When Your Faith is tested
HOW TO HAVE AN EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION
MEMORY VERSE: Proverbs
18:21 (NKJV) — 21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat
its fruit.
TEXT:
James 1:19–21
1.
Listen
Attentively
James 1:19; Psalm 66:16–20; John 10:4–5
“Most people do not listen with the intent to
understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” ― Stephen R. Covey
“We have two ears and one mouth, so we should
listen more than we say.”― Zeno of Citium
2.
Speak Cautiously
James 1:19; Prov 10:19; 17:28; James 3:2; 3:8; Prov
18:21; Eccl 5:2–3
3.
Be Angry Guardedly
James 1:19–20; Col 3:8;1 Thess 5:9; Eph 4:26–27;
Eccl 7:9; Prov 29:11; 15:1; 15:18; James 1:20; Matt 6:33; James 1:21; Gal
5:22–23
