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Choose Your Words Carefully

Choose Your Words Carefully

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Proverbs 18:21Proverbs 18:21

““The tongue has the The tongue has the power of life and power of life and

death.”death.”

1. He owns our words!1. He owns our words!

2. God spoke to humans2. God spoke to humans


““Every word of Every word of God is God is

flawless.”flawless.”

““Buy the truth Buy the truth and do not sell it; and do not sell it;

get wisdom, get wisdom, discipline, and discipline, and

understanding.”understanding.”

Luke 6:44-45Luke 6:44-454444Each tree is recognized by its Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. from briers. 4545The good man The good man brings good things out of the brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.his heart his mouth speaks.

ProverbsProverbs““The advice of the wicked is deceitful” The advice of the wicked is deceitful”

““Fools show annoyance at once, are Fools show annoyance at once, are hot-headed and commit many sins, hot-headed and commit many sins, blurt out folly, stir up dissension, blurt out folly, stir up dissension, and delight in airing their own and delight in airing their own opinion” opinion”

““Pride breeds quarrels”Pride breeds quarrels”

““Gossip separates close friends” Gossip separates close friends”

““Peter-The Peter-The Apostle Apostle with the with the Foot-Foot-Shaped Shaped Mouth.”Mouth.”

James 3:1-12James 3:1-12

Not many of you should presume Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. teach will be judged more strictly. 22We all stumble in many ways. If We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check. to keep his whole body in check.

33When we put bits into the When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. the whole animal. 44Or take Or take ships as an example. ships as an example. Although they are so large Although they are so large and are driven by strong and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by winds, they are steered by a very small rudder a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to wherever the pilot wants to go. go.

55Likewise the tongue is a small Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. small spark. 66The tongue also The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his sets the whole course of his

life on fire,life on fire, and is itself set and is itself set on fire by hell. on fire by hell.

77All kinds of animals, birds, All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, been tamed by man, 88but no but no man can tame the tongue. It is man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly a restless evil, full of deadly poison. poison. 99With the tongue we praise our With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. made in God's likeness.

1010Out of the same mouth come Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. brothers, this should not be. 1111Can both fresh water and salt Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same water flow from the same spring? spring? 1212My brothers, can a My brothers, can a fig tree bear olives, or a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh can a salt spring produce fresh water.water.

You can’t tame You can’t tame the tongue the tongue

because you because you can’t tame the can’t tame the

heart!!heart!!


““A wise man’s heart A wise man’s heart guides his mouth…”guides his mouth…”

Galatians 2:20Galatians 2:20

““2020I have been crucified with I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave who loved me and gave himself for me. himself for me.

Romans 6:11-14Romans 6:11-14

1111In the same way, count In the same way, count

yourselves dead to sin but alive yourselves dead to sin but alive

to God in Christ Jesus. to God in Christ Jesus. 1212Therefore do not let sin reign Therefore do not let sin reign

in your mortal body so that you in your mortal body so that you

obey its evil desires. obey its evil desires. 1313Do not Do not

offer the parts of your body to offer the parts of your body to

sin, as instruments of sin, as instruments of

wickedness, wickedness,

but rather offer yourselves but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have to God, as those who have been brought from death to been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of life; and offer the parts of your body to him as your body to him as instruments of instruments of righteousness. righteousness. 1414For sin For sin shall not be your master…shall not be your master…

Heart Probing QuestionsHeart Probing Questions

1. “What is it that I want that I 1. “What is it that I want that I am not getting?” am not getting?”

2. “Do I want this thing so 2. “Do I want this thing so badly that a good thing now badly that a good thing now rules my heart, affections, rules my heart, affections, and thoughts more than my and thoughts more than my master, the Lord Jesus master, the Lord Jesus Christ?” Christ?”

1 Peter 2:22-241 Peter 2:22-24

He committed no sin, and no He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his deceit was found in his mouth." mouth." 2323When they hurled When they hurled their insults at him, he did their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who entrusted himself to him who judges justly. judges justly.

2424He himself bore our sins He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, in his body on the tree, so that we might die to so that we might die to sins and live for sins and live for righteousness; by his righteousness; by his wounds you have been wounds you have been healed.healed.

ProverbsProverbs

A wise and mature believer A wise and mature believer doesn’t forget the Words of doesn’t forget the Words of His master (4:5). He listens His master (4:5). He listens closely to his master and closely to his master and stores them up in his heart stores them up in his heart (7:1). (7:1).

Proverbs 22:17-18Proverbs 22:17-18

““Pay attention and listen to Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I apply your heart to what I teach, for it is pleasing when teach, for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready and have all of them ready on your lips.”on your lips.”


““A man of knowledge uses A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and words with restraint, and a man of understanding is a man of understanding is even-tempered.” even-tempered.”

In which relationship do In which relationship do your words need to your words need to change from giving death change from giving death to giving life? to giving life?

What is your heart craving What is your heart craving in those moments instead in those moments instead of Christ Himself, His rule, of Christ Himself, His rule, His WORDS, and the other His WORDS, and the other person’s good?person’s good?