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St Mary Church – Ottawa SS Group’s name : …………………………………………….. – Grade : …5……
|Preparation date | |Service date | |
|Lesson’s title |A respectful Conversation |
|General purpose |( ) Love |( ) Faith |( ) Hope |
|Specific purpose |Avoid saying the wrong words. |
|Verses of the lesson |“But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.” (Matthew 12:36) |
|References |The Holy Bible. |
| |Sermon: Be Careful What You Say, By: Fr. Bishoy Andrawes. |
|illustration tool |ppt |
|Psalm of the week |Psalm 50 |
|Personal meditation | |
|Introduction |Has anyone ever told us something that made us very upset because of the words they used or the way they said it. Did we feel hurt, did|
| |they offend us or bring us down? How did it feel? |
| |Have WE ever said things that we later wished we hadn’t, things that we regretted saying, felt like it didn’t do any good, and that our|
| |words hurt someone else? |
| |Every day, we spend a lot of time talking. Sometimes we don’t even think about what we’re saying, we just say words. This happens |
| |especially when we’re angry, or when we get in an argument with our friends or parents. |
|Lesson |1) What can words do? |
| | |
| |Sometimes we forget how powerful words can be. |
| |Can you guys give me an example of words used that become destructive, that hurt others |
| |-If we’re sitting with a group of our friends at school, and someone starts to talk in a bad way about one of our classmates. They |
| |start spreading rumors, or saying oh, I heard this person did something bad, and in two minutes, the conversation is all about that |
| |person, and the friends we’re sitting with all get engaged, and start making fun of that person, and talking behind their back. |
| |Can we imagine what it would feel like to be in that person’s place? |
| |Did this conversation do any good to anyone? Did anything good or constructive come out of it? Is anyone better off? Was this |
| |conversation necessary? Did it help anyone or comfort anyone? NO. |
| |This conversation on the other hand hurt someone else. |
| | |
| |What to avoid? –hateful words, bad language, gossip |
| | |
| |1 Peter 3 |
| |8 Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous; 9 not |
| |returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may |
| |inherit a blessing. |
| | |
| |So what should we try to make our conversations like. |
| |OUR words should |
| |Inspire |
| |Bring joy |
| |Lift up |
| |Comfort |
| |Encourage |
| |Help |
| |Reflect God’s love |
| | |
| |Our words can bring others closer to God, and they can also drive people away from Him. |
| |People listen to us, we can have influence on others, even if we don’t notice it. |
| | |
| |Don’t underestimate words. |
| |-don’t underestimate the power of the tongue |
| |“death and life are in the power of the tongue “ |
| | |
| |Good words are constructive, evil words are destructive. |
| |The mouth of the righteous is a well of life, “let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth but what is good, for necessary |
| |edification that it may impact grace to the hearers” words that build up, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, a positive word, The word|
| |of God, the word of the Spirit, a word that builds the knowledge, a word that comforts, a word that gives peace, peace between people, |
| |not useless words. |
| |There are words that put down, negative words, words with no hope that put other people down. |
| |Also, Lies, exaggerations( these words destroy! |
| | |
| |2) How can I control my words? |
| |The words that come out of our mouth reflect a lot what’s in our hearts and in our thoughts. Examining the heart, words come from our |
| |hearts and thoughts, if we think positively positive things will come out. Matthew 12:34 |
| |For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. |
| |We should constantly be thinking about good and positive things, about the Word of God, about the Love of God |
| | |
| |Meditate on that which is pure holy, |
| |Don’t let bad things come to your eyes ears, bad words |
| |“8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever|
| |things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these |
| |things. 9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.” |
| |(Philippians 4) |
| | |
| |If we want good and pure and constructive words to come out of our mouth, then what should we be thinking about ? Should we be judging |
| |people in our thoughts and hearts , or should we be looking for the good qualities they have and encouraging them. Focus, even on ONE |
| |thing that’s good in someone else, don’t focus on the bad |
| |Should we watch anything with bad words ? why? The more bad things we watch, the more that gets stuck in our heads, and the more we |
| |become used to saying bad things. |
| | |
| |When should I speak? –speak when I have something good to say. |
| |When should I be silent?-when I don’t have any necessary thing to say |
| |Think before I speak |
| | |
| |James 1: 19 |
| |“let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;” |
| | |
| |Silence is good |
| |Silence is good when I need to listen, when I don’t have anything necessary to say, |
| |Let everyman be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath,,, must think before we speak |
| |Silence is a good chance to meditate with God, |
| | |
| |Proverbs 10 |
| |19 In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, -( it’s good to be silent |
| | But he who restrains his lips is wise. |
| | |
| |The verse of today: “But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.” |
| |(Matthew 12:36) |
| |An idle word doesn’t just mean a bad word, it means any useless or worthless word. |
| |3) Important: |
| |- Ask God to help me control my tongue, and never say words that are useless, hurtful or destructive. |
| | |
| |Psalm 141, (Psalm 142 in the Compline hour ) |
| | 3 Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; |
| | Keep watch over the door of my lips. |
| | 4 Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, |
| | |
| |-Know that the Holy Spirit is in me, and ask Him to always help me say the right words, and to always be with me when I speak, and make|
| |me say that which is good, and true, and pure, and constructive. |
| | |
| |1 John 4:4 “You are of God, little children, and have overcome them because He who is with you is greater than he who is in the world”|
| | |
| |God is there to help us. |
| | |
| |-That’s why whenever I’m in a situation, I should think before I speak, and I should listen to what the Holy Spirit tells me. For |
| |example if I’m in a conversation, and the other person starts getting angry and starts yelling. I shouldn’t just yell back and say bad |
| |words. We feel in our hearts that voice telling us not to do that, and we should listen because when we feel like no, that’s not the |
| |right thing to say, that’s the Holy Spirit working in us. It might help to remember that every idle word I say, I will have to give |
| |account for it! |
| | |
| |So what Can I do? Instead of yelling back, or getting angry myself, I should ask God to help me remain calm, to help me say the right |
| |words to make the best out of the situation. |
| | |
| |“A soft answer turns away wrath but a harsh word stirs up anger” (Proverbs 15:1) |
|Conclusion |-words hurt, even if we say we’re sorry, they could still hurt the other person, the damage they do doesn’t always go away when w |
| |apologize, “toothpaste example, once we squeeze the toothpaste out of the tube, we can never take it back in” same thing with words |
| |-use words to build others up, to encourage, to lift up |
| |-think before we speak |
| |-am I saying something meaningful or worthless, useful or useless? |
|Lesson application |In conversations or arguments, must always remember that words are very powerful, and that I will have to give account for every idle |
| |word I say. So must think before I speak, will what I say hurt anyone, or will it benefit or help anyone? Should listen to the Holy |
| |Spirit inside me and ask Him to help me say the right words. |
|Homework |This week, we should be very aware of every word we say. |
| |At the end of every day, we should try to write down any words that we used that we shouldn’t have, or any bad reactions we had in a |
| |conversation. This can help us keep them in mind and try to not say them again the next day. |
| |We should ask the Holy Spirit to help us say every right and good word, and stop saying idle words. |
| |-keep in mind that words can hurt and bring down, the other person could still be hurt even if we apologize and they forgive us. That’s|
| |why it’s better not to say the bad words in the first place. |
|Weekly report |# of kids : |Atten. : |Commun. |
|Personal notes |Confes. Date : |Commun. ( ) |# of visited kids : |
| |Bible ( ) |Spiritual book : |
|Notes of servant’s servant | |
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