In the 1987 film Wall Street, Gordon Gekko's infamous mantra "Greed is good" captured the spirit of an age - and perhaps our own. In a world where self-interest has been enshrined as virtue, where does that leave kindness? Revd. Mark Fletcher tackles this critical question in his compelling sermon on Luke 6:27-36, challenging us to rediscover kindness not as weakness, but as radical strength.Fletcher draws a crucial distinction: kindness is not mere "niceness" - that social veneer that can turn nasty when crossed. True kindness, he argues, is "a commitment to the good of another without any expectation of something in return." It's the stranger's unexpected gesture that changes your life, the unearned compassion that reflects God's own heart. As Jesus demonstrated most powerfully at the cross, God is not simply nice - He is "radically and redemptively kind."This challenging message dismantles two dangerous misconceptions. First, that kindness is weakness - when actually, loving people who don't love you back requires tremendous character strength: the fortitude to forgive, persevere, and resist reacting in anger. Second, that kindness is naivety - when Jesus himself, though supremely kind, was never naive about human nature. Fletcher reveals how the Greek word for kindness (chrēstotēs) sounds remarkably like "Christian" - leading early believers to be known as "the kind ones." In our self-interested society, he argues, kindness becomes an act of resistance: "heart in a heartless world... kindling a light in the darkness." Drawing from Wordsworth and the story of Zacchaeus, Fletcher shows how kindness transforms both giver and receiver - but only when rooted in God's own kindness to us "while we were still sinners."Read or Watch the Sermon: Kindness and Strength: Why True Compassion Requires Courage