Family 4
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· 2 viewsWe all have a family. We can't aviod them. So we might as well figure out how to live with them. We all want great families. Of course, it's easier said then done… and everyone has an opinion. Culture media, and even other families try to tell us who we should be and how we shoud do it. With so many voices attempting to shape our values, it can be difficult to stay on course and raise famiies that relflect what's most important to us. Whether you're a mom or a dad, a son or a daughter, aunt or uncle, gandma or grandpa, this series will help us all make sure that the people in our lives we call family are well-loved and well-led.
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Intro:
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Me - Have you ever said something and the timing was off - BOOM.
We are all in this together - REVIEW
Today - the power of words.
Ill - Baby Dedication, if you’ve been here long you’ve heard some very creative words. Funny, but another side that is not funny. HYPERBOLE
We - Have you ever said something that you thought were small but they were big.
Ill - Sitck and stones but words will never hurt LIE
21 The tongue can bring death or life;
those who love to talk will reap the consequences.
This is not hyperbole. :-)
Average person speaks 16,000 words. We underestimate them… 60 page book. We are writing a book. We can become careless with our words.
Three or four words can cause damage....
God - (Background of James)
26 If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.
The hardest people to move towards God are our family members. They know our words.
36 And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak. 37 The words you say will either acquit you or condemn you.”
Jesus affirms that words are powerful. God SPOKE!
Jesus spoke life not death...
68 Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life.
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This is why Jesus was contagious! He spoke life and healing...
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Why do we struggle? Jesus would say it is our heart...
43 “A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. 44 A tree is identified by its fruit. Figs are never gathered from thornbushes, and grapes are not picked from bramble bushes. 45 A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart.
Symptom & Source
Words are a mirror to our heart.
We have to put good things in our heart. Garbage in and garbage out…
23 Guard your heart above all else,
for it determines the course of your life.
Protect...
Divorce is because of words. Broken relationships start with words.
Words of Death
Angry
Complaining
Harsh
Resentful
Negative
Judgmental
Gossip
Critical
Honest look indites us. If we look objectively - Guilty
Words of Life
Gracious
Uplifting
Tender
Kind
Positive
Compassionate
Blessing
Encouraging
Which on best describes me? I can build up, tear down, create destroy...
Words of Death v/s Words of Life - I only do this around a couple of people.
Death or life? HEART?
A heart filled with...
bitterness speaks angry words
forgiveness speaks gracious words
entitlement speaks complaining words
gratitude speaks uplifting words
guilt speaks harsh words
peace speaks tender words
rejection speaks resentful words
acceptance speaks kind words
grumbling speaks negative words
thanksgiving speaks positive words
condemnation speaks judgmental words
love speaks compassionate words
jealousy speaks words of gossip
contentment speaks words of blessings
self-righteousness speaks critical words
hope speaks encouraging words
It’s a heart issue. We don’t need behavior modification (cuss jar)
The Solution:
Get a new heart.
The heart of the problem is I need a new heart.
31 Put all your rebellion behind you, and find yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O people of Israel?
God can give you a new heart! Ask God to forgive you.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Renew a loyal spirit within me.
2. Speak truth.
Speak it over my life.
11 It is the same with my word.
I send it out, and it always produces fruit.
It will accomplish all I want it to,
and it will prosper everywhere I send it.
11 When he sees all that is accomplished by his anguish,
he will be satisfied.
And because of his experience,
my righteous servant will make it possible
for many to be counted righteous,
for he will bear all their sins.
21 The tongue can bring death or life;
those who love to talk will reap the consequences.
I AM...
A child of God
Loved
Forgiven
A difference-maker
Secure
Strong
Accepted by God
Enough
Peaceful
Thankful
Everyday I speak truth over my life!!
3. Ask God for help every day.
We can’t do this!
3 Take control of what I say, O Lord,
and guard my lips.
4. Think before you speak.
Engage your heart and mind before your mouth.
19 Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.
Question - are you willing to go there? What has happened to him? People are dying because of the words you have spoken. God will meet me there and turn my words of death and life.
Who do you need to ask to forgive you because of the words you have used?
Forgiveness is the fertilizing of life.
Let’s pray!
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11 It is the same with my word.
I send it out, and it always produces fruit.
It will accomplish all I want it to,
and it will prosper everywhere I send it.