MATTHEW 15:18-20

1. The Power Of Words

a) Each one of the Bible verses is a forceful reminder of the power of words, how important it is to guard our hearts and our minds, and how seriously God regards these things. As a whole, this collection of Bible verses about words is a mighty exhortation to consciously live before God’s face, where we are on holy ground!

b) Take these exhortations to heart, and test yourself: what are you letting in, and what are you letting out? Do the thoughts and words you drink of and use drag you and others down, or build up with eternal value? Are you yourself a spring of living water?

i) Matthew 15:18-20

“But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. These are the things which defile a man …”