Passage: James 3:1-18
Summary
The tongue is powerful. It’s a relatively small part of your body, but it determines the whole course of your life.
Sermon Questions
- People form opinions of you based on your words. What story can told about you based on your words?
- Your tongue is compared to a fire. In what ways has your tongue lit people on fire and burned people?
- In your opinion, why is the tongue so hard to tame?
- Your words are the single best indicator of the state of your heart. A tongue problem is ultimately a heart problem. Where does your heart need work and how does your tongue show it?
- David Jeremiah says, “People with a propensity to talk a lot… cannot go on forever talking about nothing; they inevitably go on to scandal and gossip rather than be silent.” Why should we be slow to speak and why should we be careful about our words?