“It’s only words,” sang the Bee Gees, and yet it is words that can steal a heart or break someone’s life. This sermon from the series on the fruit of the Spirit turns to the Proverbs of Solomon (Proverbs 15), where a gentle answer turns away wrath and harsh words stir up anger. It shows that gentleness is not weakness but strength under control, a calm that defuses the bombs of everyday conflicts. Listen before you speak the next words whose echo may resound for years.
Gentleness
There Is Power
Everyone would like to be able to love more deeply, enjoy life more fully, live more peacefully, and show more patience, kindness, and self-control. That’s a better way to live, because character matters more than abilities. Such a life is also possible thanks to the work of the Holy Spirit, who transforms us from within in a way that is visible on the outside. THERE IS POWER to change!
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