August 1, 2024, Church Service: The Greatest Commandment (Part 7): Gentleness

• Matthew 22:36-37 “TEACHER WHICH IS THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT IN THE LAW? HE SAID TO HIM, “YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.””
• 1 Corinthians 3:11 “For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.”
• Matthew 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
• Job1:8 and 2:3a “The Lord said to Satan, have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil.”
• Job 1:20-22 “Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head, and he fell to the ground and worshipped. “He said, Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return there. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord. Through all this, Job did not sin, nor did he blame God””
• Job 2:9-10 “Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die!” But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God but not accept adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin with his lips.”
• Isaiah 6:5 “Then I said, Woe to me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of armies.”
• 2 Chronicles 7:14 “and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
• Matthew 5:4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”
• 2 Corinthians 7:9-10 “I now rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to the point of repentance; for you were made sorrowful according to the will of God, so that you might not suffer loss in anything through us. For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death.”
• 2 Timothy 2:25b “…if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth.”
• Luke 9:23 “And He was saying to them all, if anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself , and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
• 2 Peter 3:9 “The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.”
• Luke 19:41 “When He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it.”
• Psalm 118:26a “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord…”
• Luke 23:21 “but they kept on calling out, saying Crucify, Crucify Him.”
• John 10:38b “…Father is in Me and I in the Father”
• John 11:33-35 “When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and was troubled, and said “Where have you laid him?” They said to Him, “Lord come and see.” Jesus wept.”
• Matthew 5:5 “Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.”
• Matthew 21:5 “SAY TO THE DAUGHTER OF ZION, BEHOLD YOUR KING IS COMING TO YOU, GENTLE AND MOUNTED ON A DONKEY, EVEN ON A COLT, THE FOAL OF A BEAST OF BURDEN.”
• John 16:30 “Now we know that You (Jesus) know all things and have no need for anyone to question You; by this we believe that You came from God.”
• Matthew 11:29 “Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in my heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS.”
• Luke 23:34 “But Jesus was saying “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots, diving up His garments among themselves.”
• Colossians 3:12-13 “So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, gentleness and patience, bearing one another, and forgiving each other. Whoever has complaint against anyone: just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.”
• James 1:21 “Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls.”
• Ephesians 4:2 “with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love”
• Proverbs 15:1 “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”
• Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”