The Art of Cursing

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II. TURN CURSES INTO BLESSINGS A. Be Aware of the T______ About Cursing 1. What you should curse. 2. What you should not curse.

“The Art of Cursing” Rev. Larry W. Tieman, Senior Pastor Immanuel Lutheran Church November 8, 2015

B. Learn to T______ before You S________.

“What a joy it is to find just the right word for the right occasion!” (Proverbs 15:23)

I. UNDERSTANDING THE “CURSE”

C. E_____________ others with your words.

A. Rooted in the Un__________ of Man in the Garden

“So speak encouraging words to one another.” (1 Thessalonians 5:11)

B. God alone has the p_______ to curse. 1. The s_________ (vv. 13-14)

D. S________ your tongue to the transforming power of Jesus Christ!

2. The g_________ (v. 17) 3. C______ (4:11) C. Calling down the p____________ of God. D. The greatest curse is the curse of s____. E. The only c______ is the c_______. (Gal. 3:13) Memory Verse: “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.” (Psalm 19:14)

MY NEXT STEP TODAY IS TO… Memorize Psalm 19:14. Work to remove all inappropriate cursing from my vocabulary.

Find someone to bless with my words this week. Commit to be a part of this series, as much as possible.

Join us next Sunday as we continue our teaching series “Tongue Pierced” with “The Language of Love.”

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