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SOMETHING TO SAY
Far too many people just talk even when they have nothing of value to say. That is not wise and certainly not intelligent. Albert Einstein was the featured speaker at a dinner given at Swarthmore College. When it came time for him to speak, he astonished everyone by standing up
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Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 9, 2008
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ILLUSTRATION: THE CUSSING DEACON
A Preacher was made aware that he had a Deacon in his church who was from time to time known to cuss.
In his attempt to help the Deacon overcome this terrible habit, the Preacher decided he should spend some personal time with the Deacon so they could have a long
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The next Small Discipline is one you may have never thought about. It’s what Detrich Bonhoeffer called “the ministry of holding one’s tongue.” He said, “It must be a decisive rule of every Christian fellowship
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The truth is everyone of your words matter, they influence someone either negatively or positively. How many times have you heard someone say, “I wish I would never have said that!” Our text in James today addresses the issue of the uncontrolled words of the tongue. We see this dilemma of words
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4. Backus notes, “Many people believe that we just sin and that’s all there is to it. You may shrug and say, “I’m just a sinner an I can’t help myself.” But you can help yourself. There is psychological dynamic underlying sinful behavior. By changing your thinking (an act of will), you can change
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ii. Bienvenn tell us, “When it comes to instruction on how we should speak to one another there is one verse in the Bible that says it all: ‘Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification
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"One of the first things a physician says to his patient is, Let me see your tongue. A spiritual
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"When we advance a little into life, we find that the tongue of man creates nearly
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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The second most deadly instrument is a loaded gun. The first is the human tongue. The gun merely kills bodies. The tongue kills
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 25, 2009
Love is patient and kind. Sometimes we need to be careful what we say and learn to think on our feet to say positive things about people. The story is told about a 6’ 10 “ Texan who walked up to the counter at McDonalds, slammed down his big fist and said to the girl behind the counter, “I want
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Contributed by Chris Surber on Sep 10, 2009
I was once preaching in the chapel of a retirement village in Yuma, Arizona. After delivering the sermon I began chatting with an elderly woman who I later learned was very hard of hearing. We were standing just outside the chapel, near a very beautiful pool table which looked as though it was
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 25, 2010
A farmer was known for his bad language. Parents always kept their children from him. However, he was invited to church, and accepted Christ! There was a great change in his language. He remarked, “I’ve been changed so much that even my horses don’t
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Contributed by T. Scott Womble on Jul 27, 2010
There’s an old story that the Jewish rabbis tell. As the story goes, one day a rabbi asked his servant to go and buy some good food for him in the market. When the servant returned home, he presented the rabbi with a tongue.
The next day, the rabbi told the servant to go the market and buy some
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