speech james 3:8. a healthy examination of our lives and motives is in order from time to time
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The tongue’s ammunition is words.TRANSCRIPT
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Speech James 3:8
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A healthy examination of our lives and motives is in order from
time to time.
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The tongue’s ammunition is words.
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God’s Word calls us to keep our tongues from evil.Psalm 34:13
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The tongue can be a……raging fire…lethal weapon…lifesaving tool for sharing the gospel.
Which is mine?
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No man can tame the tongue (James 3:8).
Yet a heart ruled by the Holy Spirit can bridle the tongue
and use it to speak life, not death.
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We are not called to be instigators; we are called to be peacemakers.
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People will remember
what you DO more than what you
SAY.
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Living closer to God brings peace and contentment
…. a place of refuge when our
heart is hurting … a way to keep our
tongue under control.
(James 4:8)
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It is hard to bicker with someone
speaking gently and lovingly to you
(Proverbs 15:1).
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We must recognize there is a time to
speak and a time to keep silent.
Ecclesiastes 3:7
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Will I diligently seek to
tame my tongue
and thus bring
glory to God?