Northside Christian Church
James: Taming The Tongue
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Northside Christian Church
7615 Ridge Rd, Wadsworth, OH 44281, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
When you speak to others like Jesus, you start to look more like Jesus.
The tongue (what we say) is a reflection of the heart (what we believe). (
The tongue (what we say) is a reflection of the heart (what we believe). (
How to tame your tongue:
1. Acknowledge how powerful it is.
1. Acknowledge how powerful it is.
False flattery.
Gossip: Proverbs 16:28, “A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.”
Lying: Revelation 21:8, “But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
Coarse joking: Ephesians 5:3-4, “But among you (people who claim to follow Christ) there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people. Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking.”
Cursing: Colossians 3:8
Misusing God’s name: Exodus 20:7, “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.”
Gossip: Proverbs 16:28, “A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.”
Lying: Revelation 21:8, “But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
Coarse joking: Ephesians 5:3-4, “But among you (people who claim to follow Christ) there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people. Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking.”
Cursing: Colossians 3:8
Misusing God’s name: Exodus 20:7, “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.”
2. Acknowledge how dangerous it can be.
3. Surrender it to God so that He can use it for good.
God requires our full surrender!