Key Focus:
The Power of Confession

"The words we speak change our brain chemistry, shape our mental health, and build or break our relationships. Language acts as a tool that guides our daily actions, alters how others treat us, and frames our overall view of the world... (the words we speak) shape our emotional state, alter stress hormone levels, and actively guide our future actions. When we label ourselves or our situations out loud, our behavior shifts to align with those statements..."
https://brm.institute/neuroscience-behind-words/

1. Words give life or death.

· Humanity will speak from their beliefs, which either give life or prosperity or cause death or destruction.

· We declare what we believe.
o What we believe is fueled by faith, fear, ignorance, or evil (rebellion)
o Our words are identifiers of a source.

2. Jesus modeled speaking the Word

· God is not against us speaking what’s factual.

· God is not against us acknowledging our limitations.

· God does not want us to feel limited by what we do or don’t see.

· LIFE manifests when we trust in and obey God.

· Being made in the image of God gives us creative force through what we say.

· God uses Ezekiel to exemplify the POWER of His Words when we trust and obey Him.

· Jesus was clear in WHO He was on earth.

Luke 4:18 KJ21
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed Me to preach the Gospel to the poor. He hath sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised…

· Jesus resurrected the WORD in His introduction.

· Jesus understood the scriptures and announced His place

3. Confession that aligns with God's Will produces results

Big Idea:
What you speak shapes what you experience.

Teaching Points:
1. Words give life or death.

2. Jesus modeled speaking the Word.

3. Confession aligns us with God’s will.

Weekly Challenge:
1. Replace negative speech with Scripture.
2. Speak God’s Word aloud every morning.
3. Declare Scriptures over family, health, and finances.