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3. Contributor Richard O’Ffill Principal Contributor T HE F RUIT OF THE S PIRIT

4. The Fruit of the Spirit Contents 1. “By Their FRUIT…” 2. The Fruit of the Spirit Is LOVE 3. The Fruit of the Spirit Is JOY 4. The Fruit of the Spirit Is PEACE 5. The Fruit of the Spirit Is PATIENCE 6. The Fruit of the Spirit Is KINDNESS 7. The Fruit of the Spirit Is GOODNESS 8. The Fruit of the Spirit Is FAITHFULNESS 9. The Fruit of the Spirit Is MEEKNESS 10. The Fruit of the Spirit Is SELF-CONTROL 11. The Fruit of the Spirit Is RIGHTEOUSNESS 12. The Fruit of the Spirit Is TRUTH 13. The Fruit of the Spirit: The Essence of CHRISTIAN CHARACTER

5. The Fruit of the Spirit Our Goal {5} The purpose of this quarter’s lessons is not to focus on how we can become more patient or more loving or more gentle or more faithful but on how we can let the Holy Spirit make us more like Jesus, who is patience, love, gentleness, and faithfulness personified.

6. The Fruit of the Spirit is Lesson 6, February 6 The Fruit of the Spirit is Lesson 6, February 6 The Fruit of the Spirit Is Kindness

7. Key Text Colossians 3:12 NKJV “Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering.”

8. The Fruit of the Spirit Is Kindness Initial Words {72} Patience, we saw, is love forbearing. Kindness, on the other hand, implies a more active expression of love. Often patience might be manifested by doing nothing; kindness, in contrast, is manifested by what we say and do and, more important, by how we say it and do it and, even more important, why we say and do it.

9. The Fruit of the Spirit Is Kindness Quick Look 1. The Model of Kindness (Matthew 5:48) 2. The Expressions of Kindness (2 Samuel 9:3, 6, 7) 3. The Call for Kindness (Colossians 3:12-14)

10. The Fruit of the Spirit Is Kindness 1. The Model of Kindness Matthew 5:48 NKJV “ ‘Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.’ ”

11. 1.The Model of Kindness Being Perfect {73} God’s gracious gifts are just that, gracious gifts. They are unearned and unmerited by all human beings, all of whom have willingly sinned against Him and either ignored or neglected Him. In this sense the greatest sinner is in the same boat as the holiest saint: neither deserves the kindness and goodness that God gives to us all.

12. Jesus is calling us to be “perfect,” even as perfect as God is. How so? By loving our enemies, by praying for those who mistreat us, by being kind to those who have not been kind to us. What’s the only thing stopping us? Nothing but our sinful, vengeful hearts, which, more often than not, cause us to act like “publicans.” 1.The Model of Kindness Being Perfect {73}

13. The Fruit of the Spirit Is Kindness 2. The Expressions of Kindness 2 Samuel 9:3, 7 NKJV Then the king said, “Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, to whom I may show ‘the kindness of God?’ ” And Ziba said …, “There is still a son of Jonathan who is lame in his feet.” … So David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will … restore all the land of Saul your grandfather; and you shall eat bread at my table continually.”

14. 2. The Expressions of Kindness To a “Dead Dog” {75} When we realize how much God has forgiven us, when we realize that God loves us despite what we are and what we have done, then we truly can understand what it means to be kind and loving to those who don’t deserve our kindness or our love.

15. Three specific needs that call for three specific kinds of encouragement. First, we are to show kindness to spiritual babies. Second, we are to show kindness and encouragement to the weak. Third, we are to serve as a nurse to the spiritually sick. 2. The Expressions of Kindness Kind Words {77}

16. One of the most important ways we can manifest kindness is in the way we talk to each other. The key is how we speak. Human speech is more than just the meanings of words themselves; tone, facial expression, body language, and stress are all part and parcel of conveying our thoughts, emotions, and ideas to others. 2. The Expressions of Kindness Kind Words {77}

17. Colossians 3:12-14 NKJV Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing one another, and forgiving one another…. But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. The Fruit of the Spirit Is Kindness 3. The Call for Kindness

18. Powers Witnessing {81} “If we would humble ourselves before God, and be kind and courteous and tenderhearted and pitiful, there would be one hundred conversions to the truth where now there is only one.” Testimonies 9:189

19. 3. The Call for Kindness Kindness Returned {79} As Christians, we always should be kind, even if that kindness is not given back to us. Being kind to those who are unkind to us is a hallmark of being a true follower of Jesus. It’s always easy to be kind to someone who could be of benefit to you down the road. It’s harder to be kind, especially when it costs you something, to those who can never do anything for you in return. That’s the real test.

20. The Adventist Home 107 Final Words {164} “There are many who regard the expression of love as a weakness, and they maintain a reserve that repels others. This spirit checks the current of sympathy. As the social and generous impulses are repressed, they wither, and the heart becomes desolate and cold.

21. The Adventist Home 107 Final Words {164} We should beware of this error. Love cannot long exist without expression. Let not the heart of one connected with you starve for the want of kindness and sympathy.”