WORDS: ONLY WORDS OR MORE THAN WORDS?
In this segment I am going to talk about Words: How important are they? You get to choose between two theme songs: (Only) Words by the Bee Gees or More than Words by Extreme. You get to hear me sing. This could be one of the scariest experiences of your life so feel free to fast forward if you need to.
When I was in High School, my favorite group was the Bee Gees. So, I have one of their songs and a song I heard somewhere-maybe on the radio at work. I am using these songs and singing to try and use this method to make an impression on you, so you will remember this teaching.
First the Bee Gees
“You think that I don't even mean a single word I say
It's only words, and words are all I have”
Then Extreme
More than words is all you have to do to make it real
So, are they only words or are they more than words??
1. Why are Words important?
They show what’s in your heart
Romans 10:9,10 (ESV)
9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
· The heart and mouth are one instrument
· It doesn’t really matter what I say-OH YES IT DOES
2. The Bible says that a double-minded man is unstable
James 1:6-8(ESV)
6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;
8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
3. You must be singled minded mind
Philippians 3:12-15 (ESV)
12 Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.
13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,
14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
15 Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you.
· Paul said there is One Thing. You must think this way if you are to mature in the faith
· So, if you are talking one way one minute and then another way the next-you need to become single-minded in your heart and speech and actions.
4. Words are like Faith Lasers that come from your heart through your lips
-They can either move mountains or poison the air
-They can build up or tear down
James 3:5-10(ESV)
5 So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!
6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.
7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind,
8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9 With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God.
10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
5. You can train your heart and your mouth to move mountains (most Christians have trained just confused their hearts that why they can’t move mountains.)
Mark 11:22-24 (ESV)
22 And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God.
23 Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him.
24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Again, see the connection between heart and Words.
Conclusion:
So, are they only words or more than Words?
· If you don’t train your heart and believe and take this seriously and seek him they will be only words
· But if you choose to train your heart and tongue you will see mountains move. The doubt will be out.
So, the final verdict is in they are more than Words!!!
When I was in High School, my favorite group was the Bee Gees. So, I have one of their songs and a song I heard somewhere-maybe on the radio at work. I am using these songs and singing to try and use this method to make an impression on you, so you will remember this teaching.
First the Bee Gees
“You think that I don't even mean a single word I say
It's only words, and words are all I have”
Then Extreme
More than words is all you have to do to make it real
So, are they only words or are they more than words??
1. Why are Words important?
They show what’s in your heart
Romans 10:9,10 (ESV)
9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
· The heart and mouth are one instrument
· It doesn’t really matter what I say-OH YES IT DOES
2. The Bible says that a double-minded man is unstable
James 1:6-8(ESV)
6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;
8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
3. You must be singled minded mind
Philippians 3:12-15 (ESV)
12 Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.
13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,
14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
15 Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you.
· Paul said there is One Thing. You must think this way if you are to mature in the faith
· So, if you are talking one way one minute and then another way the next-you need to become single-minded in your heart and speech and actions.
4. Words are like Faith Lasers that come from your heart through your lips
-They can either move mountains or poison the air
-They can build up or tear down
James 3:5-10(ESV)
5 So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!
6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.
7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind,
8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9 With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God.
10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
5. You can train your heart and your mouth to move mountains (most Christians have trained just confused their hearts that why they can’t move mountains.)
Mark 11:22-24 (ESV)
22 And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God.
23 Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him.
24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Again, see the connection between heart and Words.
Conclusion:
So, are they only words or more than Words?
· If you don’t train your heart and believe and take this seriously and seek him they will be only words
· But if you choose to train your heart and tongue you will see mountains move. The doubt will be out.
So, the final verdict is in they are more than Words!!!