1. ‘Say it with fruit …’ (6) ‘Say it with fruit …’ (6)

2. Galatians 5:22-23

3. ‘the fruit is … kindness’ ‘the fruit is … kindness’ ‘One kind word can warm three winter months.’ (Japanese proverb) ‘Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can read.’ (Mark Twain) we live in a society where the milk of human kindness has curdled

4. ‘the fruit is … kindness’ ‘the fruit is … kindness’ kindness is king – it’s a God-like characteristic to be kind to others is to treat them as God treats us cf. Luke 6:35 – kindness is all over the place divine kindness melted our sinful hearts – Titus 3:4-5 God is so kind – and we don’t even deserve it

5. ‘the fruit is … kindness’ ‘the fruit is … kindness’ Jesus poured the milk of human kindness into every bowl of human suffering don’t be a hard-nosed version of Christianity Joseph and his brothers David and Mephibosheth it covers every relationship that we have kindness wins and it works

6. ‘the fruit is … kindness’ ‘the fruit is … kindness’ kindness takes us off the judgment seat and puts us on the mercy seat we experience kindness we express kindness and, we embrace kindness making it part of our DNA it’s a must-do command see two Greek words – chrestos and Christos

7. ‘the fruit is … kindness’ ‘the fruit is … kindness’ Commit random acts of kindness. [slogan on a bumper sticker]