Main Idea 

Your words are steering the direction of your relationships toward or away from God. 

What Is Missing? (Ephesians 4:25-32) 

1. Lacking truth = growth plateaus 
2. Lacking action = unity weakens 
3. Lacking affirmation = joy shrivels 
4. Lacking kindness = restoration runs away 

Life Group Discussion Questions 

1. When is it a wrong time to share the truth in love and when is the right time? (Ephesians 4:25) 
2. What is the proper way to address lies at home and in the church and how can ignoring it undermine unity? (Zechariah 8:16) 
3. How can you manage your frustration so that anger will not lead to sin, and the devil will not have opportunity to work? (Ephesians 4:26-27) 
4. How does doing hard work bless the people around you? (Ephesians 4:28) 
5. When did you last build up someone with your words and share God's grace with someone? (Colossians 4:5-6) 
6. What makes unity an important aspect of the Christian life and how do you protect it? (Romans 15:5-6) 
7. How can you put Ephesians 4:29-32 into practice this week?