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1/8/2019 WTBSA Words THEY MARVELLED AT THE GRACIOUS WORDS THAT CAME OUT OF HIS MOUTH LK 4:22 Purpose Tools to Communicate Maintain Order Insight to Character Convey Wisdom Impart Knowledge 1 1/8/2019 Power

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WTBSA Words

THEY MARVELLED AT THE GRACIOUS WORDS THAT CAME OUT OF HIS MOUTH LK 4:22

Purpose

Tools to Communicate
Maintain Order
Insight to Character
Convey Wisdom
Impart Knowledge

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Power – Positive or Negative

Eph 4:29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths,

Corrupting, foul, abusive language

But only what is helpful for building others up,

Edification, encouraging, support, strengthen

According to their needs,

Their needs…not your needs

That it may benefit those who listen

Be better off after hearing

Deconstructive vs. Constructive

Is this all you have to show after all that time? It looks

brutal and full of errors. You are so stupid.

How does that make you feel?

Well done! You put a lot of time and effort into this.

From a quick glance it looks like a good first draft. Let’s plan a time to go through it together.

Different feels from this one?

Prov 25:11 – A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold

in settings of silver

Weakness

What you say…30%
How you say it…70%
More = Better?
Words then Action
Context can impact

meaning

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Integrity

MATT 5:37 – LET YOUR “YES” BE “YES” AND YOUR “NO” BE “NO”

Misconceptions

Speaking your mind is not a hall pass to be unkind Just because it is true…does not mean it should be said

Responsible to Control

Idle Words
Matt 12:36 – But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account
Filthy Words
Eph 5:4 Neither filthiness, foolish talking or coarse joking, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks
Miss Spoken Words
Prov 21:23 – Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity
Gossip
Prov 26:20 – Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down
The Lips
Ps 141:3 – Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips
The Tongue
Prov 15:4 - The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit
The Mouth
Prov 21:23 – Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity

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Practical Points

BE CONCISE BE SPECIFIC USE FAMILIAR LANGUAGE KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE

Two Ways

“Seek first to understand, then to be understood.”

Steven Covey

Taneil – be brief, be bright, be gone (fears being taken advantage of) Logan – optimistic and expressive (fears disapproval and social rejection) Saida – gentle and tactful (fears loss of stability and harmony) Wes – every detail included and considered (fears being wrong or criticized)

Word’s in Red

Gracious Words Words of Authority Words of Kindness Words of Love Words of Eternal Life Words of Care Words of Correction Voice of the Shepherd Voice as Many Waters