(Romans 12:2 NLT) Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
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Four Levels of Communication
Four Barriers to Communication
(Matthew 12:36-37 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."
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(Proverbs 25:11) A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
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(Proverbs 18:21-22) The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.
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(Jeremiah 31:3 NLT) "I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.”
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(Ephesians 4:29) Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
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(Proverbs 15:1) A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
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(Ephesians 4:15 NLT) We will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ...
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(Psalm 16:8-9) I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure.
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All scripture is from the New International Version unless otherwise noted.