Using your words in powerful life changing ways.

1. Talking For A
Change

2. “May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my
heart be pleasing in your
sight, O Lord, my Rock and
my Redeemer.”
(Psalm 19:14 NIV)

3. “We all stumble in many
ways. If anyone is never at
fault in what he says, he is a
perfect man, able to keep his
whole body in check.”
(James 3:2NIV)
3:2NIV

4. Why should I watch
what I say?

5. 1) What I say directs
where I go.
“When we put bits in
the mouths of horses…
we can TURN the whole
animal.”
(James 3:3NIV)

6. 2) What I say can take me
through tough times.
“Or take ships as an example.
Although they are so large and
are driven BY STRONG WINDS,
they are steered by a
very small rudder
wherever the pilot
wants to go.” (v4)

7. 3) What I say can destroy
what I have. (vs 5-8)
“Consider what a great
forest is set on fire by a
small spark. The tongue
is also a fire…
It sets the whole course
of his life on fire, and is
itself set on fire by hell.
(vs6b)

8. Proverbs 21: 23 “He who guard his
mouth and his tongue keeps himself
from calamity.” NIV
“Watch your words and
hold your tongue;
you'll save yourself
a lot of grief.”
The Message
“Watch your tongue and
keep your mouth shut,
and you will stay out
of trouble.”
The Living Bible

9. 4) What I say reveals
who I am.
“Out of the same
mouth come praise
and cursing.
My brothers, this
should not be.”
(v 10)

10. What do I need
to do?

11. 5) What I say to myself quite
often becomes my actions.
“When he came to his senses,
he said, …
‘I will set out & go back to my
father and say to him: Father, I have
sinned against heaven and against you.
I am no longer worthy to be called
your son; make me like on of your
hired men.’”
(Luke 15:17-18 NIV)

12. 6) What I say can be
a confession and belief.
“That if you confess with your
mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord’ and
believe in your heart that God
raised him from the dead, you
will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)

13. 7) How do you get
better at this?
A) Flavor Full
(Colossians 4:6)

14. 7) How do you get
better at this?
B) God
inspired
silence
(Psalm 141:3)

15. 7) How do you get
better at this?
C) Learn how to be slow
(James 1:19)

16. 7) How do you get
better at this?
D) Learn how to de-motivate
yourself & others.
(Titus 2:11-12)

17. 7) How do you get
better at this?
E) You don’t get good at
something you do once in
awhile.
(Philippians4:9)

18. 7) How do you get
better at this?
E) You are on God
Journey
(Psalm 19:14)

19. “May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my
heart be pleasing in your
sight, O Lord, my Rock and
my Redeemer.”
(Psalm 19:14 NIV)