The Ninth Commandment: God's will How to Manage Our Words
Series Series on God's Law
Intro. God will ask an account of our “stewardship of our words” (Matt 12:36)
A. We use nothing more than ‘words'
B. We also abuse nothing more than God's gift of ‘words'
- Were created as vehicles to minister – love – share (Prov. 15:4)
- We have perverted them into vehicles to fight – hate – destroy
I. The problem of our tongue
A. James warns about the dangers of the tongue: James 3
B. The problem with our tongue is therefore rooted in our heart (James 4:1-10)
II. The redemption of our tongue
A. The ‘sanctified' tongue is only the fruit of a ‘regenerated – sanctified heart'
B. The faith in God's sovereign control over everything is to silence our tongue
CLOSING DIRECTIONS:
A. Let's follow David's examples throughout the entire day
Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips
O LORD, open thou my lips: and my mouth shall show forth thy praise
Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have showed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to everyone that is to come.
Sermon ID | 74092033392 |
Duration | 55:09 |
Date | Jul 5, 2009 |
Category | Sunday - PM |
Bible Text | James 3:1 |