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Controlling Our Tongues: A Guide to Speaking Wisely

Discover biblical teachings on managing speech, avoiding sins of the tongue, and embracing patience, trust, and responsibility. Learn valuable lessons from Job, David, and more. Practice active listening and productive actions over idle words.

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Controlling Our Tongues: A Guide to Speaking Wisely

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  1. Sins of the Tongue • Idle WordsMatthew 12:36 • Lying Ephesians 4:25 • Filthy Language Ephesians 5:4 • Complaining Philippians 2:14 • Blasphemy Colossians 3:8 • Arrogant BoastingJames 4:16 • Gossip 1 Peter 4:15

  2. Controlling Our Tongues James 1

  3. Let Patience Work James 1:2-4 • Patience & silence go hand in hand James 5:7-9 • Lesson learned by Job Job 42:1-6 • Do all things without complaining.Php. 4:14 • David’s attitude Psalm 62:1-2

  4. Turn It Over To GodJames 1:5, 17-18 • Hold your peace and let God work Exodus 14:10-14 • Trust in the Lord first & speak later • Don’t worry Matthew 6:25, 31-32 • God does care 1 Peter 5:6-7 • When I am afraid, I will trust in You. Ps. 56:3

  5. Take ResponsibilityJames 1:12-16 • Man always wants to blame someone else • In the Garden of Eden Genesis 3:12, 13 • Children of Israel Ezekiel 18:1-2 • God won’t accept it! Ezekiel 18:3-4 • Stop making excuses and start changing • Forgiveness only comes to those who accept responsibility

  6. ListenJames 1:19-20 • He who has ears to hear, let him hear. – 13 times • Even if we have something good to say Proverbs 12:23; 15:28 • Especially when we don’t Proverbs 17:28 • Be swift to hear and slow to speak. James 1:19 

  7. Get BusyJames 1:21-27 • Idleness leads to sins of the tongue 1 Timothy 5:13 • Doing good is always better than empty wordsJames 2:15-16 • Talk is worse than cheap Proverbs 14:23 • Doing good is better than listening to sermons

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