What are the words coming out of your mouth? The tongue has the power of life and death, so let us be aware of what we choose to speak.

1. What are the words
coming out of your
mouth?

2. Some go to the trouble to hear
things they should not, such as
secrets, or private discussions.
However, others unconsciously
walk into these conversations,
not meaning to pry. Either way,
we need to try our very best to
always be aware and cautious of
the things we say.
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of
witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin
that so easily entangles, And let us run with patience the race
God has set before us.”
– Hebrews 12:1

3. We also need to be aware and
cautious of the things we may
constantly confess upon our lives,
or in the lives of others (Such as
our own family). What we say
may have more influence than
you think.
Even when it is not spoken
directly at anyone in particular,
what you say may have a positive
or a negative effect on someone.
“The tongue has the power of life and death, and those
who love it will eat its fruit.”
– Proverbs 18:21

4. “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those
who love it will eat its fruit.”
– Proverbs 18:21
We have the choice in what we speak.
What we speak can produce…
LIFE
HOPE
PEACE
BLESSINGS
HEALING
RESTAURATION

5. “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those
who love it will eat its fruit.”
– Proverbs 18:21
Or it can produce…
DEATH
DISCOURAGEMENT
WAR
CURSES
PAIN
DESTRUCTION
The choice is ours to make, so let’s make the right one.

6. The tongue is very powerful.
It can be a great source of
GOOD or…
EVIL.
That’s why the Bible
constantly warns us to guard
our mouths.
“He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks
will come to ruin.”
– Proverbs 13:3
“He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from
calamity.”
– Proverbs 21:23

7. What we constantly speak or communicate to others
is not an issue of a single thought. But rather, it is
something much more rooted.
It is an issue of the Heart.
“…For it is with the heart that we believe.”
-Romans 10:9
-“For out of the abundance (overflow) of the heart the
mouth speaks.”
-- Matthew 12:34

8. Words of Anger, Hatred, Bitterness, Envy, Strife,
etc. can be a powerful and destructive cycle, and is
usually spoken by people who have allowed those
roots to build.
-“For out of the abundance (overflow) of the heart the
mouth speaks.”
-- Matthew 12:34
-BUT WE CAN PUT A STOP TO THAT CYCLE

9. “1 My brothers and sisters, not many of you should become
teachers, because we know that we teachers will be judged more
strictly. 2 We all make mistakes often, but those who don’t make
mistakes with their words have reached full maturity. Like a
bridled horse, they can control themselves entirely. 3 When we
bridle horses and put bits in their mouths to lead them wherever
we want, we can control their whole bodies.”
– James 3: 1-3

10. “4Consider ships: they are so
large that strong winds are
needed to drive them. But
pilots direct their ships
wherever they want with a
little rudder. 5 In the same
way, even though the tongue is
a small part of the body, it
boasts great things…”
– James 3: 4-5a

11. “Think about this: a small flame can set a whole forest
on fire. 6 The tongue is a small flame of fire, a world of
evil at work in us. It contaminates our entire lives.
Because of it, the circle of life is set on fire. The tongue
itself is set on fire by the flames of hell.”
– James 3: 5b-6

12. “9With it we both bless the Lord
and Father and curse human beings
made in God’s likeness. 10 Blessing
and cursing come from the same
mouth. My brothers and sisters, it
just shouldn’t be this way! 11 Both
fresh water and salt water don’t
come from the same spring, do
they? 12 My brothers and
sisters, can a fig tree produce
olives? Can a grapevine produce
figs? Of course not, and fresh
water doesn’t flow from a
saltwater spring either.”

13. The tongue can be used to
spread God’s Word, or to
spread Gossip.
What is gossip?
“Idle talk or rumor, esp.
about the personal or
private affairs of
others…go about
tattling…” (W.D.)
“And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from
house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and
busybodies, speaking things which they ought not”
– 1 Tim. 5:13

14. Think about this…
Don’t think that because the gossiper
spoke to you about someone else, that
they don’t speak about you to others.

15. There must be a difference
between the Church of Christ and
the world.
However, sometimes without
even noticing we may
impulsively decide to talk about,
or criticize others, including the
family of God.
Sometimes we might even gossip
in the church, without even
realizing that we are, and that’s
when things can spin out of
control.

16. “And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from
house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and
busybodies, speaking things which they ought not”
– 1 Tim. 5:13
The tongue can be used to
heal a broken heart, or
make matters worst.
You can either speak words
of faith, or doubt.
Think about this…
What kind of words Are we speaking words that
are you speaking ? encourage, unite & uplift?

17. Examples of “…speaking things which
ought not”:
1. False doctrine – Jas. 3: 1, Tit. 1: 9-11.
2. Being a busybody…- I Tim. 5: 13.
3. Making charges without proof – I Thes. 5: 21;
Deut. 19: 15; 17: 2-6, I Tim. 5: 19.
Be careful of the things you say, and think before you speak.
Your words might be the difference between life and
death.
“Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be
quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.”
- James 1:19

18. •BE QUICK TO LISTEN
• BE SLOW TO SPEAK
• BE SLOW TO GET ANGRY
- James 1:19

19. “Don’t let your mouth cause your flesh to sin; neither
say before the angel, that it was a mistake. Why should
God be angry on account of your voice and destroy the
work of your hands?”
- Ecclesiastes 5:6
Every word, promise and lie we make
is being recorded, and we will have to
give an account for them.
That is why we must think before we
speak.

20. “But I tell you that men will have to give account on the
day of judgment for every careless word they have
spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by
your words you will be condemned.”
- Matthew 12:36-37
God has placed so much importance to the words we
speak that in the day of judgment, we will all have to
give an account for them.
By our own words we will either condemn ourselves
or justify ourselves. We will be declared innocent or
guilty.

21. Once again, be careful of the things you say, and think
before you speak.
“Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a
fool than for him.”
- Proverbs 29:20
“When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his
tongue is wise.”
- Proverbs 10:19
“I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my
tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is
before me.”
- Psalms 39:1

22. Conclusion & Declaration:
“My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness and thy
salvation all the day…” :
-Psalms. 71:15
Begin a habit of thinking on the right things.
(Joshua 1:8; Phil. 4:8 )
Try to be more aware of the things you speak.
(1Peter 5:8; Prov. 13:3)
Pray, and submit your thoughts and words to God, so that HE
may guide them.
(James 4:7; Rom. 8:14; Gal. 5:18)
And again, always think before you speak.
(James 1:19)

23. The Decision is Yours