Chase Pratt Romeo Church of Christ 5/12/19 Profiles in Kindness Chase Pratt Romeo Church of Christ 5/12/19

Two Types of Kindness From above Eye to eye From a position of power to someone without King/subject or boss/employee “Bestow” Joshua and Rahab Covenant Doesn’t rely on power, just the ability to help Friend/friend or stranger/stranger “Serve” Jonathan and David Incarnation

Learning Kindness Through Examples Kindness can be planned or spontaneous

Ruth 1:8-9 Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you, to your mother’s home. May the Lord show you kindness, as you have shown kindness to your dead husbands and to me. 9 May the Lord grant that each of you will find rest in the home of another husband.”

Ruth 2:20-21  “The Lord bless him!” Naomi said to her daughter-in-law. “He has not stopped showing his kindness to the living and the dead.” She added, “That man is our close relative; he is one of our guardian-redeemers.” 21 Then Ruth the Moabite said, “He even said to me, ‘Stay with my workers until they finish harvesting all my grain.’”

Ruth 3:10-11 “The Lord bless you, my daughter,” he replied. “This kindness is greater than that which you showed earlier: You have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor. 11 And now, my daughter, don’t be afraid. I will do for you all you ask. All the people of my town know that you are a woman of noble character.

Learning Kindness Through Examples Kindness can be planned or spontaneous Kindness does not have to be something big

Acts 28:1-2 Once safely on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta. 2 The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold.

Learning Kindness Through Examples Kindness can be planned or spontaneous Kindness does not have to be something big You can’t control how kindness is received

2nd Samuel 10:1-2 In the course of time, the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun succeeded him as king. 2 David thought, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent a delegation to express his sympathy to Hanun concerning his father.

2nd Samuel 10:4  So Hanun seized David’s envoys, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the buttocks, and sent them away.

Learning Kindness Through Examples Kindness can be planned or spontaneous Kindness does not have to be something big You can’t control how kindness is received **