Robert Morris - The Power of Your Words

P RAISE FOR

The Power of Your Words

Robert Morris has beautifully wed the practical with the profound. When we master our mouths, God blesses our lives. This book is in-depth and scripturally sound. Yet even more, these pages hold the truest privilege of a Spirit-led lifeour ability to bless and release life.

L ISA B EVERE

A UTHOR , F IGHT L IKE A GIRL AND K ISSED THE G IRLS AND M ADE T HEM C RY

Robert Morris gives incredible insight on how your words can affect you and the people around you, for better or for worse. Packed with powerful principles, The Power of Your Words will help you understand the real meaning of your words and give you practical suggestions on how to use them.

M IKE B RISKY

F ORMER PGA T OUR P LAYER

A SSOCIATE P ASTOR , G ATEWAY C HURCH

Robert Morris once again hits the mark. In fact, he hits several in this book. The Power of Your Words sheds light on how our words always have consequences. Roberts encouraging style gives us hope that through the power of the Holy Spirit any Christian can find victory over the powerful weapon that is our tongue. He delivers spiritual truth in an entertaining, down-to-earth manner that any reader, at any stage in his or her spiritual lifeunsaved to theologiancan appreciate.

C HAD H ENNINGS

T HREE -T IME S UPER B OWL C HAMPION , D ALLAS C OWBOYS
F ORMER A IR F ORCE F IGHTER P ILOT

The Power of Your Words will take you beyond learning to living. I can attest that if you embrace them as I did, your life will never be the same. I believe that these life-changing principles taught by Robert Morris will even break through denominational walls.

P ETER H IRSCH

B EST -S ELLING A UTHOR
M ESSIANIC R ABBI
E XECUTIVE P ASTOR , G ATEWAY C HURCH

Robert Morris has done the Body of Christ a great favor with this book. He skillfully manages to dig deeply into our attitudes and the words we use with one another in a kind and sensitive manner. Every Christian on the face of the earth needs to read this message. Thank you, Robert. The Power of Your Words is destined to be a classic.

C INDY J ACOBS

F OUNDER , G ENERALS I NTERNATIONAL

It is with great excitement that I recommend Robert Morriss book, The Power of Your Words. Its message is a key to unlock our understanding about the significance of what we say. Our avowed enemy, Satan, doesnt want us to have a correct revelation about our words; he wants to keep us blinded so that he can use our words against us. But God wants us to know how to use words so that we can bless others and be blessed. Frankly, I have never read a book like this. As a result, it is my intention to buy copies of The Power of Your Words for each of my immediate family and for the hundreds of employees at Daystar. I strongly encourage you to get this book and then get copies of it for the people who are most important to you.

M ARCUS D. L AMB

P RESIDENT AND CEO, D AYSTAR T ELEVISION N ETWORK

Pastor Robert Morris has written a book that will bring you closer to the heart of God and take you deeper into the Word of God. The Power of Your Words will make you aware of everything that you are saying and the lasting effect those words will have. The tongue is a powerful tool for Kingdom living.

T OMMY M ADDOX

NFL Q UARTERBACK , P ITTSBURGH S TEELERS
F OUNDER , T OMMY M ADDOX F OUNDATION

We often take our speech for granted and fail to realize its value and effect. But the Bible has a lot to say about the power of the tongue. In The Power of Your Words, Robert Morris focuses our attention on the significance of each word we choose to express. Its time for us, the Church, to be accountable for the spiritual, mental and emotional events we set in motion with our words, both in our lives and in the lives of those around us. Robert effectively inspires and challenges us to exercise wisdom when speaking.

J AMES R OBISON

F OUNDER AND P RESIDENT , LIFE O UTREACH I NTERNATIONAL

2006 Robert Morris

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Chosen edition published 2014

ISBN 978-1-4412-6847-1

Previously published by Regal Books

Ebook edition originally created 2013

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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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AMPScripture taken from THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE, Old Testament copyright 1965, 1987 by the Zondervan Corporation. The Amplified New Testament copyright 1958, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

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THE MESSAGEScripture taken from THE MESSAGE. Copyright by Eugene H. Peterson, 1993, 1994, 1995. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.

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Dedication

This book is dedicated to Jimmy Evans, my pastor, brother, mentor and friend, from whom I first learned these truths. Jimmy and his wonderful wife, Karen, host Marriage Today, one of the most effective marriage ministries I know. I encourage everyone who reads this book to watch and support Marriage Today.

Contents

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Chapter One
The Strength in a Word

Chapter Two
Word Connections You Cant Live Without

Chapter Three
Can I Speak Freely?

Chapter Four
Ten Deadly Sins of the Tongue

Chapter Five
The Troublesome Tongue

Chapter Six
Taming the Tongue

Chapter Seven
The Baptism of Heaven

Chapter Eight
The Language of Heaven

Chapter Nine
The Gates of Praise

Chapter Ten
Oh, How Much Your Words Matter!

Foreword

I was standing beside a swimming pool near the banks of the Mississippi River the day It happened to me.

I was 30 years old at the time. I had been raised in church, knew Christ and had a reasonably effective ministry; but It still hadnt happened to me.

I hope It doesnt sound casual or trivial, because I see It as one of the most essential foundational experiences a person can have. By It, Im referring to the God-graced gift of suddenly understanding the power of my spoken wordsof how I use words, or fail to use them.