TODAY'S CHURCH

Here is a powerful little story! Has this sort of thing ever happened to you? You can view this at full screen (just click the box at the bottom of the slides)

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Unfortunately regret can be a powerful burden to bear in life. Consider this as you contemplate your circumstances and let this be your challenge to present God's grace to those around you. For those of us that have already made some of these regretful choices, see how God seeks to redeem us...

II Cor. 7:9-11 "yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. 10Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. 11See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what readiness to see justice done. At every point you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter."

What a great video! What would your cardboard testimony be? After you watch, please click on comment below and write your cardboard testimony. You can do so anonymously or you can put your name with it! Praise God for the difference he can make in a life that has yielded to Him!

What part of the body is compared to a rudder of a ship in James chapter 3?

• We know it has to be a small part relative to the body as a rudder is to a ship.
• We know that this part of the body will ultimately determine ones destination in life.
• We know that very small changes in the position of the rudder will affect the vessel greatly over a long period of time as will small things that come out of our mouth.

It is of course, the tongue. If misused, the tongue can cause a great crash in our own life or in the lives of those around us. The tongue can also be as dangerous as the small spark that causes the devastation of a huge forest fire. That spark can be ignited against the simple flint of jealousy, greed, ignorance, or revenge, amidst a conversation in the hallway. The devastation may come in the form of exaggeration, gossip, putting others down, bragging, manipulation, false teachings, complaints, or lies.

This passage in James clearly says that the purpose of the tongue is to Praise our Lord. We should not use the same tongue to bring others down. Try this little exercise this week:

• Practice building others up as they are made in God’s image.
• Encourage them, and expect nothing in return.
• Share the truth (from Scripture) as you visit with friends.
• Exhort friends to do good things and to bless others.

The tongue is the strongest muscle in the human body!! May yours be strengthened as you exercise it correctly!