17/06/2026
WEDNESDAY SERMON UPDATE
WITH:SISTER LEBO MOSS
MESSAGE:THE POWER OF THE TONGUE
JAMES 3:5-10
Words have immense power. They shape our realities, mold relationships, and influence how others see themselves. Speaking intentionally allows us to encourage and uplift, while careless or hostile words can inflict deep, lasting emotional damage.The choice between building and destroying often comes down to how and why we speak.
Our words profoundly impact our relationships, spiritual lives, and circumstances. The word challenges believers to recognize that the tongue is small but incredibly influential, capable of bringing either profound encouragement ("life") or deep destruction ("death").
Proverbs 18:21: “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
”James 3:5-6: Compares the tongue to a small spark that can start a massive forest fire. Because the tongue guides our direction (like a rudder on a ship), it requires divine grace to control.
A wholesome tongue is described as a "tree of life" that nurtures those around us.It is merely an instrument; the words we speak reveal the true condition of our inner self. Jesus taught that out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks (Luke 6:45). Bitterness produces an abrasive tongue, while a grateful heart yields encouraging words. James highlights the inconsistency of the tongue,the same mouth is often used to praise God and to curse fellow human beings made in His image .
CONCLUSION
Transforming the way you speak requires guarding your thoughts and asking God for a pure heart. Before speaking, evaluate your words using the standard of Ephesians 4:29: Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.