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Ephesians, Part 16: Application
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Yesterday Mike Bradshaw taught us about our use of words. “Our words,” he said, “carry the dangerous potential to corrupt or the glorious potential to give grace.”
You can listen online or download the message here.
Application questions:
1. Mike reminded us of Proverbs 18:21: “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.” How would you evaluate the way you use words? Do they build up or corrupt? How would others evaluate your communication?
2. Mike taught us that corrupt words reveal a corrupt heart, for “out of the abundance of [the] heart the mouth speaks.” (Luke 6:45). What one “corrupt” area of your heart is the Holy Spirit highlighting for change so your speech will also change?
3. Mike shared with us that our words—when carefully chosen to edify and when appropriate to the individual and to the occasion—have potential to give grace to those who hear. Who can you go to today and impart grace with your words? What specific steps can you take to make this a godly pattern in your life?
4. For further work on our words, Mike encouraged the following ways to apply this message:
a. Memorize Ephesians 4:29
b. Read Proverbs, especially chapters 17-19
c. Read Paul Tripp’s book, War of Words
God is so great. I feel completely blessed to have listened to God’s word through Mike yesterday. For his first time…God spoke through him to me to think before I speak.
Thank you Mike…and I hope God continues to bless us with your words.
By Jody Belknap on 02/09/2009We are in the middle of doing an extended study/family devotion on the tongue.This message was very confirming and God’s perfect timing for our family!Thank you for introducing us to Paul Tripp’s book, War on Words. We have purchase it,and will use it, as well as the application questions on the blog to deepen our study. We want to express our gratefullness to you, Mike,for allowing God to use you to teach this passage with clarity, power, and humility. It truly blessed us!
By Ron and Flora Veneskey on 02/10/2009The Veneskey Family