Gentleness, power under perfect control

On Sunday, we finished our final lesson on the fruit of the Spirit. Our focus was gentleness. Here's a quick recap:

Faith Fact - I will care for others when they mess up.
Truth Verse - "Let your gentleness be evident to all." Philippians 4:5
Bible Case File - Jesus Shows Gentleness, John 8:1-11

Our Faith Focus says, "Gentleness is an attitude. It is strength under control. It is showing kindness and love to all, including those who don't earn it." After playing a riveting couple of rounds of the "move the cotton ball using only the spoon in your mouth" game, we started talking about what it means to be gentle. The feedback I got from the kids sounded something like this: "being kind", "It's kinda like when you're holding a baby", "You have to be gentle to animals", and "being nice to others". The kids had a pretty good grasp on what it means to be gentle, however, there was one point I really wanted to make, and it's this: Being gentle doesn't mean we're weak. We talked about Jesus and how he was the most powerful human being to ever walk the planet, however, he was also the most gentle. Gentleness is power under perfect control. Choosing to have an attitude of gentleness is something only the Holy Spirit can help us with. We looked at the Bible Story of Jesus saving the woman who had been caught in sin and was about to be stoned by the Pharisees. Jesus demonstrated perfect gentleness to her and because of that, she left having committed herself and her life to following Jesus.

This week, let's focus on showing gentleness to those around us. Catch your kids doing something that displays God's gentleness and tell them how great it is that they're allowing the Holy Spirit to grow this fruit in their life.

We've had an absolute blast learning about the fruit of the Spirit with Adam Apple, the Commissioner, and each other. But just because we're finished with this series, doesn't mean learning about the fruits of the Spirit has to stop. Continue to ask the Lord to help your family grow in each of these fruits.

Also, your kids may want to watch the videos for each lesson again, so here's a list of all of the passwords to enter on the Faith Case website. Have a great time continuing to learn about the fruit of the Spirit, and as the Commissioner says, "God bless and good hunting, everyone!"

Lesson 1, How Do I Grow the Fruit of the Spirit? - 6958
Lesson 2, Patience - 7430
Lesson 3, Love - 3960
Lesson 4, Joy - 7901
Lesson 5, Self-Control - 3579
Lesson 6, Peace - 8133
Lesson 7, Faithfulness - 5902
Lesson 8, Goodness - 7639
Lesson 9, Kindness - 6826
Lesson 10, Gentleness - 8990