Jul. 06, 2025
Grow Up!
Gentleness
July 5 & 6, 2025Primary Text: Philippians 4:4-5
Last Teaching: Grow Up! – Joy
1) The Fruit of Joy
Galatians 5:22-23: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
2) Your Strength
James 1:2-3: Consider pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
Nehemiah 8:10: Nehemiah said, "Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."
3) His Joy
John 15:9-11: “Now remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete."
This Week’s Teaching:
1) Gentle Fruit
Galatians 5:22-23: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
DQ 1) Define gentleness.
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2) Pursue Gentleness
1 Timothy 6:10-12: Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith.
Philippians 4:4-5: Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
DQ 2) How can a person pursue gentleness?
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3) A Gentle Tongue
Proverbs 15:1-3: A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly. The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.
Proverbs 15:4 (ESV): A gentle [healing, wholesome, soothing] tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
DQ 3) Why is a gentle tongue of great importance in Christian living?
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4) A Gentle Witness
1 Peter 3:15-16: Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.
DQ 4) Why is a harsh witness of Christ unhelpful?
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5) Gentle Clothing
Colossians 3:12-14: Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience…. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
DQ 5) How is gentleness an essential virtue of love?
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