Power Of Words//World Changers [Part 4 of 9]

“Good people bless and build up their city, but the wicked can destroy it with their words.”  Proverbs 11:11 (NCV)

“Words kill, and words give life; they’re either poison or fruit – you choose.” Proverbs 18:21 (MSG) 

How I Can Bless Others With My Words:

1. You Bless Others When You Show Courtesy.

“Believers shouldn’t curse anyone or be quarrelsome, but they should be gentle and show courtesy to everyone.” 

Titus 3:2 (GW)

“Treat everyone you meet with dignity.”  

1 Peter 2:17 (MSG)

“A gossip goes around spreading rumors, while a trustworthy man tries to quiet them.”     Proverbs 11:13 (LB)

“Excel in showing respect for each other.” 

Romans 12:10 (GW)

2. You Bless Others When You Offer Mercy.

“When people sin, you should forgive and comfort them, so they won’t give up in despair.”    2 Corinthians 2:7 (CEV)

“God is so rich in compassion and mercy.” 

Ephesians 2:4 (TPT)

“Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.”  

Colossians 3:13 (LB)

“When someone stumbled, you lifted him up with your words.” 

Job 4:4 (GW)

“How blessed you are when you demonstrate tender mercy! For tender mercy will be demonstrated to you.”

 Matthew 5:7 (TPT)

3. You Bless Others When You Express Empathy.                 

“As holy people…  be sympathetic – kind, humble, gentle, and patient.” Colossians 3:12 (GW)

“When others are happy, be happy with them. If they are sad, share their sorrow.” Romans 12:15 (LB)

“Share each other’s troubles and problems, and in this way obey the law of Christ.”  Galatians 6:2 (NLT)

“Go easy on those who hesitate in the faith.”  

Jude 1:22 (MSG)

“A despairing man should have the devotion of his friends, even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.” 

Job 6:14 (NIV)

4. You Bless Others When You Speak Honestly.

“Speaking honestly is a sign of true friendship.” Proverbs 24:26 (TPT)

“Speak the truth in a spirit of love.”  Ephesians 4:15 (GN)

“Brothers and sisters, if someone in your group does something wrong…  go to that person and gently help make him right again.”  Galatians 6:1-2 (NCV)

“In the end, people appreciate frankness more than flattery.”  

Proverbs 28:23 (NLT)

5. You Bless Others When You Affirm Them Expectantly.

“Encourage one another and build each other up.”  

1 Thess. 5:11 (NIV)

“If you love someone…  you will always expect the best of him.”  

1 Corinthians 13:7 (LB)