Homewreckers : Week Two “Can You Hear Me Now?” Proverbs 15:1 Speak Softly So Your Family Can Hear You Better The Issues Facing Families—Threatening to Wreck Guarding your family God’s way Today: SPEAK SOFTLY SO YOUR FAMILY CAN HEAR YOU BETTER Communication in families is changing The struggle is real with the communication gap… Moments when you know you’ve “jumped the shark” Oxford Research—Family Communication Systems An all too real scenario—Heather & Ron Family communication themes What kind of theme dominates your family story? And how do you make sure it’s the right one? A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.- Proverbs 15:1 • A “soft” answer is calming and healing for both speaker and hearer. • “turns away” yashub - restore, give life back to • “wrath” - rage, venom, poisonous emotion • “harsh” asab - pain, toil, hardship • A “harsh” word causes pain; but also embodies the pain of the speaker If you want to ensure that the way you communicate as a family is life- giving, you may need to change the way you speak 1. Speak the truth—in love (Ephesians 4:15) Most of us forget to add “the love” Truth spoken in love is life-giving 2. Speak in a “salty” way (Colossians 4:6) Salt puriﬁes, enhances ﬂavors Does your speech build up or tear down? 3. Speak “yes” and “no” and mean it (Matthew 5:37) Double-talk undermines trust Say what you mean and mean what you say SPEAK SOFTLY SO YOUR FAMILY CAN HEAR YOU BETTER sermon extras & further reading FOR FURTHER READING: Stephen Covey The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families Ken Wytsma and A.J. Swoboda Redeeming How We Talk Henry Cloud Boundaries in Marriage; Boundaries with Kids SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PASTORCAST WITH PASTOR LEON AND MERIDETH PastorCast Podcasts can be found by: • Listening online through the “Audio” page of Pastor Leon’s website leonbloder.org or leonbloder.com • Searching for “PastorCast Weekly Podcast” in iTunes You can also subscribe to our podcasts from iTunes and receive them automatically. DAILY DEVOTIONALS THIS WEEK: The daily devotionals will be posted on Pastor Leon’s blog, linked on his Tumblr account, the church’s Facebook Page and Twitter.

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Homewreckers : Week Two “Can You Hear Me Now?” Proverbs 15:1 Speak Softly So Your Family Can Hear You Better

The Issues Facing Families—Threatening to Wreck Guarding your family God’s way

Today: SPEAK SOFTLY SO YOUR FAMILY CAN HEAR YOU BETTER

Communication in families is changing The struggle is real with the communication gap…

Moments when you know you’ve “jumped the shark”

Oxford Research—Family Communication SystemsAn all too real scenario—Heather & Ron

Family communication themesWhat kind of theme dominates your family story?

And how do you make sure it’s the right one?

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.- Proverbs 15:1• A “soft” answer is calming and healing for both speaker and hearer.• “turns away” yashub - restore, give life back to• “wrath” - rage, venom, poisonous emotion• “harsh” asab - pain, toil, hardship• A “harsh” word causes pain; but also embodies the pain of the speakerIf you want to ensure that the way you communicate as a family is life-giving, you may need to change the way you speak

1. Speak the truth—in love (Ephesians 4:15)Most of us forget to add “the love”

Truth spoken in love is life-giving 2. Speak in a “salty” way (Colossians 4:6)

Salt purifies, enhances flavors Does your speech build up or tear down?

3. Speak “yes” and “no” and mean it (Matthew 5:37)Double-talk undermines trust

Say what you mean and mean what you say

SPEAK SOFTLY SO YOUR FAMILY CAN HEAR YOU BETTER

sermon extras & further reading

FOR FURTHER READING:

Stephen Covey The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families

Ken Wytsma and A.J. Swoboda Redeeming How We Talk

Henry Cloud Boundaries in Marriage; Boundaries with Kids

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PASTORCAST WITH PASTOR LEON AND MERIDETHPastorCast Podcasts can be found by: • Listening online through the “Audio” page of Pastor Leon’s

website leonbloder.org or leonbloder.com• Searching for “PastorCast Weekly Podcast” in iTunesYou can also subscribe to our podcasts from iTunes and receive themautomatically.

DAILY DEVOTIONALS THIS WEEK: The daily devotionals will be posted on Pastor Leon’s blog, linked on his Tumblr account, the church’s Facebook Page and Twitter.