Topic: The Power Of The Tongue
Choose Life, Not Death
God didn't just give us the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses, He tells us to choose life! He desires for us to choose life and live under His blessings. Proverbs 18:21 tells us that “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those…Read more ›
Clean It Up
Orbitz ran a commercial years ago that asked one question: "Got a dirty mouth?” The commercial goes on to make a suggestion: “Clean it up with Orbitz." Got a dirty mouth? The question may be more spiritually relevant to understanding the power of the tongue than we think. A dirty…Read more ›
Put A Lid On It
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” (Ephesians 4:29) So God, you mean I should only say things that are helpful, that build others up, and…Read more ›
Stop Hatin’
I remember a couple of years ago writing a blog post with the straightforward title of Stop Hatin’ on Joel Osteen. This post received lots of comments and still receives hits daily. If I’m being totally honest, there is one thing that irritates me as a Christian and a Pastor; that’s…Read more ›
The Right To Remain Silent?
I witnessed some grievous gossip the other day. And I remained silent. The conversation troubled my spirit. But still I said nothing. Perhaps it was because I was in another room, and simply overheard the verbal beat down. Perhaps it was because it was two seasoned Christian women trashing a…Read more ›
Watch Those Words
Self defeated. Broken. Disappointed. Hurt. Depressed. Feeling inadequate. When you find yourself experiencing these emotions, you probably are also speaking those emotions. Repeatedly saying things like: “I will never succeed at this.” “I can’t.” “I’m too tired or sad to push through this.” “I always lose and never win.” “Woe is…Read more ›
Heart-Filled Speech
A person’s heart is inseparably connected to his life in every sense of the word. Our hearts are like reservoirs that catch and store the thoughts released from our minds and the desires processed in our souls, making it ever significant to our speech and actions. You see, the heart…Read more ›
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- Amazing! — May. 23, 2012
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- Untapped Resource — May. 21, 2012
- RIGHT THING, WRONG WAY — May. 20, 2012
- Trust God’s Directives — May. 19, 2012
- Order my Steps and Guide my Socks! — May. 18, 2012
- ONE WAY OR ANOTHER! — May. 17, 2012
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Prayer Requests
ROMANS 8:28
Requested by: ship on May 23, 2012
1 Prayer responses — ship last prayed for this on May 23, 2012 at 06:36 am
MORNING PRAYER
Requested by: ship on May 23, 2012
1 Prayer responses — ship last prayed for this on May 23, 2012 at 06:28 am
Testimonials
The Pharisees mafia *:?
Requested by: *Ambassadress* on May 21, 2012
1 Prayer responses — *Ambassadress* last prayed for this on May 21, 2012 at 10:13 am
Acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
Requested by: *Ambassadress* on May 18, 2012
1 Prayer responses — *Ambassadress* last prayed for this on May 18, 2012 at 07:47 am
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