GODLY LIVING

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GODLY LIVING

• EPHESIANS 425-32

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TRUTH MATTERS

• Lay aside falsehood.
• Speak truth each one with your neighbor.
• Lying sets us up for hell Revelation 218
• It destroys our influence.
• It makes it impossible for others to trust us.
• It adds sin upon sin. One lie breeds another.
• FOR we are members of one another.
• The relationship should affect the life.
• As brothers and sisters in Christ truth is vital

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CONTROL ANGER

• Be angry but dont sin.
• Dont let the sun go down on your anger
• Dont give the devil an opportunity.
• Need to be slow to anger James 119
• The anger of man does not achieve the
  righteousness of God. James 120

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DONT STEAL

• If you have been stealing, quit.
• Rather, work with your own hands.
• This is good.
• So you can share with those in need.
• Those who wont work shouldnt eat 2
  Thessalonians 310
• We must not be enablers of laziness.
• Stealing can happen in many ways.

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WATCH YOUR MOUTH

• Dont let unwholesome words come out of your
  mouth.
• Only use words that build up and tear down.
• Should give grace to hearers.
• Wrong words grieve the Holy Spirit by whom we are
  sealed for the day of redemption.

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GET RID OF BITTERNESS

• Bitterness is tied to anger, clamor, slander and
  all kinds of malice.
• Dont let a root of bitterness spring up in your
  life. Hebrews 1221
• Bitter attitude drives people away.

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BE KIND

• Kindness comes from grace and love.
• I Corinthians 133-4
• Kind actions and a tender heart go together.
• A kind heart builds a good marriage I Peter
  38-9
• The kind person, forgives others as God has
  forgiven us in Christ.
• Grudges build wedges, forgiveness builds bridges.