God decides what is good, and what is bad (Deut 32:4) Goodness is about what God wants, not what we want. Main Idea: Goodness is a moral quality that corresponds to what God says is right!Īs people who have put our faith in Jesus, Christians should seek to do what is good, and to live according to what God says we should do. We can love our enemies, we can respond not in anger, but peacefully, and we can trust in God’s plan and purpose even when things don’t go our way.
How can we show gentleness to those who are against us like Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane? This reminder teaches us not to condemn and judge others who are sinners just like us, but to point them to their need for God’s forgiveness and grace. Jesus did not excuse the woman’s sin, but he showed her grace and reminded us that we are all sinners. How did the story of Jesus and the adulterous woman show us how we can respond gently to others? Hopefully you can think of somebody who has been gentle and meek towards you, and provided you an example of how we can respond to others and treat them in every situation. When we choose to respond to others in a gentle manner instead of with anger we follow the example of gentleness Jesus set for us! Craft Resources:Ĭan you think of someone in your life who is gentle? Main Idea: Gentleness is the quality of being kind, tender, or mild-mannered. He can teach us from the Bible to know how God wants us to act (Psalm 19), and He will empower us to live in that way, instead of just doing what we feel like in any moment. How can the Holy Spirit help us have self-control? Have your children think about what causes them to do what they do, as much as they can explain and understand.Ĭan you remember a time when you lost control? How could you have acted with self-control instead? What do you normally let control your decisions and actions? What are some things that are easy to control, and what are some things that are hard to control for you? When we act according to what God says is right, that is self-control! Craft Resources: But the Bible says that as Christians we should be controlled by God, and not just our feelings.
It’s easy for us to think that we can only do what feels good. 3The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.ĤEvery valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:ĥAnd the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.ĨThe grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.ĩO Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength lift it up, be not afraid say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!ġ0Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.ġ1He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.Main Idea: Self-control is controlling your emotions, thoughts, words, and actions in a way that is obedient to the Word of God.
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