Embodying Kindness and Goodness Through the Spirit
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "Imagine yourself walking through life with love, joy, and peace, right? With your families and friends, right? Imagine yourself, you know, walking through life with patience, kindness. Goodness, you know, with the people in the workforce, people that you work with. Imagine your life walking with faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Man, it's an amazing thought to have these fruits in our lives." [42:33]
2. "Kindness is love in action, which produces goodness. Kindness, it means going out of your way, you know, to treat people with dignity and with respect. And when you're the recipient of unkindness, right, it disturbs. It's not fun to be around that. But when you're the recipient of kindness, it can just change in a positive way. It can change the whole trajectory of your day, even your life. Kindness and goodness, it's a powerful, powerful fruit." [47:08]
3. "We see someone struggling with life. We see someone that's, you know, going through. We see someone that's going through the pain of life. And we sometimes, like, when we see that, we say, man, they brought it themselves. They made their bed. They get to sleep in their bed. It's their problem, not mine. And so why should I help? We have this self-righteous attitude." [54:39]
4. "A generous person will prosper. Whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. In God's economy, when we give, we always get back more than we gave. He said that whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. He said when you take care of others, God says, I'm going to take care of you. I'm going to take care of you." [01:08:31]
5. "Love those that are different from you. Love those that are different. Love them. We're called to love. This is exactly what God has called us to do." [01:12:36]
### Quotes for Members
1. "The key to resisting the lower impulses, right? The flesh. The key to denying no things and living out this beautiful kind of life that Christ has for us. Here's the key. It's learning not how to try harder. You know, it's learning how to connect with the spirit of Christ, with the power of Christ in our lives." [42:33]
2. "We ought to give when someone needs help. To give. And you see the Good Samaritan, right? He was generous of his time. He was generous of his money. I mean, he got his donkey. And he has his transportation. And he inconvenienced the Samaritan. He inconvenienced himself for the convenience of someone else. He takes care of the man. He banished him with his own olive oil and wine. He gives him what he needs. He places him on his donkey. He walks him to town. He takes him to a hotel. He pays for it. And then he stays the night with him. Wakes up the next day and he tells the innkeeper, Hey, here's my credit card. Right? He can stay as long as he needs. He's got a running tab." [01:04:42]
3. "How is the world going to know? Well, let me tell you what the Bible says. In fact, let me tell you what the Bible doesn't say. It doesn't say that the world will know that we're followers of Jesus by our perfect theology. It doesn't say that, right? It doesn't say that the world will know that we're followers of Jesus by our church attendance. It doesn't say that the world will know that we're followers of Jesus. It says if we've been baptized, which is important, right? If we give money. I mean, all these things are good. But that's not what the Word of God says. Notice what God says in John chapter 13. A new command I give you. Love one another as I have loved you, so you must love one another by this. Everyone will know that you are my disciples if you love one another. Love one another. Your love for one another. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you're a disciple of Jesus." [01:17:21]
4. "We discussed the barriers that often prevent us from showing kindness, such as self-righteousness, busyness, and the fear of getting involved in messy situations. We also shared a modern-day example of Keisha Thomas, an 18-year-old African-American girl who protected a man wearing a KKK shirt from being beaten, despite his hateful beliefs. Her actions exemplified love in the face of hatred, showing that true kindness transcends all boundaries." [01:15:09]
5. "When you take care of others, I'm going to take care of you. Whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. I think about the generosity of this church. Man, listen. Can I just brag on you for a minute? You guys are awesome in the way that you give." [01:09:22]
6. "And so going over to him, the Samaritan man, and he soothed his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. He put them on him. He put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn where he took care of him. The next day, he handed the innkeeper two silver coins. He tells him, take care of this man." [57:53]
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1. "Imagine yourself walking through life with love, joy, and peace, right? With your families and friends, right? Imagine yourself, you know, walking through life with patience, kindness. Goodness, you know, with the people in the workforce, people that you work with. Imagine your life walking with faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Man, it's an amazing thought to have these fruits in our lives." [42:33]
2. "Kindness is love in action, which produces goodness. Kindness, it means going out of your way, you know, to treat people with dignity and with respect. And when you're the recipient of unkindness, right, it disturbs. It's not fun to be around that. But when you're the recipient of kindness, it can just change in a positive way. It can change the whole trajectory of your day, even your life. Kindness and goodness, it's a powerful, powerful fruit." [47:08]
3. "We see someone struggling with life. We see someone that's, you know, going through. We see someone that's going through the pain of life. And we sometimes, like, when we see that, we say, man, they brought it themselves. They made their bed. They get to sleep in their bed. It's their problem, not mine. And so why should I help? We have this self-righteous attitude." [54:39]
4. "A generous person will prosper. Whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. In God's economy, when we give, we always get back more than we gave. He said that whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. He said when you take care of others, God says, I'm going to take care of you. I'm going to take care of you." [01:08:31]
5. "Love those that are different from you. Love those that are different. Love them. We're called to love. This is exactly what God has called us to do." [01:12:36]
### Quotes for Members
1. "The key to resisting the lower impulses, right? The flesh. The key to denying no things and living out this beautiful kind of life that Christ has for us. Here's the key. It's learning not how to try harder. You know, it's learning how to connect with the spirit of Christ, with the power of Christ in our lives." [42:33]
2. "We ought to give when someone needs help. To give. And you see the Good Samaritan, right? He was generous of his time. He was generous of his money. I mean, he got his donkey. And he has his transportation. And he inconvenienced the Samaritan. He inconvenienced himself for the convenience of someone else. He takes care of the man. He banished him with his own olive oil and wine. He gives him what he needs. He places him on his donkey. He walks him to town. He takes him to a hotel. He pays for it. And then he stays the night with him. Wakes up the next day and he tells the innkeeper, Hey, here's my credit card. Right? He can stay as long as he needs. He's got a running tab." [01:04:42]
3. "How is the world going to know? Well, let me tell you what the Bible says. In fact, let me tell you what the Bible doesn't say. It doesn't say that the world will know that we're followers of Jesus by our perfect theology. It doesn't say that, right? It doesn't say that the world will know that we're followers of Jesus by our church attendance. It doesn't say that the world will know that we're followers of Jesus. It says if we've been baptized, which is important, right? If we give money. I mean, all these things are good. But that's not what the Word of God says. Notice what God says in John chapter 13. A new command I give you. Love one another as I have loved you, so you must love one another by this. Everyone will know that you are my disciples if you love one another. Love one another. Your love for one another. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you're a disciple of Jesus." [01:17:21]
4. "We discussed the barriers that often prevent us from showing kindness, such as self-righteousness, busyness, and the fear of getting involved in messy situations. We also shared a modern-day example of Keisha Thomas, an 18-year-old African-American girl who protected a man wearing a KKK shirt from being beaten, despite his hateful beliefs. Her actions exemplified love in the face of hatred, showing that true kindness transcends all boundaries." [01:15:09]
5. "When you take care of others, I'm going to take care of you. Whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. I think about the generosity of this church. Man, listen. Can I just brag on you for a minute? You guys are awesome in the way that you give." [01:09:22]
6. "And so going over to him, the Samaritan man, and he soothed his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. He put them on him. He put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn where he took care of him. The next day, he handed the innkeeper two silver coins. He tells him, take care of this man." [57:53]
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