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Revealing His Glorious KINDNESS Pastor John Isaacs KingsWay Community Church January 7, 2007
The Glory of God The PROMISE For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, As the waters cover the sea. Habakkuk 2:14
The Glory of God God’s Manifest Presence 1. Revealing His Character - The Goodness of God 2. Demonstrating His Power - The Greatness of God
The Glory of God The Awareness and Acknowledgement of God’s Manifest Presence, His Character Being Revealed And His Power Being Demonstrated, Is Destined To Cover All The Earth.
The Glory of God • Glory’s PROMISE • Glory’s PROBLEM • Glory’s PROVISION • Glory’s FULFILLMENT
The Glory of God The PROBLEM For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23
The Glory of God • Glory’s PROMISE • Glory’s PROBLEM • Glory’s PROVISION • Glory’s FULFILLMENT
The Glory of God The PROVISION 2 Corinthians 4:6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
The Glory of God • Glory’s PROMISE • Glory’s PROBLEM • Glory’s PROVISION • Glory’s FULFILLMENT
The Glory of God The FULFILLMENT 2 Corinthians 1:20-22 20 For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God
through us. 21 Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, 22 who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
The Glory of God The FULFILLMENT 2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
The Glory of God The FULFILLMENT John 15:8 By this My Father is Glorified, that You bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
The Glory of God The FULFILLMENT Philippians 1:11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
The Holy Spirit • He Reveals God’s Character
Through Us – The Fruit of the Spirit. • He Demonstrates God’s Power
Through Us – The Gifts of the Spirit.
Glory’s Path The Goodness & Greatness of God illuminated in God’s Law manifested in God’s Son revealed by God’s Spirit demonstrated through God’s People
Fruit of the Spirit Manifesting God’s Presence by Revealing HIS Character – Through Us. Galatians 5:22-25 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
Definition: The quality of being warmhearted, considerate, thoughtful, tender, gracious and sympathetic toward others.
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS Virtue vs. Fruit
• A virtue is developing the power to do good or having the habit of doing good within myself. • The Fruit of the Spirit is God’s attribute being revealed through my life, by the Holy Spirit’s presence within me.
Kindness As Virtue Kindness Scale 1 N O N E
2
3
4
5
6 S O M E
7
8
9 10 L O T S
Kindness As Virtue Kindness Scale 1 N O N E
2
3
4
5
6 S O M E
7
8
9 10 L O T S
Kindness As Virtue Kindness Scale 1 N O N E
2
3
4
5
6 S O M E
7
8
9 10 L O T S
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
Biblical Definition The supernatural ability to show God’s kindness toward all people in all situations, even during the most difficult circumstance. When revealed, it causes others to “be at ease” around us.
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
A Characteristic of God – He uses it to describe Himself. Exodus 34:6 And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, "The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth.
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
God’s abundant KINDNESS is what defines His relationship to humanity. Psalm 106:1 Oh give thanks to the LORD for He is good (kind)! For His mercy endures forever.
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
God’s abundant KINDNESS is what defines His relationship to humanity. Psalm 145:9 The LORD is good (kind) to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works.
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
God’s abundant KINDNESS is what defines His relationship to humanity. Luke 6:35-36 35 … For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. 36 Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
Titus 3:4-5 4 But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, 5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
Ephesians 2:7-9 7 That in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
It is God’s abundant KINDNESS toward humanity that enables us to “feel at ease in His presence.”
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
A Communicable Attribute: He shares this characteristic with us. 2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
Ephesians 4:30-32 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
"Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless." -- Mother Teresa
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
I put on kindness... I will be kind to the poor, for they are alone. Kind to the rich, for they are afraid. And kind to the unkind, for such is how God has treated me. -Max Lucado
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
The worldly man treats certain people kindly because he 'likes' them: the Christian, trying to treat every one kindly, finds himself liking more and more people as he goes on - including people he could not even have imagined himself liking at the beginning.-- C.S. Lewis
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
Beware of the KINDNESS Killers!
KINDNESS Killers 1. Being in the flesh.
KINDNESS Killers Romans 8:7-8 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. 8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
KINDNESS Killers • Being in the flesh. • Justifying your harsh treatment of others.
KINDNESS Killers Matthew 5:43-44 43 You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.
KINDNESS Killers • Being in the flesh. • Justifying your harsh treatment of others. • Holding on to grudges and not forgiving others.
KINDNESS Killers
Genesis 50:15-21 15 When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "Perhaps Joseph will hate us, and may actually repay us for all the evil which we did to him." 16 So they sent messengers to Joseph, saying, "Before your father died he commanded, saying, 17 'Thus you shall
KINDNESS Killers
Genesis 50:15-21 (cont.) say to Joseph: "I beg you, please forgive the trespass of your brothers and their sin; for they did evil to you." ' Now, please, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of your father." And Joseph wept when they spoke to him. 18 Then his brothers also went and fell down before
KINDNESS Killers
Genesis 50:15-21 (cont.) his face, and they said, "Behold, we are your servants." 19 Joseph said to them, "Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God? 20 "But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.
KINDNESS Killers
Genesis 50:15-21 (cont.) 21 "Now therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones." And
he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.
KINDNESS Killers 1. Being in the flesh. 2. Justifying your harsh treatment of others. 3. Holding on to grudges and not forgiving others.
The Glory of God 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 11 Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power, 12 that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Kingdom of God expands as the Glory of God shines through His people. God’s Glorious KINDNESS Revealed
THROUGH US!
