Building Up: With Our Words

Monday: Exodus 30:11-38
Tuesday: Exodus 32, Mark 10
Wednesday: Exodus 33
Thursday: Mark 11
Friday: Exodus 34, Mark 12
Saturday: Psalm 31-32, Proverbs 6
Sunday: 2 Samuel 6-14

Key Passage: Ephesians 4:29
Ephesians 4:17-24
Ephesians 5:18-19
Colossians 3:16
James 3:9-10
Proverbs 12:18
Proverbs 15:2
Proverbs 17:28
1 Peter 2:5
1 Peter 4:10-11
James 3:1-12
Matthew 12:33-37
Psalm 127:1

Luke 6:48
1 Corinthians 14:4, 17
1 Thessalonians 5:11

Words used wrongly:
Careless words
Proverbs 12:18
Proverbs 15:2
Proverbs 17:28

Slander and gossip
Proverbs 16:28
Ephesians 4:29-32
Ephesians 4:1-3

Grievances not dealt with properly
Matthew 18:15-16
Titus 2:10-11

Words used rightly:
Encouragement one to one
Proverbs 25:11
Hebrews 10:24-25

Encouraging the gathering
1 Corinthians 14:26

The Word of God in every sphere of life
“Simply by virtue of being a disciple of Jesus and filled with the Holy Spirit of the new Covenant, all Christians have the privilege, joy and responsibility of being involved in the work God is doing in our world, the 'work of the Lord.' And the fundamental way we do this is by speaking the truth of God to other people in dependence on the Holy Spirit.” - The Trellis and the Vine, by Colin Marshall and Tony Payne


οἰκοδομή oikodomḗ, oy-kod-om-ay';
1. (the act of) building, building up
2. metaph. edifying, edification
a. the act of one who promotes another's growth in Christian wisdom, piety, happiness, holiness
3. a building (i.e. the thing built, edifice)

1 Corinthians 3:9
1 Corinthians 14:3, 5, 12
Ephesians 2:21
Ephesians 4:12, 16


οἰκοδομέω oikodoméō, 
to build a house, erect a building
a. to build (up from the foundation)
b. to restore by building, to rebuild, repair
1. metaph.
a. to found, establish
b. to promote growth in Christian wisdom, affection, grace, virtue, holiness, blessedness
c. to grow in wisdom and piety

3DQ - 3 discipleship questions to ask each other: What is God saying to you? What are you going to do about it? How can I help?