The Blessing and the Curse of the Tongue
Part 4
Pastor Mike Bates May 19, 2024
Hebrews 10:23–25
• Let’s

one another to love and good deeds.
o Stimulate to

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someone to change their behavior or attitude.
• We need to be thinking of ways to encourage our brothers and sisters to do good deeds like

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in the church or helping a brother or sister in Christ out.
• We need to encourage people to be more loving by

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love ourselves.
• We need to encourage each other to be more

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with our church attendance.
Ephesians 4:14–16, Ephesians 4:25
• God wants us to be

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with one another.
• God asks us to speak the truth in

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.
• We need to help each other

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in the body of Christ by loving each other in

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and in

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.
• God is asking us to lay aside

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. That means not

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the truth.
• We should be truthful with one another in

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because we are all part of the same body of Christ.
Ephesians 4:29 (NASB95)
• Let no unwholesome

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come out of our mouths.
• We need to

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our brothers and sisters.
o Edify – to build someone up, to strengthen someone spiritually.
• We need to be aware of the situation and speak with words that will

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our brothers and sisters out.
• When we speak we want our words to build people up

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.
Romans 14:19
• We need to speak in a way that

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peace with each other.
• We need to

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each other up.
Colossians 4:6
• We should be

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with our words towards one another.
• We should

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our conversation with love and grace.
• We need to look to God’s

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and His

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for how we should respond to people.
2 Corinthians 1:3–5
• We should be

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with our words when our brothers and sisters need comfort.
• We need to comfort our brothers and sisters with the comfort we have

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from God.
Romans 15:1–2
• We need to

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those who are weak.
• We need to be more

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of others and not just thoughtful of ourselves.
• We need to

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our neighbors for their good and to build them up.
Proverbs 27:17
• We need to

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each other in the faith.
o We spend time in God’s word and use that

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and

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each other.
o We use what God has

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to help others in need.
o We share what God is

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in our lives with each other.
o We share encouraging

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with each other.
John 16:33 (NASB95)
• Even Jesus Himself spoke encouraging words to His disciples.
• Jesus left His words so we could be encouraged also.
Challenge:
1. Ask God to help you to look for ways that you can build your brothers and sisters up in their faith.
2. Ask God to help you to be a truth teller that speaks the truth in love.
3. Ask God to help you to encourage the weak and edify others spiritually.
4. Ask God to help you to be comforting with your words to those who need it.
5. Ask God to help you to sharpen your brothers and sisters faith. Ask Him to help you get in the word more so you can encourage people from the word.