The new year is the start of a fresh page, a chance to be made new. Normally we take this chance to make resolutions about our waistlines, budgets, and habits, but what if we let this new year be about a fresh change on the inside instead? The Holy Spirit is the great transformer, and he wants to enable and empower us to not just look different on the outside but actually be different on the inside. How can we be made fresh by the Holy Spirit this new year?Week 4 of Fresh Fruit

Teacher: Megan MillerDominance, control, and self-assertion are often celebrated in our culture, and gentleness is often dismissed as weakness. But biblical gentleness is not the absence of strength, it’s the presence of mercy. It’s power willingly restrained, strength submitted to the Spirit, and love expressed through humility. This week, we’ll explore what happens when power meets mercy in our lives.The Spirit forms gentleness in us not just for quiet moments, but for tense conversations, power dynamics, and relationships where we’re tempted to assert control. Choosing gentleness doesn’t mean being passive; it means being rooted in the character of Christ, who had all authority yet chose the path of mercy. Discover how gentleness can witness to a world starved for compassion.