Gentleness

A Gentle Answer…

  • Pray.
  • Review the memory verse together by going around the table and each person saying only one word of the verse until it is finished.
  • Today’s lesson will only be a couple of verses, but they can have a big impact on our lives and on our relationships.
  • Say, “Describe some times when you have heard your mom or dad say, ‘Be gentle.’
  • Many times we hear that phrase around little babies or breakable things. But we also need gentlenss in how we treat and respond to other people.
  • Have your children think of a time recently that they have disagreed with another person. Have them explain the situation and how they responded.
  • You (the parent) think of an example of when you had a disagreement of some sort and explain how you responded (good or bad-kids love to hear our stories and can learn from our mistakes).
  • Read Proverbs 15:1.
  • When we respond in a gentle way, we calm the situation down instead of making things worse.
  • Ask, “Can you control what someone else says or does?”
  • Point out that it may take some time for the other person to be gentle, but we can be leaders by showing God’s love and helping them see that gentleness is a better way to respond.
  • Ask, “When you yell back at someone, how do you feel on the inside? When you take a breath and speak gently, how do you feel on the inside?”
  • Responding gently can help turn away anger in other people, and it also makes the anger in our own hearts settle down.
  • Ask, “There were many people who disagreed with Jesus and tried to argue with Him. How did He respond to them-gently or harshly?”
  • Jesus would take control of the situation by not responding in anger, but He spoke the truth with gentleness.”
  • Read Matthew 11:29.
  • Older kids can use a concordance to learn more about what the Bible says about gentleness.
  • Have each kid pray silently, thanking God for being gentle and loving and asking Him to help them to be like Him,
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