Divine Help for Our Untameable Tongues - Day by Day in the Letter of James A. On average each one of us will speak approximately___________ words today. B. In James 3:2-5a, the Holy Spirit tells us the unvarnished truth: we ________ all ___________ in many ways when it comes to the little muscle in our mouths. C. Why should we even care? Because our tongues can set our entire lives on _______ ( 3:5b-6). D. The problem? Your tongue cannot be tamed ( 3:7-8a). E. And yet, the source that supplies your tongue can be purified and reshaped for the better (3: 11-12). That source is your ________ ( 3:14; Luke 6:43-45; Prov 4:23) THE Question: What has filled, is filling, and will continue to fill your heart? INPUT: ___________ ( 3:15) Unspiritual ( 3:15) ___________ (3:15) THE DOWNSTREAM PRODUCT: Bitter jealousy (3:14) ambition (3: 14) A restless evil ( 3:8) Full of deadly __________ ( 3:8) Hypocrisy (3:9-10) ----,------(3:14) Lying ( 3:14) ____________ ( 3:16) Every vile practice (3: 16) INPUT: Wisdom that comes down from ________ ( 3:15) Pure ( 3:17) ______________ ( 3:17) Gentle (3:17) Open to ___________ ( 3:17) Full of mercy (3:17) Full of ________ fruits ( 3:17) Impartial ( 3:17) ________________ ( 3:17) THE DOWNSTREAM PRODUCT: Righteousness (3: 18) Good _______________ (3:13) Meekness ( 3:13) ______________ (3:18) F. Bottom line: We are going to be judged by our Creator ( 3:1; 2 Cor 5:10; Matt 12:36-37). G. The good news: Incredibly, by the intercession of God's own son, there is hope ( 1 Pet 1:21-25).