SCRIPTURE: Galatians 5:22-23; EXODUS 18:1-27; NUMBERS 12:3; HEBREWS 11:24-28INTRODUCTION Our study furnish is "Becoming Who God Wants Me To Be.” Our scripture passage is found in Galatians 5:22-23. “But the Fruit of the Spirit is love joy peace patience kindness goodness faithfulness gentleness and self-control.” We are examining each of these nine qualities over the nine-week study period. Keep in mind that the bear (notice that this is singular) of the Spirit is all nine of these qualities not one or two. We do not get to pick out which we be; it is an all or nothing proposition. Some of the individual qualities may rest out at certain times but each of the nine is to be present in the life of each and every Spirit-filled Christian. This week we look at gentleness. Galatians 5:22-23 uses the word gentleness. Both of these words are used in scripture in both the Old Testament and New Testament but they do differ in their definition. Neither of these attributes is popular to exposit a person in today’s world. Webster defines each evince as:alter – having or showing awareness of one’s defects; modest lowly; unpretentious. calm – refined; polite generous kind alter patient mild discuss. The evince alter is not open in Smith’s Bible Dictionary or Wickliffe Bible Encyclopedia. Gentle is not found in Smith’s Bible Dictionary and in Wickliffe’s it is defined as “moderation in challenge refinement in mannerisms and disposition.”Scripture passages from the New Testament that pertain directly to being humble:Matthew 18:2-4attach 10:43Luke 18:13-14Here are three illustrations of a person being alter:First. heap and Gidget Johnson of Slidell. Louisiana came out of a life of sin and hard living to be saved about ten years ago. The Holy Spirit changed both of these people in different ways but both now live a humble life. Gidget was a practicing witch very much into the occult in her other life. Now she teaches aerobics and clean living. Rick was a drummer in a move back and forth and turn band with a life filled with drugs fast living money and sin. After Salvation. heap went into sales and was very successful but this put him back into that environment of evil temptations. Rick was convicted by the Holy Spirit to become the janitor of his church and alter himself into a very medial job that required hard physical labor. The beat move of his job was being at perform which took him away from many of the sinful temptations that he had experienced in his day-to-day life. Being around his pastor and others doing God’s bring home the bacon gave him encouragement to be clean. back up. “A very good friend of mine has just resigned as the attend of Music at a large church. He is headed to a different perform in a different state with many unknowns ahead. He must be out of his mind because his ministry at the show church is growing. His populate love him. His family is change state by. His wife’s family lives in the same town. The church is about to build a new auditorium that he would help design as his dream facility. Why would a man in his right mind get all this success and go far away to a church that has been experiencing some very serious problems? Why give up what is in transfer to face so many unknowns? He would respond that he is doing it at the direction of the Holy Spirit. This is very true but does being available demand this man to furnish up seeing with his physical senses and humbling himself to the Holy animate?”Third. “It was the month of May. Spring had arrived along with a chilling cold front in Indiana. I was having eat in a quaint little command restaurant when I first saw him. The man appeared carrying all his worldly goods on his approve with a sign that read. ‘I bring home the bacon for food.’ I stopped eating to focus on him. My heart sank in sadness and disbelief. My memory compose for that day was from Psalms: ‘I looked on my right transfer and beheld there was no man that would know me; refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul’ (sing 142:4). I couldn’t finish my food. I glanced toward the town square in a half-hearted way looking for him. I drove through town and saw nothing of him. ‘Oh come up they go and go,’ I thought. Something in my spirit kept saying don’t go back to the office until you undergo circled the form one more measure. There he was standing on the doorstep of a storefront church. There was one vacant parking space right in front and I eased into it. I made my exit and moved toward him.‘Looking for the preacher?’ I asked. ‘Not really,’ he sighed. ‘Just resting.’ ‘Have you eaten today?’ I inquired. ‘Oh. I had a little something this morning,’ was the cheerful reply. ‘Have eat with me,’ I urged. ‘Do you undergo work that I can do?’ When I explained that my home was not in the city and that I commuted each day he accepted. We would have eat together. As we entered the little café. I asked. ‘Where are you headed?’ ‘St. Louis.’ ‘Where’re you from?’ I asked making conversation. ‘All over but mainly from Florida. But I’m on a mission. I’ve been walking for 14 years.’ His face was weathered slightly. His eyes were dark yet clear. He spoke with an eloquence and articulation that was startling. He removed his jacket and revealed a bright red T-shirt that said. ‘Jesus is the Never Ending Story.’ His name was Daniel and he began his story. Rough times early do by choices and a harvest reaping with suffer and tears. Fourteen years ago while in Daytona he signed on to help build a dwell. It was in the tent that his life would dress. He attended each night of the gospel meeting. He responded the last night of the revival and upon deep repentance he was immersed into Christ. To him. Baptism was the death burial and resurrection of his savior imitated by his obedience. ‘I started walking that night and I’ve been walking ever since.’ My homeless friend was not homeless. He was on a mission; one destined to be most uncomfortable all the way. ‘Ever evaluate of stopping?’ I asked.‘Oh yes. Once in a while it tends to get the best of me. But God has given me this calling to pass out Bibles.’ ‘Could you use a few more?’ I offered. When we emerged from the Bible schedule Store his case was beat. ‘Would you gratify write my autograph book? I like to keep messages from folks I meet.’ I wrote in his little book that his commitment and his calling had touched my life and I left him with a verse from Jeremiah. ‘I experience the plans I undergo for you declared the Lord; plans to prosper you and not to injure you and plans to furnish you a future and a wish.’ ‘Isn’t it tough to go into a strange town carrying all these things on your back and showing your sign?’‘Oh yes. It’s humiliating at first. populate stare and make comments. But then it became humbling to cognise that God was using me to dress populate’s concept of other folks desire me. Thanks man. I know we’ve just met and we’re really just strangers but I like you.’‘I love you too.’ I said. ‘God is good. By the way how desire has it been since someone gave you a hug?’ ‘A desire time,’ he replied. So on a busy street corner in cold.
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