Ep. 284 - How to Grow in Being Sympathetic Toward People

The Living Waters Podcast

Living Waters

Evangelism, Apologetics, Jesus, Spirituality, Religion, Christianity, Gospel, Creation, Religion & Spirituality, Salvation, Prolife, Faith, Witnessing, Theology

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🗓️ 29 August 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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The Christian walk involves moving from sympathy to empathy, as exemplified by Christ's compassionate suffering and sacrifice. By actively listening, showing care, and trusting in God's presence, believers can better support and connect with others. The word sympathy originates from a Greek word meaning a shared feeling or a willingness to help because of shared feelings. Ray, E.Z., Mark, and Oscar share how the Christian walk involves fellowshipping with God first and then with others. In f...

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0:00.0	I wonder about the person who struggles with sympathy they might be asking like where do I get the power
0:04.8	to sympathize with other people and I would say you need to look to Christ and see that he was sympathetic towards you.
0:13.3	Hebrews 4, verse 15,
0:15.2	for we do not have a high priest
0:17.6	who is unable to sympathize with our weakness.
0:21.2	God does not just stand over and above human suffering and
0:26.0	human weakness. He is the God who laid down his crown and willingly stepped into our human suffering.
0:35.4	He was the God who experienced homelessness,
0:38.6	Matthew 820.
0:40.7	His family thought he was crazy. His best friends turned their back on him one of his closest
0:46.5	confidence sold him for a pocket change he stood face to face with the devil and
0:51.9	endured demonic tricks.
0:53.4	He dealt with death.
0:55.0	He endured gossip and slander.
0:58.2	He endured suffering for righteous sake.
1:01.4	He was ashamed publicly. He experienced periods of hunger. He received
1:07.3	criticism over his ministry. His theology was mocked. His message was rejected. his preaching was critiqued, his disciples, his closest friends didn't get
1:19.1	it, and furthermore worse of it all are the one that matters most, he endured complete separation
1:27.4	from God.
1:29.1	Why did he endure complete separation from God?
1:32.5	Which he says on the cross, my God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
1:36.5	So that we would not have to experience that separation from God.
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