Compassion Mark 6:30-44 David Thompson Sunday 27 th April 2014.
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Transcript of Compassion Mark 6:30-44 David Thompson Sunday 27 th April 2014.
CompassionMark 6:30-44
David ThompsonSunday 27th April 2014
How do we get the right balance between telling people about Jesus and meeting
their physical needs?
compassion | kəmˈpaSHən |
noun
deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with a wish to relieve it.
ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin compassio(n-), from compati ‘suffer with.’
“…he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like
sheep without a shepherd.”Mark 6:34
He shows you what to
do
He shows you what to
do
He taught people
He taught people
He healed people
He healed people
“They went out and preached that people should repent. They drove out many demons and anointed sick people with oil and healed
them.”Mark 6:12-13
“Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ there. When the crowd
heard Philip and saw the miraculous signs he did, they all paid close attention to what he said.”
Acts 8:5
He shows you what to
do
He shows you what to
do
He taught people
He taught people
He healed people
He healed people
He fed peopleHe fed people
He makes an unreasonable
request
He makes an unreasonable
request
He supplies the power
He supplies the power
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WELCOME TO CHICHESTER DISTRICT FOODBANK
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The Need for Compassion
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• Chichester Foodbank is a local Christian charity which started in September 2012.
• The project aims to tackle poverty by providing 3 day emergency parcels for families and individuals who do not have enough money to buy food.
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Main Centre
• Distribution Centre: Chichester Family Church, Orchard Street.
• Open: Mon/Wed 2-4 p.m.• Friday 4-6 pm
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Satellites
• Selsey- Friday 4-6 Methodist Church• Petworth – Friday 10-12 URC• Midhurst – to be opened in September
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“What have you got in your hands?”
• Donate food• Donate time• Donate finance
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• How does it work?
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• People are given a red voucher which they exchanged at the Foodbank centre for an emergency 3 day food parcel.
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• While they sit down to have a cup of tea and a chat………
• someone else makes up the food parcels in the stock room.
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Impact on the community
• Since we have been open we have fed:• 2630 people. (2116 13/14)• 1612 adults• 1018 children
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Impact on the community
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Impact on the community
• “Since I visited the Foodbank I can now sleep again knowing I have food in the cupboard to feed myself and daughter. I was also able to allow my daughter to have her friend round to tea which has not been possible for a long time” M
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