Elementary // Gentleness Week 4
Memory Verse:
“Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowances for each other's faults because of your love.” Ephesians 4:2 (NLT)
Definition
Gentleness: Responding in a kind and careful way
Teaching Truth
We can respond gently when others are against us
Questions to Ask Your Child
READ ACTS 6:8-7:1
How is Stephen described? (A man full of God’s grace and power, able to do miracles, wise, full of the Holy Spirit) What did his enemies convince others to do? (They got people to tell lies about him. They said he broke the Jewish law and spoke against the temple, law, Moses, and even God)
READ ACTS 7:54-60
Did the people like what Stephen said? What did they do? (They refused to listen to what he said and were so angry they dragged him out of the city and stoned him to death.)
How did Stephen show gentleness even while being attacked by his enemies? (Even when they were stoning him, he prayed that God would forgive them for what they were doing, just like Jesus did when He died on the cross for us.)
What did Stephen believe that gave him the strength to respond in a calm and humble way? (He believed Christ died for his sins and rose again. He wasn’t afraid because he knew God was always with him. He trusted that the moment he died he would get to be with God in heaven forever.)
Activity
Talk to your kids and see if they’re believing a lie about who they are or who God is because of a hard time they’re facing. Read through the Truth vs. Lies page that has a list of truth from God’s word that can help combat common lies our enemies try to tell us. Thank God for the hope we have in Him even when others are against us. Ask Him to help you remember His Truth and respond gently to people even when they are mean to you.