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(Growing Up in Your Emotional Life) “Getting Past Gossiping!(2 Corinthians 12:20) Presented by Pastor Bill Smith of North Buffalo Community Church, SBC nbccwny.org

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Learn about what to do about your tendency to spread gossip at work or where ever. Learn tips on how to deal with this destructive force which creeps into our lives.

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(Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)

“Getting Past Gossiping!”(2 Corinthians 12:20)

Presented by Pastor Bill Smith of North Buffalo Community Church, SBC

nbccwny.org

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(Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)“Getting Past Gossiping!”

(2 Corinthians 12:20)

The Honest Truth about Gossipers

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(Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)“Getting Past Gossiping!”

(2 Corinthians 12:20)

Gossipers are unreliable (Proverbs 11:13)

Gossipers are inaccurate (1Tim. 5:13b)

Gossipers are off base (Proverbs 16:28)

Gossipers are unhealthy (2 Cor. 12:20)

The Honest Truth about Gossipers

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(Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)“Getting Past Gossiping!”

(2 Corinthians 12:20)

Gossipers are unreliable (Proverbs 11:13) They are Confidence Betrayers

Gossipers are inaccurate (1Tim. 5:13b)

Gossipers are off base (Proverbs 16:28)

Gossipers are unhealthy (2 Cor. 12:20)

The Honest Truth about Gossipers

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(Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)“Getting Past Gossiping!”

(2 Corinthians 12:20)

Gossipers are unreliable (Proverbs 11:13) They are Confidence Betrayers

Gossipers are inaccurate (1Tim. 5:13b)They are mis-Information Spreaders

Gossipers are off base (Proverbs 16:28)

Gossipers are unhealthy (2 Cor. 12:20)

The Honest Truth about Gossipers

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(Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)“Getting Past Gossiping!”

(2 Corinthians 12:20)

Gossipers are unreliable (Proverbs 11:13) They are Confidence Betrayers

Gossipers are inaccurate (1Tim. 5:13b)They are mis-Information Spreaders

Gossipers are off base (Proverbs 16:28)They are People Dividers

Gossipers are unhealthy (2 Cor. 12:20)

The Honest Truth about Gossipers

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(Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)“Getting Past Gossiping!”

(2 Corinthians 12:20)

Gossipers are unreliable (Proverbs 11:13)

They are Confidence Betrayers

Gossipers are inaccurate (1Tim. 5:13b)They are Mis-Information Spreaders

Gossipers are off base (Proverbs 16:28)They are People Dividers

Gossipers are unhealthy (2 Cor. 12:20)They are Body Destroyers

The Honest Truth about Gossipers

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(Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)“Getting Past Gossiping!”

(2 Corinthians 12:20)

The Revealing Truth about Gossipers

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(Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)“Getting Past Gossiping!”

(2 Corinthians 12:20)

Gossipers take cheap _____________

at others to Tilt relations in their favor.

The Revealing Truth about Gossipers

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(Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)“Getting Past Gossiping!”

(2 Corinthians 12:20)

Gossipers take cheap potshots

at others to Tilt relations in their favor.

The Revealing Truth about Gossipers

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(Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)“Getting Past Gossiping!”

(2 Corinthians 12:20)

The Bottom Line Truth about Gossipers

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(Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)“Getting Past Gossiping!”

(2 Corinthians 12:20)

1. Avoid gossipers and all gossipy conversations at all costs. (See Proverbs 20:19)

2. ______________________ gossip ASAP, before it becomes. destructive. (See Matthew 18:15-17)

 

The Bottom line Truth about Gossiping

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(Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)“Getting Past Gossiping!”

(2 Corinthians 12:20)

1. Avoid gossipers and all gossipy conversations at all costs. (See Proverbs 20:19)

2. Confront gossip ASAP, before it becomes. destructive. (See Matthew 18:15-17)

A. Privately and DirectlyB.

 

The Bottom line Truth about Gossiping

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(Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)“Getting Past Gossiping!”

(2 Corinthians 12:20)

1. Avoid gossipers and all gossipy conversations at all costs. (See Proverbs 20:19)

2. Confront gossip ASAP, before it becomes. destructive. (See Matthew 18:15-17)

A. Privately and DirectlyB. Take 1-2 godly peopleC. Involve

 

The Bottom line Truth about Gossiping

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(Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)“Getting Past Gossiping!”

(2 Corinthians 12:20)

1. Avoid gossipers and all gossipy conversations at all costs. (See Proverbs 20:19)

2. Confront gossip ASAP, before it becomes. destructive. (See Matthew 18:15-17)

A. Privately and DirectlyB. Take 1-2 godly peopleC. Involve Spiritual Leaders of

church

 

The Bottom line Truth about Gossiping

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(Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)“Getting Past Gossiping!”

(2 Corinthians 12:20)

1. Avoid gossipers and all gossipy conversations at all costs. (See Proverbs 20:19)

2. Confront gossip ASAP, before it becomes. destructive. (See Matthew 18:15-17)

A. Privately and DirectlyB. Take 1-2 godly peopleC. Involve Spiritual Leaders of

church

 

The Bottom line Truth about Gossiping

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(Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)“Getting Past Gossiping!”

(2 Corinthians 12:20)

3. Acknowledge we all have gossip tendencies (See John 2:24-25)

4. __________ gossip ASAP, before it becomes. destructive. (See Matthew 18:15-17)

The Bottom line Truth about Gossiping

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(Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)“Getting Past Gossiping!”

(2 Corinthians 12:20)

3. Acknowledge we all have gossip tendencies (See John 2:24-25)

4. Focus on pleasing God and not on debating gossipers. (See Proverbs 16:7)

The Bottom line Truth about Gossiping