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James Speaks About the Tongue
I. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TONGUE (James 3:2)
II. THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF JAMES (James 3:3-5a)
III. THE INIQUITY OF THE TONGUE (James 3:5b-6)
IV. IMPOSSIBLE TO TAME (James 3:7-8)
V. THE INCONSISTENCY OF THE TONGUE (James 3:9-12)
Go Wash Your Mouth Out with Soap
I. VARIOUS NAMES FOR THESE WORDS
I. Nasty words
II. DEFINITION OF THIS TYPE OF LANGUAGE
III. WHY IS THIS LANGUAGE USED?
IV. ARGUMENTS FOR USING CURSE WORDS
V. EUPHEMISMS
VI. WAYS TO OVERCOME AND AVOID CURSING
Stretching the Truth A Little (1)
I. WHAT IS A LIE?
II. TYPES OF LIES
I. Spiritual lying
III. WHY DO PEOPLE LIE?
I. To help others: do not want to hurt their feelings
IV. THE BIBLE FORBIDS LYING
Stretching the Truth A Little (2)
I. EXAMPLES OF LIARS IN SCRIPTURE
II. WHY WE SHOULD NOT LIE
III. HOW TO PROTECT OUR TONGUES FROM LYING
IV. IS IT EVER “RIGHT” TO LIE?
Sometimes It's Good to Be Slow, Hasty Words
I. THE BIBLE’S ADMONITIONS
II. WHEN DO WE SPEAK TOO HASTILY?
I. In order to set boundaries with another person
III. PROBLEMS THAT COME FROM HASTY WORDS
I. Commit sin (Prov. 10:19)
IV. WAYS TO TAME THE HASTY TONGUE
I Am Both Judge and Jury, Critical Words
I. DEFINITIION OF A CRITICAL TONGUE
II. BIBLE EXAMPLES OF CRITICAL INDIVIDUALS
III. WHO DO WE CRITICIZE?
IV. WHY WE BECOME CRITICAL AND JUDGMENTAL
V. CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM VERSUS DESTRUCTIVE CRITICISM
VI. PASSAGES OF SCRIPTURE TO CONSIDER
By the Way, Have You Heard, Gossiping Words
I. WHAT IS GOSSIP?
II. THE BIBLE AND GOSSIP
III. WHY DO PEOPLE GOSSIP?
IV. HOW BAD IS GOSSIP?
V. HOW TO OVERCOME GOSSIP
Leftovers Again, Complaining Words
I. THE DEFINITION OF COMPLAINING
II. THINGS ABOUT WHICH WE COMPLAIN
I. Purchases
V. Clothes
X. Our time
III. THE BIBLE AND COMPLAINING
IV. WHY DO PEOPLE COMPLAIN?
I. Pre-cursor to be superior
V. WHY COMPLAINING IS BAD
I. Makes one self-righteous
The Grasshopper Complex, Negative Words
I. DEFINITIONS
II. BIBLE OF EXAMPLES OF NEGATIVITY
III. SIGNS OF A NEGATIVE PERSON (www.lifehack.org)
I. They never move outside their comfort zone.
IV. WHY PEOPLE ARE NEGATIVE
I. Big changes in life
V. WHY NEGATIVITY IS BAD
VI. VERSES THAT SHOULD KEEP US FROM BEING NEGATIVE
VII. WAYS TO OVERCOME NEGATIVITY
I. Climb over, around, under, and go through all obstacles.
Lesson 10, Thank You. Will You Tell Me That Again
I. BIBLE VERSES ON FLATTERY
II. DEFINITION
III. EXAMPLES OF FLATTERY
IV. WHY DO PEOPLE FLATTER OTHRS?
V. FLATTERY’S EVIL CONNECTIONS
VI. A COMPLIMENT VERSUS FLATTERY
Taming the Tongue Click for video
James Speaks About the Tongue
Go Wash Your Mouth Out with Soap
Stretching the Truth A Little (1)
Stretching the Truth A Little (2)
Sometimes It's Good to Be Slow, Hasty Words
I Am Both Judge and Jury, Critical Words
By the Way, Have You Heard, Gossiping Words
Leftovers Again, Complaining Words
The Grasshopper Complex, Negative Words
Lesson 10, Thank You. Will You Tell Me That Again