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To Tame The Tongue Series

Contributed by Dan Jackson on Aug 28, 2005

7th message on James. The ability to control the tongue is a test of character for all Christians. James concern is to tame the tongue, a small organ that can indicate the temperature of your soul.

Winston Churchill rallied the Free World against the threat of totalitarianism by the power of his speech. During those same days, Adolph Hitler, mesmerized the German nation with his oratorical skill, and led the Axis war machine to enslave much of Europe. Churchill and Hitler demonstrate the ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

How We Are Conduits Of God's Grace

Contributed by Monty Newton on May 12, 2009

God’s grace comes to us on its way to someone else.

Title: How We Are Conduits of God’s Grace Text: John 15:1-8 Thesis: God’s love comes through us on its way to someone else. Introduction A conduit is a natural or artificial channel through which something is conveyed, flows, or is disbursed. (Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Messiah Who Reads The Heart Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jun 24, 2010

Our words are a litmus test of the condition of our hearts.

A Messiah Who Reads the Heart Text: Matt. 12:33-37 Introduction 1. Illustration: My wife Tina is an internal auditor for T. Marzetti. When she walks into a plant to do an audit she can tell a lot about that plant by what she sees. If she finds that the financials, employment records, inventory, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:33-37

Denomination: Methodist

Keeping The Peace Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 15, 2009

Our words and actions have a direct impact on the unity of the church.

Keeping the Peace Acts 21:16-26 Intro: Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers.” Paul refers to God as the “God of all peace.” If the only peace people get from you is a piece of your mind, then maybe this message is for you. Regardless, we all need peace w/ God, others, and ourselves. In our ...read more

Scripture: Acts 21:16-26

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Connected To Jesus

Contributed by Matt Hoffmann on May 6, 2009

God calls us to be fruitful, but before we can be fruitful, we have to be connected to Jesus

Sermon 051009 John 15:1-9 Goal: TWW stay connected to Christ through Christ. GMP... Happy Mother’s Day! This is the first time that this is actually a big day in our house. Yet another day I am in trouble if I forget, thank you very much. This year, I will call my mom sometime between 9 and ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-9

Denomination: Lutheran

The Need For Spiritual Transformation Series

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Feb 27, 2008

Mark begins his book by revealing the start of the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is about the transforming power of Jesus!

The Need for Spiritual Transformation THE beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the Prophets: "Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your way before You." "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ’Prepare the way of the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Go Slow, Stay Low, Don't Blow! Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 19, 2007

Moses, Pt. 13

GO SLOW, STAY LOW, DON’T BLOW! (NUMBERS 20:1-13) What bothers you? Who gets under your skin? Why do those buttons go off? Many years ago, Robert Schuller, the Crystal Cathedral founder, boarded a flight from Los Angeles to New York. His request to hang up his clerical robe was turned down by an ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 20:1-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Good News, Bad News, No News Prophet Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 19, 2007

Moses, Pt. 14

THE MADNESS OF THE PROPHET (NUMBERS 20:1-13) What bothers you? Who gets under your skin? Why do those buttons go off? Many years ago, upon boarding a flight, Crystal Cathedral founder Robert Schuller’s, request to hang up his clerical robe was turned down by an attendant. The flight attendant ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 20:1-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Dangers Of Letting Bitterness Take Root - Detox Today Series

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 16, 2007

We all have unfair and unjust things happen to us; that’s a part of life. When we are hurt, we can choose to hold on to that pain and become bitter, or we can choose to let it go and trust God to make it up to us.

Compiled by: Herman Abrahams (Pastor), Cornerstone Faith Ministries, P.O. Box 740, Westridge 7802, Rep. of South Africa. E-Mail: Mentorship2003@yahoo.co.uk Note to the reader: If you have been blessed with this sermon compilation, I would be honoured to receive an e-mail from you ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:14-15

Denomination: Charismatic

Bite Your Tongue Series

Contributed by Brett Adams on Oct 10, 2006

The realities of the significance of your words

WWJBD? Part 3 – “Bite Your Tongue” James 3:1-12 It’s hard to put toothpaste back into the tube isn’t it? As I read through James chapter 3 over and over this last week looking and listening for where we were supposed to camp today, I really felt after several passes that God made it clear what ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Psalm Of Praise

Contributed by Dean Rhine on May 13, 2008

Psalm 103

Psalm 103: A Psalm of Praise We have been walking through the OT together this year, and we have seen that God uses people during each season of their lives -- some seniors who thought they were ready to sit back and take it easy; some going through times of difficulty; som in their youth. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Is The Vine---We Are Grated Into The Vine

Contributed by Greg Van Heukelom on Jun 30, 2020

Grape vines are amazing how they grow, need to be pruned, produce fruit and thrive, all being attached to the Vine.

5/10 John 15 – Mothers Day, Jesus is the Vine—we are the Branches, God is the Gardener (Mothers garden us) Welcome Calvary family to Mother's Day Worship. We're back in a vineyard again, at Sharon Forden’s. She and her son Ken and I talked about some aspects of the vineyard and I want ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

I Thirst Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015

This sermon looks at Jesus' saying "I thirst"

“I thirst” John 19:28-29 Jesus’ words from the cross in today’s Scripture appear only in the Gospel of John. It is the shortest of Jesus’ 7 sayings on the cross. One of the things we need to understand is that John writes with great depth and what appears on the ...read more

Scripture: John 19:28-29

Denomination: Methodist

Taming The Tongue Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Sep 26, 2014

Our Speech, Others Needs, Pride

LIFE APP – Taming the Tongue James 3:1-12 (p. 848) September 28, 2014 Introduction: “In the ‘Wizard of Oz’ when the scarecrow speaks to Dorothy, she is amazed and asks, “him how he can talk when his brain is made of straw. The Scarecrow replies, “That ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Taming The Tongue, Can It Be Done? Series

Contributed by Steven Buhr on Mar 27, 2008

Words are one thing that, once you let them go, you can never get back

James 3:1-12 – Taming the Tongue, can it be done? Let’s talk about the tongue. I thought about bring out a real tongue for us all to see and feel, but then I thought again. Actually, we can do a little show and tell…turn to the person closest to you and show them your tongue, then take a look at ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Denomination: Baptist