James 3:11 Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? Our tongue is a spring that gushes out water. Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty spring (James 3:12). Similarly, sweet and salty water, blessing and...
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03 Feb 2021 – Taming the Tongue – Part 6
Colossians 4:2 Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. Paul coached the newly birthed church at Colossae to tame their tongue by seasoning their conversations with salt. He does not say that our conversations must be spicy, tangy or sugary. Sprinkling this...
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02 Feb 2021 – Taming the Tongue – Part 5
Luke 6:45 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. Our tongue has creative or destructive power. This is not a fancy positive...
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01 Feb 2021 – Taming the Tongue – Part 4
Proverbs 25:11 A word spoken at the right time is like gold apples on a silver tray. Our tongue can be a stress reliever or a stress creator. Proverbs 10:19 Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut. There are conversations, phone calls and communications that makes us worried, stressed...
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31 Jan 2021 -Taming the Tongue – Part 3
Psalms 34:1-2 I will bless the LORD at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice. Tongue echoes the voice of the soul. Our tongue will sing praises if our soul boasts of the goodness, greatness and graciousness of the Lord....
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30 Jan 2021 – Taming the Tongue – Part 2
James 3:8 No human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. “Taming the tongue” is a process of “training our tongue” to speak God’s thoughts about us. “If you have nothing nice to say, Don’t say anything at all”. The most difficult project in this world is to train...
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29 Jan 2021 – Taming the Tongue – Part 1
James 3:8 No human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. Tongue is the true reflection of our thoughts. No one accidentally slips out comments, remarks or statements. “You will say and do what you think about the most – Dr. Caroline Leaf.” Unprocessed thoughts cannot form words...