2. Ephesians 4:20-24
20 But that is not the way you learned Christ!— 21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, 22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, 23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

3. Ephesians 4:29
29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

4. Ephesians 4:29
29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Proverbs 12:18 There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

5. Ephesians 4:29
29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

6. Corrupting = diseased or rotten
Ephesians 4:29
29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Corrupting = diseased or rotten

7. Words Hurt to the Degree…

8. Words Hurt to the Degree…
They are plausible.

9. Words Hurt to the Degree…
They are plausible.
The speaker is credible.

10. Words Hurt to the Degree…
They are plausible.
The speaker is credible.
They impact your sense of identity.

11. Words Hurt to the Degree… “You are ____________.”
They are plausible.
The speaker is credible.
They impact your sense of identity.
“You are ____________.”

12. Motive of Corrupt Words

13. Motive of Corrupt Words
You want the person to hurt.

14. Motive of Corrupt Words
You want the person to hurt.
You want the person to know you are better.

15. Motive of Corrupt Words
You want the person to hurt.
You want the person to know you are better.
You want the person to know they don’t measure up.

16. Origins of Corrupt Words

17. Origins of Corrupt Words
Matthew 15:18–20 18 But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. 20 These are what defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone.”

18. Ephesians 4:29
29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

19. Proverbs 15:4 4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life
Ephesians 4:29
29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Proverbs 15:4 4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life

20. Ephesians 4:29
29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

21. Ephesians 4:29
29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Praise, Affirmation, Encouragement

22. Ephesians 4:29
29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Praise, Affirmation, Encouragement
Correction and/or rebuke

23. We need to hear a word from the Word.

24. We need to hear a word from the Word.
This is who you were. Ephesians 2:1-3

25. We need to hear a word from the Word.
This is who you were. Ephesians 2:1-3
This is who you are. Ephesians 2:4-3:21

26. We need to hear a word from the Word.
This is who you were. Ephesians 2:1-3
This is who you are. Ephesians 2:4-3:21
Believe for the first time – Romans 10:17

27. We need to hear a word from the Word.
This is who you were. Ephesians 2:1-3
This is who you are. Ephesians 2:4-3:21
Believe for the first time – Romans 10:17
Remind yourself/one another continually – Hebrews 10:24-25

28. We need to hear a word from the Word.
This is who you were. Ephesians 2:1-3
This is who you are. Ephesians 2:4-3:21