

He had compassion on them…

• He SAW the crowds
• They were harassed and helpless
• Like sheep without a shepherd

 

There are other sheep…

• He is the Good Shepherd
• Not of this pen… what pen?
• We all, like sheep, have gone astray…

 

Do we (still) have compassion?

• Q—What do you feel when you see someone gone astray?
• Q—How would you define “gone astray”?
• Q—Do you know any lost sheep?
• Q—Bad shepherds… have things really changed?
• Q—Where is our mission field?