This is why she wrote the popular 30 days to taming your tongue 850,000 copies sold. Deborah smith pegues is a cpamba, certified john maxwell leadership coach and speaker, certified behavior consultant, bible teacher, and international speaker. Also, the tongue can be filled with praise to god in word and song. So, if you want to really hurt me, talk badly about my language par. Who hasnt gotten tangled in the tongue trap at one time or another. Now that more than 500,000 copies of 30 days to taming your tongue have been sold, thousands of readers with tongue trouble can testify that deborah pegues approach works in real, everyday life. Her guided lessons offer brief, nononsense approaches for examining our own words and ultimately lead to thinking more seriously about lifelong attitudes and behaviors reflected by spoken thoughts. Feb 28, 2020 sunday school crafts, activities, lessons, games and snacks to help teach about james. First, in order to tame the tongue we must have a desire to tame the tongue. U ntil recently, we were pretty much in the dark about the human body. Verses marked kjv are taken from the king james version of the bible. Deborah pegues bestselling 30 days to taming your tongue now has a companion workbook. A diligent application of this teaching will have a profound impact on our personal relationships and daily lives.
Or have you have been on the receiving end of a biting or thoughtless comment, and have felt wounded or slandered. Full of reallife stories, this book will minister to you in a practical and interesting way. Taming the tongue quotes showing 125 of 25 the way you use and choose words defines who you are. You can empower people through words you speak, or cut them down. Its the closest most of us will ever come to trying to. Only the spirit of god can help us keep our words in check see eph. Taming the tongue is one of the major concerns in jewish teachings about ethical conduct.
Lesson 7 taming the tongue seventhday adventist church. While james seemed to indicate that no one can tame the tongue jam. Taming the lying tonguetaming the critical tonguetaming the gossiping tonguetaming the complaining tonguetaming the retaliating tonguetaming the doubting. Taming the tongue 12 sermons power of words 1 of 12 words have the power to change lives. Have you ever said something that you wish you had not. Taming your tongue a matter of life and death the tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Because teachers affect the most people, they have a greater respon sibility and accountability to god. Taste buds occur in distinct papillae of the tongue, the epithelium of the palate, oropharynx, larynx, and the upper. Here are a few scriptures i noted as i read through the book of proverbs. Taming the tongue big idea the tongue is a very small member of the body, but it is disproportionately powerful. Taming your tongue a matter of life and death king of. The bible reveals that god places a strong emphasis on the sins of speech. This is a supplemental workbook to 30 days to taming your tongue by.
Thou hast a lady far more beautiful than any woman in this waning age. None of us would want to see powerful instruments put into the hands of foolish, immature or irresponsible people. The tongue can bring cheer, consolation, encouragement, hope, love, and blessing. Taming your tongue in this book, dr dag hewardmills describes the deadly poison found in the tongue, and provides lessons for taming this unruly part of our bodies. Gloria anzaldua was born in 1942 in the rio grande valley of south. It was able to show us the human heart, but it couldnt show us the soul or it could show us the throat, but not the voice. There are a majority of girls that have something they want to add. She and her husband, darnell, have been married nearly 40 years. Power of words 1 of 12 diseases of the tongue 2 of 12 empty words 3 of 12 dealing with putdowns 4 of 12 dealing with putdowns 5 of 12 hasty words 7 of 12 verbal abuse 8 of 12 power of the tongue 9 of 12 wise words 10 of 12 shaping your own world 11 of 12. It will either defuse or kindle its course of action. Among the things this chapter reveals about the tongue. This chapter provides sufficient knowledge on peripheral gustatory anatomy. He didnt verbally lash others for his own selfish pleasure or to be mean.
Now that more than 850,000 copies of 30 days to taming your tongue have been sold, thousands of readers with tongue trouble can testify that deborah pegues approach works in real, everyday life as a companion to the bestselling book, this interactive 30day guide will help readers put into practice what theyre learning. After clicking register, you will receive an email with a link to verify your account and to complete your registration. Lesson 7 page 56 of standard edition taming the tongue. Sometimes not saying anything at all is the best approach to diffusing an argument and taming the tongue. Taming the tongue ffoz resources first fruits of zion.
Certified behavioral consultant deborah smith pegues takes you to the scriptures in six engaging sessions. In this final bible verse about taming the tongue, solomon sees a gentle tongue as one that gives life but when used in a perverse or evil manner, it breaks the persons spirit. James teaches that the tongue has the ability to wield power over us and others, to affect the course or direction of our lives, and to impact on a far deeper level than we realize. As a companion to the bestselling book, this interactive 30day guide will help readers put into practice what theyre learning. She has written 16 transformational books, including the bestselling 30 days to taming your tongue over one million sold worldwide and emergency prayers. Taming the tongue, audiobook, cds first fruits of zion. This interactive 30day workbook will show you how to tame your the tongue into subjection. This study is specifically geared for ages 312, but any member of the family can learn from it. I think it is clear how important it is for us to tame the tongue. Induction 8 volume i book xi lord thou art a lord, and nothing but a lord. In language strikingly similar to jesus teaching matthew 5. Old words are placed in a pocket inside the file folder. How to tame a wild tongue is from borderlandvsla frontera.
