Learn about what to do about your tendency to spread gossip at work or where ever. Learn tips on how to deal with this destructive

1. (Growing Up in Your
Emotional Life)
“Getting Past GossipinG!”
(2 Corinthians 12:20)

2. (Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)
“Getting Past GossipinG!”
(2 Corinthians 12:20)
The Honest Truth about
Gossipers

3. (Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)
“Getting Past GossipinG!”
(2 Corinthians 12:20)
The Honest Truth about Gossipers
Gossipers are unreliable (Proverbs 11:13)
Gossipers are inaccurate (1Tim. 5:13b)
Gossipers are off base (Proverbs 16:28)
Gossipers are unhealthy (2 Cor. 12:20)

4. (Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)
“Getting Past GossipinG!”
(2 Corinthians 12:20)
The Honest Truth about Gossipers
Gossipers are unreliable (Proverbs 11:13)
They are Confidence Betrayers
Gossipers are inaccurate (1Tim. 5:13b)
Gossipers are off base (Proverbs 16:28)
Gossipers are unhealthy (2 Cor. 12:20)

5. (Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)
“Getting Past GossipinG!”
(2 Corinthians 12:20)
The Honest Truth about Gossipers
Gossipers are unreliable (Proverbs 11:13)
They are Confidence Betrayers
Gossipers are inaccurate (1Tim. 5:13b)
They are mis-Information Spreaders
Gossipers are off base (Proverbs 16:28)
Gossipers are unhealthy (2 Cor. 12:20)

6. (Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)
“Getting Past GossipinG!”
(2 Corinthians 12:20)
The Honest Truth about Gossipers
Gossipers are unreliable (Proverbs 11:13)
They are Confidence Betrayers
Gossipers are inaccurate (1Tim. 5:13b)
They are mis-Information Spreaders
Gossipers are off base (Proverbs 16:28)
They are People Dividers
Gossipers are unhealthy (2 Cor. 12:20)

7. (Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)
“Getting Past GossipinG!”
(2 Corinthians 12:20)
The Honest Truth about Gossipers
Gossipers are unreliable (Proverbs 11:13)
They are Confidence Betrayers
Gossipers are inaccurate (1Tim. 5:13b)
They are Mis-Information Spreaders
Gossipers are off base (Proverbs 16:28)
They are People Dividers
Gossipers are unhealthy (2 Cor. 12:20)
They are Body Destroyers

8. (Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)
“Getting Past GossipinG!”
(2 Corinthians 12:20)
The Revealing Truth about
Gossipers

9. (Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)
“Getting Past GossipinG!”
(2 Corinthians 12:20)
The Revealing Truth about Gossipers
Gossipers take cheap _____________
at others to Tilt relations in their
favor.

10. (Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)
“Getting Past GossipinG!”
(2 Corinthians 12:20)
The Revealing Truth about Gossipers
Gossipers take cheap potshots
at others to Tilt relations in their
favor.

11. (Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)
“Getting Past GossipinG!”
(2 Corinthians 12:20)
The Bottom Line Truth about
Gossipers

12. (Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)
“Getting Past GossipinG!”
(2 Corinthians 12:20)
The Bottom line Truth about
Gossiping
• Avoid gossipers and all gossipy
conversations at all costs. (See Proverbs 20:19)
2. ______________________ gossip ASAP, before
it becomes. destructive. (See Matthew
18:15-17)

13. (Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)
“Getting Past GossipinG!”
(2 Corinthians 12:20)
The Bottom line Truth about
Gossiping
1. Avoid gossipers and all gossipy
conversations at all costs. (See Proverbs 20:19)
2. Confront gossip ASAP, before it
becomes. destructive. (See Matthew 18:15-17)
A. Privately and Directly
B.

14. (Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)
“Getting Past GossipinG!”
(2 Corinthians 12:20)
The Bottom line Truth about
Gossiping
1. Avoid gossipers and all gossipy
conversations at all costs. (See Proverbs 20:19)
2. Confront gossip ASAP, before it
becomes. destructive. (See Matthew 18:15-17)
A. Privately and Directly
B. Take 1-2 godly people
C. Involve

15. (Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)
“Getting Past GossipinG!”
(2 Corinthians 12:20)
The Bottom line Truth about
Gossiping
1. Avoid gossipers and all gossipy
conversations at all costs. (See Proverbs 20:19)
2. Confront gossip ASAP, before it
becomes. destructive. (See Matthew 18:15-17)
A. Privately and Directly
B. Take 1-2 godly people
C. Involve Spiritual Leaders of church

16. (Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)
“Getting Past GossipinG!”
(2 Corinthians 12:20)
The Bottom line Truth about
Gossiping
1. Avoid gossipers and all gossipy
conversations at all costs. (See Proverbs 20:19)
2. Confront gossip ASAP, before it
becomes. destructive. (See Matthew 18:15-17)
A. Privately and Directly
B. Take 1-2 godly people
C. Involve Spiritual Leaders of church

17. (Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)
“Getting Past GossipinG!”
(2 Corinthians 12:20)
The Bottom line Truth about
Gossiping
3. Acknowledge we all have gossip
tendencies (See John 2:24-25)
4. __________ gossip ASAP, before it
becomes. destructive. (See Matthew 18:15-17)

18. (Growing Up in Your Emotional Life)
“Getting Past GossipinG!”
(2 Corinthians 12:20)
The Bottom line Truth about
Gossiping
3. Acknowledge we all have gossip
tendencies (See John 2:24-25)
4. Focus on pleasing God and not on debating
gossipers. (See Proverbs 16:7)