The document is a sermon about taming the tongue based on James 3:1-12. It makes three comparisons to show how powerful yet small the tongue is: like a bit in a horse's mouth that can turn the whole animal; like a rudder that steers a large ship; and like a small spark that can set a large forest on fire. It discusses how all other animals can be tamed but no one can fully tame the tongue. The sermon encourages examining our motives for speech, avoiding gossip, and focusing on praising God rather than cursing others. It concludes that Jesus is the only one who never stumbled with his words.

3. JESUS’TONGUE,
YOURTONGUE

4. Not many of you should become
teachers, my fellow believers, because
you know that we who teach will be
judged more strictly. 2 We all stumble in
many ways. Anyone who is never at
fault in what they say is perfect, able to
keep their whole body in check.
JAMES 3:1-12

5. 3 When we put bits into the mouths of
horses to make them obey us, we can
turn the whole animal. 4 Or take ships
as an example. Although they are so
large and are driven by strong winds,
they are steered by a very small rudder
wherever the pilot wants to go.
JAMES 3:1-12

6. 5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of
the body, but it makes great boasts.
Consider what a great forest is set on
fire by a small spark. 6 The tongue also
is a fire, a world of evil among the parts
of the body. It corrupts the whole body,
sets the whole course of one’s life on
fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
JAMES 3:1-12

7. 7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and
sea creatures are being tamed and
have been tamed by mankind, 8 but no
human being can tame the tongue. It is
a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
JAMES 3:1-12

8. 9 With the tongue we praise our Lord
and Father, and with it we curse human
beings, who have been made in God’s
likeness. 10 Out of the same mouth
come praise and cursing. My brothers
and sisters, this should not be.
JAMES 3:1-12

9. 11 Can both fresh water and salt water
flow from the same spring? 12 My
brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear
olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither
can a salt spring produce fresh water.
JAMES 3:1-12

10. Teacherswillbe
judgedwith
greater
strictness

11. Tamingthe
tongue

12. Themouthisa
revelationof
theheart

13. teachers

14. FOUR
RECOMMENDATIONS
FORTHOSECALLEDTO
BETEACHERS

15. BEMORE
PATIENT.

16. BEA
DEVOTED
STUDENT.

17. KNOWTHAT
TEACHERSARE
JUDGEDMORE
STRICTLYBY
GOD.

18. Not many of you should become
teachers, my fellow believers, because
you know that we who teach will be
judged more strictly.
JAMES 3:1

19. KNOWTHAT
TEACHERSARE
JUDGEDMORE
STRICTLYBY
PEOPLE.

20. Not many of you should become
teachers, my fellow believers, because
you know that we who teach will be
judged more strictly.
JAMES 3:1

21. Check your motives.
Check your heart.

22. THREE
RECOMMENDATIONS
FORHEARERS

23. KNOWTHAT
WEALL
STUMBLE.

24. 2 We all stumble in many ways. Anyone
who is never at fault in what they say is
perfect, able to keep their whole body
in check.
JAMES 3:2

25. KNOWTHE
DIFFERENCE
BETWEENBEING
ACRITICAND
BEINGACOACH

26. The difference is time and tone.
When do you say it?
How do you say it?

27. CRITIC COACH
Correction made public, not
private because the goal is to
crush you, not build you.
Correction made private
Critic will wait until you’re
vulnerable.
Coach will wait until you’re
teachable.
Critic’s intent is to make sure
that everyone is invited to
join them in the criticism
Coach is trying to protect
you from the criticism to
help you learn and grow.

28. KNOWTHATWE
ALLHAVEOUR
BESTAND
WORSTDAYS

29. If we love someone, we present them
on their best day. If we hate someone,
we present them on their worst day. It
really reveals your heart how you
present them.

30. TONGUE

31. BIGTHINGSHAVE
LITTLEPOWER

33. THREE
COMPARISONS
ONTONGUE

34. BITOFA
HORSE

35. 3 When we put bits into the mouths of
horses to make them obey us, we can
turn the whole animal.
JAMES 3:3

36. A bit is a type of horse
tack used in equestrian
activities, usually made
of metal or a synthetic
material, and is placed
in the mouth of a horse
or other equid and
assists a rider in
communicating with the
animal.

