“Then God Said…”
IOG-03 Image of God Series May 8, 2016

*I. God Spoke – Power to Create
* Genesis 1 – Then God Said…and that is what happened
Psalm 33:9 (NLT) For when he spoke, the world began! It appeared at his command.
We speak – we

  > With the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach will be satisfied; He will be satisfied with the product of his lips.  Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. <cite>---Proverbs 18:20-21</cite>
(NLT – will 

  

    
       
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 the consequences)

Satisfied – Satiate – to supply to

so as to disgust, or become weary of – glut, stuff, gorge

Their voices rose in a great chorus of protest against Moses and Aaron. “If only we had died in Egypt, or even here in the wilderness!” they complained. —Numbers 14:2 (NLT)
Now tell them this: ‘As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you the very things I heard you say. You will all drop dead in this wilderness! Because you complained against me, every one of you who is twenty years old or older and was included in the registration will die. —Numbers 14:28-29 (NLT)
22 And Jesus *answered saying to them, “Have faith in God. 23 “Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him. —Mark 11:22-23 (NASB)
Literally – have the faith

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Whoever

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And does not

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in his heart
It will be

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him

II. God Spoke – Certain to Perform

God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through? —Numbers 23:19 (NLT)
God does not

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What he

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will be carried through

Only I can tell you the future before it even happens. Everything I plan will come to pass, for I do whatever I wish. I will call a swift bird of prey from the east— a leader from a distant land to come and do my bidding. I have said what I would do, and I will do it. —Isaiah 46:10-11 (NLT)
I have

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what I will do
I will

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it
I will worship toward Your holy temple, And praise Your name For Your lovingkindness and Your truth; For You have magnified Your word above all Your name. —Psalm 138:2 (NKJV)
Name –

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His word – backed by his

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We speak, we

2 Corinthians 1:17-20
People of the

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say “yes” when they really mean “no”
Jesus does not waver, he always

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what he

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My word does not

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But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you may not fall under judgment. —James 5:12 (NASB)
Say what you

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Mean what you

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Do what you

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you will do
Psalm 15:1-4 – who may enter your presence?
Lead blameless lives and do what is

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Speaking

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from sincere hearts
Refuse to

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Keep their

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even when it hurts

*III. The Speak Reservoir
* Matthew 12:33-37
Identified by

– good or bad
Good things from treasury of a

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heart
Evil things from treasury of an

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heart
Whatever is in your heart will determine what you

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for every word – acquitted or condemned

**IV. The Course Setter
James 3:2-12
Control the tongue – control

in every way

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in the horse’s mouth

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on a ship
Flame that can set your whole life on fire – (NASB – sets on fire the

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of your life)
Both blessing and cursing – ought

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be this way
Tame the tongue? – a fresh water

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  > Take control of what I say, O LORD, and guard my lips. <cite>---Psalm 141:3 (NLT)</cite>
>   Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. <cite>---Colossians 3:10 (NLT)</cite>