September 28, 2025 

Series: Maturity 

Title: Faith: Taming the Tongue 

Scripture: James 3: 1-12 

 

Dear brothers and sisters, not many of you should become teachers in the church, for we who teach will be judged more strictly. 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. 

We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. 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. 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. 

People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison. Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God. And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty spring 

 

 

 

Samaritan’s Purse Mission Team Welcome home team! Thank you all!!! 

Parents of Adult Prodigals If you have a son or daughter (over 18 yrs old) who is not walking with the Lord, Keith and Elizabeth Mace invite you to our evening together tomorrow, September 29 at 6:30 pm. The Maces on occasion host an evening at Grace to get together for dinner, a lesson and support of each other in prayer, understanding, hope and encouragement. 

Beach Baptism and Celebration Picnic will be Sunday, October 12 at 5 p.m. 

If you are interested in baptism and publicly showing that Jesus is your Lord and Savior, contact one of the Pastors or the church office. Sign up in Connections if interested in baptism. 

Two Amazing Life Testimonies - October 12 We are excited to welcome back Dariush & Hodeis Golbaghi during their visit to the USA as they share their testimony from Religion to Grace. We will also hear from Dr. Sasan Tavassoli, Author of “Christian Encounters with Iran”. Sasan is a missionary with the Outreach Foundation to the Persian speaking world. He is a former Shi’ite Muslim from Iran who came to faith in Christ in 1985 as the result of the ministry of a group of Americans. He has Pastored in Christian Iran communities within the US for 20+ yrs. 

Men’s Breakfast will be Saturday, October 11 (not Oct 4) as we will hear from visiting friends, Dariush Golbaghi & Sasan Tavassoli. 

Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes JOY JOY JOY !!! Don’t miss the chance to give and receive a thank you in Heaven one day!! Stop by the table for details—use our boxes or your shoeboxes. Every single box is a chance for another child to be invited to hear the truth of Jesus. Our Grace Kids ministry will pack 200 boxes, but if you could help with their shipping fees, designate your gift accordingly. $10 per box. 

Golf Cart Hospitality Adult Drivers Needed Interested in serving with the Sunday morning hospitality and welcoming team? Speak with Steve Salvas! 

Young Life Ministry See the table in the Global Café for info on getting involved. 

Memory Matters We’re hosting Memory Matters Tuesday, October 8 from 10-noon for their Speaker Series with live theater — raw, moving, unforgettable. “It displays an important piece”. See the flyer in the foyer—registration required. 

Grace Church Supports 18+ Missionaries / Mission Outreaches Monthly Our support is currently at $7,450 monthly or $1,719 weekly. We are excited to be part of Kingdom work in Cambodia, Kenya & West Africa, SE Asia, Mexico, Thailand, Haiti, Chaplains in Middle East and locally and nationwide in the USA (including HHI). 

Reserved Parking Signage You will note several reserved parking signs. These parking spaces are intended to provide additional reserved parking for seniors, anyone disabled or struggling with an illness 

 

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