09/29/2024 - Fruit Of The Spirit - Kindness 2024

“Acclaim the Lord, for He is good, for His kindness endures forever.” – from Psalm 136 (Translated by Robert Alter) You may also read Psalm 136 (NIV). There's a viral Facebook post that says, "It costs nothing to be kind." In the most technical sense, it's true. Kindness doesn’t have to involve a charge coming out of your bank account. But kindness is costly. I like how Christopher J.H. Wright put it in his book Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit. "Kindness goes beyond duty. It means doing something you don't have to do, but just choose to do. Kindness goes beyond reward--it means doing something you won't get paid to do." In other words, kindness demands that we trade in our preferences, conveniences, and expectations for the sake of loving someone else. In this way, a life that is producing “kindness fruit” sounds a lot like FBCM’s 2024 watchword: not to be served, but to serve (Mark 10:45). This begs the question: How do we see this costly kindness in God’s character? Read More at https://www.fbcmuncie.org/blog Special Note about Audio: Due to a glitch in our system, the sermon audio is missing about two minutes in the middle. We apologize for the inconvenience, but assure that you will still get the main essence of the sermon instruction.