Character | The Fruit of Gentleness: Fruit-Full - Part 8

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THE FRUIT OF GENTLENESS
Fruit-Full – Part 8
Springcreek Church | Senior Pastor Keith Stewart
November 17, 2024
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It’s the one fruit nobody wants. To many, gentleness just sounds like a good way to get run over. I mean, let’s face it, you don’t climb the corporate ladder of gentleness. We think gentleness just can’t cut it in the real world. But what works for God works for life and works for us. When God is looking for the ones who are manifesting His presence, He looks for this quality more than any other. Discover this Sunday why gentleness is God’s way of transforming the world.
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. What do you think of or envision when you hear the word gentleness? Is it a positive or negative word for you—why? Recall a time when someone else’s gentleness was a blessing to you. What happened and what difference did it make?
2. Have you ever experienced harshness? Where did it happen? Who did it involve? How did it affect you? Does it still affect you?
3. Why do we tend to equate volume, bravado and threatening language with strength?
4. Would people who know you well say that they see gentleness in you? How do you feel about what their response might be?
5. Are you judgmental or gentle toward those who sin differently than you do?
6. Are my words building up others or are they bruising their sense of worth and dignity as a people created in the image of God?
7. How do you hear this word (gentleness) differently now? What Scriptures stood out to you most today? Isaiah and Matthew used the image of Christ as one who would not break a bent reed or snuff out a flickering lamp. How does that imagery speak to you? Can you think of any New Testament examples of Christ’s gentleness with people? If so, what are they?