Bethel Church Temple TX Podcast (Sermons)
Truth In Love
Truth in Love August 9, 2026 Elwyn Johnston Exodus 20:16 Verse of the Week: “Let your speech be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so you will have the right response for everyone.” Colossians 4:6 1. Don’t weaponize your words “You surely will not die.” Genesis 3:4 “has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden?’” Genesis 3:1 “Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” James 4:7 “Cursed are you more than all cattle, and more than every beast of the field, on your belly you will go, and dust you will eat” Genesis 3:14 “Let your speech be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so you will have the right response for everyone.” Colossians 4:6 2. Our words reveal what family we belong to “God of truth.” Psalm 31:5 “truth” – emeth - stability, reliability “I am the truth” John 14:6 “truth” – aletheia – not being hidden, unveiling, disclosure “Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father!” John 14:9 “God is not a man, that He should lie” Numbers 23:19 “The devil was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.” John 8:44 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” Ex. 20:16 “false” – sheqer – an untruth, lie, falsehood, deceit “Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord” Proverbs 12:22 “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:39 3. We refuse to bear false witness when we… Speak the truth in love “speaking the truth in love” Ephesians 4:15 “If you are called to testify about something you have seen or that you know about, it is sinful to refuse to testify” Leviticus 5:1 Consistently speak and live the truth “let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’” Matthew 5:37 Check it before we click it Go backward, when needed, and then forward “the sheep follow him because they know his voice.” John 10:4 “it is impossible for God to lie” Hebrews 6:18


