mephibosheth a lesson in kindness loving others in their otherness
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Mephibosheth A Lesson in Kindness
Loving Others
In Their Otherness
Ephesians 4:32 (NIV)
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
1 Samuel 20:13-15 (NIV)
“May the Lord be with you as he has been with my father. But show me unfailing kindness like that of the Lord as long as I live, so that I may not be killed, and do not ever cut off your kindness from my family — not even when the Lord has cut off every one of David's enemies from the face of the earth.”
2 Samuel 4:4 (NIV)
(Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in both feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became crippled. His name was Mephibosheth.)
2 Samuel 9:1-13
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Biblical/Christ-like Kindness
• Proactive and Intentional No Expectation of a Return
Romans 5:8 (NIV)
God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
2 Corinthians 5:20 (NIV)
We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.
Biblical/Christ-like Kindness
• Proactive and Intentional No Expectation of a Return
• Christ Extended Kindness to Me
2 Corinthians 9:10-11 (NLT)
For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you. Yes, you will be enriched in every way so that you can always be generous.
Biblical/Christ-like Kindness
• Proactive and Intentional / No Expectation of a Return
• Christ Extended Kindness to Me
• Give Your Best, Not Your Leftovers
Philippians 4:19 (NIV)
My God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
2 Samuel 16:1-4
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2 Samuel 19:24-30
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Biblical/Christ-like Kindness
• Proactive and Intentional / No Expectation of a Return
• Christ Extended Kindness to Me
• Give Your Best, Not Your Leftovers
• Believe the Best in Others
Mephibosheth A Lesson in Kindness
Loving OthersIn Their Otherness