James 3:1-12 – Tongue Testing
Tongue Testing
(James 3:1-12)
Central Idea: To be tongue tested is to be tongue-tied.
Purpose: To challenge people to control their tongues.
- The preeminence of the tongue (3:1-2).
- The power of the tongue (3:3-5a).
- The perversity of the tongue (3:5b-6).
- The production of the tongue (3:7-12).
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- Apr 5, 2024James 3:1-12 – Tongue Testing
James 3:1-12 – Tongue TestingTongue Testing(James 3:1-12)Central Idea: To be tongue tested is to be tongue-tied. Purpose: To challenge people to control their tongues.Friends, when we are tongue tested, will we be tongue tied? Our tongues are the most offensive weapon in our arsenals and must be controlled very carefully. We can only do that by the power of Christ operating in our lives, asking Him to help us do it. In this episode you will learn three simple steps that will help you tie your tongue and stop hurtful words before they are spoken or written. Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music.
- The preeminence of the tongue (3:1-2).
- The power of the tongue (3:3-5a).
- The perversity of the tongue (3:5b-6).
- The production of the tongue (3:7-12).
- Mar 28, 2024James 2:14-26 – Dead Traditionalism
James 2:14-26 – Dead TraditionalismDead Traditionalism (James 2:14-26) Central Idea: A living faith is a working faith. Purpose: To challenge Christians to be what they claim to be.Traditionalism is the dead faith of those now living. Are you a traditionalist? Do you go to church because your parents want you to go to church? Are you a Christian because it is the proper thing to do? Well, that's dead traditionalism. A living faith is a working faith. As we continue our study, James develops that truth in three steps: the need, the argument, and illustrations of a working faith.
- The need for a working faith (2:14-17).
- The argument for a working faith (2:18-20).
- The illustrations of a working faith (2:21-26).
- Mar 22, 2024James 2:8-13 – Personal Discrimination
James 2:8-13 – Personal DiscriminationPersonal Discrimination(James 2:8-13)Central Idea: Personal discrimination denies biblical doctrine.Purpose: To challenge believers to practice social justice.In this episode we learn about three areas where personal discrimination denies God's truth and how we can practice social justice today.
- Personal discrimination denies the doctrine of love (James 2:8).
- Personal discrimination denies the doctrine of sin (James 2:9-11).
- Personal discrimination denies the doctrine of mercy (James 2:12-13).
- Mar 14, 2024James 2:1-7 – The Sin of Snobbery
James 2:1-7 – The Sin of SnobberyThe Sin of Snobbery(James 2:1-7)Central Idea: Personal discrimination is the sin of snobbery.Purpose: To challenge Christians to value all impartially.In this episode, James gives us two reasons why personal discrimination is the sin of snobbery and how Christians can overcome it. Now available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.
- Discrimination is the sin of snobbery because discrimination creates divisions (James 2:2-4).
- Discrimination is the sin of snobbery because discrimination demonstrates inconsistency (James 2:5-7).
- Mar 7, 2024James 1:22-27 – Livers or Lookers?
James 1:22-27 – Livers or Lookers?Livers or Lookers?(James 1:22-27)Central Idea: Be livers not lookers.Purpose: To challenge Christians to live out their faith 24/7.
- Be livers of the word, not just lookers (James 1:22-25).
- Be livers of the work, not just lookers (James 1:26-27).
Are you a liver or a looker? The Christian faith must be more than show and tell. The Christian faith must be live and do. If we follow the prescription God gives us in the Bible, we must put the word of God into practice.In this episode, James gives us three clues on how to put the word of God into practice in our everyday lives.
