From Entitlement to Extravagant Kindness - Audio
A. David’s Extravagant Kindness to Mephibosheth:
1. David the victor was perfectly entitled to eliminate King Saul’s heirs, but chooses to show kindness to Saul’s grandson Mephibosheth, Jonathan’s son. (2 Sam 9:7)
Def. Entitlement: the right or authority to do or have something
Is there someone God wants you to show extravagant kindness to this week?
2. Mephibosheth called himself “a dead dog,” thinking he did not deserve King David’s kindness. (2 Sam 9:8)
In what ways are you like Mephibosheth before God?
3. David granted Mephibosheth to always eat at the king’s table. (2 Sam 9:13)
As a Christian, do you feel like an heir to your Heavenly Father’s spiritual kingdom? Especially when you come to the Lord’s Table?
B. God’s Extravagant Kindness to Us
1. God gave us Jesus, who laid down his life for us. (1 John 3:16)
2. Therefore we love others with actions and in truth. (1 John 3:18)
1. David the victor was perfectly entitled to eliminate King Saul’s heirs, but chooses to show kindness to Saul’s grandson Mephibosheth, Jonathan’s son. (2 Sam 9:7)
Def. Entitlement: the right or authority to do or have something
Is there someone God wants you to show extravagant kindness to this week?
2. Mephibosheth called himself “a dead dog,” thinking he did not deserve King David’s kindness. (2 Sam 9:8)
In what ways are you like Mephibosheth before God?
3. David granted Mephibosheth to always eat at the king’s table. (2 Sam 9:13)
As a Christian, do you feel like an heir to your Heavenly Father’s spiritual kingdom? Especially when you come to the Lord’s Table?
B. God’s Extravagant Kindness to Us
1. God gave us Jesus, who laid down his life for us. (1 John 3:16)
2. Therefore we love others with actions and in truth. (1 John 3:18)