LifePointe Christian Church
NEW YEAR BAD HABITS - Gossip - Week 4
Speaker: Chris Delfs, Senior Pastor
Locations & Times
LifePointe Christian Church
10291 E Stockton Blvd, Elk Grove, CA 95624, USA
Sunday 8:30 AM
Sunday 9:45 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
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Psalm 139:23
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious
thoughts. 24 Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. NLT
Gossip: A betrayer of confidence (revealer of secrets), spreader of rumors of reports of an intimate nature, whisperer, defamer, backbiter, talebearer or scandal-monger
Proverbs 6:16
There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him:.........19 a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict (discord, strife) in the community. NIV
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost
parts. NIV.
Proverbs 18:8
There's nothing so delicious as the taste of gossip! It melts in your mouth. CEV
Gossip is very difficult to see in the mirror (in ourselves)
We disguise gossip as a prayer request
We disguise gossip as truth
Determination: Helpful or unhelpful according to Ephesians 4:29
We disguise gossip as genuine concern
Proverbs 18:21
The tongue can bring death or life. NLT
What do you want to be known for?
GOSSIP HURTS THE PERSON SPOKEN ABOUT
Proverbs 16:28
A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends.
NLT
GOSSIP HURTS THE ONE HEARING THE GOSSIP
GOSSIP HURTS THE ONE SPEAKING THE GOSSIP
Proverbs 25:9
When arguing with your neighbor, don’t betray another person’s secret. 10
Others may accuse you of gossip, and you will never regain your good reputation. NLT
Gossip divides and destroys churches
Proverbs 26:20
Fire goes out without wood, and quarrels disappear when gossip stops. NLT
Elminate Gossip: GUARD OUR EARS
Proverbs 17:4
Wrongdoers eagerly listen to gossip; liars pay close attention to slander. NLT
“Why are you telling me this?”
“Have you had a chance to talk to them about this yet?”
The Jesus approach (Matthew 18:15)
Proverbs 20:19
A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much (don’t
hang around with chatterers. NLT). NIV
Eliminate Gossip: CLOSE OUR MOUTH
Proverbs 21:23
Watch your tongue, keep your mouth shut, and you'll stay out of trouble. NLT.
Refuse to repeat
Luke 6:31
Do to others as you would like them to do to you. NLT
Luke 6:45
What you say flows from what is in your heart. NLT
Matthew 12:36
I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for
every empty word they have spoken. 37. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.
Psalm 19:14
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD. NLT
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious
thoughts. 24 Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. NLT
Gossip: A betrayer of confidence (revealer of secrets), spreader of rumors of reports of an intimate nature, whisperer, defamer, backbiter, talebearer or scandal-monger
Proverbs 6:16
There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him:.........19 a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict (discord, strife) in the community. NIV
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost
parts. NIV.
Proverbs 18:8
There's nothing so delicious as the taste of gossip! It melts in your mouth. CEV
Gossip is very difficult to see in the mirror (in ourselves)
We disguise gossip as a prayer request
We disguise gossip as truth
Determination: Helpful or unhelpful according to Ephesians 4:29
We disguise gossip as genuine concern
Proverbs 18:21
The tongue can bring death or life. NLT
What do you want to be known for?
GOSSIP HURTS THE PERSON SPOKEN ABOUT
Proverbs 16:28
A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends.
NLT
GOSSIP HURTS THE ONE HEARING THE GOSSIP
GOSSIP HURTS THE ONE SPEAKING THE GOSSIP
Proverbs 25:9
When arguing with your neighbor, don’t betray another person’s secret. 10
Others may accuse you of gossip, and you will never regain your good reputation. NLT
Gossip divides and destroys churches
Proverbs 26:20
Fire goes out without wood, and quarrels disappear when gossip stops. NLT
Elminate Gossip: GUARD OUR EARS
Proverbs 17:4
Wrongdoers eagerly listen to gossip; liars pay close attention to slander. NLT
“Why are you telling me this?”
“Have you had a chance to talk to them about this yet?”
The Jesus approach (Matthew 18:15)
Proverbs 20:19
A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much (don’t
hang around with chatterers. NLT). NIV
Eliminate Gossip: CLOSE OUR MOUTH
Proverbs 21:23
Watch your tongue, keep your mouth shut, and you'll stay out of trouble. NLT.
Refuse to repeat
Luke 6:31
Do to others as you would like them to do to you. NLT
Luke 6:45
What you say flows from what is in your heart. NLT
Matthew 12:36
I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for
every empty word they have spoken. 37. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.
Psalm 19:14
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD. NLT