Keeping it Real 5: Making our Words Count - James 3:1-12

There are a few words that were written on a tombstone in England. This is how it reads: "Beneath this stone, a lump of clay, lies Annabella Young who on the 24th of May began to hold her tongue." Presumably May 24 is the day that she died. The tombstone reflects something of the struggle that we face in controlling our words, using our words for good purposes. Someone once asked, "If someone paid you $10 for every kind word that you spoke about other people and they also collected $5 for every unkind word, would you be rich or poor?" Today, out of the book of James 3, I want to think with you about how we can make our words count. Extra reading: Proverbs 26:18-28 Preacher: Bill Dyck