45 The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. 1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater…

Context—James continues to make his argument about the tongue: James 3:3- a bit is a metal piece placed behind the teeth in the horse’s mouth connected to the reins, the purpose of which is communication and primarily, control. The whole body of the horse is guided by the use of such a little metal piece!…

Context—James continues to make his argument about the tongue: James 3:7-8– “no human being can tame the tongue,” although every kind of animal (beast and bird, creeping things, and sea creatures) “can be tamed or has been tamed by mankind.” The point is this: while man is able to restrain beasts and…

There is no audio only version, but you can watch it on our YouTube channel, https://youtu.be/XOfxbPMo0KA. In this message, James wants to see the lips and lives of his readers line up with the faith they claim to hold. As we allow James’ words to take a place of residence in our lives, we will become people of such integrity that we will be free to live lives of radical truthfulness.

The tongue is one of the indicators of what is in the heart. See Luke 6:43-45, Mark 7:14-23, and Matt. 15:11-20. Consider Isaiah 6:1-7 where we see Isaiah’s response as he is exposed to the holiness of God. Isaiah uses the “tongue” as a measuring gauge for his sinful condition. James, in chapter 3, elaborates…

You can listen to the message here or watch it on our YouTube channel, https://youtu.be/NYPF8kJ7kxI. This is the ninth message in our series entitled, Practical Faith. This series is an in-depth study of the Letter of James. In this message, James asks his dear friends to take a good hard look at the genuineness of their faith. He gives them three marks of authentic faith to serve as a litmus test. This message is based on James 1:19, 26-27.

You can listen to the message here or watch it on our YouTube channel, https://youtu.be/nzVPIXdfE2Y. This is the 17th message in our series entitled, Practical Faith. This series is an in-depth study of the Letter of James. In this message, we will consider the remaining two (of four) attributes of the small but mighty tongue that James addresses in this passage (James 3:3-12).

You can listen to the message here or watch it on our YouTube channel, https://youtu.be/nGE_Q0Hr1FE. This is the 16th message in our series entitled, Practical Faith. This series is an in-depth study of the Letter of James. In this message, we will consider two of the four attributes of the small but mighty tongue that James addresses in this passage (James 3:3-12).

You can listen to the message here or watch it on our YouTube channel, https://youtu.be/MOVHfYLpt2Y. This is the 15th message in our series entitled, Practical Faith. This series is an in-depth study of the Letter of James. In this message, we will listen to James' solemn words of counsel to wannabe teachers. This is message is based on James 3:1-2.