Sermons on Watch Your Words:

Watch Your Words Series

Contributed by Jim Mooney on Dec 30, 2000

Words can build up or tear down, through this sermon you will learn to watch what you say.

WATCH YOUR WORDS Grow Up Rather Than Give Up Part 8 JAMES 3:1-12 All of us here know the saying, " STICKS AND STONES MAY BREAK MY BONES, BUT WORDS WILL NEVER HURT ME. " I am here to tell you that is not true. Words do hurt. Broken bones will heal over a period of time. Sometime we never recover ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Watching Your Words Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Apr 13, 2010

God wants our words to be a source of blessing to Him and to those around us.

Watching Your Words James 3:1-12 Intro: James has already mentioned the need to watch what we say. In the first chapter of James he said James 1:19 “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.” Also, James 1:26 “If anyone considers himself ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Watch Your Word On The Street

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jun 5, 2016

Take Jesus and the Word to the street, but be careful of how you represent and present them.

Luke 19:10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. I have done many years of door-to-door evangelism and even a session of street preaching. During that session, I was approached by mam claiming to be Jeremiah the prophet going to the churches of Winston-Salem casting ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:10

Denomination: Baptist

How To Meditate The Word Of God

Contributed by Wincci Yin Chee on Jun 1, 2006

Watch your thoughts; they become you words. Watch your words; they become your actions. Watch your actions; they become your habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

How to meditate the word of God: Perhaps one of the most neglected disciplines in the Christian life these days is that of Meditation. I believe that very few Christians have been taught how important it is to pay close attention to what they think about. Consider the following: Watch ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:148

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Watch Your Mouth Series

Contributed by Eric Grenier on Apr 26, 2018

What we say shows whats in our heart.

James 1:26–27 26If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. 27Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you. I. ...read more

Scripture: James 1:26-27, 1 Timothy 5:3-4, Ephesians 4:29-30

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Watch Your Tongue!

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Sep 17, 2018

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

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Denomination: Other

Watch Your Mouth Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jul 8, 2012

God's name is not in vain.

Watch Your Mouth Exodus 20:7 Rev. Brian Bill 7/8/12 People get mixed up on my name all the time. Some people call me “Bill” and I’ve even been called “Brain,” though I’m not sure where that one comes from. When I’m called “Mr. Bill” people ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:7

Denomination: Baptist

Watching For The Word

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 15, 2019

Wait patiently, it will come to pass.

WATCHING FOR THE WORD. Habakkuk 1:1-2:4. This is the oracle or “burden” which Habakkuk the prophet did “see” (Habakkuk 1:1). So, right from the top, we understand that the prophet’s patient waiting of Habakkuk 2:1 paid off. When Habakkuk speaks of his message as a burden, it is to ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 1:1-17, Habakkuk 2:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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

Watch What You Say Series

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Oct 19, 2012

Your tongue affects every part of your Christian walk. You must learn to control it.

October 21, 2012 Morning Worship Text: James 3:1-12 Subject: Taming the Tongue - James Part 5 Title: Watch What You Say We continue in our study of the Book of James. Today James continues with a topic he began in 1:26, If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Watch Your Tongue PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 26, 2023

This sermon explores the spiritual significance of our words, emphasizing their power and the importance of using them to reflect our faith and love for God. Key

Welcome, beloved members of our shared faith, to this gathering where we seek solace, strength, and wisdom in the Word of God. We are here today to reflect upon a matter that is as close to us as our own breath and yet often overlooked in its spiritual significance - the power of our words. In the ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Topics: Spiritual Health, Tongues

Watching Our Words Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 8, 2003

What comes out of our mouths can either energize someone or wipe them out. As we utilize words of life, we’ll build one another up instead of tearing each other down.

Watching Our Words A young man arrived early to pick up his girlfriend for their date. She ran to the door with wet hair and no makeup on her face. She was embarrassed and tried to make the best of the situation and so she smiled and said, “Well, what do you think?” He grinned and very wisely ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 10:19-20, Proverbs 6:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Watching Our Words Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jan 16, 2019

I will use my tongue to launch life instead of delivering death.

Watching Our Words Proverbs 6:1-5 Rev. Brian Bill January 12-13, 2018 Many summers ago, our family was invited to a party at someone’s house. After we were done eating, a group of adults started playing volleyball. Meanwhile, the children gathered into groups and held up bed sheets while a ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:1-6, Proverbs 15:1

Denomination: Baptist