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July 6, 2025
48m 48s

Speak Life, Not Death!

by Johnson Bowie
Have you ever said something you wished you could take back? What we say matters. Our words have the power to tear down or build up. They make a difference, so much that the Bible tells us that they either bring life or death. There is no in-between. It’s time to align the words we speak about ourselves, others, and our circumstances with God’s Word. Let’s take the lies captive and replace them with His truth!
Sermon Notes

If you go to ChatGPT instead of God for wisdom
1. You might miss out on deeper, divine wisdom
2. You may rely too much on human wisdom
3. You will miss the relationship part

“You could get advice from me, but you’d be robbing yourself if you didn’t get wisdom from God.”
-ChatGPT

Proverbs 10:11 NIV
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

James 1:26 NIV
Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.

Proverbs 15:4 AMP
A soothing tongue [speaking words that build up and encourage] is a tree of life, but a perversive tongue [speaking words that overwhelm and depress] crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 18:21 NIV
DEATH and LIFE are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.  

Matthew 12:36-27 MSG
“Let me tell you something: Every one of these careless words is going to come back to haunt you. There will be a time of Reckoning. Words are powerful; take them seriously. Words can be your salvation. Words can also be your damnation.”

Understanding the Power of Words
1. Understand the power of THEIR words

Kids are great OBSERVERS but terrible INTERPRETERS.        

Understanding the Power of Words
1. Understand the power of THEIR words
2. Understand the power of OUR words

Understanding the power of OUR words

- There is power in our words to OURSELVES

”Our parents may have only said it ONCE, but we’ve repeated it to ourselves 10,000 TIMES.”
- Chip Judd

Psalm 139:13-14 NIV
You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.  

Understanding the power of OUR words
- There is power in our words to OTHERS

Understanding the power of OUR words
- There is power in our words to OUR CIRCUMSTANCES

Proverbs 14:1 NIV
The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down. 

Mark 11:22–23 NIV
“Have FAITH in God,” Jesus answered. “Truly I tell you, if anyone SAYS to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.”

2 Corinthians 10:3-4 NIV
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 

Understanding the Power of Words
1. Understand the power of THEIR words
2. Understand the power of OUR words
3. Understand the power of GOD’s Words

3 kinds of words we speak
- Human words
- Devil’s words
- God’s Words

Proverbs 30:5 ESV
Every word of God proves TRUE; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

Prayer for Healing
- REPENT for the words we have said
- RELEASE what others have said
- RECEIVE what God has said

Maybe you made a decision to follow Jesus today, or maybe you’re curious what life with Him is all about. Wherever you are on your journey, we invite you to share with us so we can help you discover your next step.

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