Proverbs 18:20-21 

Matthew 12:36-37 And I tell you this, you must give an account on Judgement Day for every idle word you speak. The words you say either acquit you or condemn you. (NLT)

Keys to Communication 

1. Care 

2. Don’t just Listen, LISTEN! 

Matthew 11:15 Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand (NLT) 

James 1:19 So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath 

3. Words of Affirmation 

Psalms 100:4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. 

Psalms 50:23 Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; and to him who orders his conduct aright I will show the salvation of God. 

4. Loving Confrontation 

Ephesians 4:15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ. 

Proverbs 3:3-4 Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart, and so find favor and high esteem in the sight of God and man 

Ephesians 4:26 Be angry, and do not sin: do not let the sun go down on your wrath 

5. Intimacy 

Ephesians 4:30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor (Loud and shouting demands), and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.