Gentle Attitudes

Gentle, GENTLE

“Gentle ATTITUDES”

Matthew 5:43-48

September 27, 2020

Matthew 5:43 (NIV) — “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ ”

Doing Life With Two Boxes

1. A Box Marked “”
2. A Box Marked “”

Matthew 5:44 (NIV) — “But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you . . .”

One-Box Living: Including Others in Christ’s Love

“He drew a circle that shut me out—Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout. But love and I had the wit to win: We drew a circle that took him in!” (Edwin Markham)

 Do We Find Strength to Embrace Our Enemies?

 Should We Embrace Our Enemies?

1. Because That’s the    

Matthew 5:45 (NIV) — “. . . that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.”

2. Because Our Enemies Is     

Matthew 5:46 (NIV) — “If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?”