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Brian's message today centered on the impact of our words on other people. It was a riveting message, with powerful scripture flowing throughout.

The base text was Ephesians 4.29-32. Brian taught from the NIV today, but here's that same verse, paraphrased from The Message:

Watch the way you talk. Let nothing foul or dirty come out of your mouth.
Say only what helps, each word a gift.
Don't grieve God. Don't break his heart. His Holy Spirit, moving and breathing in you, is the most intimate part of your life, making you fit for himself. Don't take such a gift for granted.
Make a clean break with all cutting, backbiting, profane talk.
Be gentle with one another, sensitive. Forgive one another as quickly and thoroughly as God in Christ forgave you.

Brian challenged us today, and we walked out with the words 'tell me something good' ringing in our ears. So - how are you doing? Did the message stick with you today? Did you ask someone about how your words felt to them? Were you compelled to go to someone to help mend a broken relationship?

God speaks to us so that we might be changed, that our lives would be transformed. Today, we were told that our entire community could be changed if we would all commit taking greater care with our words - if we talked to one another in order to build up and encourage.

What do you think?