This document discusses living in a Christian community and having healthy relationships. It provides several Bible verses about controlling one's tongue and speaking kindly. It notes that what comes from the heart also comes through the mouth. The document encourages being slow to speak and slow to anger in relationships. It suggests finding "Kingdom responses" when issues arise and lists takeaways about being unoffendable, committed in love, listening well, responding carefully, apologizing if needed, and having no expectations of others.

1. LIVING IN A CHRISTIAN
COMMUNITY

2. MY JOURNEY

3. Pro 12:18 Some people make cutting remarks,
but the words of the wise bring healing.
Pro 15:1 A gentle answer deflects anger, but
harsh words make tempers flare.
Pro 16:24 Kind words are like honey—sweet to
the soul and healthy for the body.
Pro 21:23 Watch your tongue and keep your
mouth shut, and you will stay out of trouble.

5. Mat 12:35 A good person produces
good things from the treasury of a
good heart, and an evil person
produces evil things from the
treasury of an evil heart.

6. 1CO 13:1 IF I COULD SPEAK ALL THE
LANGUAGES OF EARTH AND OF ANGELS,
BUT DIDN'T LOVE OTHERS, I WOULD ONLY
BE A NOISY GONG OR A CLANGING
CYMBAL.

7. HOW ARE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS?

8. ISSUES OF MY HEART, MY
TONGUE?

9. MATTHEW 18

10. JAS 1:19 UNDERSTAND THIS, MY DEAR
BROTHERS AND SISTERS: YOU MUST ALL
BE QUICK TO LISTEN, SLOW TO SPEAK,
AND SLOW TO GET ANGRY.

12. JAS 3:2 INDEED, WE ALL MAKE MANY MISTAKES. FOR IF
WE COULD CONTROL OUR TONGUES, WE WOULD BE
PERFECT AND COULD ALSO CONTROL OURSELVES IN
EVERY OTHER WAY.
JAS 3:8 BUT NO ONE CAN TAME THE TONGUE.
JAS 3:9 SOMETIMES IT PRAISES OUR LORD AND FATHER,
AND SOMETIMES IT CURSES THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN
MADE IN THE IMAGE OF GOD.
JAS 3:10 AND SO BLESSING AND CURSING COME
POURING OUT OF THE SAME MOUTH.

13. Finding Kingdom
responses in this

14. Take aways for thought:
• Be unoffendable in my heart
• Be committed in love to the other
person/people
• Never respond in the emotion
• Listen well – take what is said to God – respond
– leave it at the throne
• Apologise if needed
• Don’t have expectations towards the other
person/people