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James 3:12 · BSB
3:12 My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
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…And in fact, he says, we can tame animals, wild animals, and we've tamed all sorts of them, but you can't tame the tongue. Notice what he says inJames chapter 3, uh, verse 7. He says, All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind. But no human being…
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…God as Matthew records in chapter 25 truly I say to you as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers you did it to me similarly inJames chapter 3we reflected on this passage earlier blessing God and cursing those made in his likeness was given as an example of the tongue being a restless…
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…your head and present you with a crown of splendor. We can read James in a short while. Before we read James, let's now sing again together. James.James chapter 3. We can read from verses 13 down to verse 18. James 3 verses 13 to 18. Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life,…
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…is a no-nonsense preacher. He just says it. In fact, much of James' letter requires very little preaching. It just requires obedience and response.James chapter 3begins on this note. Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.…
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…that wisdom look like? How do we know that it's really of God and not something else that we've just invented in our feelings? Turn with me now toJames chapter 3, and I want to point out a profound place in Scripture where we can have this intimate reality with the Lord Jesus Himself through the power of the…
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…that wisdom look like? How do we know that it's really of God and not something else that we've just invented in our feelings? Turn with me now toJames chapter 3, and I want to point out a profound place in Scripture where we can have this intimate reality with the Lord Jesus Himself through the power of the…
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…every episode one thing that is emphasized again and again by Paul is hey guys make sure your speech is wholesome To the point that James says inJames chapter 3that a man who has command of his tongue is a man who has perfected himself Yep Ezekiel 37 4 to 6 God is speaking and he could have easily gone…
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If you would grab your Bible and turn in it toJames chapter 3. Now, one of the most, I think, uncomfortable things in life for most of us, I would say, is when we experience conflict with another person.…
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…sin and sin. When it is finished, it brings forth death. You know, I realize that sin is something that we all struggle with. We're not perfect inJames chapter 3and verse 2. The Bible says for we all stumble in many things in Romans, 7 and 24. Paul said, o Wretched, Man, that I am. He told Timothy, he was…
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If you have a Bible, I invite you to turn to Matthew chapter 5,James chapter 3. Both of those texts are there in your worship guide. Matthew chapter 5 and James chapter 3. Last week, we began a new series in which we were…
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…people, above and beyond what he calls all of us to be. You can see that in Romans chapter 12, verse 8, where mercy is a gift of the Holy Spirit.James chapter 3, it's part of wisdom. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits. You want to…
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…Fair, he's reasonable. He's a reasonable man. The King James renders, this passing simply patient. This word is also found in other passages inJames chapter 3and verse 17. But the wisdom that is from above is first. Pure then Peaceable, gentle willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, with…
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…you are called to peace. Hebrews 12, make every effort to live at peace with everyone and to be holy. Without holiness, no one will see the Lord.James chapter 3, peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness. Christians are called to be peacemakers. How sad it is in our churches when people…
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…wisdom. The gift here particularly is spoken of as the utterance of wisdom. I think that's very significant and important. But Israel read fromJames chapter 3and it's a great chapter and it speaks all about wisdom. So God's revelation, God's knowledge, God's word, God's character, God's cross, God's…
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…that we all need to guard over, and that's our heart. But out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth will speak. And he's speaking to us inJames chapter 3. He takes virtually a whole chapter to say this: watch your words. There's creative power that's in the that is associated with the words that we…
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…God, the Bible says we will reap destruction. The Bible uses destructive images when it talks about sin to give us that stark warning. So inJames chapter 3, we've seen the wildfires in California and the devastation that's happened there. James says our tongues are capable of sparking that kind of…
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…to take the time to read this story rather than retell it because as he tells the story, I think it captures something that relates directly toJames chapter 3. So here's what he says. It's called The Martyrdom of Andy. Andy was a sweet, amusing little guy whom everyone liked but harassed. Just because…
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…another person has said a word. I've said words to the Lord. The power of words to completely change or alter your course. I want you to open up toJames chapter 3. James chapter 3. Verse 1 says this, my brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment. Let not…
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James chapter 3. Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. We all stumble in…
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…Of all the parts of the body, James accredits the tongue with the most potential for destruction. If you can skip forward there in your Bible toJames chapter 3and verse 6 onwards. And here we can see how James really does not mince his words when it comes to the tongue. Chapter 3 verse 6. The tongue also…
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