{"id":1235,"date":"2018-06-28T21:15:42","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T20:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/?p=1235"},"modified":"2023-08-19T08:37:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T07:37:53","slug":"fruits-of-the-spirit-lesson-4-part-4-kindness-hebrews-1316","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/28\/fruits-of-the-spirit-lesson-4-part-4-kindness-hebrews-1316\/","title":{"rendered":"Fruits of the Spirit: LESSON 4 PART 4 \u2013 Kindness (Hebrews 13:16)"},"content":{"rendered":"

LESSON: KINDNESS is sharing what we have.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Memory Verse:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/strong>Do not neglect to do good and\u00a0to share what you have, for such\u00a0sacrifices are pleasing to God.\u201d \u2013 Hebrews 13:16<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>BIBLE STORY: <\/strong>The Parable of the Rich Fool<\/u><\/p>\n

13\u00a0<\/sup>Someone in the crowd said to him, \u201cTeacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

14\u00a0<\/sup>Jesus replied,\u00a0\u201cMan, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?\u201d\u00a015\u00a0<\/sup>Then he said to them,\u00a0\u201cWatch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.\u201d<\/p>\n

16\u00a0<\/sup>And he told them this parable:\u00a0\u201cThe ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.\u00a017\u00a0<\/sup>He thought to himself, \u2018What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.\u2019<\/p>\n

18\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cThen he said, \u2018This is what I\u2019ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain.\u00a019\u00a0<\/sup>And I\u2019ll say to myself, \u201cYou have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.\u201d\u2019<\/p>\n

20\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cBut God said to him, \u2018You fool!\u00a0This very night your life will be demanded from you.\u00a0Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?\u2019<\/p>\n

21\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cThis is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.\u201d<\/p>\n

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. What did the rich man have? (an abundant harvest)<\/li>\n
  2. What was the rich man\u2019s problem? (he needed a bigger barn)<\/li>\n
  3. What was his plan? (to tear down his barns and build bigger ones)<\/li>\n
  4. Why was that his plan? (He wanted to have enough grain stored so he would not have to work anymore. Instead, he will simply relax and enjoy himself.)<\/li>\n
  5. What happened to the rich man? (God took his life that very night.)<\/li>\n
  6. Who benefitted from the rich man\u2019s abundant harvest? (definitely not the rich man)<\/li>\n
  7. What is the purpose of God\u2019s blessing for us? Is it only for our own benefit and enjoyment?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    READ: 2 Corinthians 9:8<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

    \u201cAnd God is able\u00a0to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need,\u00a0you will abound in every good work.\u201d<\/p>\n

    GOD\u2019S PURPOSE FOR HIS BLESSINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The rich man\u2019s problem was that he only thought of himself. He clearly had more than enough for himself, but it did not occur to him to consider sharing his abundant harvest to anybody. This is not the attitude of a man with a kind heart.<\/p>\n

    A kind person does not only think of his or her own needs. Instead, a person shows kindness by sharing what he or she has. Whether it is for one\u2019s own family or friends, and especially to those who are poor an unable to return the favor. The Bible shows us that God\u2019s purpose for blessing abundantly is so we can be a channel of his blessings to others. If we are blessed with a lot and we only want to keep it for ourselves, then we have failed to use it for its purpose.<\/p>\n

    The parable of the rich fool is a reminder to us it is He who gives blessings, our generous and awesome God. Therefore, it is only fitting that we find and fulfill his purpose for the blessings He has graciously given us. We can ask God for wisdom in how to manage His blessings and as we follow His lead then we are able to please Him. It is a sign of our respect and gratitude for the blessings we receive.<\/p>\n

    \"Lesson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    LESSON: KINDNESS is sharing what we have. Memory Verse:\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cDo not neglect to do good and\u00a0to share what you have, for such\u00a0sacrifices are pleasing to God.\u201d \u2013 Hebrews 13:16 \u00a0BIBLE STORY: The Parable of the Rich Fool 13\u00a0Someone in the crowd said to him, \u201cTeacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.\u201d 14\u00a0Jesus […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-container-style":"default","site-container-layout":"default","site-sidebar-layout":"default","disable-article-header":"default","disable-site-header":"default","disable-site-footer":"default","disable-content-area-spacing":"default","footnotes":""},"categories":[22,831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fruit-of-the-spirit-lessons","category-lesson-4-kindness"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1235"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3709,"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1235\/revisions\/3709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}