1. “And The Tongue Is A Fire, The Very World Of Iniquity.” (James 3:6) Communication Breakdown! Communication Breakdown! James 3:5-8 small James 3:5-8 From Such A small Thing, BIG Things Can Happen Matthew 12:35-37 Matthew 12:35-37 The Tongue Reveals What Fills The Heart What We Say Can Either Justify Or Condemn What Does Your Communication Say About You?

2. “What We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate” Ecclesiastes 7:21-22 Outline Of Communication Receiver/Listener  Don’t Over React  Don’t Look For Negative  Control Your Response  Due Consideration “But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger.” “But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger.” (James 1:19) COMMUNICATION IS A TWO-WAY STREET

3. TALK TO THE HAND… Communication Is A Two Way Street Ecclesiastes 7:21-22 Proverbs 18:21 Ephesians 4:29 Words Are Not Neutral Proverbs 6:16-19 Proverbs 26:18-19 “Disclaimer” “Disclaimer” Proverbs 10:32 Bring Forth What Is Acceptable

4. COMMUNICATION: TWO OPTIONS Positive or Negative POSITIVE… Proverbs 12:18 Words of Gratitude Words of Trust Words of Hope Words of Love Proverbs 15:23, 25:11 Philemon 7 NEGATIVE… Provers 12:18 Colossians 3:8-10 Murmuring Philippians 2:14 The Many “Faces” Of The Murmurer Ecclesiastes 10:20 “There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.” (Proverbs 12:18)