Part 2: In a culture where niceness often takes precedence over truth, how do we confront with wisdom and receive correction with humility? This sermon explores the power of words—not just in what we say, but in how we handle hard conversations. Speaking truth isn’t easy, and neither is hearing it, but both are necessary for real growth and genuine community.

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Scripture: 2 Samuel 12.1-10

(Additional Reading: Judges 9.54; 2 Samuel 11.21; Matthew 18.15-17; Proverbs 27.6; Ephesians 4.15)

Warm-Up:

What makes it difficult for you to confront someone with the truth?

Turn the Text:

speaking the truth

receiving the truth

“You're betraying your whole life if you don't say what you think—and you don’t say it honestly and bluntly."

- Charles Krauthammer -