Kindness Part 2 of 2 - YouTube Snowmass Chapel

Sermon by Dr. Robert de Wetter Senior Pastor Snowmass Chapel Sunday, February 02, 2014 Sermon Notes: Kindness -- Part 2 of 2 1. In our culture we have a tremendous challenge with kindness. Yet, fundamentally, if we our serious about our walk with Jesus, we will take kindness seriously. 2. As people of faith we are not called to point fingers or criticize others, but rather to invest our energy in ourselves. 3. Kindness is fundamentally about character. It comes from the heart. It is possible to smile on the outside yet be unkind on the inside. 4. Words and how we use them internally and outwardly is at the heart of kindness. 5. Words are incredibly potent. 6. Science has demonstrated the power of words. Dr. Emoto and his rice experiments. Dr. Larry Dossey (see "Healing Words"). Study of 400 medical patients, half of whom were prayed for. Optimism and pessimism. 7. The point of all of this. Words matter. They are potent, as strong as any physical substance. Words change reality, how we live, and dramatically affect how we go through our day-to-day lives. Words affect others, even physically. Words affect our relationships. 8. Scripture too is full of examples of the power of words. Genesis and creation. John 1. Hebrews 4:12. For whatever God says to us is full of living power. Proverbs 18:21. Words kill. Words give life. They are either poison or fruit, you choose. Proverbs 25:11. The right word at the right time is like a custom-made piece of jewelry. And then Jesus has this to say. "Words are powerful. Take them seriously. Words can be your salvation. Words can also be your damnation." Matthew 12:37. 9. To put all of this in another way. If we want to ramp up kindness. If we want kindness to become a fuller part of our character and the essence of who we are. If we want to become kinder across circumstances. We need to be vigilant and attentive to the words we choose to use, both uttered and those keep silent within. 10. How to become kinder to ourselves. A. Manage how you talk to yourself. B. Where are you with loving yourself? C. See yourself as God sees you. I i. In Psalm 139 God says, "You are wonderfully made." Psalm 17 God says, "You are the apple of my eye." In Deuteronomy 7:6, God says, "You are my treasured possession." And from Jeremiah 29, God says, "I have plans for you...plans to prosper you...plans to give you hope and a future." D. Accept who you are as God made you. Don't invest energy in being who you aren't. E. Treat yourself kindly. Diet. Exercise. Rest. Turn off technology. Spend time with people who love you for who you are. F. Pray for yourself. 11. Kindness toward others. A. Watch the words you use in thinking about or responding to others, even strangers. i. The words we use about others even strangers, could in fact, affect their physical reality. ii. The more we use unkind words or descriptions or phrases toward any body, the more likely we are to have a tough time with kindness in general. Words create reality and a way of being. B. It is helpful to act kind, be kind, and do kind things with intention even if we are feeling unkind. Kindness comes from acting kind. The more intentional we are about acting kindly, the kinder we become. Kind actions cause us to think more kindly. C. Hold the tongue and withhold judgment. Matt 7. D. Empathy -- picture yourselves in the shoes of the other.

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