Bethany Worship Center

10/12/2026

“People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, but no one can tame the tongue.

It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison.
Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God.

And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth.

Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water?

Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty spring.”
‭‭James‬ ‭3‬:‭7‬-‭12‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Choose your thoughts with the Holy Spirit, what you meditate on will come out of your mouth…

Cursing what God has created in His image isn’t a good plan.

You don’t make the painter look better by criticizing His work!

10/11/2026

10/10/2026

“We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth.

And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong.

In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches.

But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire.
And among all the parts of the body, the tongue is a flame of fire.

It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself.”
‭‭James‬ ‭3‬:‭3‬-‭6‬ ‭NLT‬‬

The power of life and death are in the words you speak- here’s the answer: choose to speak life!

10/09/2026

“Dear brothers and sisters, not many of you should become teachers in the church, for we who teach will be judged more strictly.

Indeed, we all make many mistakes.

For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way.”
‭‭James‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Let the meditation of my heart and the words of my mouth be acceptable in your sight - Lord

Want to be perfect…control your mouth

10/08/2026

“And the same is true of the pr******te named Rahab who was found righteous in God’s eyes by her works, for she received the spies into her home and helped them escape from the city by another route.

For just as a human body without the spirit is a dead co**se,

so faith without the expression of good works is dead!”
‭‭James (Jacob)‬ ‭2‬:‭25‬-‭26‬ ‭TPT‬‬

Show me your faith by your actions

10/07/2026

“Don’t you remember that our ancestor Abraham was shown to be right with God by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

You see, his faith and his actions worked together.

His actions made his faith complete.

And so it happened just as the Scriptures say: “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.”

He was even called the friend of God.

So you see, we are shown to be right with God by what we do, not by faith alone.”
‭‭James‬ ‭2‬:‭21‬-‭24‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I spell faith “Risk” believe God and step forward!

10/06/2026

“But someone might object and say, “One person has faith and another person has works.”

Go ahead then and prove to me that you have faith without works and I will show you faith by my works as proof that I believe.

You can believe all you want that there is one true God, that’s wonderful!

But even the demons know this and tremble with fear before him, yet they’re unchanged—they remain demons.”
‭‭James (Jacob)‬ ‭2‬:‭18‬-‭19‬ ‭TPT‬‬

True Faith transforms you, you become a doer of the Word not just a hearer.
There will be godly fruit in your life!

10/05/2026

“My dear brothers and sisters, what good is it if someone claims to have faith but demonstrates no good works to prove it?

How could this kind of faith save anyone? For example, if a brother or sister in the faith is poorly clothed and hungry and you leave them saying, “Good-bye.

I hope you stay warm and have plenty to eat,” but you don’t provide them with a coat or even a cup of soup, what good is your faith?

So then faith that doesn’t involve action is phony.”
‭‭James (Jacob)‬ ‭2‬:‭14‬-‭17‬ ‭TPT‬‬

How real is your faith…