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<v Speaker 1>Hello, and welcome to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope with Rick Warren.

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<v Speaker 1>We are so glad you're here with us. Today we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to continue our series called The Keys to a

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<v Speaker 1>Blessed Life.

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<v Speaker 2>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>In these messages, Rick walks through Jesus' Sermon on the

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<v Speaker 1>Mount and shows us how to live a truly hopeful

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<v Speaker 1>and purpose filled life. Okay, we're continuing with part two

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<v Speaker 1>of the strength of gentleness.

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<v Speaker 2>Number four. This is a really big one, particularly if

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<v Speaker 2>you're looking for a husband or wife. Number four, Gentleness

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<v Speaker 2>is attractive. The Bible says, if you want to be

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<v Speaker 2>more attractive, you need to learn to be more gentle

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<v Speaker 2>in your life. Now, this is true in both men

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<v Speaker 2>and in women. Now, one of the laws of life

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<v Speaker 2>is I attract what I am. I don't attract what

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<v Speaker 2>I want. I attract what I am. If you want

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<v Speaker 2>to attract the godly man, you have to be a

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<v Speaker 2>godly woman. If you want to attract a godly woman,

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<v Speaker 2>you have to be a godly man. You can't be

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<v Speaker 2>some rude dude in a crude mood and say I

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<v Speaker 2>really want one of those good women. Now, you will

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<v Speaker 2>attract what you are, and so gentleness attracts gentleness, and

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<v Speaker 2>godliness attracts godliness. Now, since we've got a bunch of

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<v Speaker 2>singles in this service for some guys, let me show

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<v Speaker 2>you this one Timothy six eleven. Here on the screen.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's the I'm gonna give you a verse for guys

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<v Speaker 2>and verse for guals. One Timothy six eleven. As a

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<v Speaker 2>man of God, and I want all of you, guys

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<v Speaker 2>to be men of God. As a man of God,

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<v Speaker 2>pursue what God approves of, and then he gives you

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<v Speaker 2>the five marks of a godly man. This is Paul

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<v Speaker 2>talking to Timothy. He's mentoring his son and the minut

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<v Speaker 2>he says, pursue what God approves of, and here are

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<v Speaker 2>the five things that make a godly man Godliness, faith, love, endurance,

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<v Speaker 2>and oh, by the way, gentleness, gentleness. Now he says,

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<v Speaker 2>God approves of godliness. What is godliness? It means I'm

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<v Speaker 2>trying to let Jesus live through me. I want to

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<v Speaker 2>be like God. I want to be like Christ. I

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<v Speaker 2>want to be christ Like. That's godliness. And then he says,

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<v Speaker 2>another mark of a man of God is faith. I

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<v Speaker 2>trust God in every area of my life. Another mark

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<v Speaker 2>of a man of God is love. You're loving, you're unselfish.

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<v Speaker 2>Another mark of a man of God of endurance. You

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<v Speaker 2>don't give up, you don't quit. You have endurance, you

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<v Speaker 2>have diligence, you have determination. And then one of the

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<v Speaker 2>marks of a man of God is gentleness. That is

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<v Speaker 2>strength under control, and that is attractive. Now, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to belabor this point, but for you single guys,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm want to give you a little advice tonight, because

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<v Speaker 2>doctor Love is in the house, all right, doctor Ricky Love.

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<v Speaker 2>Here he is. Guys, if you want to tract a

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<v Speaker 2>good woman, you need to do what Boaz did. Who Boas?

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<v Speaker 2>Where is he? In the old Desma? Where is it?

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<v Speaker 2>Look it up? No, No, I'll tell you. I'll tell you.

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<v Speaker 2>Bo As is in the Story of Ruth, named after

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<v Speaker 2>her in the Book of Ruth. Now here's the story

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<v Speaker 2>of Boaz. Boas is a young businessman and he is

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<v Speaker 2>pretty successful. And one day he looks out on his

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<v Speaker 2>field and he sees some stragglers taking from his crop. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>he'd already harvest the crop, but there's a little left over,

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<v Speaker 2>And a lot of times homeless people are very poor.

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<v Speaker 2>People would go out into the fields that had already

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<v Speaker 2>been harvested and find the little extra. This is called gleaning.

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<v Speaker 2>And he looks out and he sees one of these

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<v Speaker 2>people is a woman named Ruth. And she's very, very

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<v Speaker 2>poor because her husband has died. She's a widow, she's young,

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<v Speaker 2>but her husband has died. And Ruth decides, I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to take care of my aged mother in law. My

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<v Speaker 2>husband has died. She has no legal responsibility to take

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<v Speaker 2>care of her mother in law, but she goes, this

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<v Speaker 2>is what God would want me to do. So I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to take care of my aged mother in law,

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<v Speaker 2>even though my young husband has died. And so she's

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<v Speaker 2>out here picking grains in the fields in bo As.