The concept of taming the tongue is found in james 3 where god declares, through the apostle james, that no one can tame the tongue james 3. These pictures will get the attention of older kids and help them talk about the importance of what we. Prayer o god, your word to us is the good news of jesus christ. Children glue eyes and a nose to a file folder or folded construction paper. They use the control your tongue file folder at home to help them control their tongues. In it, anzaldua is conceived with many kinds of borders between nations, cultures, classes, genders, languages. Who doesnt want to make a more positive impact with their words. Id recommend doing them as a family but you can have your older children do them for their own personal devotions if youd like. So with that, a little bit of an introduction as we get into our study, we have a memory text.
Let me show you from gods word how dangerous and damning an unruly tongue is. In other words, a word or even a look or a gesture might seem small, but each can change a friend into an enemy or transform a bad situation into something good. In this expository sermon outline entitled taming the tongue, we look at james 3. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. Use these free printable illustrations to teach children about taming the tongue. Diseases of the tongue 2 of 12 when the tongue is not controlled then it has all kinds of dramatic and serious consequences in peoples lives, but when the tongue is controlled, when we begin to yield our tongue and master the words we speak and begin to learn how to speak words that are godgiven words, if we get into agreement with god. The tongue is small but powerful and secondly, the tongue is small but dangerous vv. Taming the tongue leaving the priesthood of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by the human spe cies, but no one can tame the tonguea restless evil, full of deadly poison. Without really thinking about it, you can change anothers thoughts, beliefs and actions by using the power of words. A test of love a test of our love for god comes in the manner of our speech. Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath, slow to wrath. The lengthy discussion about the tongue in this chapter is both convicting and illuminating. Sep 04, 2017 now that more than 850,000 copies of 30 days to taming your tongue have been sold, thousands of readers with tongue trouble can testify that deborah pegues approach works in real, everyday life.
Why should the thoughts in these verses make us be so careful with what we say. Taming the tongue bill bright continued on page 2 articl e. The completed registration allows us to send order and donation receipts to the email address you provided. This study looks at the doubleness of speech, or forkedtongue, of a believer, where words are out of alignment with his profession of faith. Taming the tongue the things that we say or fail to say serve as a barometer of our christian character, according to james. Can we say with the psalmist, his praise was on my tongue psalm 66. James goes on to say, with the tongue we praise our lord. How to use this study on taming the tongue there are 10 devotionals in this study. Bible crafts and learning games about controlling the tongue. The things that we say or fail to say serve as a barometer of our christian character, according to the letter of james. The epistle of james says that anyone who considers him or herself to be religious yet does not tame his tongue is selfdeceived. The power to give hope and the power to discourage. Yet too often our words to others are not good news.
Recently i purchased three class sets and began offering writing prompts to my reading students from portions of deborahs 30 days to taming your tongue. An untamed tongue doesnt just say too much it also says too little. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of nature. See more ideas about sunday school crafts, words and help teaching. The ability to master our words is both a metric for and a mark of spiritual maturity. The trick to taming the tongue is to find balance between the two extremes like jesus did. Tonight for our bible study, we go back to james, chapter 3, and look again at the subject of taming the tongue. The bible calls the tongue a world of iniquity, a defiler of multitudes, a taste of hell on earth. Their yes is meant to mean yes, and their no is meant to mean no cf. Yet controlling what we say from moment to moment is perhaps the most daunting challenge of christian living. Read taming the tongue by laura rennie and be encouraged in your relationships and walk with christ. An unsanctified, loose tongue is worse than drug or alcohol abuse it is worse than any sin of the flesh.
They are a powerful discussion starter about the dangers that talking can bring into our lives. As a companion to the bestselling book, this 30day guide will help readers put into practice what theyre learning. This is somewhat confusing, but what follows seems to explain it. Jewish law strictly forbids gossip, slander, deprecating language, and all types of derogatory remarks. Each of us are examples to others, and we need to exercise great care in our speech, and never stoop to dump the garage of speech on them. How you use words touches you as well as those around you. The biblical teaching on speech is thorough, unified, and eminently practical. This is the reason the pharisees are so sharply rebuked by jesus.
When was the last time your mouth got you in trouble. Taming the beast the destructive power of the tongue. This is a supplemental workbook to 30 days to taming your tongue by deborah smith pegues, for those interested in practical individual or group study. The scripture has much to say about taming the tongue, or controlling our speech. Now in trade size, peguess 30day devotional will help each reader not only tame their tongue but make it productive rather than destructive. Apr 6, 2015 one of the small groups i lead is a 7th grade girls group. Jesus held his tongue when he needed to, but jesus also let people have it when he needed to as well. Through penetrating questions and thoughtprovoking scriptures, youll learn how to establish gods word in your heart and root out impure motives that keep the words of your mouth from becoming acceptable in.
Dont let your mouth be full of negative talk, but rather practice and make it a habit, a lifestyle of speaking words that build. Wonderful group of girlsbut we cant even get an ice breaker done without subconversation and chatter happening every second. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison james 3. When they say words that are mean or uplifting they write the words on sheets of paper and tape them to the moveable tongue. Jun 3, 2017 as i mentioned here, im preaching on the topic of taming the tongue based on james 3. Wisdom is a oneness of life, where belief and action are. The beast of prodigality are you the head of an ant or the leg of an elephant.