Part nine of the James: Jesus’ Bold Little Brother sermon series was about James 3:1–12, some of the most famous Bible verses about the power of the tongue and our speech. Catch up on the sermon below and share the following quotes and images with your friends and family on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
Once a fire gets going, it’s hard to stop. James says our tongue is a spark that can unleash hell. Though you may not intend to, you can boil your Christian brother or sister alive with your words.
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Recommendation for those who are called to be teachers: be more patient. #boldJames
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Recommendation for those who are called to be teachers: be a devoted student. #boldJames
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For those who are called to be teachers: know that teachers are judged more strictly by God and people. #boldJames
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Recommendation for those who are hearers: remember that we all stumble, so don’t throw rocks. #boldJames
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Recommendation for those who are hearers: a coach is different from a critic. #boldJames
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Recommendation for those who are hearers: know that we all have our best days and our worst days. #boldJames
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Some people are teachers some of the time, but they must be students all of the time. #boldJames
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If we love someone we present them on their best day. If we hate them we present them on their worst day. #boldJames
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A coach & a critic can say the exact same content w/very different reactions—the difference is time & tone #boldJames
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If you want to be a good teacher, you’ve got to be a devoted student. #boldJames
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A critic will wait until you’re vulnerable. A coach will wait until you’re teachable. #boldJames
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Your heart is revealed in the words that you speak. #boldJames
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If you idolize someone, you’ll eventually demonize them. #boldJames
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At the cross, Jesus gets the last word. As he’s atoning for the sins of the world, he says, “Father, forgive them.”
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Being a critic is easy bc you don’t have to know someone. But you have to know & love them to be a coach. #boldJames
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Recommended resources
For those who would like to delve deeper into the topics covered by the sermon, we’ve collected a few good places to start.
Keep your heart with all vigilance
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When we talk about your “heart” in modern culture, we normally mean emotions, affections, and feeling. In the Bible, your “heart” means that, but it’s broader than that: it includes all of your deepest moral and spiritual convictions, especially as they pertain to your relationship to God. So it’s really talking about what’s really deep inside of you—what makes you you. Proverbs 4:23 says, “Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.”
Doctrine from true teachers
Sermon by Pastor Mark Driscoll
There are many cleverly devised myths about who Jesus is and what he did. Jesus is the good teacher, and the Bible tells us all about him. We should trust the Bible, its eyewitness authors, and its divine inspiration.
Will you listen?
Sermon by Pastor Mark Driscoll
As valuable as experiences are, we don’t always know what to do with them apart from teaching. The Bible contains a lot of teaching, a lot of teachers, and a lot of exhortations for teachers. We know that a good teacher can really change your life, but so can a bad one—they can teach you some things you’ve got to spend the rest of your life unlearning.
5 Things we do today instead of preach the word
By James MacDonald
“I wish I could tell you that most pastors are preaching the Word. I can’t—some are not. Here are five things we may choose to do instead of preach the Word.”
Confessions of a nagging wife
By Marci Turner
“Solomon laments about the nagging wife and counsels each of us that our behavior can be torturous to our husbands. Like the infrequent and unexpected rain that used to leak through the concrete roof of my house in the Arabian Gulf, the way I would approach my husband overwhelmed him and tested his patience.”
