Pastor David Koop Meekness is an often misunderstood and overlooked quality of those who rule in life. Listen Now
"Happy are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." Matthew 5:5 What meekness is NOT: ____________________________________________________________ What meekness IS _____________________________________________ When do I need to control my reactions? - When someone serves you ...
Be _________________, not __________________.
"Don't just think about your own affairs, but be interested in others too, and in what they are doing. Your attitude should be the same as Jesus Christ's." Philippians 2:4-5
- When someone disappoints you ...
Be ________________, not _________________.
"Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters." Romans 14: 1
"If a person is trapped in some sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. Carry each other's burdens." Galatians 6: 1-2
- When someone disagrees with you ...
Be ________________, not _________________.
"A gentle answer quiets anger but a harsh word stirs it up." Proverbs 15: 1
"Wherever there is jealousy or selfish ambition, there will be disorder ... But wisdom from above is pure, powerful, gentle, and friendly." James 3: 16-17
"The Lord's servant must not quarrel ... those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in hope that God will give them a change of heart ..." 2 Timothy 2: 24-25
An argumentative spirit indicates an ________ problem.
- When someone corrects you ...
Be _______________, not _________________.
"Let everyone be quick to listen, but slow to use his tongue, and slow to lose his temper." James 1: 19
- When someone hurts you ...
Be the one to ____________, not _____________.
What not to do when you are hurt:
Don’t ______________________
Don’t ______________________
Don’t ______________________
Don’t ______________________
Don’t ______________________
Your emotions are either controlled by ________________ or by ________________. It's your choice. "Do not repay evil for evil ... overcome evil with good." Romans 12: 17, 21 "He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his own spirit, than he who captures a city." Proverbs 16: 32 "God's Spirit does not make us timid, instead his Spirit fills us with power, love, and self-control." 2 Timothy 1: 7 |
