SUNDAY TEACHING NOTES
FEBRUARY 15, 2026 (Sunday Worship @ 9:00am and 11:15am)
JAMES | PART 6: TAMING THE TONGUE
(James 3:1-12)
MAIN POINT: A SMALL ADJUSTMENT CAN LEAD TO A BIG CHANGE.
A WORD TO ASPIRING TEACHERS (V. 1-2)
1. Be _______________________________________
2. Be _______________________________________
3. Be _______________________________________
POWER OF THE TONGUE (v. 3-12)
1. The tongue _______________________________________
2. The tongue _______________________________________
3. The tongue _______________________________________
A WORD TO ASPIRING TEACHERS (V. 1-2)
- Not many of you should become teachers... because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. (v.1)
1. Be _______________________________________
2. Be _______________________________________
3. Be _______________________________________
POWER OF THE TONGUE (v. 3-12)
1. The tongue _______________________________________
- When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. 4 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. (v. 3-4)
- If you don’t like the direction of your life, ask: which way is my tongue steering?
- Observations: _______________________________________
2. The tongue _______________________________________
- Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. 7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. (v.5-8)
- The tongue has the power of life and death… (Proverbs 18:21)
- Observations: _______________________________________
3. The tongue _______________________________________
- With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. 10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. 11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12 My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water. (v.9-12)
- “Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.” (Matthew 12:34)
- Observations: _______________________________________
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