I want to begin by reminding you of what we learned in February and March. Back in February we spoke about how our words can have a serious impact for good or evil in our relationships. Life words, death words. God commands Christians to encourage one another. Because words have the power to affect others so deeply, it is the duty of every Christian to find out how to encourage fellow believers by what we say.
Words can encourage, discourage, or do nothing.
Shallow words do little. Death words discourage. But life words encourage. We must learn to speak sincerely, using our words to encourage other Christians to be obedient to God's holy calling in Christ Jesus. You can choose to wound and tear down, or you can choose to heal and build up.