Tame Your Tongue!

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Complementary Reading: Matthew 15:10-20

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Sermon Outline

• Respect How Your Little Tongue Can Enormously Impact Your Life (verses 1-5)
  • God cares a lot about what you say
  • Little things can have a large impact
• Understand How Dangerous Your Words Can Be (verses 6-8)
  • Our words can cause terrible evil
  • Does that describe your words, especially when stressed, frustrated, or angry?
  • Let the Holy Spirit truly tame your tongue
• Speak with True Integrity (verses 9-12)
  • Integrity is about holistic consistency with who you really are
  • Don’t speak life and death with the same mouth!