PRAYER
March 16,2014 Today’s Message:
James 3:1-12 Taming the Untamable Tongue
Remember to pray this week:
- for our missionaries:
The Eadie Family serving with Mission Aviation Fellowship
in Indonesia.
Owen & Beth Brown serving in Prince George with
International Student Ministries
Joel & Stephanie Baerg serving with Asia-Connect
in China
Morgan Fournier serving with Inter-Varsity Christian
Fellowship in Montreal
Randy McDonald serving with Ness Lake Bible Camp
Sarah Darragh with YWAM in Ireland
Carson Stauffer in the Philippines
- for Jamie Young, Juliana B., Sol G. and Sarah H. who are in
Honduras from Mar 15-25 to serve with Jericho Ministriies in tutoring
and planting.
The ____________ of the tongue
The _________ of the Tongue
- for Wendy Graham who is serving in Honduras from Mar 16-28.
- for our long term planning committee as they work on our new
building property and plans
- for Pastor Reigan and several youth who are at Awaken at
Sunnybrae Bible Camp on Shuswap lake this weekend
- for Shane Rooker, Laverne and Doug’s son who was diagnosed
with a brain tumor this week
- for Helen Bromley, Karen Walkey’s mother who broke her
shoulder and is having surgery to repair it this coming Tuesday
The _________ of the Tongue
most convincingly.
-vote on the winner and give the winner a prize!!
When were you tempted to play possum with your faith this week?
What helped you (or would have helped you) NOT play possum
when you were tempted to??
Taming the _________ Tongue
DIVING IN QUESTIONS:
Read James 3:1-12
1. According to James, why is it so hard to control our tongue?
2. According to you, why is it so hard to control your tongue?
IN RESPONSE I WILL…
3. Which figure of speech which James uses speaks to YOU the most
strongly about the power of the tongue?
Home Group Discussion Questions:
WARMING UP QUESTIONS:
1. Warm up by pairing up with the person beside you and recite the
books of the New Testament. Then, the first 8 books of the Old
Testament.
2. Did you see a possum this week?
Take a minute and see who can play possum the
4. What 3 things are said about the tongue in verse 8?
5. If the tongue cannot be tamed by man…why do you think God
holds us accountable?
6. Look up what the following verses have to say about our speech:
Matthew 12:33-37
Proverbs 10:19-21; Proverbs 12:18; Proverbs 13:3; Proverbs 15:4
Proverbs 18:21; Proverbs 21:23; Ephesians 4:29
7. Look up Psalm 19-13-14. How is verse 14 possible?
8. Who have you met who comes closest to the person described in
verse 2?
9. How do you think they do/did it?
APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
1. Obviously God understands the difficulty in taming our tongues
and obviously it is extremely, exceptionally and exceedingly
important that we do… Brainstorm some ways to help tame our
tongues.
2. What will you do this week to help tame your tongue?