a more excellent way
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A More Excellent Way. Pt. 2 - Kindness. “But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way .” 1 Cor. 12:31. Love. 1 Cor. 13:4-8a. Description of Love. 4. Love suffers long and is kind ; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
“But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.”
1 Cor. 12:31
Description of Love
4. Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;
5. does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;
6. does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;
7. bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8. Love never fails.
Description of Love
1. Patience2. Kindness3. Generosity4. Humility5. Courtesy6. Unselfishness7. Good temper
8. Guilelessness9. Sincerity10.Spiritual strength11.Open-Mindedness12.Optimism13.Faithfulness14.Loverly
“Love is kind”
Kindness is the flip side of Patience !
Definition of Kindness
Greek = to be kind, loving merciful, good, gracious
Websters = of a sympathetic nature = friendly, of a forbearing nature; gentle, of a pleasant nature; agreeable, stressing a disposition to be helpful, affectionate, loving
Definition of Kindness
Kindness is goodness in action.
Kindness is the active part of Love.Patience is more a passive part of love.
Patience = I’ll take anything from my enemiesKindness = I’ll give anything to my enemies
“It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.”
Gen.13:7-8 “Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.”
Lot was selfish and greedy.Abraham could have said “I’m more important”
Love is Kind !
Miracles of HealingLeper - Matt. 8:1-4
Sight for blind man - John 9Man with palsy - Mark 2:3-12
Miracles of SupplyWater to wine - John 2:1-11Feeding of 5,000 - Matt. 14:15-21
2 Tim. 1:16-18 “The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:”
Onesiphorus showed kindness to Paul while Paul was in prison.
Kindness in Action
Kindness in their speechPro. 31:26 “In her tongue is the law of
kindness.”
An old woman was asked why she had so many friends.“I suppose it is because I taste my words before I speak them.”
“To speak kindly does not hurt the tongue.”
Kindness in Action
Should be found in our thoughts
Kindness toFamily - Friends - Brethren
“Do a good deed every day”
“…went about doing good.” Acts 10:38
“Love will cover a multitude of sins” 1 Pet.4:8
What will Kindness Do for us ?
Make us more like our heavenly FatherLuke 6:34-35 “for he is kind unto the
unthankful and to the evil.”
Happiness will IncreaseHappiness is a by-product of making others happy.Ephesians 4:32 NKJV “And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.”
The Fruit The Fruit of the Spiritof the Spirit
Kindness is the mark of a gentleman.
Kindness makes a person attractive.
Kindness is an ingredient of Love.
Dear God,
Please make all the good people nice.
“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”
- Mark Twain
“Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your modus operandi and change your world. ”
“Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.”
Description of Love
1. Patience2. Kindness3. Generosity4. Humility5. Courtesy6. Unselfishness7. Good temper
8. Guilelessness9. Sincerity10.Spiritual strength11.Open-Mindedness12.Optimism13.Faithfulness14.Loverly
“Love is Kind”
Kindness is love in action. It is love doing good.
A Picture
Of Kindness
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga. 30809
706-855-1249
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Sunday Evening July 21, 2013