StoneBridge Community Church
Cultivating Gentleness
Pastor Jonathan Lusche
Locations & Times
StoneBridge Campus
4832 Cochran St, Simi Valley, CA 93063, USA
Saturday 5:30 PM
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:30 AM
Dealing with Difficult People
17 Tips to Keep You Sane
http://webmd.com/women/features/difficult-people?English - gentleness
Koinia Greek - epieikeia, prautes
Koinia Greek - epieikeia, prautes
1. I exhibit gentleness when I am…
1. I exhibit gentleness when I am thoughtful and considerate.
If you are blind to your feelings, your feelings will blind you.
2. I exhibit gentleness when I…
2. I exhibit gentleness when I put people at ease.
prautes definition #1
a) The right dosage of the right medicine addressed to the appropriate ailment.
b) "easy on the stomach"
a) The right dosage of the right medicine addressed to the appropriate ailment.
b) "easy on the stomach"
3. I exhibit gentleness when I...
3. I exhibit gentleness when I empower and encourage others.
prautes definition #2
a perfect wind filling the sails of a ship
a perfect wind filling the sails of a ship
4. I exhibit gentleness more...
4. I exhibit gentleness more, the more I stay connected to Jesus.
prautes definition #3
a wild, powerful animal domesticated for service
a wild, powerful animal domesticated for service
Next Steps
- In order to exhibit gentleness, I need to be right minded and have a higher level of self-awareness.
-I want to exhibit gentleness but realize that today, for the first time, I am in need of being connected to Jesus
- I want to exhibit gentleness but realize I need to be more closely connected to Jesus.
-I want to exhibit gentleness but realize that today, for the first time, I am in need of being connected to Jesus
- I want to exhibit gentleness but realize I need to be more closely connected to Jesus.
Memory Verses/ Key Verses: Proverbs 15:1, Philippians 4:5
"A gentle answer turns away wrath..." Proverbs 15:1
"Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near." Philippians 4:5
"Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near." Philippians 4:5
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