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*HYMN*---“Take Time to be Holy”---*#9*
*HYMN*---“Rescue the Perishing”---*#25*
†A Call to Kindness,,,,, To set the tone for this message,à
Let me share this story.~/
†The train was filled with tired people.
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†Most of them had been traveling through à
the hot humid summer day & at last, evening had come, à
& they all tried to settle down to a sound sleep.
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†However, at one end of the car à
a man was holding a tiny baby, & as night came on à
the baby became restless & cried more & more.
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†Unable to take it any longer, à
a big brawny man spoke for the rest of the group.
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†"??
Why don’t you take that baby to its mother?"
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†There was a moment’s pause, & then came the reply.
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†"I’m sorry.
I’m doin’ my best, The baby’s mother, my wife à
is in her casket in the baggage car ahead."~/
\\ †Again there was an awful silence for a moment.
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†Then the big brawny man who had asked the cruel questionà
was out of his seat & à
moved toward the man with the motherless child.
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†The big brawny man apologized for à
his impatience & unkind remark.
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†Then to the surprise of the other passengers, à
that big brawny man took the tiny baby in his own arms à&à
told the tired father to get some sleep.
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†Then in loving patience the big brawny man à
tenderly cared for the little child all through the night.~/
\\ \\ †Kindness *will *influence more than eloquence.~/
†Kindness is truly a wonderful thing.~/
\\ \\ †But, Kindness seems to be a thing of the past.
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†Our culture is swept more & more into the mindset of à
an “*eye for an eye.”*
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†Every day there are more & more examples of à
just how cruel people can be to one another.
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†Our society is filled with things like road rage, à
revenge hit lists in our schools & many other atrocities,à
to horrible & numerous to mention here this morning.~/
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†?
So the big question for the believer living in such a world,à
can we really make a difference in our society?
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†The answer is *yes *& the difference that we can make à
begins with *being examples *of simple Christian kindness.~/
†Before we go any further this morning à
let me ask this question: à
“?
What does it really mean to be kind?”
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\\ *I.
*†To answer that question we must begin with à
the premise that *kindness is a calling*.~/
†God calls us to live a life of kindness because of à
the kindness we have been given in Christ.~/
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†Paul writes in *Ephesians **4:32* (NKJV)32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
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†This one verse clearly calls us to Kindness.~/
†?
But what is the true *meaning of kindness?~/*
† Kindness is indeed a difficult calling to answer à
but it is an essential one that we must answer à
so we might grow more like Christ.~/
†Kindness means to beà
good, useful, helpful, considerate & gracious à
in all situations, regardless of circumstances.~/
†But there are a few implications of this call to beà \\ kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.~/
†The *1st* implication of kindness is that à
we must *acknowledge* others.~/
†Kindness means that à
we care for the feelings of others & feel with them.~/
†Another implication of kindness is *action*.~/
†Kindness shows caring & à
gets right into the situation with the person.~/
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†Another implication of kindness is *awareness.~/*
†Kindness suffers with those who suffer, à
struggles with those who struggle & à
works with those who work.~/ \\ \\
†Now let us talk about the motivation of kindness.~/
†There are 3 core terms important in understanding à
the motivation of Kindness.~/
†The *1st* core term is the word *kindness* itself.~/
†The Greek term for kindness comes from the same word à
that we get our terms kin or kindred.
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†This literally means that we are to treat others à
like our own family.~/
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†The *2nd *core term important in understanding à
the motivation of Kindness, is *Compassionate.~/*
†Compassionate means to show à
mercy, understanding, love & tenderness.
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†It means to be aware of à
a person’s hurts, sufferings & problems.
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†Compassion is the first step to being kind.~/
\\ †The *3rd* core important in understanding à
the motivation of Kindness, is *forgiving.*~/
†Forgiving, means to be gracious towards others & à
not to hold grudges or seek vengeance à
for wrongs committed against you.
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†Forgiving, is to pardon others for à
the wrongs they have done & no longer hold it against them.~/
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†So as we get comfortable with these 3 core terms, à
important in understanding the motivation of Kindness,à
we are ready for *the key to kindness*.~/
†The key point Paul is attempting to drive home here is this.~/
†We are to treat others with a genuine kindness because ofà
the kindness that God has shown to us through Christ.~/
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