Taming the Tongue in an Unbridled World, taken from James 3:1-12. The outline is below the video.
Taming the Tongue in an Unbridled World
Warnings for Teachers
- We are called to account for what we say….
- Doctrinal purity – Galatians 1:6-9; I Timothy 4:16
- Motivation – Philippians 1:15-18 (Paul is kind here); II Corinthians 2:17
The power of the tongue
- We can tame animals
- We can tame the seas
- The tongue is wilder than both…
- Teaching
- Boasting
- Vitriol
- It controls us when we should control it…
- An illustration – Acts 19:13-16
- We need to be careful and committed to Jesus’ Lordship….
What we are called to….
- Theme of “double-mindedness” in James 3:9-12; Matthew 12:33-37 – what are we filling our hearts with?
- Love local – Compare with I John 4:20-21