Sermons on Banquet Speech:

The Power Of The Tongue

Contributed by Dasol Kang on Jun 8, 2025

Control Your Tongue, Before It Controls You

The power of the tongue! Lives have been both lifted and ruined by the tongue. Nations and civilizations have risen and fallen to the tongue. Goodness and mercy have streamed like a gentle river from our speech, but so has a cesspool of filth. The tiny tongue wields a mighty power in our ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Let The Evidence Speak For Itself

Contributed by Danielle Jeremiah on Jul 6, 2025

“In this season, don’t speak—let the evidence speak. Your fruit is your defense.”

Let the Evidence Speak for Itself Theme: Vindication, divine strategy, grace over defense, courtroom of Heaven 📖 PRIMARY SCRIPTURE TEXTS: • Exodus 14:13–14 (NIV) “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Lord will fight for you; ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:13-14, Luke 21:13

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

Words And Their Consequences

Contributed by Jeremy Long on Oct 7, 2024

How many of you know that our words have consequences? That what comes out of our mouth has eternal significance? Learn today that our spoken WORDS can have eternal significance and consequence. Which words will you be allowing to proceed out of your mouth??

Words and their consequences. I may be on track to get cancelled today. We need to talk about something that is probably going to rub someone the wrong way. And to that I will say………..Deal with it! Because I dealt with it first and it came down on me first and it was not pretty!! Did I just ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-5, Proverbs 18:21, Matthew 12:36

Denomination: *other

Sin With The Tongue – Part 1

Contributed by Kunnil Wilson on Oct 7, 2024

The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell

For many of God's children there is no progress, no forward state, in their spiritual life and in their earthly life, but dryness, weariness, and decay. Thinking about what is the reason, it is not possible to find that reason. But God is in grace to speak on the subject of man's tongue, or ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:6-7, Proverbs 18:20-21, James 3:2-12, Psalm 39:1, Job 16:2-3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Sermon On The Language And Power Of Silence

Contributed by William Meakin on Jun 21, 2023

Words are often considered as an effective means of communication between two or more people.

Karen Marie Moning, an American author once remarked: “Words can be twisted into any shape. Promises can be made to lull the heart and seduce the soul. In the final analysis, words mean nothing. They are labels we give things in an effort to wrap our puny little brains around their underlying ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 62:5, Lamentations 3:26, Psalm 141:3, Exodus 14:14

The Replacement

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 22, 2022

Every Christian should live the Christian life in such a way that when he/she dies they will leave behind a legacy that they lived a godly life.

But it is sad to say that many in our churches when they die, their death will not affect God’s church whatsoever! At their death their name will be removed from the church roll and the church will continue without any interruption whatsoever. But there are others we have in this church when they ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:25-40

Denomination: Baptist

The Tamed Tongue

Contributed by Rodney Fry on May 29, 2022

The Bible says a great deal about the tongue. David prayed for the Lord to set a watch and keep the door of his lips. The writer of Proverbs declared that the hypocrite with his mouth destroyed his neighbor. Jesus warned about judgment regarding use of the tongue (Matt. 12:36–37).

The Tamed Tongue Scripture: James 3:1–12, especially verses 8–10 No man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and ...read more

Scripture: James 3:8-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Most Successful Christians Control Their T.o.n.g.u.e. Series

Contributed by Wayne Essex on Feb 20, 2024

If you are going to be a Christian, why not be a good one by controlling your tongue.

SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIANS If you are going to be a Christian, why not be a good one I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. John 10:10 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57 The most successful ...read more

Scripture: James 1:26

Denomination: Baptist

Watch Your Mouth (Pt 1) Series

Contributed by Delray Lentz on Oct 13, 2025

Did you see something new in God’s word this past week? See a familiar passage with new eyes? See the same passage more than once in last week, from different sources?

Superbowl 37 FedEx commercial spoof of Castaway. If you recall, Tom Hanks played a FedEx worker whose company plane went down, stranding him on a desert for years. The commercial portrayed a frazzled Hanks in the movie. The FedEx employee goes to door of suburban home, package in hand. Lady answers ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:29, Proverbs 11:13, James 3:1-12

Watch Your Mouth (Pt 2) Series

Contributed by Delray Lentz on Oct 13, 2025

We are in part two of our three part series titled “Watch your mouth”.

Just a quick recap of part 1 Our passage of examination is James 3:1-12. We covered James 3:1–3 “My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment. For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Watch Your Mouth (Pt 3) Series

Contributed by Delray Lentz on Oct 13, 2025

Today, we are in part 3 of our series Watch your mouth. Our series is centered around James 3:1-12.

Part 1 v.1-3 Part 2 v. 4-8 We’ll wrap up with v.9-12 Just a quick recap of the first two parts. Purpose of this series is: to cause us to seriously consider how our tongue can be for building others up, or tearing them down. and our Spiritual growth can be directly linked to how we have tamed our ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Taming The Tongue: A Key To Harmonious Living SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 12, 2023

This sermon explores the power of the tongue and the importance of using it wisely. It emphasizes the need for self-control in speech to promote harmony and avoid destruction.

Lately, there has been a lot of negative news surrounding the Catholic church, particularly regarding allegations of sexual misconduct by priests. While I do not condone these actions, it saddens me because the world is watching and may view the church as hypocritical. However, there is another ...read more

Scripture: James 3:2-10

Topics: Speech, Self-Control

Power Of The Tongue SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Oct 18, 2023

Mature Christians control their speech

Good morning/afternoon/evening, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. As we gather here today, we are united by our shared faith and our shared journey towards spiritual maturity. We are all travelers on this path, seeking to grow closer to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and to embody the ...read more

Scripture: James 3:2

Topics: Controlling Your Speech

Words PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 14, 2025

Our words hold great power to harm or heal; God calls us to surrender our speech to Him, seeking wisdom and blessing others with our tongues.

Family, can we speak heart to heart for a moment about the most familiar instrument we own? It weighs almost nothing, hides behind our teeth, rides on our breath, and yet it shapes homes, churches, and Monday mornings. The tongue. Like a match in a dry field, our words can carry warmth or set ...read more

Topics: Words, Speech Control

The Power Of Our Words Series

Contributed by Paul Barreca on May 27, 2014

Our words reveal what our heart contains, so listen carefully to yourself to see whether or not your faith is real.

Consider this short poem entitled “Power of Words:” A careless word may kindle strife A cruel word may wreak a life A bitter word may hate instill A brutal word may smite and kill A gracious word may smooth the way A joyous word may light the day A timely word may lessen stress A ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational