CAN I GET A (HONEST) WITNESS?

Can I Get a Witness?

Proverbs 12:17-19 & 22
Geoff Uhlemann

Sept 2, 2018

1. Consequences of Lying

2. Intentional Injury – Maligning Others

 Slander is Stealing (Prv 22:1)

 The Source of Slander (Prv 18:8)

 Identifying Gossip

 Strategies to Stop Gossip (Jam 3:2-9; Ps 141:3; Prv 10:19, 26:20)

3. Masks & Makeup – Deceiving Others

4. Faithfulness over Flattery – Honestly Loving Others

 Flattery Fosters Failure (Prv 26:28, 29:5)

 Tactful Truth Telling (Prv 12:18, 25:15, 27:6, 28:23; Eph 4:15 & 25)

5. Healthy Habits & The Heart

 Small Concessions Lead to Big Confessions

 Speech Starts in the Heart (Lk 6:45; Prv 26:23)