Gentle & Lowly Video Study

In Gentle and Lowly, author Dane Ortlund draws on wisdom from Scripture and the work of renowned pastors and theologians to unravel false ideas about God’s nature and reclaim his wondrous love for us. In this introduction to the series, Ortlund helps viewers get to know the true heart of Christ: a friend to sinners and sufferers.

Dane Ortlund opens this teaching series by discussing Matthew 11:28–30, the central passage of Gentle and Lowly. Ortlund explains that Jesus’s divinity doesn’t make him unapproachable; Christ’s true, innermost heart is tender and always accessible to those who trust him.

Dane Ortlund walks through chapters 3–5 of Gentle and Lowly. He refers to Hebrews 4–5 to explain how Christ’s human experience—minus sin—allows him to have solidarity with believers and sympathize with us in our anguish. Ortlund also expounds on what brings Christ joy: when we draw near to him and find comfort in his atoning work.

In chapters 6–7 of Gentle and Lowly, author Dane Ortlund expands on the promise in John 6:37 that Jesus will never cast out those who trust in him. Ortlund also explores Hosea 11 to prove that God demonstrates the same compassion in the Old Testament as Christ does in the New Testament.

In this session Ortlund reflects on chapters 8–9 of Gentle and Lowly, exploring how Jesus intercedes, or advocates, for us. Reading from Hebrews 7:25 and 1 John 2, Ortlund demonstrates that, while Christ’s atoning work is complete, intercession applies his work personally in our lives.

In this session Ortlund reflects on chapters 8–9 of Gentle and Lowly, exploring how Jesus intercedes, or advocates, for us. Reading from Hebrews 7:25 and 1 John 2, Ortlund demonstrates that, while Christ’s atoning work is complete, intercession applies his work personally in our lives.