INTRO: Our subject this morning is gossip. I have never preached a whole sermon on this subject and I have not often spent more time on one message than this one. You may find yourself disagreeing with me on some points, and I would be happy to discuss any of those; but before you do so, study those points. Now, somebody finish this saying for me: "Sticks and stones may break my bones," but???, "but words will never hurt me." To this Proverbs 18:26 says, "Death and life are in the power of the tongue." Our subject this morning is not an easy one. It is gossip. In talk about gossip or in thinking that someone else is a gossip it is first important to have a clear understanding in one's mind what one means. I would guess that well over 90% of Christians who use the word gossip could not clearly define what they mean. And if they did, they might find that their definition is just that, their own definition. If they should study the English dictionaries, they might find that their definition does not reflect how dictionaries define it. It may be that many have never checked dictionaries. And anyone who studies dictionary definitions will find it is still hard to express in your own words what gossip is. If you don't believe this, don't study the word gossip, just sit down and write out what you think it means and then check several dictionaries, and then try to define once more.
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