A Beautiful Tongue is… a simple tongue

In this last installment of the series, I would like to share with you the beauty of having a simple tongue. • A simple tongue uses a “Yes,” or “No.” Matthew 2:34-37 – “But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, [...]

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A Beautiful Tongue is… a positive tongue

Numbers 14:27-30 – “How long shall I bear with this evil congregation who complain against Me? I have heard the complaints which the children of Israel make against Me. Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will do to you: The carcasses of [...]

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A Beautiful Tongue is… a truthful tongue

Let’s begin by looking at what God thinks of the truth. Psalm 51:6 – “Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, and in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.” God wants complete honesty. Proverbs 12:22 – “Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who deal truthfully are [...]

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A Beautiful Tongue is… a tongue that does not repeat gossip

Are you a gossip? A gossip is a “person who has the habit of revealing personal or sensational facts about others.” Gossip is a disease that infects almost every tongue – young and old, male and female, rich and poor, married and single… This “disease” habit of gossip is easily passed from victim to victim. [...]

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A Beautiful Tongue is… a kind tongue

1 Corinthians 13:1 – “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.”  Do you know how annoying gongs and cymbals can be if they are played over, and over, and over…!!  Well, God says that’s how our words can [...]

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A Beautiful Tongue is… a clean tongue

Matthew 15:11 – “It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.” A clean tongue displays reverence for all things.  Ephesians 5:4 – “Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead [...]

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A Beautiful Tongue is… a witnessing tongue

This lesson is so convicting to me! What keeps you from sharing your faith with others?  If you are like me, and most other Christians, pride most often gets in the way – being afraid of what people will think of you.  Listen to this: We don’t have to do the talking – just let [...]

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A Beautiful Tongue is… an appreciative tongue

“And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.” Colossians 3:15 (emphasis added) An appreciative tongue exemplifies true godliness.  Romans 1:21 – “For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him…”  This should [...]

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A Beautiful Tongue is… a silent tongue

I do not have many notes on this lesson, so this morning’s post will be somewhat brief. Proverbs 10:19 – “When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.”  A beautiful tongue refrains from speaking in anger, repeating gossip, or anything else that displeases God. Ecclesiastes 3:7b – [...]

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Do you have a beautiful tongue?

Ok, sounds a little strange right?    Well, over the next several days, I wanted to share with you (and remind myself!) about a series that a dear friend and mentor of mine taught in our AWANA girl’s group about a year and a half ago.  When you think about your tongue, what first comes to mind?  [...]

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