This week the message is with Pastor Travis Blais called Foundations for Life Pt.4 from Sunday Aug 23rd 2026.
Isaiah 55:10-11 (NLT)
10 “The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer
and bread for the hungry. 11 It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.
Joshua 1:8 (NKJV)
8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
Meditate: — to ponder deeply; to rehearse or quietly
speak something to yourself repeatedly.
So here is the process
1) God speaks
2) I look carefully at what He said
3) I meditate on what He said
4) His Word changes how I think
5) I begin speaking and acting in agreement with His
Word
6)Transformation and fruitfulness begin to manifest
Proverbs 18:21 (NKJV)
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.”
What are words?
Words are vehicles that carry thoughts, convey
meaning, and produce influence.
Numbers 14:11 (ESV)
11 And the Lord said to Moses, “How long will this people despise me? And how long will they not believe in me, in spite of all the signs that I have done among
them?
James 3:2-3 (NLT)
2 Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way. 3 We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. them?
James 3:4-5 (NLT)
4 And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. 5 In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire.
James 3:6 (NLT)
6 And among all the parts of the body, the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself.
James 3:7-9 (NLT)
7 People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, 8 but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison.9 Sometimes it praises
our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God.
James 3:10 (NLT)
10 And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right!
James 3:14-15 (NLT)
14 But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying. 15 For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic.
James 3:16-17 (NLT)
16 For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind. 17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere.
Matthew 12:36 (NLT)
36 And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak.
Idle: ar-gos: inactive, unemployed; lazy, useless:—barren.
Proverbs 12:18 (NKJV)
“There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, But the tongue of the wise promotes health.”
Proverbs 15:4 (NKJV)
“A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, But perverseness in it
breaks the spirit.”
Proverbs 16:24 (NKJV)
“Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.”
Proverbs 21:23 (NKJV)
“Whoever guards his mouth and tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.”
Proverbs 14:30 (NKJV)
“A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones.”
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