o How He made us righteousHow He made us righteous

o Why He made us righteous.Why He made us righteous.

1.1. He leads us to repentance.He leads us to repentance.

2.2. He makes us righteous.He makes us righteous.

3.3. He calls us to service.He calls us to service.

PRACTICAL PRACTICAL RIGHTEOUSNESSRIGHTEOUSNESS1.1.BEBE GOSSIPGOSSIP--FREE/PROOFFREE/PROOF

a. Refuse to be Infected.a. Refuse to be Infected.

b. Refuse to be Distracted.b. Refuse to be Distracted.

c. Refuse to be Derailed. c. Refuse to be Derailed.

God desires for our God desires for our lives to be lives to be instruments of His instruments of His love and strength for love and strength for others.others.

HE wants to bless HE wants to bless us as well and HE us as well and HE also wants to bless also wants to bless others through us.others through us.

2 Corinthians 92 Corinthians 9

88 And God is able to make all And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound that you need, you will abound in every good work.in every good work.

James 3James 3 11 Not many of you should presume Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. teach will be judged more strictly. 22 We all stumble in many ways. If We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check.keep his whole body in check.

James 3James 3

33 When we put bits into the mouths When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. we can turn the whole animal. 44 Or take ships as an example. Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go.wherever the pilot wants to go.

James 3James 355 Likewise the tongue is a small Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small forest is set on fire by a small spark. spark. 66 The tongue also is a fire, a The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.fire by hell.

James 3James 3

77 All kinds of animals, birds, All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been are being tamed and have been tamed by man, tamed by man, 88 but no man can but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.evil, full of deadly poison.

James 3James 3

99 With the tongue we praise our With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. in God's likeness. 1010 Out of the Out of the same mouth come praise and same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should cursing. My brothers, this should not be. not be.

James 3James 3

1111 Can both fresh water and salt Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? water flow from the same spring? 1212 My brothers, can a fig tree bear My brothers, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.fresh water.

For us to receive God’s For us to receive God’s blessing and to be a blessing blessing and to be a blessing we need to become we need to become accountable to Him, accept accountable to Him, accept responsibility, and discipline responsibility, and discipline our lives so that it lines up our lives so that it lines up with His WORD. One with His WORD. One important area that need important area that need discipline is our tongue.discipline is our tongue.

1.1.THE POWER OF THE TONGUETHE POWER OF THE TONGUE

• a fire – James 3:6a fire – James 3:6

• a world of evil – James 3:6a world of evil – James 3:6

• a restless evil – James 3:8a restless evil – James 3:8

• a deadly poison – James a deadly poison – James 3:83:8

• Proverbs 18:21 (Amplified Proverbs 18:21 (Amplified

Bible) Bible) Death and life are Death and life are in the power of the tongue, in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it (for shall eat the fruit of it (for death or life).death or life).

• Proverbs 18:21 (The Message)Proverbs 18:21 (The Message) Words kill, words give Words kill, words give life; life; they're either poison or fruit—they're either poison or fruit—you choose.you choose.

• Proverbs 18:21 (CEV)Proverbs 18:21 (CEV)

Words can bring death or life! Words can bring death or life! Talk too much, and you will Talk too much, and you will eat everything you say.eat everything you say.

““A tongue three inches long A tongue three inches long can kill a man six feet high.”can kill a man six feet high.”

2.2.THE CONTROL OVER THE THE CONTROL OVER THE TONGUETONGUE

James 1:26 (NIV)James 1:26 (NIV)If anyone considers himself If anyone considers himself

religious yet does not keep a religious yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his deceives himself and his religion is worthless.religion is worthless.

2.2.THE CONTROL OVER THE THE CONTROL OVER THE TONGUETONGUE

James 1:26 (CEV)James 1:26 (CEV)If you think you are being If you think you are being

religious, but can't control your religious, but can't control your tongue, you are fooling tongue, you are fooling yourself, and everything you do yourself, and everything you do is useless. is useless.

HOW TO BLESS and BUILD HOW TO BLESS and BUILD OTHERS with OUR TONGUE:OTHERS with OUR TONGUE:

A.A.Determine your heart.Determine your heart.• Luke 6:45 Luke 6:45 The good man brings The good man brings

good things out of the good good things out of the good stored up in his heart and the evil stored up in his heart and the evil man brings evil things out of the man brings evil things out of the evils stored up in his heart. For evils stored up in his heart. For out of his heart his mouth out of his heart his mouth speaks.speaks.

