Mouth Management

Sermon Notes, 1998

Sitting on the podium were 2 jars of pickles: dill pickles and sweet pickles.
(Maybe the sermon title should have been changed to "Acidic or Sweet Mouth.")


Mouth Management Requires 5 Things:

1. God- without Him, mouth management is impossible because there is no eraser for words spoken.

2. Spiritual maturity- soaking in the right environment is needed. (Ahah, the pickle jars!)
Dill pickles = the world's environment of self & whatever feels good.
Sweet pickles = a spiritual environment based on prayer, devotions, Bible study, worship, and Christian fellowship.

3. Thinking before you speak. (And I would add listening before thinking.)

4. Avoiding tooth decay using the treatment of truth telling.

5. Love- seasons all truth. Rather than vinegar and dill try some sugar.

Then the pastor placed another, larger jar on the podium and said, "Better yet, soak in this jar."
The label said GOD'S LOVE.

Selah-

Shalom, Connie