Words that build or burnJames 3:1-12Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What pictures does James use to describe the tongue and its power?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Which of your words at home this past week built someone up, and which ones burned?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • What is one word you need to say — or take back — in your home this week: an apology, a thank you, an encouragement?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who could you talk with about the power words carry inside a house?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).