Matthew 15:11 What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.” “Talk less… Do more… Let your actions show what you’re against and what you’re for…” – Dusty Holcomb Scientific research has proved that excessive talking causes cognitive fatigue, difficulty to concentrate, short-term memory...
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12 October 2024 – Bridle the Tongue – Part 6
James 3:2 We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check. “We need to think of our tongue as a messenger that runs errands for our heart. Our words reveal our character” – Chuck Swindoll. Our tongue reveals our...
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11 October 2024 – Bridle the Tongue – Part 5
Matthew 5:37 But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No. ‘ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one. Over-exaggerating is a sin. To make something sound a lot bigger, larger, worse or better is wrong. Similarly, partial truth or compressing information is incorrect. Talking only about what benefits us...
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10 October 2024 – Bridle the Tongue – Part 4
Jeremiah 1:10 See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.” “Words have the power to shape the world inside us and around us.” Words can create and kill, root and uproot, build and break, bind and destroy. Words have the...
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09 October 2024 – Bridle the Tongue – Part 3
Proverbs 10:19 Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut. The human tongue is extremely flexible, agile and quick. It can produce more than 90 words per minute, using 20 different sounds. The tongue, teeth and lips work together to produce sounds from the throat which becomes understandable words and...
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08 October 2024 – Bridle the Tongue – Part 2
Proverbs 18:21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Without the saliva in the tongue we will taste no flavour. The chemicals in the food are first dissolved by the saliva in the tongue. Once the chemicals are dissolved they can be detected by...
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07 October 2024 – Bridle the Tongue – Part 1
Psalm 34:13 Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. The tongue is the only muscle in the human body that functions without the support of the skeleton. It is a tough muscle and the most sensitive muscle of the body. Our tongue is only 4 inches and is made up of...