1. How to be a Better Lover Love is Kind Rev. Robert J. Smith Pastor Colonial Hills Baptist Church

2. Ephesians 4:25-32 25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. 26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

3. Ephesians 4:25-32 27 Neither give place to the devil. 28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

4. Ephesians 4:25-32 29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. 30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

5. Ephesians 4:25-32 31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

6. Love is Kind 4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 1 Corinthians 13:4 (KJV)

7. Love is Kind 22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. Romans 11:22 (KJV)

8. Kindness – Love’s Focus 32 And be ye kind one to another…

9. Kindness – Love’s Focus 13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. Galatians 5:13 (KJV)

10. Kindness – Love’s Focus 12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: 1 Thessalonians 3:12 (KJV)

11. Kindness – Love’s Focus 24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Hebrews 10:24 (KJV)

12. Kindness – Love’s Focus 10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; Romans 12:10 (KJV)

13. Kindness – Love’s Compassion …tenderhearted…

14. Kindness – Love’s Compassion …tenderhearted… Tenderhearted = Eusplanchnos Compassion literally means, “to suffer together.”

15. Kindness – Love’s Compassion 8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: 1 Peter 3:8 (KJV)

16. Kindness – Love’s Compassion 17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? 1 John 3:17 (KJV)

17. Kindness – Love’s Compassion 22 And of some have compassion, making a difference: Jude 1:22 (KJV)

18. Kindness – Love’s Grace …forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

19. Kindness – Love’s Grace …forgiving one another Forgiveness = Charizomai The word “forgive” is built on the same root as the word “grace” and means to bestow favor unconditionally. This means that a Christian will always treat the offending party graciously, letting the wrong go without any claim for punishment or reparation.

20. Kindness – Love’s Grace 7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; Ephesians 1:7 (KJV)

21. Kindness – Love’s Grace 7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:7 (KJV)

22. Conclusion Will you do this, will you say today, “I want to be a Better Lover!”? Will you say, “I want to be kind, tenderhearted, forgiving, even as God has forgiven me.”?