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The Awesome Power of Speech
by Lloyd John Ogilvie
Text: James 3:1-8
Topic: Why the tongue must be harnessed
Big Idea: The great power of the tongue requires that we use it positively.
Key Words: Communication; Gossip; Self-control; Speech; Stress; Tongue; Words
Introduction:
- Illustration: One Scotch friend used the phrase, “Heart your tongue!”
- We must be careful of how we talk because words are powerful.
Our Words Have Awesome Impact on Others.
- Like a ship’s rudder, words can steer people on or off course.
- Illustration: The hearing process is described in detailed, medical terms.
Our Words Are Our Responsibility.
- Like a fire, words can burn out of control.
- Illustration: A man tells a destructive and ultimately untrue story about a man in his village, and struggles to find forgiveness.
- Illustration: Ogilvie has the congregation experiment to discover their God-given reluctance to say the wrong thing.
- Matthew 12:33-37
Conclusion:
- The only antidote is the meekness of wisdom.
- Illustration: The hymn Lord Speak to Me That I May Speak is a prayer for how we use our words.
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