Transcript Bit - Rudder How do we control the tongue

“Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue:
and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”
Proverbs 18:21
Speak enough to fill 500 page book
A Christian must learn Word Control
Mouth Control
Lip Control
“If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and
does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own
heart, this one's religion is useless.” James 1:26
- bit, rudder
- fire, poisonous animal
- fountain, fig
Power to Direct
Bit - Rudder
Responsibility of teachers
Not for attention
Rom. 16:17-18 - serve themselves
2 Tim. 2:2 “Faithful” “Able”
Bit in mouth of horse
Rudder on boat or ship
How do we control the tongue ???
The Heart is the Key !
Matthew 12:33-35
“For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth
speaks.” v. 34b
35. “A good man out of the good treasure of his
heart brings forth good things, and an evil man
out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.”
Power to Destroy
Fire begins with a small spark
Animals can be tamed
Our tongue can destroy by:
 Lying
 Profanity
 Gossip
 Murmuring
 Unjust Criticism
Fire
Poisonous animal
Jas. 3:8 “But the
tongue can no man
tame; it is an unruly
evil, full of deadly
poison.”
“Psalms 140:3 “They have sharpened their
tongues like a serpent; adders' poison [is] under
their lips.”
“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of
your mouth, but that which is good to the use of
edifying, that it may minister grace unto the
hearers” Eph. 4:29
Power to Delight
Bless or Curse
Words can refresh like a fountain
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Spread the Gospel
Words of Encouragement
Defend the truth
Confess Christ
Sing Praises
Fountain,
Fig
It’s an inside job to Control !
Whisperer
Secretly peddle slander / insinuations
“Be sure not to use my name”
Backbiter
Slanderers, defamers
Delight in destroying good name of others
“Whoever guards his mouth and tongue Keeps
his soul from troubles.” Prov. 21:23 NKJV
slander
“[He that] backbiteth not with his tongue, nor
doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a
reproach against his neighbour.” Ps. 15:3
Prov. 6:16-19 - 7 things God hates
 A lying tongue
 A False Witness
 One who sows discord
Matt. 12:36-37
36. But I say unto you, That every idle word that
men shall speak, they shall give account
thereof in the day of judgment.
37. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and
by thy words thou shalt be condemned.”
“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of
your mouth, but that which is good to the use of
edifying, that it may minister grace unto the
hearers.” Ephesians 4:29
Eph. 5:1-7
Follow God
Mouth sins will keep us from heaven
“The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life:
but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.”
Proverbs 10:11
“The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the
heart of the wicked is little worth. The lips of
the righteous feed many: but fools die for want
of wisdom.”
Proverbs 10:20,21
“The wicked is snared by the transgression of
his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. A
man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of
his mouth: and the recompence of a man's
hands shall be rendered unto him.”
Proverbs 12:13,14
“There is that speaketh like the piercings of a
sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.”
Proverbs 12:18
Proverbs 13:3, 5
3. “He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life:
but he that openeth wide his lips shall have
destruction.”
5. “A righteous [man] hateth lying: but a wicked
[man] is loathsome, and cometh to shame.”
Prov. 15:1-2 “A soft answer turneth away wrath:
but grievous words stir up anger. The tongue of
the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth
of fools poureth out foolishness.”
“A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth:
and a word spoken in due season, how good is
it!”- Proverbs 15:23.
“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to
the soul, and health to the bones” - Pro. 16:24.
“Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue
keepeth his soul from troubles.” Prov. 21:23.
“He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace
of his lips the king shall be his friend.” Pro.22:11
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in
pictures of silver.” Prov. 25:11
Albert Einstein’s
Theory
A=X+Y+Z
A = Success
X = Work
Y = Play
Z = Keeping your mouth shut
“A good man out of the good treasure of his heart
bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man
out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth
that which is evil: for of the abundance of the
heart his mouth speaketh.” Luke 6:45
Ps. 19:14 “Let the words of my mouth, and the
meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight,
O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.”
“Let your speech [be] alway with grace,
seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye
ought to answer every man.”
Col. 4:6
Do you control your tongue,
or
Does your tongue control you?
Is your tongue your enemy or friend ?
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga. 30809
706-855-1249
[email protected]
www.evansgachurchofchrist.org
Sunday Morning August 4, 2013