THE POWER OF TONGUE

IOI CHRISTIAN MORNING MEAL

TOPIC: THE POWER OF TONGUE

Text: James 3:1-12

Introduction
When you see the doctor one of the things he will check is the tongue. He can diagnose the illness only by looking at the tongue. (Mt 12:34).

How we speak reveals a lot about us – the country where we live, our job our values our purpose of life…What does your tongue tells about you?

The Tongue has power to do 3 things:

I. The power to control - v. 3-4
Our tongue has the power to control us

Characteristics of good teacher:
Good teachers control their tongue and is the one who has living faith
Who controls his tongue is a perfect men.

Perfect means mature
Proverbs 15:4
control of tongue represents a controlled life.
(Truth - tongue is a manifestation of what's inside)
3:2, Mat 15:18-19

Example of small things that control & have an effect.
1. Bridle - makes a horse obey. 3:3

2. Rudder - overrides power of something else. 3:4

3. Spark - destroys huge quantities of resources. 3:5
Practical advice on controlling tongue.

II. The power to destroy – v. 5-8
“It corupts the whole person” – such a power has the tongue says James.
It is compared with the fire. Fire has an emense power and can be used for good to hit or missused and than it distroys homes, forests cities. It is enought just a small match to produce a big fire. This fire that destroy in our life is sin.

James says that the tongue is the very world of iniquity. There are many sins that man co not do simply because has no oportunity. There is no limit of sins that can be comited by tongue like:
Malice, greed, anger, lust, hurt, lies wrath, resentment, criticizingjealousy, bitterness--all these vices somehow find their expression through it. Proverbs 16:17, 26:20

James is saying that if you want to deal with the tongue you must start with the heart. The Lord has to control the inner man. Only fresh sources can produce fresh water, and that corresponds to the life of Jesus Christ within us.

If we want our tongues to be right, then the inner man must be under the control of Jesus Christ. He has to be Lord. Jesus said, "Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks." Whatever fills our heart inevitably comes out

LET US PRAY
FATHER IN JESUS NAME. REBUILD EVERY GOOD THING TONGUE HAS DESTROY IN US IN JESUS NAME

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