Gossip –
derogatory information about someone that you have that is shared with others in a tone of confidentiality that is not motivated by doing good to them and that you are enjoying in a way that shows your heart is not humble. – John Piper

Gossip is
· Sharing something you shouldn’t share
· With someone you shouldn’t share it with
· About someone you’ve never shared it with

Psituristes (see-thur-ah-tays)
a whisperer, a person who whispers behind your back with the intention of hurting you

Talking badly about someone else when they’re not around says more about you than the person you are talking about. – Anonymous

Gossip is quickly told, quickly heard, quickly believed, and quickly spread.

REFUSE IT

Be careful of what you entertain.
Sin fascinates before it assassinates.

1. Have you talked to _______ about this?
2. What’s your purpose in talking to me about this?

REBUKE IT

The most loving thing you can do for a friend is to risk the relationship to guide them back to God.

REDIRECT IT

Redirect them to the person they gossiped about.

Redirect them to the person they gossiped to

The most beneficial thing you can do isn’t to tell someone what they want to hear, but what they need to hear.