33 Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. 34 Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the HEART the mouth speaks. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. 36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Matthew 12:33-37
Q & A：
- According to the main scripture, explain why it is important to be aware of the condition of our heart before we speak out of our mouth. How will our words and the confession with our mouth affect our lives and set the course for our destiny? (Matt 12:33-37; Rom 19:9-10)
- Do you believe that there is power and authority in our words as we are made in God’s image and hence be able to speak like He does? As our words can either edify or crush people’s lives, share from your personal experience on how one’s words either positively or negatively affected other’s spirit, soul or body. (Gen 1:3; Luke 7:7-8; Mark 11:22-23; Gen 1:26a; Prov 18:21; Prov 15:4; Prov 16:24)
- As we will reap the fruits of what we have sown through the spoken words, is there anything you need to change in terms of the negative words that you have spoken to yourself, your loved ones or people around you in the past? (2 Cor 4:13; 3 John 2)