The Strength of Gentleness - Part 1
6/9/202625 min
It's human to mimic the emotions of people around you. When someone gets angry at you, you often get angry back. Pastor Rick explains in this message why you need to respond to anger with gentleness and the effect that will have on the conflict.
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[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope with Rick Warren. We are so glad you're here with us today. We're going to continue our series called The Keys to a Blessed Life. Now, in these messages, Rick walks through Jesus's Sermon on the Mount and shows us how to live a truly hopeful and purpose-filled life. And now, here's part one of the Strength of Gentleness.
Rick Warren· Host0:26
Today, we're in part three of the series on Jesus' eight keys to living a blessed life. They're often called the Beatitudes. They're the first eight verses of the most important sermon ever preached on planet Earth, the Sermon on the Mount. In Matthew 5:5, Jesus says this, the third key to God's blessing on your life. "God blesses those who are gentle." Look at that. "God blesses those who are gentle." And then here's the promise. "The whole earth will belong to them." Are you kidding me? That's about the most extravagant statement ever made. The whole earth will belong to anybody who's gentle? Do I really believe that? Well, I wouldn't, except Jesus said it, and Jesus doesn't lie. Jesus said, "I am