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When Your Tongue Isn’t Tied
February 8, 2026 / Crossroads Community ChurchJames: Faith on the Ground
Week 5: When Your Tongue’s Not Tied
James 3:1-12 February 8, 2026
: to God, to us
James 3:1-2
Words demand a response from God. (see Matt. 12:36-37)
James 3:3-4
Words direct where people go.
James 3:5-6
Words destroy what is good. (Proverbs 16:27; 26:21)
THINK: Is it True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary, Kind?
James 3:7-8
Words defy my control. (Psalm 140:3)
James 3:9-12
Words display who I am. (Luke 6:43-46)
Good News: What I can’t control, God can!
(John 15:5; Psalm 51:10; Ezekiel 36:26)
Before I say another word:
ASK FOR FORGIVENESS (1 John 1:9; Romans 7:24-25)
PAUSE (Jas. 1:19-21; Prov. 10:19; 17:27-28; 21:23; 29:11,20; Ps. 141:3)
When I speak my next word:
SPEAK LIFE-GIVING WORDS (Proverbs 12:18; 2 Timothy 2:14)
BE GENEROUS (Ephesians 4:29)
“Set a guard over my mouth, Lord;
keep watch over the door of my lips.” (Psalm 141:3)
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