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January 3, 2009

Death and Life Are in the Power of the Tongue

20 From the fruit of a man’s mouth his stomach is satisfied;
he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruits.
Proverbs 18:20-21

Labels: Death, Life, Paul Tripp, Tongue | posted by TimBrister at 7:29 am | Categories: Sunday School Stuff |

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January 2, 2009

Stewardship of Speech: Every Word Counts

Last night, I briefly mentioned on my Twitter that the average person speaks approximately 16,000 words a day. Over a year’s time, that comes to 5,840,000 words a year. Now, that is an interesting perspective to take on the year-in-review, should all those words be put on a scale. Consider this short clip of Paul Tripp speaking about our every word in relation to what Christ has spoken over us. Here is the passage he is speaking about:

“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit. 34 You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. 36 I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, 37 for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Matthew 12:33-37

[Source: Desiring God "The Power of Words and the Wonder of God" Conference]

Labels: Christ, Speech, Stewardship, Tongue | posted by TimBrister at 8:18 am | Categories: Sunday School Stuff |

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January 1, 2009

James 3

This coming Sunday in Sunday School, we will be addressing one of the most areas of our sanctification: the tongue. Proverbs tells us that life and death are in the power of the tongue. With it blessings and cursings can be found. It can build up believers and tear down churches. Leading up to our study, I want to post a few, shot videos for your consideration. This video is a short film produced by Desiring God as part of last year’s national conference, The Power of Words and the Wonder of God.