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1.) Can you or I tame the tongue?According to the bible its impossible so wh

even try?James 3:1-18 King James Version (KJV)3 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receivethe greater condemnation.

2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word,the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

3 Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us;and we turn about their whole body.

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4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven ofierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm,whithersoever the governor listeth.

5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things.Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among

our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire thecourse of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things inthe sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:

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8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is anunruly evil, full of deadly poison.

9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father;and therewith curse we men, which are madeafter the similitude of God.

10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessingand cursing. My brethren, these things oughtnot so to be.

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11 Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweetwater and bitter?

12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? eithera vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water andfresh.

13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge amon

you? let him shew out of a good conversation his workswith meekness of wisdom.

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14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glorynot, and lie not against the truth.

15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly,sensual, devilish.16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and everevil work.17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, thenpeaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy andgood fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them thamake peace.

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James 3:1-18 (MSG)3 1- 2 Dont be in any rush to become ateacher, my friends. Teaching is highlyresponsible work. Teachers are held to thestrictest standards. And none of us is perfectlyqualified. We get it wrong nearly every timewe open our mouths. If you could findsomeone whose speech was perfectly true,youd have a perfect person, in perfect controlof life.

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5-6 It only takes a spark, remember, to set off a forest fire. Acareless or wrongly placed word out of your mouth can do that.By our speech we can ruin the world, turn harmony to chaos,throw mud on a reputation, send the whole world up in smokeand go up in smoke with it, smoke right from the pit of hell.

7-10 This is scary: You can tame a tiger, but you cant tame atongue its never been done. The tongue runs wild, a wantonkiller. With our tongues we bless God our Father; with the sametongues we curse the very men and women he made in hisimage. Curses and blessings out of the same mouth!

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10- 12 My friends, this cant go on. A sprindoesnt gush fresh water one day andbrackish the next, does it? Apple trees dontbear strawberries, do they? Raspberry

bushes dont bear apples, do they? Yourenot going to dip into a polluted mud holeand get a cup of clear, cool water, are you?

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Live Well, Live Wisely

13-16 Do you want to be counted wise, to build a reputation forwisdom? Heres what you do: Live well, live wisely, live humblIts the way you live, not the way you talk, that counts. Meanspirited ambition isnt wisdom. Boasting that you are wise isntwisdom. Twisting the truth to make yourselves sound wise isntwisdom. Its the furthest thing from wisdomits animal

cunning, devilish conniving. Whenever youre trying to lookbetter than others or get the better of others, things fall apartand everyone ends up at the others throats.

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17- 18 Real wisdom, Gods wisdom, begins with aholy life and is characterized by getting along with

others. It is gentle and reasonable, overflowing withmercy and blessings, not hot one day and cold thenext, not two-faced. You can develop a healthy,robust community that lives right with God and

enjoy its results only if you do the hard work of getting along with each other, treating each otherwith dignity and honor.

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A.) The truth is we cant do it without Gods help

B.) The psalmist David prayed a lot about his

mouth. Psalm 141:3 (AMP)3 Set a guard, O Lord, before my mouth; keep watch at thedoor of my lips.Psalm 19:14(AMP)

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14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart beacceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my [firm, impenetrable] Rock amy Redeemer.

Psalm 39:1 (AMP)1 I said, I will take heed and guard my ways, that I may sinnot with my tongue; I will muzzle my mouth as with a bridlewhile the wicked are before me.

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C.) We cant do this by ourselves, weve go

to lean on God.

Ephesians 5:1(KJV)

5 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dearchildren;

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2.) Heres what to do! A.) Study the Word, fin everything you can about themouth and what the bible says!B.) Pray asking God daily to help you. (taming the tonguis no small task Malachi 3:16(KJV)16 Then they that feared the Lord spake often one toanother: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and abook of remembrance was written before him for themthat feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.

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C.) God wants us to talk thats why he gave us amouth. Godly communication is a beautiful thing,and words used properly do a lot of good.

1.) Not this is not something we an do a part fromHim!

2.) So we need to pray first and wait for Gods pla

3.)Ask God to help us say the right things.A.) Our words are very important, and they

should be used for Gods purpose.

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B.) if we are not careful and prayerful we canunwittingly become a voice for satan allowing him tospeak!

Proverbs 15:23(KJV)23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and aword spoken in due season, how good is it!Isaiah 50:4(KJV)

4 The Lord God hath given me the tongue of thelearned, that I should know how to speak a word inseason to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning bymorning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned

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3.) A Tiny Spark A Flame of Fire! James 3:2-101.) We will never be perfect this side of

heaven! Romans 3:23(KJV)23 For all have sinned, and come short of theglory of God;

You see we would no longer need Jesus if wewere perfect!

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2.) But we are to strive to be like Jesus.

Romans 6:12-15(KJV)

12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal bodythat ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

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13 Neither yield ye your members as instrumentsof unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselvesunto God, as those that are alive from the dead,and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for

ye are not under the law, but under grace.15 What then? shall we sin, because we are notunder the law, but under grace? God forbid.

Matthew 12:34 37(KJV)

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Matthew 12:34-37(KJV)34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speakgood things? for out of the abundance of the heart themouth speaketh.

35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heartbringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evitreasure bringeth forth evil things.36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shalspeak, they shall give account thereof in the day of

judgment.37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thywords thou shalt be condemned.

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We will be held accountable!!

Help me Jesus!

3.) Ephesians 4:29-32(KJV)

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29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of yourmouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that itmay minister grace unto the hearers.

30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye aresealed unto the day of redemption.31 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, forgivingone another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgivenyou.

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Here it is again, we have to forgive others. It is acondition of salvation.

4.) Ephesians 5:1-7(KJV)1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath givenhimself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-

smelling savor.3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it notbe once named among you, as becometh saints;

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4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, whichare not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor uncleanperson, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath anyinheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of

these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

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A.) Lets be determined to eliminate themixture that comes out of our mouths. We

may go to church and sing songs of praise toGod and go to lunch and slander the verypeople we sat next to in church!

YIKES!!!!

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4.) 1 Corinthians 13 (KJV)

1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become assounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and

understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; andthough I have all faith, so that I could removemountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

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3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed thepoor, and though I give my body to be burned, andhave not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envietnot; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not herown, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in thetruth;

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7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth allthings, endureth all things.8 Charity never faileth: but whether there beprophecies, they shall fail; whether there betongues, they shall cease; whether there beknowledge, it shall vanish away.

9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.10 But when that which is perfect is come, then thatwhich is in part shall be done away.

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11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, Iunderstood as a child, I thought as a child: but

when I became a man, I put away childish things12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; butthen face to face: now I know in part; but then

shall I know even as also I am known.13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, thesethree; but the greatest of these is charity.

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Sums it all up, LOVE!!!!

5.) Run the Race1 Corinthians 9:19-27(KJV)19 For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myselservant unto all, that I might gain the more.20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain thJews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that Imight gain them that are under the law;

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21 To them that are without law, as without law,(being not without law to God, but under thelaw to Christ,) that I might gain them that arewithout law.22 To the weak became I as weak, that I mightgain the weak: I am made all things to all men,

that I might by all means save some.23 And this I do for the gospel's sake, that Imight be partaker thereof with you.

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24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but onereceiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate

in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown;but we an incorruptible.26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as onthat beateth the air:27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection:lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, Imyself should be a castaway.