Tag: the tongue
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Transformed Speech
Luke 6:45 “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.” In Colossians 4:6 we are given the command from the mouth of God that our speech should ALWAYS…
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A Test of Spiritual Condition
James 3:10-12 “From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water.” Perhaps…
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What’s Wrong with the World?
James 3:6 “How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! The tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness.” I heard an interesting sermon the other day around the topic of what I might rephrase “What is wrong with the world?” This pastor had a perspective on this issue that I…
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The Power of the Tongue
James 3:5 “the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things.” There’s a three-word phrase that you’ve probably heard that describes what it is that many people are seeking in one way or another: “power, fame, and fortune.” So often these things are looked at as things that are “out there,” for they’re…
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An urgent prayer for an urgent need
Psalm 141:1-2 “O Lord, I call upon you; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to you! Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice! Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of…
To Encourage You 