Main Point: Truth transforms people; truth grows the body of Christ!

Because truth transforms people, we need to HEAR truth (vv. 11-14)

Because truth transforms people, we need to SPEAK truth (in love) (vv. 15-16)

"Speaking truth in love requires that we speak with both the right CONTENT and the right INTENT."

Ephesians 4:21 (ESV): "...the truth is in Jesus..."

As the truth is heard and spoken in love:

People grow more LIKE Jesus

People grow more NEAR to Jesus

People grow more NEAR to one another