Bethel Church
Flourishing Relationships: Virtues in the Face of Vices Pt 8 | The Virtue of Gentleness | Pastor Rob Awil
The Virtue of Gentleness
Locations & Times
Bethel Church of San Jose
1201 S Winchester Blvd, San Jose, CA 95128, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
Series: Flourishing Relationships: Virtues in the Face of Vices Pt8
Title: “The Virtue of Gentleness”
Text: Zephaniah 3:9-20 (ESV)
Date: June 22, 2025
Title: “The Virtue of Gentleness”
Text: Zephaniah 3:9-20 (ESV)
Date: June 22, 2025
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Big Idea: When you experience the gentleness of God, you become a gentle presence toward others.
Big Idea: When you experience the gentleness of God, you become a gentle presence toward others.
Signs of God’s Gentleness
1.______________________________________________ that is pure.
9 “For at that time I will change the speech of the peoples to a pure speech, that all of them may call upon the name of the Lord and serve him with one accord. 10 From beyond the rivers of Cush my worshipers, the daughter of my dispersed ones, shall bring my offering.
1.______________________________________________ that is pure.
9 “For at that time I will change the speech of the peoples to a pure speech, that all of them may call upon the name of the Lord and serve him with one accord. 10 From beyond the rivers of Cush my worshipers, the daughter of my dispersed ones, shall bring my offering.
2. ________________________________________ that is removed.
11 “On that day you shall not be put to shame because of the deeds by which you have rebelled against me; for then I will remove from your midst your proudly exultant ones, and you shall no longer be haughty in my holy mountain. 12 But I will leave in your midst a people humble and lowly. They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord, 13 those who are left in Israel; they shall do no injustice and speak no lies, nor shall there be found in their mouth a deceitful tongue. For they shall graze and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.”
PRACTICE: Name one area of pride and ask the Lord to humble you.
11 “On that day you shall not be put to shame because of the deeds by which you have rebelled against me; for then I will remove from your midst your proudly exultant ones, and you shall no longer be haughty in my holy mountain. 12 But I will leave in your midst a people humble and lowly. They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord, 13 those who are left in Israel; they shall do no injustice and speak no lies, nor shall there be found in their mouth a deceitful tongue. For they shall graze and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.”
PRACTICE: Name one area of pride and ask the Lord to humble you.
3.________________________________________ that is quiet.
14 Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem! 15 The Lord has taken away the judgments against you; he has cleared away your enemies. The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; you shall never again fear evil. 16 On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: “Fear not, O Zion; let not your hands grow weak. 17 The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.
PRACTICE: Spend 10 minutes in silent prayer (“Quiet me with your love”).
14 Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem! 15 The Lord has taken away the judgments against you; he has cleared away your enemies. The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; you shall never again fear evil. 16 On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: “Fear not, O Zion; let not your hands grow weak. 17 The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.
PRACTICE: Spend 10 minutes in silent prayer (“Quiet me with your love”).
4.________________________________________ that is healed.
18 I will gather those of you who mourn for the festival, so that you will no longer suffer reproach. 19 Behold, at that time I will deal with all your oppressors. And I will save the lame and gather the outcast, and I will change their shame into praise and renown in all the earth. 20 At that time I will bring you in, at the time when I gather you together; for I will make you renowned and praised among all the peoples of the earth, when I restore your fortunes before your eyes,” says the Lord.
PRACTICE: Name areas of shame and then sing “Mighty to Save” this week.
18 I will gather those of you who mourn for the festival, so that you will no longer suffer reproach. 19 Behold, at that time I will deal with all your oppressors. And I will save the lame and gather the outcast, and I will change their shame into praise and renown in all the earth. 20 At that time I will bring you in, at the time when I gather you together; for I will make you renowned and praised among all the peoples of the earth, when I restore your fortunes before your eyes,” says the Lord.
PRACTICE: Name areas of shame and then sing “Mighty to Save” this week.