19 May 2019
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The Things We Say with Our Mouths Matter (TMF:1135)

Friday, May 24, 2019
Peace to Live By: The Things We Say with Our Mouths Matter (TMF:1135) - Daniel Litton
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       We should all be aware, and I think many of us are, that it’s the Holy Spirit who has given us our new life as a Christian. He has made us new creations in Christ. Nothing good came out of our flesh, as Jesus tells us. But he goes on to say that it’s his words, the words he speaks with his own mouth, also which gives spirit and life to himself and to others. So, both the Lord Jesus Christ and the Apostle Peter have shown us that if we want to have life in ourselves, that is good life, then the things we say with our mouths matter. But what I want you to see today is that there is far more to this than just being careful not to say bad things about other people, like gossiping or slandering. There is much more to it than that. I would purpose to you today that every word we speaks matters, no matter what we are talking about. As a matter of fact, Jesus also said, “for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned” (Matthew 12:37, ESV).

Guarding What We Say to Ourselves & Others (TMF:1134)

Thursday, May 23, 2019
Peace to Live By: Guarding What We Say to Ourselves & Others (TMF:1134) - Daniel Litton
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       To put it another way, the Apostle Peter said, quoting Psalm 34, “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit” (ESV). So, according to Peter, the way we guard our lives, the way we find that we love our lives and see good times, is when we guard what we say. And notice that the psalmist does not exclude this to watching what we say just when we are speaking to other people. He doesn’t limit it to that. This includes everything we say, even when we speak just to ourselves. The Lord Jesus Christ, in John chapter 6, stated the following: ““It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life"" (John 6:63, 64, ESV). We should all be aware, and I think many of us are, that it’s the Holy Spirit who has given us our new life as a Christian. He has made us new creations in Christ. Nothing good came out of our flesh, as Jesus tells us.

Saying Good Things Gives Us a Good Life (TMF:1133)

Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Peace to Live By: Saying Good Things Gives Us a Good Life (TMF:1133) - Daniel Litton
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       Let’s start by looking at a couple verses of Scripture from Proverbs chapter 18. If we go over there, we read, “From the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach is satisfied; he is satisfied by the yield of his lips. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits” (vv. 20, 21). Now, these verses tell us some powerful things. First, we read that our lives will be satisfied, that is, we will be happy with our lives and have our heart’s desires met, by bearing good fruit from our mouths. That’s pretty interesting. Good fruit comes from good words? Very interesting. The verse goes further though. Again, it says, “he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.” That means if we want to be satisfied with our lives, we need to have a good yield, a good crop, from the things we speak. To put it another way, the Apostle Peter said, quoting Psalm 34, “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit” (ESV). So, according to Peter, the way we guard our lives, the way we find that we love our lives and see good times, is when we guard what we say.

What Could Be A Cause of Bad Cycles? (TMF:1132)

Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Peace to Live By: What Could Be A Cause of Bad Cycles? (TMF:1132) - Daniel Litton
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       Some of you out there today feel that your life is cursed. You feel you’re one of those people of whom unfortunate things happen to. You may feel like you have ‘bad luck’ in your life. Or, it could be that you feel that you have it good in some areas, but then there are those certain areas that never seem to work out the way you want them to. There always seems to be disappointment in those categories. Perhaps for some of you it is your career. You get a new job, and things go well for a while. Then maybe you get laid off or even fired. And this cycle seems to repeat itself over and over. Or, perhaps you feel relationships don’t go your way. You get into a new relationship, and things are good, but then the relationship slowly but surely falls apart. And you can’t figure out why. You don’t know why this misfortune always seems to happen to you. Now, you may be asking yourself at this point, “What do the problems you're describing have to do with my mouth?” Let’s start by looking at a couple verses of Scripture from Proverbs chapter 18. If we go over there, we read, “From the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach is satisfied; he is satisfied by the yield of his lips. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits” (vv. 20, 21).

Through Jesus, We are No Longer Separated (TMF:1131)

Monday, May 20, 2019
Peace to Live By: Through Jesus, We are No Longer Separated (TMF:1131) - Daniel Litton
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       But through Jesus, we no longer have to be separated and estranged from God. By believing in Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross for our sins, the wrongs we’ve done in our lives, we can be made right with God today. Jesus rose from the dead to give us new life. And he will be on our sides. There is no fear of anything really after that. If eternal life is something you would like today, and you do want to believe in Jesus for the forgiveness of your offenses against God, then please follow my lead in this simple prayer: God, I believe that I am currently separated from you. I don’t have a personal relationship with you. But I know that by believing in Jesus, by counting on the blood he shed for my offenses, that I can be made right with you today. And I want to be right with you. So, I believe that Jesus died for me, that he rose from the dead, and that today he is with you in Heaven. I want you to be my Leader from now on; I want to follow your ways, which are the right ways. Father, please help me to change, and to become like your Son, Jesus. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.