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  • Bola Folakemi Praise avatar

    The More The Word The Less The Meaning.

    Contributed by Bola Folakemi Praise on May 18, 2020
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    Believers are created to emulate Jesus; we are to be like him in all our ways, that is why we are being called Christians; that is, we are Christ like.

    When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. 4 Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. 5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Taming The Tongue

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Mar 2, 2019
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     | 22,683 views

    Control your tongue, or it will control you.

    Taming the Tongue James 3:1-12 Rev. Brian Bill March 2-3, 2019 Sermon Bumper: Words Words have started revolutions, riots, revivals and reformations. Join me as I pray the words of Psalm 19:14, Psalm 141:3 and portions of our passage in James 3:1-12 back to the Lord: “Let the words of my mouth ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gaither Bailey avatar

    Taming The Tongue

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Sep 5, 2018
     | 4,219 views

    The human tongue can be used in positive and negative ways.

    Taming the Tongue James 3:1 - 12 Intro: Bubba and Billy Joe were out in the woods when suddenly Billy Joe grabbed his chest and fell to the ground. He didn’t seem to be breathing, his eyes were rolled back in his head and his tongue was hanging out. Terrified, Bubba whipped out his cell phone and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Thomas Clawser avatar

    Watch Your Tongue!

    Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Sep 17, 2018
     | 6,404 views

    Do the words you speak build-up or burn-down?

    In the summer of 2000, more than a thousand firefighters battled a wildfire for two weeks in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The fire started on August 24, and continued until September 8. When it was over more than eighty thousand acres of federal forest was burnt. Forty-six-year-old Janice ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    Wild Thing - James 3:1-12 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 26, 2018
     | 5,946 views

    James warns us about our tongue. the uncontroled tongue, and the power of words.

    Opening Video: The Church Matters! Series: James – Let’s do it! Thesis of Book: The message of the book is “Let’s do it – live the faith – put it into action! The half-brother of Jesus is speaking to the scattered Jewish Christians across the nations – they were scattered right after Stephen ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Nickolas Kooi avatar

    Taming The Tongue Series

    Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on Oct 3, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,696 views

    A sermon on the tongue. James says the tongue controls, destroys, and cannot be tamed, but fortunately there is one Perfect Man, Jesus Christ, and he points us to Him.

    Can you figure out this riddle? “I am often held, but never touched. I am always wet, but never rust. I often bite, but I am seldom bit. To use me well, you must have wit. What am I?” Can you figure it out? Ready for the answer? It is…the tongue! The tongue can be held without being ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    James 3 - Wild Thing! Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 14, 2018
     | 8,402 views

    Today I want to focus on the power of words and learn a lesson from James on the importance of making sure our words are always bridled – always kept in check.

    Opening Video: The Church Matters! Series: James – Let’s do it! Thesis of Book: The message of the book is “Let’s do it – live the faith – put it into action! The half-brother of Jesus is speaking to the scattered Jewish Christians across the nations – they were scattered right after Stephen ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    Surrender

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 26, 2019
     | 5,316 views

    This series looks at the various things we have to surrender as Christians.

    Last week I told you about the best summer job I ever had, and it was working on a ocean going salvage tugboat that went to the North Pole in 1981. But I had my first summer job at sea when I was fifteen and for the first two summers of my high school years I worked on Tugboats. Between grade ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Jerry Cosper avatar

    Misusing Your Tongue Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Nov 6, 2019
     | 7,539 views

    This message serves as instruction for any who struggle with using foul or off-colored language.

    Chapter 3 begins a new discussion. The first two chapters of James have been about trials and temptations and how we can overcome them. These trials and temptations are common to everyone. We all have things that cause us to walk through a valley in life. We are all tempted from time to time. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Graham Kettle avatar

    Enriching Our Life Together Series

    Contributed by Graham Kettle on Jan 11, 2018
     | 7,430 views

    Christians living in our mobile society need fellowship because other channels of association - family, friends, etc, may be lacking. What can we do to enrich our lives together and what should we avoid that can disrupt fellowship?

    ENRICHING OUR LIFE TOGETHER - PART 5 OF 5 1. INTRODUCTION 1) Last week we started looking at the application of our previous studies to ‘Our Life Together’. In this week’s message, we’ll look at what can we do to enrich our lives together, and what sort of things we should avoid, which have the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    But It’s Only Words

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 10, 2021
     | 2,066 views

    We often dismiss our words because actions are what really matter. This sermon looks at some of the warnings the Scripture gives us about the dangers of our words.

    BUT IT'S ONLY WORDS: Often we think of actions as being serious but words as being insignificant. TAKING OUR WORDS SERIOUSLY: 1. Your words reveal who you are. - Matthew 12:34-35. - We deny this: “I said it but that’s not who I am.” Like when we lie or burst out in anger. 2. Your words ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Collins avatar

    06 - James 3:1-12 Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Aug 26, 2021
     | 2,934 views

    This is the 6th of 11 Studies in the Book of James and it talks about the importance of controlling the way we use our tongues, and the ill-effects of being careless with the use of our tongues. Special caution is suggested to those who are teachers of God's word.

    James 3:1-2 My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment. 2 For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. After talking about the importance of possessing a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Gordon Curley avatar

    "the World’s Smallest But Largest Troublemaker."

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Aug 30, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,068 views

    "The World’s Smallest but largest Troublemaker." James 3 verses 1-11 – sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    SERMON OUTLINE: (1). Instruction (vs 1-2). (2). Explanation (vs 3-5). (3). Illustrations (vs 3-5). (4). Application (vs 6). (5). Clarification (vs 7-12). SERMON BODY: Ill: • Did you know that the average person spends one-fifth of his or her life talking? • That’s what the statistics say. ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    17th Sunday After Pentecost. September 15th, 2024. Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 5, 2021
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,214 views

    Year B, Proper 19

    Proverbs 1:20-33, Psalm 19, Isaiah 50:4-9, Psalm 116:1-9, James 3:1-12, Mark 8:27-38. A). THE ALLURE OF WISDOM. Proverbs 1:20-33. One day I was out shopping on one of the pedestrianised streets of Norwich, England, when a sudden commotion stopped me in my tracks. The City Crier’s vigorous ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Amiri Hooker avatar

    Taming The Tongue: Doers Of The Word Series

    Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Sep 10, 2021
     | 2,760 views

    WE MUST BE EVEN MORE VIGILANT IN HOW WE PRESENT GOD AND WHAT WORDS WE ARE WANTING TO PUT IN THE MOUTHS OF THOSE WHO WORSHIP WITH US THIS DAY.

    TITLE: TAMING THE TONGUE: SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST, YEAR B Biblical Text James 3:1-12 The Message When You Open Your Mouth MAIN TEXT: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Where did that bit of wisdom come from? Certainly not from James. The proverb “sticks ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist