SERMONS ON KINDNESS
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God's Idea of Kindness (5 of 7)
by Jeff Strite
Open: A Sunday school teacher was telling her class the story of the Good Samaritan, in which a man was beaten, robbed and left for dead. She described the situation in vivid detail so her students would catch the drama. Then, she asked the class: ''If you saw a person lying on the roadside, all wounded and bleeding, what would you do?'' A thoughtful little girl broke the hushed silence, ''I think I'd throw up.''APPLY: When most of think about the story of the Good Samaritan, that's not generally the first thing that comes to our minds. Perhaps that's because we focus less on the man in the ditch than on the Samaritan that...
Try a Little Kindness
by Adrian Rogers
Take God's Word and turn please to Galatians chapter 5 and verse 22 and let us read together what God says. He's speaking here of the fruit of the Spirit. And he says, And the fruit is love. And we brought a message on that. Then he says, The fruit of the Spirit is joy. And we brought a message on that. Then he says, The fruit of the Spirit is peace. And we thought together about that. And then the fruit of the Spirit is longsuffering or patience. And we dealt with that. And now we come to what the Bible says in the King James Version, The fruit of the Spirit is gentleness, gentleness. Uh, in some translations it is given kindness....
The Power of Kindness (1 of 4)
by Kerry Shook
'Jesus replied: 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.'' Matt. 22:37-40 (NIV) ''Love is kind.'' 1 Cor. 13:4 (NIV) Kindness is love in action ''If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I...
Kindness Is Love's Conduct (5 of 9)
by Dennis Marquardt
INTRO: In a ''dog eat dog'' society the concept of ''kindness'' has taken a back seat. New studies have shown that Americans are losing their civility. And of course, it is always someone else that fails to express kindness, consider the following: ILLUS: Percentage of Americans who:- Think incivility is a serious problem: 89%.- Think mean-spirited political campaigns are to blame: 73%- Think rock music is to blame: 67%.- Think talk radio is to blame: 52%.- Think their own behavior is uncivil: 1%. - U.S. News and World Report (4/22/96). Leadership, ''To Verify.'' Kindness expressed is looked upon suspiciously today … it is tragic...
Unbelievable Kindness (9 of 10)
by Stephen Whitney
In his book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey tells of spending an evening with his two sons. They did a variety of things, ending with a movie. Four-year-old Sean fell asleep during the movie, and when it was over Covey picked him up in his arms, carried him to the car, and laid him in the back seat. It was very cold that evening, so he took off his coat and gently arranged it around the boy. Later that evening it came time to ''tuck in'' six-year-old Stephen. Covey tried to talk to him about the evening, to find out what he had liked the most, but there was little response. Then, suddenly Stephen turned over on his side...
Kindness: Try a Little Kindness (5 of 9)
by James Merritt
1. After confederate general Robert E. Lee retired from the military, he was named president of Washington and Lee university in Lexington, Virginia, originally named Washington academy because of a gift from George Washington. The name was changed in 1871 in honor of general Lee. 2. While Lee was president of the university, a new student came into his office and asked for a copy of the school's rules and regulations. Lee looked at him and said, ''son, we don't have any rules and regulations in print.'' the young man said, ''you mean this school has no rules?'' Lee replied, ''yes, we have only one.'' he said, ''what is it?'' Lee...
Norms of Kindness
by Christopher Harbin
There is a motif circulating in our society about random acts of kindness. The idea is to take people by surprise by doing some that is kind, but unexpected. The movie Evan Almighty was crafted around just such a motif, as were some others that recently played along similar lines, like ''Pay it Forward.'' There are websites dedicated to promoting random acts of kindness and there have been movements to use random acts of kindness to promote positive attitudes in the larger community. Edwin and Clara were part of a church in Knoxville using motifs of random kindness toward strangers as an outreach methodology. Those are...
