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The Porch

Sticks and Stones | David Marvin

The Porch

Watermark Community Church, Dallas, TX

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.93.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2021

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

We’ve all heard the phrase, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” But the truth is that the tongue is powerful, and words have the power to shape our lives. In this message, we study James 3:1-12 to learn three truths about the tongue.

Transcript

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The Book of James is made up of 108 verses.

0:05.0

54 of them are imperatives.

0:08.0

An imperative is a command. The Jesus was not just his half-brother.

0:23.0

He was his lord.

0:25.0

All right, hey, let's go.

0:26.0

Hey, welcome friends in the room, friends in Fort Worth, Houston, El Paso, Indianapolis, Des Moines, Iowa,

0:32.0

Northwest Arkansas, Scottsdale, Arizona, Cedar Rapids, Boise, Idaho,

0:37.6

Pennsylvania, wherever you were joining from or if you're just tuning in online, we are continuing

0:41.6

the series on the book of James and I'm going to start

0:44.5

by reading the passage and then we'll go from there.

0:48.7

It says this James chapter 3 verse 1.

0:51.2

If you don't have a Bible, it'll be up on the screens.

0:55.0

In verse one.

0:57.0

Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know anyone that will teach will be judged more strictly.

1:06.0

We all stumble in many ways.

1:09.0

Anyone who's never at fault and what they say is perfect.

1:12.0

Able to keep their whole body in charge. never at fault, and what they say is perfect.

1:13.5

Able to keep their whole body in check.

1:16.5

When we put bits into the mouths of horses

1:18.9

to make them obeyists, we can turn the whole animal.

1:22.4

Or take ships as an example. Although they're so large

1:25.3

and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever

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