Sermons on Bad Tongue:

Making Bad Deposits Into God’s Treasury

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Oct 16, 2022

What is a treasury? What bank do we use? What bank holds our accounts? What is our incentive to make any deposits into those accounts?

What is a treasury? Funds or revenue of an organization or corporation, a collection of highly prized items, a place where the funds are stored. So, in the natural world, money gathers interest in various types of bank accounts. What bank do we use? What bank holds our accounts? What is our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Preparing For Bad Times Without Trusting In The World

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 28, 2023

Daniel sinks back into self-reflection, with symptoms reminiscent of what we today know as a “panic attack.” How does he escape?

Saturday of the Last Week in the Year (Dec 2) 2023 I heard a radio commentator say recently that he can’t remember a time when he heard as many people talking about the “end times” as he hears today. This being the last week of our Church year, we are hearing “end time readings,” particularly from ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 7:15-27, Luke 21:34-36, Psalm 146:3-5

Denomination: Catholic

"the Bad Habits Of Jesus"

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on May 29, 2024

PC controls our culture, and values. Harrison Butker stood against a self righteous culture at a personal cost. Jesus confronted PC Pharisees regarding the "Sabbath" rules. quotes from Leonard Sweet, Ken Bailey (Jesus thru Middle Eastern Eyes)

In Jesus Holy Name June 2, 2024 Text: Mark 2:23-24,27-28 Pentecost II Redeemer “The Bad Habits of Jesus” Each Sunday in this liturgical calendar year our gospel readings are from the Book of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:1-8

Denomination: Lutheran

Five Bad Kings (1 Kings 16)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jul 3, 2025

What can we learn from five bad kings of Israel? Let's look at 1 Kings 16.

What characteristic was common to the kings of Israel that made them bad? What can we learn from this? Let’s look at five kings of Israel in 1 Kings 16. What was God’s message to King Baasha king of Israel by the prophet Jehu? Now the word of Yahweh came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Bad King Ahaziah (2 Kings 1)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jul 10, 2025

Do we worship God alone or God and something else? Let's look at 2 Kings 1.

Can anyone but God help us? Who or what do we worship that is not God? Let’s look at 2 Kings 1. Who did Ahaziah seek instead of God? What did Elijah tell Ahaziah’s messengers? Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

"When ‘bad Luck’ Knocks Us Down” Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 4, 2023

The story of Joseph being sold into slavery provides a compelling example of moments when it seems like "bad luck" has come our way when God may be up to something else.

WHY DID THAT HAPPEN? There are moments when we feel like bad luck knocked us down. - We will get into the specifics that this passage details as we go through the sermon, but this is obviously a passage with some “just-so-happened” moments. - To use the common vernacular, someone might say, “Oh, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:12-36

Denomination: Baptist

Good & Bad Traditions (John 2)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 23, 2025

How do we discern between good and bad traditions? Let's look at John 2.

Do believers always choose the right way? Are mandatory teetotaling and selling items at church, good or bad ideas? Which traditions, built upon Jesus, are gold or stubble? Let’s begin in John 2. Should Christians make up rules not found in the Bible, like forbidding even moderate alcohol use? Did ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Malignant Talk - Gossip And Slander Series

Contributed by David Owens on Oct 10, 2016

In this sermon, we explore what the Bible says about gossip and slander and discuss how to keep them out of our lives.

Introduction: A. Today, we are continuing in our series called: “Speak Life – Speaking Words that Heal, not Hurt. 1. The Bible tells us that words have the power of life and death. a. Words have the power for much good or much evil. 2. God’s desire is for all of us to learn ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 15:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Putting Out The Wild Fire Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jun 25, 2012

The sins of the toungue are like a wild fire in process. God can control our words and put out the devastation of the fire of our lips.

1. Speech, the Importance of: Pianist Arthur Rubenstein, who could speak in eight languages, once told this story on himself: Some years ago he had a stubborn case of hoarseness. The newspapers were full of reports about smoking and cancer; so he decided to consult a throat specialist. "I searched ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lying , Gossiping & A Big Paddle Series

Contributed by Jeffrey Sims on Nov 9, 2013

How easy it is for us to fall into lying and gossip and how to avoid them

Well as we finish up this series on the seven things that God don’t like hopefully we have learned a little about ourselves & some ways to avoid falling into the traps of the devil. Today we will look at the last few things that God don’t like; now these three things are sins that are ...read more

Scripture: James 3:2-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Healthy Mouth Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Feb 6, 2011

This is week four of our health check series and looks at what a health mouth looks like

This is week five of our Health Check series, and we’ve looked at a Healthy Body, Healthy Appetites and a Healthy Heart and so this week we are looking at “A Healthy Mouth” It really isn’t fair! When I think of Doctors there are a whole slew in the media who come to mind. ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Denomination: Wesleyan

Mature Language

Contributed by Todd Catteau on Jan 27, 2022

A brief sermon on how to leverage our words for good.

Have you ever started a show on television and seen this warning? THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM CONTAINS MATURE LANGUAGE. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. We all know what “mature language” means, but I wonder why they call it “mature.” We have a way of sanitizing things, don’t we? Shouldn’t they just tell ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:29, Ephesians 5:4, Matthew 12:36, Colossians 3:8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Pentecost Series

Contributed by Tyler Edwards on May 5, 2009

One of the most important days in history occurs 50 days after the ascension of Jesus Christ. For on the day of Pentecost the church was born.

2. The Book of Acts May 31st, 2009 Pentecost Start by leading the song happy birthday pausing for name of then finishing song! If you have been to a charismatic church you know that they do some things a little differently than we do. Our overall theology is very similar but there are a few ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-8

Denomination: *other

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 14, 2024

We can tell a lot about a person by the things we hear them say. And please don’t take offense in what I’m about to say, but instead understand I say it with a burden on my heart.

MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK JESUS, JESUS, JESUS (This message is primarily a condensation & adaption of an excellent sermon b y Darren McCormick.) Scripture: Exodus 20:7; Luke 6:45; James 2:14; Psalm 29:2 ILL. The game show was showing on ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:7, Luke 6:45, James 2:14, Psalm 29:2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Spiritual Schizophrenia Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Jul 20, 2008

It is impossible to live a life characterized by blessing God while simultaneously cursing other believers. To attempt to so live is to demonstrate that one is suffering spiritual schizophrenia.

JAMES 3:7-12 SPIRITUAL SCHIZOPHRENIA “Every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who ...read more

Scripture: James 3:7-12

Denomination: Baptist