1. “The Power of Positive Speaking”

2. The Creative power of God is His WORDS!

3. Interesting… When God Created the world… He did it by speaking…

4. PS 33:6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

5. GEN 1:3 And God SAID… Let there be light: and there was light. And God said...

10. Ten times in Genesis this expression is repeated “God said”

11. man doth not live by bread only but by every word …out of the mouth of the LORD... Deu 8:3

12. Isa 55:11 So shall my word be …It shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please

13. Not just a good man- Not just a prophet- Not an angel or a created being Jesus is GOD!

14. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God. (John 1:1)

15. When Jesus walked among us… His Words had power…

16. Mat. 8:8 The centurion … said … but speak the word only and my servant shall be healed.”

17. Humans are God’s highest order of creation

18. (Gen 1:26) And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:

19. Humans have a unique ability… the power of cognitive speech. No other living organism Not even close! A vast gap

20. Only humans have the part of the brain that is necessary for cognitive speech. Whales, dolphins, primates simply were not created with the ability for speech

22. Could this (speech) be one way in which WE (humans) are created in His image and after His likeness?

23. The Power of Words Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue:

24. EVIL

47. "We shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight on the landing grounds. We shall fight in the fields, and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender!"

50. For GOOD! For GOD!

56. What about you? You have a God given ability! Everyone can speak!

59. Acts 4:18 And they called them (the apostles) and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the Name of Jesus.

60. Important? Tungue 19x...Proverbs -26x... Bible Word(s) 46x...Proverbs -1247x…Bible Lips 42X …Proverbs -119x…Bible

61. James 3:2 If any man offend not in word the same is a perfect man

62. Stop all Criticism!

64. Affirmation Comfort Encouragement PRAISE Appreciation

65. We have power and influence with people!

66. True Noble Right Pure Lovely Admirable if anything is excellent or praiseworthy think (TALK) about such things.

69. (Acts 2:3) And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

70. (Fapte 2:4) And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

71. (Jud 1:20) But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

75. Humans could speak with the power and authority of God.

76. Praying in the Spirit!

77. Jude 20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

79. Abraham did it! Moses did it! David did it! Isaiah did it! Jesus did it! The apostles did it! Paul did it!

81. The Spirit Filled Life Obedience Yielded Praying

88. (Jud 1:24-25) Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

89. To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.