Grace-Energized Kindness (17 of 23)
by John Barnett
Do you serve the Lord with grace-energized kindness? Knowing that is vital because that is the only type of serving that God will reward according to His Word. Someday when our journey on earth ends, and we stand before Christ's Throne-the Scriptures use only one word to describe what God eternally rewards. Have you thought about what it is that God has decided is worth rewarding in our lives? Paul reduces God's desire to just one word: agathos (Greek), which we will see in our passage this morning means grace-energized kindness or goodness. Turn with me to II Corinthians 5:10 and think about that moment when we each...
Are You Characterized by Kindness?
by Nelson Price
JESUS CHRIST set in place a new world order for all ages. It is the kingdom of God. Where there is a kingdom there must be a king. Where there is a king and a kingdom there must be subjects. When a loving king reigns and His loyal subjects obey, they take on the characteristics of their monarch. We profess Christ to be the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. We pray, ''Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as in heaven...''The characteristics of the King to be emulated by us, His subjects, are listed as ''the fruit of the Spirit'' in Galatians 5: 22. These are character traits becoming of kingdom citizens. Having studied four of these...
The Kindness of the King (5 of 6)
by Jeff Schreve
In 1984, I began to work for a chemical company that I've told you about before, Nalco Chemical Company. And it was a really good job, but it was a really hard job. And the idiot phase in starting the new job was huge at Nalco. There was so much to learn. And after I was there three months, they sent me to school for a concentrated three-week class in Chicago. And then they sent you out into the field. And you're trying to work with these guys and talk to them about water chemistry, and talk to engineers - I'm not an engineer - and so there was a lot to learn. I didn't sell a lot of things for a while. It took me a while. But in 1993, I had a great...
God's Kindness in Allowing Adversity (44 of 48)
by Patrick Edwards
I want you to take your sermon outlines this morning, or just glance up here at the screens, and take a look at our title this morning: God's kindness in allowing adversity. No that's not a typo or a mistake: God's kindness in allowing adversity. The reason I call your attention to it this morning is because perhaps there is no more illogical statement to the human mind and heart then this one I've made this morning. How can we possibly claim that allowing adversity, allowing suffering is kind of God? You see to call it kindness insinuates an active choice of God to allow us to face and endure hardship; how is God choosing to let us...
Kindness (6 of 7)
by Chuck Booher
Do you want to be a desirable person? Someone people want to be with and be around? Proverbs 19:22 (NASB) 22 What is desirable in a man is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor man than a liar. Would the people that work with you say you are kind? Would your family say that you are kind? Can they tell you are a Christian because you are so kind. The Hebrew word for Kindness is used 240 times in the Old Testament. Chesed: lovingkindness, steadfast love, goodness, devotion. Greek word is..Chrestos: good, virtuous, mild, pleasant. Almost sounds like Christ! So you are like Christ when you are kind! Webster's 1828...
Kill Them With Kindness
by James Merritt
1. One of the advantages of growing older and getting a few more years under your belt is the opportunity to learn. In fact, I really believe if you're not learning, you are really not living. The day you quit learning or the day you lose your desire to continue learning, your life basically is over.2. The longer you live, the more you can learn. One of my goals in life is to try and learn something new every day. I do it either by reading a book or a magazine or perusing the internet or asking questions of people. 3. I have learned a lot and I still have a lot to learn. One of the greatest lessons I have ever learned in life is this - It pays to be kind. 4. A sure...
The Eternal Reward of Grace-energized Kindness (20 of 23)
by John Barnett
Can you imagine how liberating it would be to know how to choose the best in life? We live in a complex world of multiplied choices, many of which are good. We have more new information and more new opportunities offered to us each week--than the average 18th century person was offered in a lifetime. Often this leads to an overloaded mind, and overloaded life--and a short-circuited decision making system. We just don't know which opportunity and what activity to choose to spend our time doing. Wouldn't it be incredible to confidently go to work or school and know that you are doing exactly what God wants done...
