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Welcome. Evans Church of Christ. Proper or Improper. Use of the Tongue. James 3:1-12 Power Danger. Use of the Tongue. Jas. 1:26 “If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.”.

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  1. Welcome Evans Church of Christ

  2. Proper or Improper Use of the Tongue

  3. James 3:1-12 Power Danger Use of the Tongue Jas. 1:26 “If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.”

  4. A Babbling Tongue Proverbs 26:20-22 20. Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. 21. As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. 22. The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.”

  5. A Babbling Tongue Proverbs 6:16, 19 16. “These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 19. A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.”

  6. A Babbling Tongue Psalms 15:1-3 v. 1. Who shall abide in thy tabernacle? v. 2. He that walketh uprightly,… v. 3. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.”

  7. A Babbling Tongue • Gossipers • “Gossip is the devil’s radio” • Venom expelled from the tongue is gossip A gossiping tongue kills 3 at once: • the person slandered • the person to whom it is told • the one doing the telling

  8. A Babbling Tongue 1 Tim. 5:13 “tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.” 1 Thes. 4:11 “to mind your own business” 1 Pet. 4:15 “But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.”

  9. An Angry Tongue Proverbs 14:17 “He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly...” Proverbs 29:22 “An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.” Ecclesiastes 7:9 “Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.”

  10. An Angry Tongue Ephesians 4:31-32 “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32. And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”

  11. An Angry Tongue

  12. A Lying Tongue Matthew 5:37 “But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.” Rev. 21:8 “and all liars” Pro. 12:22 “Lying lips are abomination” Eph. 4:25 “speak every man truth”

  13. An Idle Tongue Idle = unfruitful or barren Mt. 12:36 “every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account ….” Eph. 5:3-4 “let it not be once named among you” • Filthiness • Foolish talking • Nor Jesting

  14. A Godly Tongue Blessing Bless God - James 3:8-10 “blessing” 1 Pet. 3:9 Encouragement- Pro. 25:11 “fitly spoken” Pro. 10:20 “as choice silver” Pro. 15:23 “a word spoken in due season” Isaiah 50:4 “The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary...”

  15. A Godly Tongue Sing Ps. 47:6 “Sing praises to God,” Ps. 92:1 “to sing praises unto thy name” Acts 16:25 “sang praises unto God” Pray- Mt. 6:9 “After this manner…” Evangelize - 2 Tim. 4:2 “Preach the word…”

  16. Proper or Improper Use of the Tongue

  17. Matt. 5:16 “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” Use of the Tongue “Let your words so shine before men, that they may hear your good words and glorify your Father in heaven.”

  18. Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 evanscoc@bellsouth.net www.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Morning March 9, 2014

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