Mercy Culture Church
Fruit of the Spirit | Kindness
Mercy Culture Dallas | Pastor Clay Ingram
Locations & Times
Mercy Culture Dallas
2712 Swiss Ave, Dallas, TX 75204, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 11:30 AM
True Kindness Leads to Repentance
Kindness - Greek: chrēstotēs
Moral goodness, integrity, benevolence that actively seeks the well-being of another.
Moral goodness, integrity, benevolence that actively seeks the well-being of another.
Lead - Greek: agō
To guide, to carry along, to bring someone with you into a destination.
To guide, to carry along, to bring someone with you into a destination.
Repentance - Greek: metanoia
A radical change of mind and heart — turning from sin toward God.
A radical change of mind and heart — turning from sin toward God.
Myth: Kindness = Being Nice
Simple Definition: Kindness is love in action that seeks the highest good of others
Observation 1.
The deeper the pride the sharper the kindness
The deeper the pride the sharper the kindness
Observation 2.
The deeper the shame, the gentler the kindness.
The deeper the shame, the gentler the kindness.
Observation 3.
The kindness from a friend will cut you in order to heal you.
The kindness from a friend will cut you in order to heal you.
Our relationship with God and with people should be defined by this kind of love: honest correction, not comfortable silence.
This was Nicodemus saying,
“I missed my chance to follow Him while He was alive…
but I will not miss my chance to honor Him now.”
“I missed my chance to follow Him while He was alive…
but I will not miss my chance to honor Him now.”