This week’s message was entitled “Words that Work”. From Ephesians 4:29-32 we heard that forgiven hearts produce constructive words. In order to better understand the outworkings of this in our lives, consider these questions:
- Have you tended to think of your words (and their power) as a squirt gun, air-soft gun, paintball gun, or bazooka? Why?
- What does Scripture have to say about the power of our words?
- When are you typically tempted to speak a “corrupt” word? In these moments what would “putting off and putting on” look like?
- How does the gospel affect the way that you see those that you are speaking to? How could you make this a greater focal point?
- In what ways does our relationship with Christ help us in speaking words of grace?
Let’s pray this week that the Spirit would empower us to speak the grace of the gospel with fitting words that build up.
(For further study on this topic, we recommend the article “Speaking Redemptively” by Paul Tripp.)
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