The Tongue part 7

“Perversion or Praise?”

INTRODUCTION

                  Every day that we live we must choose how we will use our tongue.  The design     of God is that we live to give Him praise.

I.         THE PERVERTING TONGUE

 A.  The Perverted Tongue.

                                    1.  A Perverse Tongue. Proverbs 17:20 

                                                      1)  Deceitful. [twisted, distorted, crooked]

                                                      2)  Heart. [the center or core of a person]

                                                      3)  No Good.

                                                                        a)  No. [nothing]

                                                      b)  Good. [good things, better, best, pleasant things, favor, 

      prosperity]

                                    2.  A Perverted Tongue. 

                                                      1)  Perverse.  [to overturn, change, turn back…perverted (corrupt, 

      warped, depraved, abnormal {normal is God’s Word})]

                                                      2)  Falling. [to lie down, be judged, rot]

                                                      3)  Evil.[affliction, adversity, bad, calamity, vexation, wickedness]

                  B.  The Perverting.

                                    1.  The Defilement.  Matthew 15:11 

 C.  The Perverted Tongue…Chosen.                               

                                    1.  The Proud.  Psalm 12:3-4, Psalm 50:16 

                                    2.  The Wicked.  Psalm 64:8Psalm 58:6 

                                    3.  The Deceived.  James 1:26 

                                    4.  The Opposition.  Isaiah 3:8 

II.        THE PRAISING TONGUE

A.  The Praising Tongue.

                                    1.  Perimeters of Praising.  Psalm 63:5

                                                      a.  Praise. [to shine, boast, make a show, to rave, make a fool, 

      celebrate, to sing a song of praise]

                                                      b.  Joyful.  [a shout of joy, joyful voice, triumphing]

                                                      c.  Lips. [language, speech, talk, words]

B.  The Praising Tongue…Chosen!

                                    1.  I Will…Psalm 34:1-3 

                  C.  The Praising.

                                    1.  The Practice of Praise. Psalm 51:14,  Psalm 51:15, Psalm 66:17, 

     Psalm 71:8,Psalm 71:15, Psalm 71:24, Psalm 89:1, Psalm 119:172, 

     Psalm 109:30, Psalm 149:6, Psalm 126:1-2a 

                                    2.  I Will…Because…Psalm 40:1-3