Pentecost 3 Date: June 13, 2010
Theme: At Nain the Lord ‘Feels Our Pain’
1. Compassion approaches the situation with awareness
2. Compassion analyzes the situation without assumptions
3. Compassion addresses the situation with action
– Luke 7:11-17
(Pastor John Hein)
The Order of Worship: Bulletin
Liturgy: WS, p 12 ff (Pastor sings Lord Have Mercy, top of p 13)
Hymns:
TLH 18 : Lord, We Come Before Thee Now 
TLH 537 : Every Morning Mercies New
TLH 384 : Oh, How Great is Thy Compassion
WS 792 : Let All Things Now Living
Scripture Readings:
1 Kings 17:17-24
Galatians 1:11-24
Sermon Theme:
At Nain the Lord ‘Feels Our Pain’
1. Compassion approaches the situation with awareness
2. Compassion analyzes the situation without assumptions
3. Compassion addresses the situation with action
Luke 7:11-17
(11) Now it happened, the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him, and a large crowd. (12) And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her. (13) When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” (14) Then He came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” (15) So he who was dead sat up and began to speak. And He presented him to his mother. (16) Then fear came upon all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen up among us”; and, “God has visited His people.” (17) And this report about Him went throughout all Judea and all the surrounding region. (NKJVTM)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.