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<v Speaker 2>This field, now, bo As could have gone out. He

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<v Speaker 2>could have been rude, He could have been ruthless. He

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<v Speaker 2>could have been demanding, and he could have said, get

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<v Speaker 2>off my property. This is my property. You don't have

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<v Speaker 2>any right to be harvesting my grain. It's my grain,

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<v Speaker 2>and if I want to leave it out, there can.

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<v Speaker 2>But he was not rude, he was not ruthless. He he

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<v Speaker 2>was not crude. In fact, he was gentle with Ruth.

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<v Speaker 2>And not only does he allow her to pick, he says,

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<v Speaker 2>I got enough let her pick some grain on my crops.

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<v Speaker 2>Go ahead and let her do. He then commends her.

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<v Speaker 2>He compliments Ruth for taking care of her aged mother

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<v Speaker 2>in law. And he compliments her, and he's very kind

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<v Speaker 2>and if you read the whole story, he's very gentle

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<v Speaker 2>with this total stranger. And so then Ruth responds this way.

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<v Speaker 2>In Ruth Chapter two, verse thirteen and fourteen, Ruth said

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<v Speaker 2>to Boaz, you're very kind to me. You have made

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<v Speaker 2>me feel better. You have made me feel better by

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<v Speaker 2>speaking gently to me. Pause, guys, a woman always feels

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<v Speaker 2>better when you speak gently to her, when you're not

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<v Speaker 2>in a hurry, when you're not rushing, you're not rude,

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<v Speaker 2>you're not worseful. A woman always feels better when you

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<v Speaker 2>speak gently to her. You have made me feel better

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<v Speaker 2>by speaking gently to me, and so it's going good.

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<v Speaker 2>So Boas invites her at the lunch. And then at lunchtime,

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<v Speaker 2>Boaz says to Ruth, come have a piece of bread

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<v Speaker 2>with me and dip it in the sauce. Now you

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<v Speaker 2>thought fondue was Swedish two thousand years before anybody said

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<v Speaker 2>the word fondu. Boas is dipping in the sauce with Ruth.

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<v Speaker 2>And it says then Boaz passed her some roasted grain

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<v Speaker 2>to eat, little granola, and she ate it until she

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<v Speaker 2>was satisfied, and she still had food left her. He

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<v Speaker 2>gives her a doggie bag. Now this is a good thing.

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<v Speaker 2>He's being kind, he's being gentle. Now here's an interesting

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<v Speaker 2>thing out of that simple is it? Because he was kind,

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<v Speaker 2>Because he was gentle, they end up becoming an item,

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<v Speaker 2>falling in love and getting married. Now why is that

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<v Speaker 2>story even in the Bible? Because Ruth was not even Jewish,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was illegal for a Jewish man Boaz to

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<v Speaker 2>marry a non Jewish woman, but he did, and God

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<v Speaker 2>had a plan in it. And in Matthew chapter one,

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<v Speaker 2>where it gives the genealogy of Jesus Christ the Messiah,

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<v Speaker 2>there are four women mentioned in that genealogy and one

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<v Speaker 2>of them is not even Jewish. Her name is Ruth.

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<v Speaker 2>And God used that marriage as one of the marriages

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<v Speaker 2>to bring the Messiah into the world. And it all

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<v Speaker 2>happened because Boaz was gentle with a woman he didn't

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<v Speaker 2>even know. Here's the point. If Boaz had been ruthless,

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<v Speaker 2>he would have been ruth less. I've waited all week

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<v Speaker 2>to share that with you. Okay, come on, that's pretty good, right, Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>If Boaz had been ruthless, he would have been ruth

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<v Speaker 2>less and all of that history would not have happened.

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<v Speaker 2>But it all started with him just being gentle. Would

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<v Speaker 2>you write this down? Gentle Men are gentlemen. Gentlemen are gentlemen.

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<v Speaker 2>The way you become a gentleman is by being gentle.

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<v Speaker 2>Now that's for the guys. Let me talk to you

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<v Speaker 2>women for just a minute. Gentleness is attractive, not just

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<v Speaker 2>on a man, but generalist is attractive in women too.

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<v Speaker 2>One Peter, chapter three, verse four says this, talking to women.

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<v Speaker 2>You should be known for the beauty that comes from within,

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<v Speaker 2>the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which

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<v Speaker 2>is so precious to God. Now I want you to

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<v Speaker 2>circle the word unfading. God says, I want you to

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<v Speaker 2>focus on unfading beauty. I hate to tell you this, ladies,

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<v Speaker 2>but your beauty is going to fade. In fact, all

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<v Speaker 2>men and all women our beauty. Faith Some of us,

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<v Speaker 2>our beauty start fading about year one. We recute as babies.

