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Practicing Gentleness iGot your App – 8 June 23/24, 2012 Pastor Michael Rochelle “But the Spirit produces the fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. There is no law that says these things are wrong.” Galatians 5:22-23 1. What is the strongest substance on earth?  The top contenders:  DIAMONDS  BORON SUB OXIDE  BORON NITRIDE  PEOPLE

2. What is the most fragile substance in the world?  PEOPLE 3. The Truth  You and I have never met just an ORDINARY person. 4. The Quality of Gentleness “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues, put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” Colossians 3:12- 14  The truth about us … we are:  CHOSEN “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved .”  HOLY  LOVED

“Holy . . .” “Dearly loved . . .”

 The challenge to us … clothe ourselves with “…Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues, put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”  The demand of us … is for gentleness The Bible word for gentleness is a word that describes having authority and having power, but holding that power/authority back and instead demonstrating a humble and a kind attitude toward others.  Gentleness is: Power that is under CONTROL used to BENEFIT someone else. We are to DISCOVER their needs and then use whatever POWER and STRENGTH we might have to help meet those needs. We are called to live as if each and every one of us were a precious treasure of God.