37. It rests on the bars of
the mouth in an
interdental region
where there are no
teeth.

38. ASHIP
AND IT’S
RUDDER

39. 4 Or take ships as an example. Although
they are so large and are driven by
strong winds, they are steered by a
very small rudder wherever the pilot
wants to go.
JAMES 3:4

40. It’s called, “The Bismark.”
The Nazis commission, the
Bismark battleship in 1940.
Imagine this technology in
1940. Stretching 825 feet, it
was the largest battleship in
the world. It boasted eight
guns that held shells fifteen
inches across as well as
some five dozen other
armaments.

41. The Bismark’s onboard
targeting computer was so
precise that it blew away
the HMS Hood, which had
been the pride of the Royal
Navy, with a single shot.

42. Think of a boxing match set
for fifteen rounds. Two guys
walk in, one guy punches
the other guy, that guy
passes out and it’s over in
one shot. Nobody else
wants to get in the ring
with that guy. As grand as
the Bismark was, it had one
small but fatal weakness.

43. A vulnerable rudder was
located right beneath its
thermal exhaust port. In
the darkness of night on
May 24, 1941, the Royal
Navy attacked the ship with
little success until one
torpedo hit this rudder. The
boat was severely disabled,
attacked fiercely, and
defeated.

44. You may be big, strong, forceful,
successful, impenetrable, but your
tongue is the vulnerable point, and it
can become the one thing that
undermines everything.

45. Forest
fires

46. 5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of
the body, but it makes great boasts.
Consider what a great forest is set on
fire by a small spark. 6 The tongue also
is a fire, a world of evil among the parts
of the body. It corrupts the whole body,
sets the whole course of one’s life on
fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
JAMES 3:5-8

47. 7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and
sea creatures are being tamed and
have been tamed by mankind, 8 but no
human being can tame the tongue. It is
a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
JAMES 3:5-8

48. Gehenna was a place where
godless people would get
together to do godless
things. Maybe illicit sexual
sin, and worship false gods,
and all kinds of horrible,
despicable, deplorable,
disgusting evil, and then
they would sacrifice their
own children, so there was
child sacrifice in this place.

49. All the garbage would be
taken out of the city, out to
Gehenna, this cursed place,
and it would be set on fire,
and you could see at a
distance the garbage
burning day and night.

50. Webless,
Wecurse

51. 9 With the tongue we praise our Lord
and Father, and with it we curse human
beings, who have been made in God’s
likeness. 10 Out of the same mouth
come praise and cursing. My brothers
and sisters, this should not be.
JAMES 3:9-12

52. 11 Can both fresh water and salt water
flow from the same spring? 12 My
brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear
olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither
can a salt spring produce fresh water.
JAMES 3:9-12

53. Gettothe
source

54. Howto
maintaina
holytongue

55. WhomdoI
idolize?

56. Don’t idolize anyone. If you idolize
them, you’ll demonize them. If you set
them up, it’s only so that eventually
you can set them on fire.

57. WhatdoI
covet?

58. You can’t rejoice with those who
rejoice. You can’t celebrate God’s
grace. You’re angry at it. You’re
covetous of it. And that affects your
heart and that comes out in your
speech.

59. WhatliesdoI
perpetuate?

60. We’ve heard something that we’re
sharing. We don’t know if it’s true or
not. Or we heard something, we know
it’s not true, but we’re going to let it go
because it benefits me.

61. Whatgossip
doIenjoy?

62. If somebody sins against you, go talk to
them, don’t talk about them.
That’s gossip.

63. Whoarewe
bitter
against?

64. You’ve got two options: bitterness or
forgiveness. Bitterness is the enemy of
forgiveness.

65. Whohas
hurtme?

66. Hurt people tend to hurt people.

67. HOWDOILIKE
TOPLAYGOD?

68. Jesus is the only person who’s ever
lived that never stumbled in any way.
Everything he always said was the right
thing, at the right time, in the right
way, perfectly.

70. Jesus gets the last word.
He who does not stumble in any way
goes to the cross to suffer and die for
we who have stumbled in many ways.

71. FAITHWORKS CHRISTIAN CHURCH GLOBAL
Presented By:
Ptr. Alvin Gutierrez
FCC Main
4PM Afternoon Worship Service
April 10, 2016
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