Toxic Words
Chad Hampton
Part of DETOX
January 26, 2025

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4:29

We all live in the realm of

.

“The

of the life you are living depends on what you have
been .”

Every conversation is a

. I’m either building up or tearing down.

Toxic Words We Hear

  1. Words that

    .

  2. Words that

    .

  3. Words of

    .

How Are You Hearing the Words?

What Saul heard as

, David heard as .

Our Response to the Toxic Words We Hear

Words that

!

Are my words meant to make

known or make known?

Start to

; start to .

His

directs me His !

Fear: For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7

Depresssion: The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18

Doubt: Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6

Addiction: For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace. Romans 6:14

Sickness: Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things He does for me. He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. Pslam 103:2-3

Shame: Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1

Other Scripture Referenced:
James 3:7-8; Ephesians 5:1-2; Proverbs 18:20-21, 13:3; Psalm 100:4, 119:11;1 Samuel 17:10, 16; 1 Samuel 17:11, 23, 28, 33, 37, 45-46; Revelation 12:11; Romans 10:17; 2 Timothy 1:7