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Introduction An old lady went to a tombstone-cutter’s office to order a stone for her husband’s grave. After explaining that all she wanted was a small one with no frills, she told him to put the words, “To My Husband,” in a suitable place. When the stone was delivered she saw, to her horror, this inscription:…

Have you ever said something you wished you hadn’t? There’s an old saying - Always remember to put brain into gear before engaging mouth. I know I’ve said things that I’ve regretted, either because my words were mistaken, misunderstood, or hurtful. It’s not easy to always say the right thing. James addresses…

Last week we talked about Help for Hot Temper so that we wouldn’t lose our witness and that we wouldn’t say things we would later regret. Tonight I want to talk about “Watching What We Say”. We have all heard the statement; “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” That’s…

Scripture Reading: Introduction: What is our superpower? What does James say is our superpower? Transition: Tongue - Speech/Words In Context: This relates to the reoccurring theme of treatment of others ( James 2:8 ). This expands on a previous principle/proverb ( James 1:26 ). In this text James is…

Two major issues: speech and power. They sometimes go hand in hand and sometimes they do not. We are fortunate we have, at least right now, the freedom of speech. Yet, it is not uncommon for those in power to try and restrict speech and conversation. Lord Acton: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute…

Today and next Sunday we will be driving into a mini Series titled Blessed Assurance It is no exaggeration to say the current era has created a challenging and often uncertain time, for people all over the world. This two-week series focuses on the goodness and faithfulness of God and reminds us that…

God-given wisdom spills out of those who use it to make their words matter.

Title : A Speaking Problem: Don’t Talk About The Mute Mark 7:31 “And again He went out from the region of Tyre, and came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, within the region of the Decapolis.” Mark 7:32 “And they brought to Him one who was deaf and spoke with difficulty, and they pleaded with Him to…

Introduction Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her. And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and…

The Book Proverbs 31 Chapters Advice & Counsel for practical & moral choices. Topics include: Raising Children, Family Life, Friendship, Poverty & Wealth, Work, and Speech. Compares and contrasts various positive and negative traits. Wisdom vs Folly, Work vs Laziness, Honesty vs Lying, Generosity vs…

Scripture Reading: Introduction: Is religion good or bad? “We don’t have a religion, we have a relationship.” But genuine believers all over the world are involved in religion. Transition: What is religion? Religion - noun - used 4 times, 2 here, also Ac 26:5 , Col 2:18 They have known for a long time,…

Our reading this week comes from the book of James, that we’ve been reading for the past several weeks. Some have described the book of James as the Proverbs of the New Testament. There is a whole lot of wisdom packed into this little book of 5 chapters. Thus far we’ve learned about the fruit of the…

Sometimes at these services I feel a little bit like Moses. I need an Aaron to speak for me. :) I find it very interesting how God gives us dreams, glimpses of what he is doing, long before he does it. Years ago I began to observe two trends that really disturbed me. The first trend was that my peers,…

Continue in Prayer and Walk in Wisdom We are called to prayer and wisdom. In chapter 3, Paul spoke of being raised with Christ, seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God, setting your minds on things above, not things on earth, putting to death what is earthly…

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest…

Introduction Begin new series on prayer. We’ve recently finished the series on Holy Spirit who enables us to pray to the Father in the name of Jesus. As we read and focus on Scripture, we hear from God and discover more about Him as well meditate on it. The Spirit illuminates us into what we are reading…

Last week I begin a series called Ugly Christmas Sweater. We are looking at the some of the ugly things that happen this time of year. Last week we looked at our ugly thoughts. It is in the mind where thoughts begin and sometimes those thoughts can lead to action and motives and today’s topic, ugly words.…

E xtrinsic verses Intrinsic Motivation E xtrinsic: not apart of the essential nature of someone or something. coming or operating from outside. 1. not essential or inherent; not a basic part or quality; extraneous: facts that are extrinsic to the matter under discussion. 2. being outside a thing; outward…

God tells Moses - 16 He shall speak for you to the people, and he shall be your mouth, and you shall be as God to him. Can you imagine being told by God you are to be as God to someone else? But may I daresay, every one of us who are Christians are as God to someone. We as Christians are ambassadors…

Introduction: John Piper in his book Don’t Waste Your Life , told the following two accounts. In April 2000, Ruby Eliason and Laura Edwards were killed in Cameroon, West Africa. Ruby was over eighty. Single all her life, she poured it out for one great thing: to make Jesus Christ known among the unreached,…

Unruly James begins here by sharing that even wild animals can be tamed; Yet there is something in our bodies that is extremely hard to control much less tame - our tongue; While our tongue can bring us enjoyment through taste it can also bring sadness and pain to others; How hard is it to control our…

45 The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. 1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater…

Paul gives a final statement of mankind’s sinfulness, and then quotes several scriptures about mankind’s sinfulness.

“There was a rich man who would dress in purple and fine linen, feasting lavishly every day. But a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, was lying at his gate. He longed to be filled with what fell from the rich man’s table, but instead the dogs would come and lick his sores. One day the poor man…

Welcome Good morning, continuing on in James. James wants us to be doers of the word and so he has been giving us practical ways to do just that, to do what the word says. How we can help people who need food and shelter, how we can stop showing favoritism towards one another. Really practical ways to…