Sunday, May 15, 2011

The Fruit of the Spirit is Kindness (Be Kind to Yourself)

You can't operate in kindness to others until you learn to be kind to yourself...and you can't be kind to yourself until you fully accept the Loving-kindness and Tender-mercies of God toward you...here is the outline from Sunday's teaching on the Spiritual Fruit of Kindness



B - less yourself with your own words
E - xamine honestly your feelings of inferiority or inadequacy


K - now the importance of giving yourself a break
I - nitiate a truce with your internal critic
N - ever let guilt be your motivation for anything
D - are to keep believing in your dreams, even if no one else does


T - ake yourself less seriously
O - wn your successes


Y - ank up hurtful words from the soil of your heart before they take root
O - perate at all times according to the 2nd Great Commandment
U - nderstand that He will always be strong when you are weak

9 comments:

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Jamie Gray said...

thank you for sharing the outline. fab service!

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Victoria Washington said...

Bishop this was a great word. You had us rolling laughing in church today.. Thank you for being you Love You!!! ♥

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Kanitra Barrett said...

Loved this sooooo much

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Nadine Coker said...

Great message today Bishop. We were cracking up.

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Marcia DeArmond said...

Working on your comedy routine today, Bishop? Bummer, I missed it...Out of town this weekend, but I am LOVING the series this month on kindness... will get the cd for my commute so I can hear it all...

Karl Cobos said...

Thank you bish! Today I will reproduce after my own "kindness".

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Jordan Foster said...

my quote in the bulletin this week "If you don’t practice the Fruits of the Spirit, you can’t obtain the Gifts of the Spirit!"

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John W. Brumlow said...

My Dad used to say, when he caught me talking under my breath to myself while doing some task he had assigned, "Son, its OK to talk to yourself. It might be the best conversation you have all day. Just remember to say nice things though and then other folks might be more interested in what you are saying ". Yes, kindness is perhaps the most prolific among the fruit of the Spirit. It is like a smile or a satisfying yawn (the type associated with completion or fullness). When others see someone enjoying it for themselves it produces a smile or yawn on the seer. You are ever more an inspiration to the world that God so loves, Bishop. Thanks for being kind to yourself and sharing it openly with we all.

Earl Harville said...

Awesome!!! This is good!!