Fire in the Mouth
SMALL WORDS, BIG IMPACT
Read: James 3:1–5
Intro: Ever notice how the smallest things make the biggest difference? A thermostat sets the temperature for a whole house. A key starts a two-ton truck. A single text can ruin a good day—or save one. James says your tongue works the same way. It’s small, but it has unbelievable power. Your words can set the tone for your home, your workplace, your friendships, even your faith. Every phrase you say is either planting peace or stirring up chaos. And the scary part? You can’t always tell which until after it’s out. That’s why James 3 reminds us: don’t underestimate your mouth. What seems small in size is massive in impact—and the direction of your words will eventually become the direction of your life.
- DO YOU REALIZE THE WEIGHT YOUR WORDS CARRY? (v.1)
James 3:1 “My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment.”
James opens this chapter firing a direct shot: “Don’t be so quick to hop on stage and grab the mic.”
Is he criticizing teachers of the Word? No. He’s cautioning self-appointed ones.
In the early church, teachers were the influencers of their day. They held authority, visibility, and respect. They explained God’s Word to the church. That made the position desirable—and dangerous.
So James puts a warning label on it: if you want to speak for God, handle your words like dynamite—with reverence and care.
He begins with teachers because they use their tongues more than anyone else—and what they say shapes souls.
Charles Spurgeon – It is a solemn thing to be called to speak for God. If any man misrepresents Him, he does the devil’s work in God’s name.
“Teacher” doesn’t mean anyone with a Bible app and a microphone.
In the New Testament, teachers are:
• Elders and pastors—men tested and trusted to guard doctrine and feed the flock.
• Gifts to the church—“He Himself gave some to be… pastors and teachers for the equipping of the saints” (Eph 4:11–12).
• Stewards of truth, not sharers of opinion.
A.W. Tozer – The preacher is not a diplomat but a prophet, and his message is not a compromise but an ultimatum.
Teaching the Word is not a platform for self-expression—it’s a sacred trust.
Matt 12:36 “For every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.”
John R.W. Stott – We who teach others must constantly remember that the tongue which interprets God’s Word must also submit to it.
2 Tim 2:15 “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God… rightly dividing the word of truth.”
Teaching is a gift—it’s not a game. It’s a calling—not a career. And here’s the sobering reality—God Himself is grading the work.
The congregation may cheer. The culture may applaud. But it’s God who weighs the message and the messenger.
James isn’t trying to scare away the called—he’s refining them. The stricter judgment isn’t meant to make us silent—it’s meant to make us sober.
The church doesn’t need fewer teachers. It needs holier ones.
It needs men who pray before they speak, bleed Scripture when they teach, and tremble before the Word they proclaim.
- WHAT DOES MY MOUTH REVEAL ABOUT MY HEART? (v. 2)
James 3:2 “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.”
James levels the field: We all stumble. Nobody speaks flawlessly. Not pastors, not parents, not anyone.
Our inability to control the tongue isn’t a just a bad habit—it’s a heart issue.
The tongue is the tattletale of the soul. It reveals what’s inside before you even realize it’s leaking out.
Luke 6:45 “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.”
So, when we gossip, when we exaggerate, when we lash out or lie—it’s not just careless speech. It’s a character problem. It is the condition of the heart showing up on the surface.
Oswald Chambers – The tongue is the true index of the heart. What we say reveals who we are.
James isn’t condemning us—he’s inviting us to start where it hurts most. Can we bridle our words without surrendering our hearts?
For the worn-out, overbooked mom who feels stretched thin— does this verse hit home? Does it register?
You can organize every part of your life, but if your words are reckless, it means your soul is still in turmoil.
No one controls the tongue perfectly. That’s why we need the Holy Spirit to do what our willpower can’t.
- WHICH WAY IS MY TONGUE TAKING ME? (vv. 3–5)
James 3:3-5 Indeed, we put bits in horses’ mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body. Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles!
James gives us three down-to-earth examples: a horse’s bit, a ship’s rudder, and a spark.
Each one makes the same point: Small doesn’t mean weak. Small means powerful.
- A few ounces of metal can turn a one-thousand-pound horse.
- A tiny rudder can steer a massive ship through hurricane-force winds.
- And a single spark can set an entire forest ablaze.
That’s what your tongue does—it’s small, but it’s steering your life.
It can guide you toward peace or chaos, blessing or disaster, life or death.
Prov 18:21 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.”
illus: A professional horse trainer once said, “A horse doesn’t obey the bit because of its size—it obeys because of trust.” When a rider tugs on the reins, the horse’s massive body responds instantly to an ounce of pressure. The power isn’t destroyed—it’s directed. That’s James’s point: maturity doesn’t silence your strength; it brings it under control. The Spirit doesn’t take away your voice—He trains it for good. (And for the moms and dads among us: a wise parent is like that rider—gentle pressure, not harsh control, turns hearts.)
Then James adds this line: “Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things.”
That’s not just about destruction—it’s about pride. The tongue doesn’t only hurt people; it likes to show off. It loves to make itself sound important, like it’s running the world.
The wise person knows better. He—or she—prays for a ministry over the mouth.
Prov 27:1–2 “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.”
In other words: we don’t control tomorrow. We can’t plan or speak as if we’ve got the future in our back pockets.
If we can’t even predict the most immediate thing coming next, what makes us think we can manage the rest of life?
That’s the danger James is exposing—our words often act like they’ve got the steering wheel of the universe. We talk like we’re in charge of outcomes, timing, and people’s responses. But the truth is—we’re not.
A ship’s anchor keeps it from drifting, but a rudder determines where it’s going.