The Glory of God The PROMISE For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, As the waters cover the sea. Habakkuk 2:14
The Glory of God God’s Manifest Presence 1. Revealing His Character - The Goodness of God 2. Demonstrating His Power - The Greatness of God
The Glory of God The Awareness and Acknowledgement of God’s Manifest Presence, His Character Being Revealed And His Power Being Demonstrated, Is Destined To Cover All The Earth.
The Glory of God • Glory’s PROMISE • Glory’s PROBLEM • Glory’s PROVISION • Glory’s FULFILLMENT
The Glory of God The PROBLEM For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23
The Glory of God • Glory’s PROMISE • Glory’s PROBLEM • Glory’s PROVISION • Glory’s FULFILLMENT
The Glory of God The PROVISION 2 Corinthians 4:6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
The Glory of God • Glory’s PROMISE • Glory’s PROBLEM • Glory’s PROVISION • Glory’s FULFILLMENT
The Glory of God The FULFILLMENT 2 Corinthians 1:20-22 20 For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God
through us. 21 Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, 22 who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
The Glory of God The FULFILLMENT 2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
The Glory of God The FULFILLMENT John 15:8 By this My Father is Glorified, that You bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
The Glory of God The FULFILLMENT Philippians 1:11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
The Holy Spirit • He Reveals God’s Character
Through Us – The Fruit of the Spirit. • He Demonstrates God’s Power
Through Us – The Gifts of the Spirit.
Glory’s Path The Goodness & Greatness of God illuminated in God’s Law manifested in God’s Son revealed by God’s Spirit demonstrated through God’s People
Fruit of the Spirit Manifesting God’s Presence by Revealing HIS Character – Through Us. Galatians 5:22-25 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
Definition: The quality of being warmhearted, considerate, thoughtful, tender, gracious and sympathetic toward others.
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS Virtue vs. Fruit
• A virtue is developing the power to do good or having the habit of doing good within myself. • The Fruit of the Spirit is God’s attribute being revealed through my life, by the Holy Spirit’s presence within me.
Kindness As Virtue Kindness Scale 1 N O N E
2
3
4
5
6 S O M E
7
8
9 10 L O T S
Kindness As Virtue Kindness Scale 1 N O N E
2
3
4
5
6 S O M E
7
8
9 10 L O T S
Kindness As Virtue Kindness Scale 1 N O N E
2
3
4
5
6 S O M E
7
8
9 10 L O T S
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
Biblical Definition The supernatural ability to show God’s kindness toward all people in all situations, even during the most difficult circumstance. When revealed, it causes others to “be at ease” around us.
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
A Characteristic of God – He uses it to describe Himself. Exodus 34:6 And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, "The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth.
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
God’s abundant KINDNESS is what defines His relationship to humanity. Psalm 106:1 Oh give thanks to the LORD for He is good (kind)! For His mercy endures forever.
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
God’s abundant KINDNESS is what defines His relationship to humanity. Psalm 145:9 The LORD is good (kind) to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works.
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
God’s abundant KINDNESS is what defines His relationship to humanity. Luke 6:35-36 35 … For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. 36 Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
Titus 3:4-5 4 But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, 5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
Ephesians 2:7-9 7 That in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
It is God’s abundant KINDNESS toward humanity that enables us to “feel at ease in His presence.”
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
A Communicable Attribute: He shares this characteristic with us. 2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
Ephesians 4:30-32 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
"Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless." -- Mother Teresa
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
I put on kindness... I will be kind to the poor, for they are alone. Kind to the rich, for they are afraid. And kind to the unkind, for such is how God has treated me. -Max Lucado
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
The worldly man treats certain people kindly because he 'likes' them: the Christian, trying to treat every one kindly, finds himself liking more and more people as he goes on - including people he could not even have imagined himself liking at the beginning.-- C.S. Lewis
Fruit of the Spirit
KINDNESS
Beware of the KINDNESS Killers!
KINDNESS Killers 1. Being in the flesh.
KINDNESS Killers Romans 8:7-8 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. 8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
KINDNESS Killers • Being in the flesh. • Justifying your harsh treatment of others.
KINDNESS Killers Matthew 5:43-44 43 You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.
KINDNESS Killers • Being in the flesh. • Justifying your harsh treatment of others. • Holding on to grudges and not forgiving others.
KINDNESS Killers
Genesis 50:15-21 15 When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "Perhaps Joseph will hate us, and may actually repay us for all the evil which we did to him." 16 So they sent messengers to Joseph, saying, "Before your father died he commanded, saying, 17 'Thus you shall
KINDNESS Killers
Genesis 50:15-21 (cont.) say to Joseph: "I beg you, please forgive the trespass of your brothers and their sin; for they did evil to you." ' Now, please, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of your father." And Joseph wept when they spoke to him. 18 Then his brothers also went and fell down before
KINDNESS Killers
Genesis 50:15-21 (cont.) his face, and they said, "Behold, we are your servants." 19 Joseph said to them, "Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God? 20 "But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.
KINDNESS Killers
Genesis 50:15-21 (cont.) 21 "Now therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones." And
he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.
KINDNESS Killers 1. Being in the flesh. 2. Justifying your harsh treatment of others. 3. Holding on to grudges and not forgiving others.
The Glory of God 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 11 Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power, 12 that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Kingdom of God expands as the Glory of God shines through His people. God’s Glorious KINDNESS Revealed
THROUGH US!
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