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<v Speaker 2>But he says, there is an unfading beauty that is

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<v Speaker 2>attractive and what is that unfading beauty that is attractive,

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<v Speaker 2>the beauty of a gentle spirit. Gentleness is attractive. Number five.

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<v Speaker 2>The fifth reason why you want to learn this quality

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<v Speaker 2>in your life is that gentleness communicates love. Gentleness communicates love,

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<v Speaker 2>It diffuses conflict, it disarms critics, it's persuasive, it's attractive,

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<v Speaker 2>and gentleness communicates love. Guys, those you her husbands and

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<v Speaker 2>are married, the quickest way to improve your marriage. The

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<v Speaker 2>quickest way to improve your marriage is to start talking

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<v Speaker 2>to your wife more gently. It'll do wonders if you'll

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<v Speaker 2>begin to talk to your wife in a more gentle way. Colossians,

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<v Speaker 2>Chapter three, Verse nineteen. Husbands, love your wives and be

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<v Speaker 2>gentle with them. Any fool can be selfish, any fool

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<v Speaker 2>can be rough, any fool can be rude. But gentlemen

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<v Speaker 2>aren't gentle men. Now this is true not only in marriage.

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<v Speaker 2>The key a great marriage is simply the union of

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<v Speaker 2>two great forgivers, because you're going to hurt each other

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<v Speaker 2>a lot in life. I've been married to Kay thirty

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<v Speaker 2>eight years. I've heard her so many times, and she's

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<v Speaker 2>hurt me so many times. But we're both great forgivers

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<v Speaker 2>and that's part of gentleness. Now it's not only a

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<v Speaker 2>key to effective marriage. Gentleness you're going to need this

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<v Speaker 2>someday is the key to effective parenting. Never discipline, I said,

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<v Speaker 2>out of anger or out of frustration, but always gently

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<v Speaker 2>out of love Fiesian six four. Fathers, Do not irritate

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<v Speaker 2>your children. Do not provoke your children to anger. Now

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<v Speaker 2>they don't do things that make them intentionally upset. Do

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<v Speaker 2>not exasperate your children to resent them. What does that mean.

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<v Speaker 2>It means don't raise the standard so high there's no

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<v Speaker 2>way they can meet it. You know, you ask for ces,

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<v Speaker 2>and you ask for you know, be's, and they get c's.

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<v Speaker 2>Then you ask for bees and they get bees. And then

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<v Speaker 2>you ask for a's. You want straight a's. And don't

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<v Speaker 2>exasperate your kids asking for perfection in their life. But

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<v Speaker 2>rear them tenderly, in other words, gently rear them tenderly,

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<v Speaker 2>gently in the training and in the discipline, and in

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<v Speaker 2>the council of the Lord. I can honestly say to

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<v Speaker 2>you that I never remember my father ever raising his

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<v Speaker 2>voice against me growing up. Not one time did you

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<v Speaker 2>ever get angry? Of course he did. Was he ever

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<v Speaker 2>upset with me? Of course he was upset. Did I

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<v Speaker 2>ever really blow it? And have every reason for him

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<v Speaker 2>to get it at many many times, almost a daily basis.

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<v Speaker 2>But he was a gentle man. He had strength under control,

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<v Speaker 2>and he would not yell at me. Gentleness communicates love.

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<v Speaker 2>Number six. This is an important Gentleness earns respect. Proverbs eleven,

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<v Speaker 2>verse sixteen. Women. If you want to be respected as

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<v Speaker 2>a woman, here's what the Bible says. A woman of

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<v Speaker 2>gentle grace will be respected. A woman of gentle grace

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<v Speaker 2>will be respected. That's also true of men. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>when I think of that verse, a woman of grace,

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<v Speaker 2>general grace will be respected, I think a mother Teresa.

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<v Speaker 2>Mother Teresa was this little, I mean, diminutive, barely, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, four half four and a half feet,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe five feet tall at the most. I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>she was even that tall, quite frail, quite small, diminutive,

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<v Speaker 2>little Romanian Nune. But she could walk into the United

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<v Speaker 2>States Congress and put the fear of God in every

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<v Speaker 2>power broker in that room. Why Because gentlenscerns respect, and

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<v Speaker 2>she was earned that respect. Gentleness, by the way, is

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<v Speaker 2>a prerequisite to leadership. If you want to be a leader,

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<v Speaker 2>in any area of life, you're gonna have to learn

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<v Speaker 2>Every great leader is a gentle leader. The greatest leaders

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<v Speaker 2>of all time were the most gentle, Jesus being the

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<v Speaker 2>supreme example. But for instance, the greatest president in our

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<v Speaker 2>George Washington was a gentleman. He was truly known as

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<v Speaker 2>King David who united all twelve tribes of Israel and

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<v Speaker 2>and he was the most powerful man in the world.