HOW TO BLESS and BUILD HOW TO BLESS and BUILD OTHERS with OUR TONGUE:OTHERS with OUR TONGUE:

B.B.Discipline your tongue.Discipline your tongue.• Psalms 141:Psalms 141:33 Set a guard over Set a guard over

my mouth, O Lord; keep my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my watch over the door of my lips.lips.

• Deliberately chooseDeliberately choose to yield to to yield to the Holy Spirit.the Holy Spirit.

HOW TO BLESS and BUILD HOW TO BLESS and BUILD OTHERS with OUR TONGUE:OTHERS with OUR TONGUE:

C.C. Decide to speak forth Decide to speak forth blessing.blessing.

• Proverbs 18:21Proverbs 18:21 Words kill, Words kill, words give life; they’re either words give life; they’re either poison or fruit – you choose.poison or fruit – you choose.

• ChooseChoose to let only blessing to let only blessing come out of your mouth – come out of your mouth – speak power, faith, victory.speak power, faith, victory.

HOW TO BLESS and BUILD HOW TO BLESS and BUILD OTHERS with OUR TONGUE:OTHERS with OUR TONGUE:

D.D. Devoid your lips from Devoid your lips from murmuring and complaining.murmuring and complaining.

• Numbers 11:1Numbers 11:1 Now the people Now the people complained about their complained about their hardships in the hearing of hardships in the hearing of the Lord, and when He heard the Lord, and when He heard them His anger was aroused.them His anger was aroused.

• Numbers 11:1bNumbers 11:1b Now Then fire Now Then fire from the Lord burned among from the Lord burned among them and consumed some of them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp.the outskirts of the camp.

• Instead of murmuring and Instead of murmuring and complaining complaining decidedecide to fill our to fill our mouth with praise and mouth with praise and thanksgiving.thanksgiving.

HOW TO BLESS and BUILD HOW TO BLESS and BUILD OTHERS with OUR TONGUE:OTHERS with OUR TONGUE:

E.E. Defile not your life with lying Defile not your life with lying and deception.and deception.

• Proverbs 6:16-17aProverbs 6:16-17a There are There are six things the Lord hates; six things the Lord hates; seven that are detestable to seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, him: haughty eyes, a lying a lying tonguetongue, ,

• Proverbs 6:17b-19Proverbs 6:17b-19 hands that hands that shed innocent blood, a heart shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush to feet that are quick to rush to evil, evil, a false witness who a false witness who pours out liespours out lies and a man who and a man who stirs up dissension among stirs up dissension among brothers.brothers.

Matthew 12Matthew 12

3636 But I tell you that men will But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. word they have spoken.

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Ephesians 2Ephesians 2

1010 God made us. He created us God made us. He created us to belong to Christ Jesus. Now to belong to Christ Jesus. Now we can do good things. Long we can do good things. Long ago God prepared them for us ago God prepared them for us to do. to do.

When we are able to:When we are able to:1.1.Determine our hearts.Determine our hearts.2.2.Discipline our tongues.Discipline our tongues.3.3.Decide to speak forth blessing.Decide to speak forth blessing.4.4.Devoid our lips from murmurs Devoid our lips from murmurs

and complains.and complains.5.5.Undefile our lives with lies and Undefile our lives with lies and

deceptiondeception

OUR TONGUES BECOME OUR TONGUES BECOME SANCTIFIED AND SANCTIFIED AND CONSECRATED FOR HIS CONSECRATED FOR HIS PURPOSE AND GOD CAN PURPOSE AND GOD CAN BUILD AND BLESS OUR BUILD AND BLESS OUR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF LIVES AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS THROUGH US! OTHERS THROUGH US!

As I behold YOUAs I behold YOU

I’m changed from glory to gloryI’m changed from glory to glory

As I adore YOUAs I adore YOU

My heart falls prostrate before My heart falls prostrate before YOU YOU  

CHORUS:CHORUS:

And I cry HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, And I cry HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, HOLYHOLY

HOLY is my GOD and KINGHOLY is my GOD and KING

 

As I extol YOUAs I extol YOU

My faith rises up to My faith rises up to acknowledge YOUacknowledge YOU

And as I sing to YOUAnd as I sing to YOU

I’m ushered into YOUR I’m ushered into YOUR presence presence  

CHORUS:CHORUS:

My soul cries HOLY, HOLY, My soul cries HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, HOLYHOLY, HOLY

HOLY is my GOD and KINGHOLY is my GOD and KING