78. Share the Gospel Over Gossip: Transforming Our Conversations

Do we gossip more than we share the gospel? Join me on a reflective journey as we confront the stark reality of our words. Are we known for uplifting others, or do our conversations often tear down those around us? This episode encourages deep self-examination, challenging us to consider whether our words align with the fruits of the Spirit—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. We'll uncover the significant harm caused by gossip, a seemingly innocuous habit, and contrast it with the life-giving power of sharing the gospel.


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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
I had this thought come to me that I wanted to
share with you.
Do I gossip more than I sharethe gospel?
Do people know me more forgossiping or sharing the good
news?
And by the good news I mean areyou sharing love, peace,
patience, kindness, goodness,faithfulness, gentleness and

(00:23):
self-control?
Are you sharing those fruits ofthe Spirit so that people can
see something in you that isdifferent than the world?
Is it easier for me to gossipover sharing the gospel?
Oh, it's so hard.
Gossip is one of those thingsthat we probably all have done

(00:43):
and it actually seems like it'snot a big deal.
Like what does it matter?
It's just kind of fun to sharesomething.
Everyone does it.
It's not like murdering someoneand it's really interesting
because if you go and just do asearch on the Bible, you will

(01:04):
see so much information aboutgossip that there was just too
much to try to share with you.
But I encourage you, go on yourBible app, search for gossip,
or go on the internet and searchfor gossip, and you will find
so much stuff on how terrible itreally is, so much stuff on how

(01:27):
terrible it really is, and Ithink in our own lives we can
see that gossip actually trulytears each other down in such a
way that's almost you can't seeit, and I think that's why it's
so scary and divisive and whyit's so why God talks so much

(01:51):
about it, because we think it'snot a big deal, but it really is
.
So here's a couple of versesRomans 1, 29 through 32.
They were filled with allmanner of unrighteousness, evil,
covetousness, malice.
They are full of envy, murder,strife, deceit, maliciousness,

(02:14):
and you're all like, yeah,that's terrible.
Okay, here it goes.
They are gossips, slanderers,haters of God, insolent, haughty
, boastful, inventors of evil,disobedient to parents, foolish,
faithless, heartless, ruthless.
And it continues in verse 32.
Though they know God'srighteous decree that those who

(02:35):
practice such things deserve todie, they not only do them, but
give approval to those whopractice them.
Oh, that hit me so hard.
It was like, yes, I can seethat in my life where it's okay
to gossip for me or someone else, and this verse just really

(02:57):
shook me.
My daughter has this versememorized and it's so good.
It's 1 Thessalonians 5 11.
Therefore, encourage oneanother and build one another up
, just as you are doing.
And again, you can find so manyverses on encouraging one

(03:18):
another and how much that meansto God and how much that shows
the kingdom of God and it bringslife.
So I encourage you to just looksome of these up and just see
how much this matters.
Ephesians 4 29 says let nocorrupting talk come out of your

(03:40):
mouths, but only such as isgood for building up, as fits
the occasion, that it may givegrace to those who hear, and do
not grieve, the Holy Spirit ofGod, by whom you were sealed for
the day of redemption, let allbitterness and wrath and anger
and clamor and slander be putaway from you, along with malice
.
Be kind to one another,tenderhearted, forgiving one

(04:05):
another as God and Christforgave you.
Oh, these are so good.
So I'm speaking to myself onthis as well.
I hope this catchphrase willstay in your mind Share the
gospel over gossip.