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Podcast: Resisting Gossip

by Marci Ferrell
Biblical Womanhood Christian Living Communication in Marriage Encouragement Podcast Titus 2

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Our words are important and as the Bible says, they are revealing our heart: #gossip @mferrell

The sin of gossip is everywhere, and it is in the church.  We can’t seem to get away from it.  We are either the ones gossiping or listening to gossip or we are the ones being gossiped about.  Gossip is a prevalent and poisonous sin that many times is not dealt with.  It is one of the “respectable sins” Jerry Bridges deals with in his book Respectable Sins, and the sin of gossip is thoroughly covered in a book I highly recommend called Resisting Gossip by Matthew Mitchell.

Our words are important and as the Bible says, they are revealing our heart: Click to Tweet

Our words are important and as the Bible says, they are revealing our heart:

“The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” Luke 6:45

Our words have power and they can bring death or life to our relationships.  Matthew Mitchell in his book  Resisting Gossip – defines gossip as, “bearing bad news behind someone’s back out of a bad heart.”  He gives a clearer understanding of the last phrase in that definition, “out of a bad heart” by sharing, “we gossip because our sinful hearts are attracted to bad stories like moths to a flame.”

Please come listen to the whole podcast at my friend Jennifer's site, Confidently Called,  where I shared last week a podcast we did together on Resisting Gossip.

A few areas this podcast covers:

When we should speak up & when we should remain quiet

Things many women say that is actually gossip

How we can open our mouths with wisdom on a daily basis

What we should be saying to each other

Six questions you can ask yourself before speaking

Avoiding gossip via Facebook, etc

The meaning of Proverbs 10:19 “When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.”

What to do when others start to share gossip

and more…

Resources Mentioned:

Resisting Gossip: Winning the War of the Wagging Tongue by Matthew Mitchell

Some questions to ponder as you interact with your family and others:

Where can you stop speaking words of destruction? What relationship most needs that from you? How are you going to remind yourself?

Where can you begin speaking words that create this week? Who most needs you to speak encouragement to them? (Taken from Jen Wilkin’s study on James, Week 7)

Listen to the Podcast:

You can listen to the podcast on iTunes here or directly from Confidently Called.

Since gossiping is a sin most women are prone to, you will want to listen in to today’s conversation. You’ll find a detailed list below of most of what we discuss. @mferrell

Related posts:

  1. How to Resist Gossip
  2. EP 1: Taming Our Tongues
  3. Becoming Women Who Speak Words That Build Up
  4. Podcast Ep. 24: Dealing with Our Grumbling and Complaining


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  1. Jennifer says

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    Thank you for sharing your wise words, Marci. And for sharing the podcast!

    • Marci Ferrell says

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      Thank you for having me on Jennifer. I loved getting to chat with you.

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Think to yourself before you respond to pause and Think to yourself before you respond to pause and pray. Two simple actions that take a moment but can give you wise words that are covered in gentleness, grace, and love.⁣
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We are called in Ephesians 4:29 to respond with wo We are called in Ephesians 4:29 to respond with words that give grace, encourage, and build up. This includes those hard moments when our kids are sinfully disobedient.⁣
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By affliction, Christ . . .⁣ shows us our empti By affliction, Christ . . .⁣
 shows us our emptiness and weakness,⁣
 draws us to the throne of grace,⁣
 purifies our affections,⁣
 weans us from the world,⁣
 and makes us long for Heaven.⁣
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Godliness > Your Plans⁠
The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.⁣
~ Henry Ward Beecher⁣
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How many times does Sunday morning roll around and How many times does Sunday morning roll around and you find your heart in a state of chaos instead of calm to worship the Lord?  How many Sundays do you arrive at church and realize you haven’t taken the time all week to pray for your pastor or your church family? ⁣
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I want to share with you some simple steps we can take to prepare our hearts and the hearts of our families for Sunday morning worship to the Lord. ⁣
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The hope today is to get you to understand the purpose and the mission of the local church and then to move on toward how we can proceed with some simple steps to prepare our hearts and the hearts of our families for Sunday morning worship to the Lord.⁣
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"Home is the true wife's kingdom. ⁣ ⁣ Very lar "Home is the true wife's kingdom. ⁣
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Very largely does the wife hold in her ⁣
hands, as a sacred trust, the happiness ⁣
and the highest good of the hearts that ⁣
nestle there. In the last analysis, home ⁣
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