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Gentleness: The Strength of Being Tender (Paperback)
Eyre, Jacalyn
and Lepeau, Phyllis J.
and Eyre, Stephen
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Chapter One
Chapter One
GENTLENESS IS NOT WEAKNESSMatthew 21:1-17
Gentle Jesus, meek and mild, look upon a little child." Jesus is often portrayed as gentle in poems, hymns, and paintings. Yet his "gentleness" seems limp, almost effeminate. His pale, white skin and his delicate features make him seem soft, weak, retiring.
What a contrast to the Jesus of Scripture! In Matthew 21 we discover that there is strength in his gentleness and gentleness in his strength.
Warming Up
1. Why do you think people sometimes assume that a gentle person is also a weak person?
Digging In
2. Read Matthew 21:1-17. What impact do you think the events in verses 1-11 had on the disciples? On the crowd?
3. According to verse 5, the prophet Zechariah describes Jesus as gentle (Zech. 9:9). How is his gentleness demonstrated in the way he approaches Jerusalem (vv. 5-11)?
4. There is a sudden change of tone as Jesus enters the temple. What motivates Jesus' actions in verses 12-13?
5. How do Christ's actions in the temple contrast with the popular image of "gentle Jesus, meek and mild"?
6. In what kinds of situations is a firm, tough love more appropriate than a gentle response?
7. How is Christ's gentleness again demonstrated in his response to the blind, the lame, and the children (vv. 14-15)?
8. The chief priests and the teachers of the law are "indignant" when they see the wonderful things Jesus does and when they hear the shouts of the children (vv. 15-16). Why are the religious leaders threatened by these things?
9. How would you evaluate Christ's response to their challenge (vv. 16-17)? Is he confrontive? Gentle? Both?
10. What do you learn about gentleness as you observe Jesus throughout this passage?
(Continues...)
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- Parable Sales Rank in Books:8930
- SKU:9780310238645
- UPC:025986238643
- SKU10:0310238641
- Series:Fruit of the Spirit (Paperback)
- Qty Remaining Online:11
- Publisher:Zondervan
- Date Published:Aug 2001
- Pages:64
- Weight lbs:0.24
- Dimensions:5.97 X 9.01 X 0.25
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Chapter Excerpt
Chapter One
Chapter One
GENTLENESS IS NOT WEAKNESSMatthew 21:1-17
Gentle Jesus, meek and mild, look upon a little child." Jesus is often portrayed as gentle in poems, hymns, and paintings. Yet his "gentleness" seems limp, almost effeminate. His pale, white skin and his delicate features make him seem soft, weak, retiring.
What a contrast to the Jesus of Scripture! In Matthew 21 we discover that there is strength in his gentleness and gentleness in his strength.
Warming Up
1. Why do you think people sometimes assume that a gentle person is also a weak person?
Digging In
2. Read Matthew 21:1-17. What impact do you think the events in verses 1-11 had on the disciples? On the crowd?
3. According to verse 5, the prophet Zechariah describes Jesus as gentle (Zech. 9:9). How is his gentleness demonstrated in the way he approaches Jerusalem (vv. 5-11)?
4. There is a sudden change of tone as Jesus enters the temple. What motivates Jesus' actions in verses 12-13?
5. How do Christ's actions in the temple contrast with the popular image of "gentle Jesus, meek and mild"?
6. In what kinds of situations is a firm, tough love more appropriate than a gentle response?
7. How is Christ's gentleness again demonstrated in his response to the blind, the lame, and the children (vv. 14-15)?
8. The chief priests and the teachers of the law are "indignant" when they see the wonderful things Jesus does and when they hear the shouts of the children (vv. 15-16). Why are the religious leaders threatened by these things?
9. How would you evaluate Christ's response to their challenge (vv. 16-17)? Is he confrontive? Gentle? Both?
10. What do you learn about gentleness as you observe Jesus throughout this passage?
(Continues...)
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