Cultivate – Week 5: Kindness

Big idea: God has been so kind to us, and he is working to make us just as kind as he is.

We all want to live in a kinder world—so why is kindness so hard? Today we walk through Galatians 5:13–26 to see Paul’s “third way”: not slavery to law or flesh, but walking by the Spirit. We explore biblical ḥesed (God’s steadfast kindness), how Jesus embodies it, and how the Spirit grows that same kindness in us—then get practical about exercising the “kindness muscle” in daily life.

Key Scriptures: Gal 5:1, 13–26; Rom 2:4; Titus 3:1–6; Isa 30:18; Ps 86:15; 2 Sam 9

Art Feature: Photo by Dan Smith (Forsyth Dental Infirmary tile frieze) – a picture of a God who waits to show us kindness.

Questions to take into the week

“God, who in my life needs Your kindness today?”

“Where is fear keeping me from being an upstander?”

“Where is my certainty getting in the way of kindness?”

Next step: Join our October Season of Prayer and ask God to both show and grow His kindness in you.