Cultivating Kindness: What Killed Kindness?

Clicl/tap to view the Sermon Reflection Guide All of us want more kindness. So, what stands between our desire for and our actual experience of more kindness? In other words, if all of us want more kindness, why do we not have a more kind society? In...

An episode of the HPUMC - Cornerstone Sermons (Contemporary Worship) podcast, hosted by Highland Park United Methodist Church - Dallas, Texas, titled "Cultivating Kindness: What Killed Kindness?" was published on January 13, 2025 and runs 33 minutes.

January 13, 2025 ·33m · HPUMC - Cornerstone Sermons (Contemporary Worship)

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Summary

Clicl/tap here to view the Sermon Reflection Guide All of us want more kindness. So, what stands between our desire for and our actual experience of more kindness? In other words, if all of us want more kindness, why do we not have a more kind society? In this week’s sermon, we look at Mark 2 in which Jesus is criticized for associating with tax collectors and sinners. Through Jesus’ response and example, we learn what it means to cultivate kindness within us and around us, especially to those who might be considered to be undeserving of our kindness.

Episode Description

Clicl/tap here to view the Sermon Reflection Guide

All of us want more kindness. So, what stands between our desire for and our actual experience of more kindness? In other words, if all of us want more kindness, why do we not have a more kind society?

In this week’s sermon, we look at Mark 2 in which Jesus is criticized for associating with tax collectors and sinners. Through Jesus’ response and example, we learn what it means to cultivate kindness within us and around us, especially to those who might be considered to be undeserving of our kindness.