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Did You Hear This?

August 13, 2023 • Pastor Chad Garrison

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Dishing the dirt might feel good in the moment, but it hurts everyone in the long run.

Whether spoken, texted, or posted, our words are powerful. They can beat us down and lift us up. They wound and they heal. And the right words at the right time can be exactly what we need to hear—or what we need to say. Let’s find the right words in a new series, Watch Your Mouth.

QUESTIONS FOR THE ROAD:

1. Take the Gossip Audit: What causes you to participate in gossip?

2. Is there anyone you’ve hurt with gossip? What steps will you take to make it right?

3. What practical steps can you take this week to intentionally focus your words on being “helpful” and “encouraging” to others?

Feel My Wrath

August 6, 2023 • Pastor Chad Garrison

Getting angry isn't the sin; it's what we do with it. Our daily choice with our anger is, will we flip people, or tables? Whether spoken, texted, or posted, our words are powerful. They can beat us down and lift us up. They wound and they heal. And the right words at the right time can be exactly what we need to hear—or what we need to say. Let’s find the right words in a new series, Watch Your Mouth. QUESTIONS FOR THE ROAD: 1. In your effort to be right, have you ever forgotten to be loving What was that situation like? What did you learn from it? 2. When you feel anger over injustice, how can you turn the tables by loving people? 3. How might remembering God’s forgiveness of your sins change the way you approach people who have hurt or mistreated you, or those you love? 4. Spend time this week thanking God for His forgiveness of your sins. Ask Him to help you show His love to others the next time you feel angry.

This Is The Worst

August 20, 2023 • Pastor Chad Garrison

Tracing the roots of our complaints to the dissatisfaction in our souls. Whether spoken, texted, or posted, our words are powerful. They can beat us down and lift us up. They wound and they heal. And the right words at the right time can be exactly what we need to hear—or what we need to say. Let’s find the right words in a new series, Watch Your Mouth. QUESTIONS FOR THE ROAD: 1. Audit: What do you complain about most? 2. What are some blessings you haven’t been grateful for lately? 3. Do you more often need to change your circumstances or your perspective? 4. Read Philippians 1:12-13. How could you, like Paul, flip your perspective about the struggles you’re facing?

Imma Speak My Piece

August 27, 2023 • Pastor Chad Garrison

Do your words ‘speak your piece’, or speak from your Peace? Whether spoken, texted, or posted, our words are powerful. They can beat us down and lift us up. They wound and they heal. And the right words at the right time can be exactly what we need to hear—or what we need to say. Let’s find the right words in a new series, Watch Your Mouth. QUESTIONS FOR THE ROAD: 1. Who, or what, are you most critical of? What could your criticism be destroying? 2. Read Romans 15:13. What would it look like if each day your words overflowed with hope from the Holy Spirit? 3. Commit to encourage at least one person every day this next week. Take note of how it transforms your heart, as well as theirs!