Mouth Traffic

In-Traffic Food Drink

God designed mankind to eat food Food in the Bible God designed mankind to eat food

God provides food for all Food in the Bible God designed mankind to eat food God provides food for all “…who gives food to all flesh...” - Psalm 136:25

God provides food on a daily basis Food in the Bible God designed mankind to eat food God provides food for all God provides food on a daily basis “…give us this day our daily bread.” - Matthew 6:11

God prohibited certain foods Food in the Bible God designed mankind to eat food God provides food for all God provides food on a daily basis God prohibited certain foods

God Provides Guidelines Eat a reasonable amount Keep deception and lies far from me, Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is my portion, That I not be full and deny You and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or that I not be in want and steal, And profane the name of my God. - Proverbs 30:8-9

God Provides Guidelines Don’t let your appetite be your God whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who set their minds on earthly things. - Philippians 3:19

God Provides Guidelines Don’t eat and let others starve

- Amos 6:4-5 Those who recline on beds of ivory And sprawl on their couches, And eat lambs from the flock And calves from the midst of the stall, Who improvise to the sound of the harp, And like David have composed songs for themselves, - Amos 6:4-5

Who drink wine from sacrificial bowls While they anoint themselves with the finest of oils, Yet they have not grieved over the ruin of Joseph. Therefore, they will now go into exile at the head of the exiles, And the sprawlers’ banqueting will pass away. - Amos 6:6-7

14 at this present time your abundance being a supply for their need, so that their abundance also may become a supply for your need, that there may be equality; 15 as it is written, “He who gathered much did not have too much, and he who gathered little had no lack.” - II Corinthians 8:14-15

Summary I Be responsible Vary your diet Share what you have

Out-Traffic The Tongue

In-take → hurts us Out-going → hurts others

But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison. -James 3:8

Ask God to be the traffic cop for your mouth Out-Traffic Ask God to be the traffic cop for your mouth Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips. - Psalm 141:3

Recognize that God will judge us for what we say Out-Traffic Recognize that God will judge us for what we say But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment. - Matthew 12:36

Use our mouths according to God’s purpose and for His glory Out-Traffic Use our mouths according to God’s purpose and for His glory O Lord, open my lips, That my mouth may declare Your praise. - Psalm 51:15

The mouth has been created to: Speak with God in prayer – Matt. 6:9 Praise God in song – Eph. 5:19 Teach and correct others – Eph. 5:19 Communicate with one another – Acts 1:15 Praise and honor others – Rom. 13:7

The mouth has been created to: Express beauty, truth and joy as well as sorrow in song, poetry and stories – Phil. 4:8 Lift each other up in times of trouble or challenge – Josh. 24:15

Let God patrol your lips Summary II Let God patrol your lips

Humble yourselves to God’s judgement Summary II Let God patrol your lips Humble yourselves to God’s judgement

Replace unholy with holy Summary II Let God patrol your lips Humble yourselves to God’s judgement Replace unholy with holy

“I believe that Jesus is the Son of God” Words to Stop Traffic “I believe that Jesus is the Son of God” “I’ve been unfaithful and I repent”