Pastor Seth Troutt continues our series, “The Good Life,” by unpacking what Jesus means when he says, “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” In a world that celebrates aggression, self-promotion, and getting even, meekness can sound like weakness or irrelevance. But Jesus presents meekness as a Spirit-shaped strength: the steadiness of a “heavy bag” that absorbs insult without lashing out, and the yielded power of a “broken and bridled” horse led by its rider.

In this message, Pastor Seth:
- Explores the nature of biblical meekness (or gentleness)  
- Looks at examples of meekness in Moses, Paul, and Jesus  
- Talks about how daily, deliberate discipleship forms meekness in us  
- Points us to the staggering promise that the meek will inherit not just the land, but the whole earth in Christ  

This sermon is part of our Beatitudes study in “The Good Life,” where we learn how Jesus turns the values of the world upside down and invites us into a better way to live.

00:00 - Introduction
08:30 - The Nature of Meekness
14:12 - The Meekness of Moses
16:51 - The Meekness of Paul
19:25 - The Meekness of Jesus
28:16 - How We Become Meek
34:10 - What the Meek Inherit

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