WE WERE CREATED

TO BLESS
The Power of the Tongue

Strengthening My Steps Series

1. The True Believer
Always Blesses
 POWER IN THE WORDS
WE SPEAK
“If anyone speaks, let him
speak the oracles of God”
1 Peter 4:11
 Revelation 16:13-14
“And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs
coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of
the mouth of the beast, out of the mouth of the
false prophet. For they are spirits of demons,
performing signs, which go out to the kings of
the earth and of the whole world, to gather
them to the battle of the great day of God
Almighty.”
YOUR WORDS…
• Put to work the angelic
armies
• Are empowered when you
speak the Word of God
Negative Words…
• Empower demonic spirits
Psalm 34:12-13
“Do any
of you want to live a
life that is long and
good? Then watch your
tongue! Keep your lips
from telling lies!”
YOU ARE THE GREATEST
PROPHET OF YOUR LIFE
Proverbs 18:21
“The tongue can bring death or life;
those who love to talk will reap the
consequences.”
The words we speak have
the power to determine
who we will become and
what we will do.
Confess what you need
to be, not what you
think you are…
When going through battles in our
own life we can conquer by
speaking God’s Word
 2. Exalt God
“Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and
the two-edged sword in their hand, to execute
vengeance on the nations, and punishments on the
people; to bind their kings with chains, and their
nobles with fetters of iron; to execute on them the
written judgment – this honor have all his saints.
Praise the Lord!” Psalm 149:6-9
 “When we exalt God with our
mouths, the Word of God becomes
sharper and more powerful in
our hands. We have the
authority of calling upon the
presence of God to take control
of the nations, knowing that
the people who have opposed the
gospel will be broken by the
3. The three-fold Blessing of
God
God speaks and things
change!!!
 Genesis 1:28

“Then God blessed them,

and God said to them, ‘Be
fruitful and multiply;
fill the earth and subdue
it; have dominion over the
fish of the sea, and the
birds of the air, and over
 a. BE FRUITFUL
Fruitful – Life of Holiness
Romans 6:22
“Now having been set free from sin, and
having become slaves of God, you have your
fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting
life.”
 b. MULTIPLY
God wants us to multiply in our:
1. Spiritual life
2. Physical life
3. Social life
4. Financial Life
c. HAVE DOMINION
God wants His children to
climb to positions of
privilege.
4. God Wants To Bless
Us to be a Blessing
 Genesis 12:1-3
“Now the Lord had said to Abram, ‘Get out of your
country, from your father’s house, to a land that I
will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will
bless you and make your name great; and you shall
be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and
I will curse those who curse you; and in you all the
families of the earth shall be blessed.”
 God speaks not
according to what
He sees, but
according to what
He wants to see.
 Blessing –(Beraka –
Hebrew)
Giving of the power of the
goodness and favor of God.
The blessing is TRANSMITTED
verbally.
 Normally, the BLESSING
was transmitted through
the spoken word, and for
the Hebrews, in the
spoken word was the power
to attract good or to
activate evil.
 Each blessing spoken to
someone spells out a desire
for the favor of God to be
upon that person.

Encouragement motivates people

to success. Complaining does
 James 3: 6, 9, 10

6 The tongue also is a fire, a world

of evil among the parts of the body.
It corrupts the whole person, sets
the whole course of his life on fire,
and is itself set on fire by hell.
 James 3: 6, 9, 10

9 With the tongue we praise our

Lord and Father, and with it we
curse men, who have been made
in God’s likeness.
 James 3: 6, 9, 10

10 Out of the same mouth

come praise and cursing. My
brothers, this should not
be.
•Complainers speak about the way
things are. People of faith speak about
the way things will be!!
•Don’t let a drowning man give you
swimming lessons.
•Know what God says about you and
speak blessing not only over others,
but over yourself also.
 5. The Power of
God-given Blessing
 Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the plans I have
for you, says the Lord. They
are plans for good and not for
disaster, to give you a future
and a hope.”
God cannot change what has
come out of His lips. His
word remains firm in the
heavens for He fulfills
everything He has promised
to his children.
 Deuteronomy 28:1-3
“Now it shall come pass, if you diligently obey
the voice of the Lord your God, to do all His
commandments which I command you today,
that the Lord your God will set you high above
all nations of the earth. And all these blessings
shall come upon you and overtake you,
because you obey the voice of the Lord your
God. Blessed shall you be in the city, and
blessed shall you be in the country.”
The blessings are
conditional to our
obedience to the
Word.
 Romans 10:8“The word is
near you, in your mouth and in
your heart; that is, the word of
faith we preach.”
 Since the beginning of time, God
has purposed in His heart to bless
His children.
So, how do we bless?
6. Prayers that bless…
a. Ask God to bless you
b. Ask God to bless your marriage &
your family
c. Ask God to bless your spouse
d. Ask God to bless your children
e. Ask God to bless your disciples
 BLESSING YOUR DISCIPLES
Numbers 6:23-26
“Speak to Aaron and his sons,
saying, this is the way you
shall bless the children of
Israel, say to them: The Lord
bless you and keep you; the
Lord make his face to shine
upon you, and be gracious to
you; the Lord lift up His
countenance upon you, and
 John 17:15-17
“I do not pray that you should take
them out of the world, but that you
should keep them from the evil
one. They are not of the world, just
as I am not of the world. Sanctify
them by your truth. Your word is
truth.”
God wants to bless us with
fruit, multiplication and
authority.
It’s in our hands to accept the
challenge of being the channel
of blessing, spiritually,
emotionally, physically and
financially.
WE WERE CREATED
TO BLESS!!! :)
 Group Discussion
1. What is meant about “ to be a blessed person?”

2. What is one most important parts of our body that can contribute to bless
others?

3. How do you bless others?

4. Say this, “Lord from now on I am to bless others and not to hate others.