Kingdom Bound
Children Ministry
Bible Study Texts
BRIDLE (part 2)
(Lesson Suitable for 6 - 12 years old)
I welcome you to today's Bible study session. I pray that the Lord will grant you understanding of this topic in Jesus name. Amen.
Today we will be going further in our discussion on BRIDLE as we discuss the use of our mouth versus ears. Which one is more important and why?
OBJECTIVE
At the end of today’s study session, you would have understood these things:
1. Children of God should listen carefully think before they speak
2. The tongue is a small part of the body, but can put the whole body into trouble, if not tamed.
3. Just as a tree cannot produce both sweet and sour fruits, your tongue should not say both sinful and holy words. You must choose where you belong. Good or Bad?
INTRODUCTION
We have learnt in previous lesson that a horsemaster controls the performance of a horse by using BRIDLE, which is an equipment worn on the mouth of a horse.
God delights in those who can, by the help of the Holy spirit, control the use of their mouth!
I want you to look at the two pictures below.
We use our ears for listening and we use our mouth for speaking
which is more important? Let me know your opinion on this.
Now let us see what the Bible has to say about listening vs speaking.
By all means, the Lord wants us to listen more than we speak, he wants us to listen well, process what we have heard, organise our thoughts and speak wise words. All these can happen in split of seconds, with the help of the Holyspirit, living inside us as children of God
To drive home this point, let us consider the speech cycle of a child of God.
Open your Bible and read 1 Cor 13 v 11,
Children of God who are spirit filled, and matured must go through the speech cycle below
When you go in reverse direction, then you are unbridled, and you may fall into trouble or look foolish. The reverse direction in the image below is upside down, because anyone who speaks hastily before they think, understand or listen are unwise or immature.
Further discussion
Always remember, A child of God without a bridled tongue, is prone to be used by the devil.
A child of God who does not think before speaking, will fall into trouble, or destroy himself or herself; because the bible say that the tongue is a dangerous organ, if not tamed.
The Bible says the tongue is like fire, and it can put the whole body into trouble. Let us read James 3 v 2 - 12
You can be smart, brilliant, handsome, beautiful and charming. But if you fail to control the use of your mouth, those who are less intelligent than you are, will be preferred over you.
Story Story!!
Hannah was a little charming girl who lived with her mother in a small village. She was very brilliant and intelligent. All her teachers loved her! She was the most brilliant in her class. Hannah was very good in all subjects at school. Even in sports, Hannah had no match. Sadly, her mates in class, (even her teachers and friends in the neighbourhood) didn’t really like her, because she always lied and spoke to people arrogantly.
When Hannah got to year 6, it was time to select the senior girl in school. She was so proud and confident that she would be the most preferred person to wear the crown. No one else deserved to be the senior girl; Hannah arrogantly told her friends!
One day at the school dining hall, there was a new comer in class who tried to move close to Hannah to say hello. As she moved close, she mistakenly spilled water on Hannah’s jumper. Whattttt!!! Are you Blind!!! Hannah barked. The whole hall went silent. The new girl was ashamed and immediately apologised. Hannah wouldn’t listen, but continued to insult the new girl.
Unfortunately, external examiners from other schools were in the school hall, unknowing to Hannah. They were disappointed at such behaviour, and made a bad recommendation about Hannah’s temper and manners. This affected the choice of making Hannah the preferred person to become senior girl, and the post was offered to the next best person in class.
How sad!
In conclusion, boys and girls, I want to encourage you to think carefully before saying anything, even in moments of anger, anxiety or over-joy; pray for a second and say ‘Lord help me’ and indeed, the Lord will always help you to say the right thing and act the right way.
Remember, Bridle your Mouth, have self control and let the Holyspirit help you to have self caution in talking, and in eating.
Be Bold, Be expressive, yet Bridled!
God bless you.
Memory verse
James 1 v 19
Be quick to listen, but slow to speak or get angry
Let us pray
Dear father I have heard your word today, I yield to your desire to bridle my tongue Lord. I release myself to the help the Holyspirit, to control what I say, how I say it, and when I say it. Help me to speak words that are full of your love.
From today, I make a promise to you Jesus, that I will never tell lies, curse nor hurt my friends and other people around with me, with the words of my mouth. Help me Jesus to praise and worship you….and never to be possessed by the devil to use sinful words, give false witness or deny you as my Lord.
Song of the day
No longer slaves