Recreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley—Service, May 14, 2023

Gentle Is Strong. Today, Pastor Michael is talking about gentleness.  Gentleness is not weakness, and Michael is in the book of 1 Thessalonians, a book that started as an actual letter from Paul to the believers in Thessalonica on how to do things.  Paul here is comparing himself to a nursing mother, feeding them, not with milk but with the Gospel of God.  They were giving of themselves, in their life force, to make them stronger in faith.   If you want to see gentleness as evidence, consider being gentle to someone that is not being gentle back.  That’s one of the fruits of the spirit.  If gentleness isn’t present in your life, you’d better make sure Jesus is in your life.   Jesus people should be gentle people. The core idea of today’s message: gentleness is not weakness.  Gentleness is using our strength to make others strong.   1 Thessalonians 2:7-8 (CSB Study Bible Notes) 2:4-7 Paul tried to please God in all he did and said because he was appointed by God to this task. God also continually examined Paul’s heart, so he did not want to deceive his audience or try to win their approval at the expense of God’s approval. Such should be the attitude of all Christians. 2:8 Paul’s method of ministry was not only the impartation of the gospel but the sharing of his own life as well. Verses can be found in 1 Thessalonians 2: 7-8.  Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.