The Weight of Our Words

What if all the words you ever said were recorded? If you wore a microphone all the time? What would your words say about you? As we start a new series, Sticks & Stones, Nate Hilgenkamp teaches through Matthew 12:33-37, showing us how much God cares about our words.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

- When you are all alone your words show who you really are.

- However great something’s potential for good is, equal is its potential for evil.

- The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit (Proverbs 18:21).

- What you plant is what will grow.

- Your relationship with your words is similar to your relationship with your bank: you can only withdraw what you have deposited.

- Apple seeds make apple trees, and orange seeds make orange trees...there are no exceptions. It’s no different with your heart and your words. What type of seeds are you planting?

- You can’t fake what is growing in your heart.

- God hears everything you say, so you are only fooling yourself if you think you can hide or fake anything.

- Ask someone close to you what your words display about who you are.

- There is a big difference between simply not sinning with your words and advancing the kingdom of God.

- Put purpose behind your words.

- Are you thoughtful about your words? Every single word you speak is an opportunity to speak with purpose.

- If you are a parent, what words will your kids remember about you?

- To put purpose behind your words, pray before you speak.

- You will pay for what you say.

- On the day you die and stand before God, what will your words say about you? It’s only through Christ’s death and resurrection that we are saved, but we will give an account for our words.

- The most important words ever spoken were from Jesus: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Do you believe those words?

MENTIONED OR RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

- Suggested Scripture study: Matthew 12:33-37; Proverbs 18:21

- Sermon: Words Matter