May 204 Fruit of the Spirit series. May 25 morning worship "Kinder and Gentler" with Wayne Cornwell

1. Kinder and Gentler
May 25, 2014 Sunday a.m. worship

2. Galatians 5:22,23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness,
self-control. Against such there is no
law.

4. George H.W. Bush
1988 Republican National Convention
“I want a kinder and gentler nation.”

5. George H.W. Bush
1989 Inaugural address
“America is never wholly herself unless she
is engaged in high moral principle. We as a
people have such a purpose today. It is to
make kinder the face of the nation and
gentler the face of the world.”

6. Kinder and Gentler
 Kindness – “Responding
sympathetically to a hurting
world.”
- Joseph
- David
- Christ

7. Colossians 3:12,13
12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and
beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness,
humility, meekness, longsuffering; 13 bearing
with one another, and forgiving one another,
if anyone has a complaint against another;
even as Christ forgave you, so you also must
do.

8. Philippians 2:4
Let each of you look out not only for
his own interests, but also for the
interests of others.

9. Kinder and Gentler
 How might we show kindness?
- Fill a financial need
- Fill an emotional need
- Fill a physical need

10. Kinder and Gentler
 Gentleness – “Exhibiting controlled
strength.”
- Christ was gentle with the
Samaritan woman
- Christ was gentle with the woman
taken in adultery

11. 2Timothy 2:24,25 (ESV)
24 And the Lord's servant must not be
quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to
teach, patiently enduring evil, 25 correcting
his opponents with gentleness. God may
perhaps grant them repentance leading to a
knowledge of the truth.

12. 1Peter 3:9
8 Finally, all of you be of one mind, having
compassion for one another; love as
brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous;
9 not returning evil for evil or reviling for
reviling, but on the contrary blessing,
knowing that you were called to this, that you
may inherit a blessing.

13. Kinder and Gentler
 How might we show gentleness?
- Console a distraught child
- Forgiving a mistake
- Empathy for the sinner

14. Galatians 6:1
Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any
trespass, you who are spiritual
restore such a one in a spirit of
gentleness, considering yourself lest
you also be tempted.

15. Psalm 103:10
He has not dealt with us according
to our sins, nor punished us
according to our iniquities.

16. Kinder and Gentler
 Kindness – “Responding
sympathetically to a hurting
world.”

17. Kinder and Gentler
 Kindness – “Responding
sympathetically to a hurting
world.”
 Gentleness – “Exhibiting
controlled strength.”

18. #relen lesspursuit