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10. What are some helpful words you know someone needs to hear you speak to them?
When will you speak them?
11. What keeps us as a group from lovingly correcting each other when we know someone’s words have hurt someone else?
On a scale of one to ten (with ten being totally open and authentic), where are we as a group and how do we move the scale up?
12. Have there been words spoken that have hurt others that you need to fix?
Who needs to hear better words in the days ahead (spouse, kids, coworkers)?
Prayer Requests

Doing life together

We are h a (2 Cor 5:20)
Our w are s (Genesis 1:3-5)
Filthy Language/Unwholesome Talk (Colossians 3:8)
O and s
speaking reflecting low c
Slander (Colossians 3:8)
To speak f about someone you hold
i l r .
Lie (Colossians 3:9)
To make a false statement in order to d
or p a w .
What should I do with what I’ve heard today?

October 21, 2018
Pastor Michael Elsdon
Sticks and Stones
Colossians 3:1-11

Refined

October 21, 2018
1. Share with the group about a time when you spoke too soon, said something in anger, or intended to be funny and your words fell flat.
2. Make a list of the ways you can think of that people sin with their speech.
read James 3:1-8 .
3. According to James, what does the tongue reveal about our hearts and our minds?
4. The word “perfect” in verse 2 could also mean mature. What do our words have to do with being a mature person?

GROWTH GROUP HOMEWORK

Thinking things through

Digging deeper

5. Our speech has the power to direct and to destroy. What analogies did James use to describe this power?
When do you first remember seeing the power words could have?
6. How have you experienced your tongue making a big impact, either positively or negatively?
read James 3:9-12
7. We have considered some of the negative consequences of speech given by James. What power do our words have for delight?
What are some of the positive effects of speech given in these verses?
8. When we fill ourselves with grace, what impact should that have on how we speak to others?
9. What implications are there for our speech, if we are hidden in Christ?
What implications are there for speaking with others, who are equally in need of God’s grace?