1. “The Christian Grace of BROTHERLY KINDNESS!”
2 Peter 1:7

2. “…BUT, when you put peanut butter and jam on it, that brotherly-kindness!”

3. …Penn and his group wanted a place where they could practice their beliefs without being oppressed. The settlement they started became the capital of the United States from Anybody know the name of this town?

4. to see what the Christian grace of brotherly kindness involves
Purpose:
to see what the Christian grace of brotherly kindness involves

5. I The Lack of PARTIALITY
A. God Has No Partiality

6. “For there is no partiality with God.”
Romans 2:11
“For there is no partiality with God.”

7. Ephesians 6:9
“…knowing that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.”

8. I The Lack of PARTIALITY
A. God Has No Partiality
B. Every Christian Is Precious

9. Galatians 3:28
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”

10. “But if you show partiality, you are committing sin…”
James 2:9
“But if you show partiality, you are committing sin…”

11. Deeply touched by the Gospels, he seriously considered becoming a Christian. Christianity seemed to offer the real solution to the caste system that was dividing India…

12. …. A neighbor saw the ole’ farmer at work on the roof of his barn
….A neighbor saw the ole’ farmer at work on the roof of his barn. “What are you doing?” asked the neighbor. “I’m tearing down the weather vane!” said the farmer. “Is it broke?” asked the neighbor…

13. II The Bond of UNITY
A. Truth in Love is the Real Bond

14. A husband and wife may live in the same house, eat, sleep, watch TV an do a dozen other activities “together”; yet, have contempt for each other. That’s not a marriage…

15. II The Bond of UNITY A. Truth in Love is the Real Bond
B. Unity is Symbolized by the Physical Body

16. We all function differently in the Body of Christ!

17. III The Proof of DISCIPLE- SHIP

18. John 13:35
“By this all men will know that you are My disciples if you have love for one another.”

19. III The Proof of DISCIPLE- SHIP
A. A Brand of Identification

20. Christ has given us a brand mark, so to speak, so the world can identify us as belonging to Him alone!

21. 1 John 3:4
“We know that we have passed out of death into life because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death.”

22. III The Proof of DISCIPLE- SHIP
A. A Brand of Identification
B. A Demonstrated Proof

23. 1 John 3:18
“Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.”

24. …less than half the number of men who died in the Civil War when Americans fought Americans!

25. Conclusion and Summary
How vital it is that we show no partiality, have a bond in unity, and prove our discipleship to the world by the way we love one another. Thus, how vital it is we recognize and diligently apply with the wisdom and strength of His Spirit in us the grace of brotherly kindness to our faith!