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<v Speaker 2>And he had this great united kingdom. And then Solomon

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<v Speaker 2>young son named Rhabone. Ria Boham had no experience in

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<v Speaker 2>They are called the elders, and Ria Bohem goes that, look,

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<v Speaker 2>my father Solomon and my grandfather David were. And he

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<v Speaker 2>the wise, and you should be listening to older men

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<v Speaker 2>and older women in your life, listening to them always

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<v Speaker 2>at every stage of your life. And the elders of

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<v Speaker 2>you anywhere. First if you genuinely serve them and you

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<v Speaker 2>if you always speak to them gently. Don't do a

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<v Speaker 2>as leaders. Now, that's the good thing he did. The

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<v Speaker 2>bad thing is he paid no attention to the advice

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<v Speaker 2>and he says, what do you guys think I should

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<v Speaker 2>do now. They weren't any wiser than he was, They

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<v Speaker 2>had no more experience than he did. So he says

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<v Speaker 2>to his friends, young friends, what do you think I

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<v Speaker 2>the young men gave him the exact opposite advice. They said,

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<v Speaker 2>you got to prove that you are in authority. You

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<v Speaker 2>got to prove you have the right to be king.

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<v Speaker 2>You got to be tough, you got to be hard,

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<v Speaker 2>You got to do me demanding. You need to lay

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<v Speaker 2>you're in charge, and you can't. You have to be

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<v Speaker 2>on and you need to prove. Because you're young, you're

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<v Speaker 2>and the leader. And that's exactly what he followed that advice.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what happened. The whole nation rebelled. They went

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<v Speaker 2>into riots and chaos and eventually civil war, and ten

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<v Speaker 2>kingdom and started a whole new kingdom. And that was

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<v Speaker 2>the end of the United Israel. And from then on

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<v Speaker 2>they have no more power as a people. Why because

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<v Speaker 2>Ria Bohom refused to be gentle. It was just a

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<v Speaker 2>stupid thing. Instead, he threw his weight around. Listen, anytime

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<v Speaker 2>of people and says excuse me, everybody in the business room,

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<v Speaker 2>in a clubhouse, or in a boardroom, anytime you say

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<v Speaker 2>excuse me, I am the leader. If you have to

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<v Speaker 2>have to tell him, you're not. It he who thinketh,

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<v Speaker 2>taking a walk. So leadership is earned, it is learned,

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<v Speaker 2>and it is discerned. It is never demanded. If you

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<v Speaker 2>a dictator. And that's a big difference. There's even being

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<v Speaker 2>a boss and a leader. A leader leads by example

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<v Speaker 2>and leads by influence. Now, gentleness earns respect, and the

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<v Speaker 2>more gentle you are, the more respected you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>be as a leader. The greatest leader in the Bible was,

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<v Speaker 2>of course Moses. Moses liberated Israelites from four hundred years

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<v Speaker 2>of slavery. He took on the most powerful men in

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<v Speaker 2>the world at that time, Pharaoh let my people go.

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<v Speaker 2>He had nothing but God on his side, and that

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<v Speaker 2>was enough. And he was fearless, and he was unafraid

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<v Speaker 2>to go speak truth to power. And yet, here's what

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<v Speaker 2>Bible numbers chapter twelve, verse three. Moses was a very

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<v Speaker 2>meek and gentle man. In fact, he was more gentle

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<v Speaker 2>than anyone else on the face of the earth. This

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<v Speaker 2>is not weakness. In the Bible, there are only two

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<v Speaker 2>people in the entire Bible who were called meek or gentle,

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<v Speaker 2>only two in the entire Bible. You know who they are,

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<v Speaker 2>Moses and Jesus. Neither of them were weak. Jesus knew

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<v Speaker 2>the money changers. And he had no problem being strong.

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<v Speaker 2>He was strength under control. Here's the amazing thing. Moses

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<v Speaker 2>And yet do you know what moses persistent sin was.

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<v Speaker 2>He had an anger management problem. Moses had a temper,

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<v Speaker 2>a violent temper. In fact, it is moses temper that

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<v Speaker 2>He murdered a guy out of anger. That's pretty angry.

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<v Speaker 2>Another time, God gave him the Ten Commandments up on

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<v Speaker 2>He got angry and struck the rock. It was anger

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible called gentle here's the reason, and this should

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<v Speaker 2>give hope to you who struggle with anger management. Moses

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<v Speaker 2>was teachable, and when people spoke to him about areas

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<v Speaker 2>of his life that needed to be changing, he didn't

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<v Speaker 2>you may have a struggle controlling your temper, The real

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<v Speaker 2>And when somebody points out that you have a temper problem,

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<v Speaker 1>You know, people are being transformed by these messages. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>His name is Bill, and Bill wrote to me, Rick,

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