Love is patient and kind. —1 Corinthians 13:4

Luke 10:30-35 (The Good Samaritan)

Two people counted the cost of kindness and

it.
One person counted the cost of kindness and

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it.

The Priest avoided the cost of kindness.
-Cost money
-Cost time
-Cost reputation (maybe).

The Levite avoided the cost of kindness.

The

paid the cost of kindness.

Which type of person are you?
Will you

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avoiding the cost of kindness?

Matthew 18:23-34

One person counts the staggering cost of kindness and

it.
One person counts a much smaller cost of kindness and

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it.

• The
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  counted the enormous cost of kindness (10 Billion Dollars!) and paid it.
• The
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  counted a much smaller cost of kindness ($13,800) and avoided it.

Which type of person are you?
Will you

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avoiding the cost of kindness?

Titus 3:3-7

The entire world is

the cost of kindness
God counted the cost of kindness and

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it!

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Questions For Discussion

1 Who showed you kindness this week (besides God)? What did they do?
2 In the days ahead, is there a way you can show kindness to someone?
3 Which image of Jesus stands out most to you: the caring samaritan? The forgiving king? The savior?