Consider Others
The sermon emphasizes the importance of considering others, supporting the weak, and living a life of kindness and forgiveness.
Mary Wilder Tileston emphasizes the importance of seizing opportunities to do good and show kindness, as once neglected, no self-sacrifice can atone for the consequences of our negligence. She encourages believers to consider the weak, support the faint-hearted, and be patient with everyone, trusting in Jehovah's deliverance in times of trouble. Tileston also highlights the significance of living a life that lessens human sorrow and increases happiness by showing sympathy, kindness, and forgiveness towards others.
Text
And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone.
1 KINGS 20:40
Blessed is he that considereth the weak; Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.
PSALMS 41:1 (R. V. MARGIN)
Encourage the faint-hearted, support the weak, be long-suffering toward all.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:14 (R.V.)
IT is decreed in the providence of God that, although the opportunities for doing good, which are in the power of every man, are beyond count or knowledge; yet, the opportunity once neglected, no man by any self-sacrifice can atone for those who have fallen or suffered by his negligence.
JULIANA H. EWING
DO not make life hard to any.
R. W. EMERSON
Forgive us if this day we have done or said anything to increase the pain of the world. Pardon the unkind word, the impatient gesture, the hard and selfish deed, the failure to show sympathy and kindly help where we had the opportunity, but missed it; and enable us so to live that we may daily do something to lessen the tide of human sorrow, and add to the sum of human happiness.
F. B. MEYER
Sermon Outline
- Consider Others
- Encourage the faint-hearted
- The Opportunity to Do Good
- Forgiveness and Kindness
- Forgive those who have caused pain
- Live to lessen human sorrow and increase happiness
Key Quotes
“Blessed is he that considereth the weak; Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“Forgive us if this day we have done or said anything to increase the pain of the world.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“Enable us so to live that we may daily do something to lessen the tide of human sorrow, and add to the sum of human happiness.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- Make a conscious effort to consider the needs and well-being of those around you.
- Be patient and understanding with those who are weak or struggling.
- Forgive those who have caused you pain and strive to live a life of kindness and compassion.