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The Lost Art of Words

The Lost Art of the “Word”

Excellence in Speech

Sermon Brief: 5-25-08

Excel in Your Speech

Soundness of Speech - Titus 2:8   

Superior in speech  - 2 Corinthians 8:7^   

Set An example - 1 Timothy 4:2    

Evaluate Your speech

           Timeliness  - Proverbs 15:23
Content

                Clarity of Communication  Eccl 5:2  

                Discerning Words - Not reckless words:  Proverbs 12:18   

           Encouraging Words - Proverbs 12:25;  Proverbs 8:6  

           Restraint   Proverbs 17:27-28; Eccl 10:12  

Questions to Ask:

Do you like to hear the sound of your own voice?

Do you always have an opinion?

Do you have to have the last word?

Do you argue for argument’s sake?

How well do you listen?

Elevate Your Speech

Craft your words  -  ^ Psalm 45.1  

            Give a soft answer - Proverbs 15:1    

Images of purpose - Luke 6, Proverbs 5; Isaiah 5

Godly Words -   1 Peter 4:11