Many Christians are anchored in truth but rudderless in speech. They know what’s right, but their words steer them off course.
illus: In 2020, the massive Ever Given cargo ship blocked the Suez Canal for six days, halting nearly $10 billion of trade every day. Investigators later said a gust of wind and a minor steering miscalculation—just a few degrees—caused the entire global shipping grid to stall. That’s the tongue. One small turn in your words can shift the direction of your life—and sometimes, your whole family’s. (You don’t have to be a sailor to know: when your mouth runs aground, everything else does too.)
The wise person doesn’t boast in what they can do or say; they boast in Who they belong to.
Jeremiah 9:23-24 “Thus says the Lord: ‘Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight,’ declares the Lord.” (ESV)
That’s what James is driving at. He’s not just warning about destructive words—he’s warning about self-sufficient words.
The tongue that can’t stop talking about itself will eventually set its own world on fire. “See how great a forest a little fire kindles!”
He’s saying, “Don’t underestimate how quickly words can spread, scorch, and consume.”
illus: Let me tell you a true story. In 2018, a man in California lit a small cooking fire—nothing big. He thought it was safe. But it was dry season, and the wind picked up. He went to bed thinking everything was fine. That spark became the Camp Fire—the deadliest wildfire in California history. Eighty-five people died. Eighteen thousand buildings were destroyed. Over $16 billion in damage—all from one spark.
James would say, “That’s your tongue.”
One careless word. One sarcastic dig. One moment of pride. And suddenly, the whole landscape of your life can be burning.
- A harsh word can scorch your marriage.
- An angry comment can wound your child.
- A slice of gossip can divide a friendship – or a church.
Conclusion: Your words aren’t background noise. They carry weight. They reveal your heart. They steer your life. And sometimes—they burn everything in sight. James isn’t telling you to talk less. He’s telling you to surrender your speech to the Holy Spirit.
Let Him bridle what you can’t. Let His Word filter what you speak. And if He’s calling you to teach—don’t shrink back. Step up boldly and carefully. Because if you speak for God, handle your words with care.
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Transcript:
In our church, in our community, in the world that you made. God, you're always the one that initiates the recovery of the lost, this rebellious race of fallen creatures that we are. You're the one who first came looking for Adam. Adam wasn't looking for you when he left. And ever since then, God, you have been pursuing sinners to draw them to yourselves.
God, would you do it again? God, I pray for Trevor as he speaks to us this morning from your word, God, that the things that he's prepared for us, God, that we would receive this as it really is the word of the living God to us. God, help us to be doers of it. Help us not to deceive ourselves about it or comfort ourselves, pat ourselves on the back. Well, that was a great sermon.
God, help us to be transformed by the renewing of our minds that we might prove what your will is, that it's good and right and acceptable and pleasing. Jesus, would you get glory today from us in our hearts be exalted, O God, May Jesus be glorified in our midst. Today we pray in Jesus name. Amen.
James, chapter three. In your Bible, James, chapter three.
And if you were thinking, man, we ought to support the work that Joe and Rochelle are doing in Oman and all over the Middle East, I agree with you. He is not yet one of our supported missionaries. He's next in line. But our matching grant that we're doing is for those that we already have a commitment to. And so if you think we ought to support Joe and Rochelle like me, then I'm asking you to be very generous over the next couple of months in this matching grant because once we take care of all the ones we have, we can bring in new missionaries and Joe and Rochelle are next in line.
But it's going to depend on our generosity. So I hope you feel a little bit of that edge. I hope you feel a little bit of that pressure because the gospel needs it. And so. Amen, Pastor.
Amen myself. Alright, so today we start a new series, verse by verse through James Chapter three. We just finished James two and this is going to take us right into our Christmas season of preaching. And this new series I'm calling Fire in the Mouth. And today's text is the first five verses of James Chapter three.
And today's message is small words, big impact. Here's our text for today. 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 to bridle the whole body.
Indeed, we put bits in horses mouths that they may obey us and we turn their whole body. Look also at ships. Although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. Even so, the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles.
I'm going to say the word of the Lord and you're going to say Amen. The word of the Lord. Have you ever noticed how the smallest things make the biggest difference? I mean, a thermostat sets the temperature for a whole house. It's a little device.
A small key starts a two ton truck and it's filled with horsepower. A single text can ruin somebody's day or save someone's day. And what we just read. James says your tongue works the same way. It's small, but it has remarkable power.
Your words can set the tone for your home. Have you noticed your words can set the tone for your workplace. Many of you get prayed for every month at prayer ministry Sunday because of the environment you work in. Your tongue sets the tone for your friendships. It can even set the pace for your walk with God.
That's why James reminds us, don't underestimate your mouth. What may seem small in size is massive in impact. And did you know that the direction of your words eventually will become the direction of your life? That's where we're headed in James chapter three from our text Today I have three questions for us. If you're ready.
Say yes. You ought to be fired up already. Number one, do you realize the weight your words carry? That's what James wants us to think about in verse one. My brethren, let not many of you become teachers.
By the way, that's not the word for educators. That's the word for preachers of the Word. Let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment. Did you even know that verse exists in the Bible? It says to you that when I meet God, it's going to be worse for me than it'll be for you.
Stricter James opens the chapter by firing a direct shot. And here's what he says. Don't be so quick to hop on stage and grab a mic.
Well, Pastor, is James criticizing teachers of the word? No, he's cautioning self appointed ones. He's warning grandma called preachers and not God called preachers. In the early church, the teachers and the preachers were the influencers of their day. They would have had an Instagram account if that was the thing back then.
They held authority. They were visible. People saw them. They were in the public eye, and they held respect. They didn't demand it, but just what they did gave them the respect of their peers.
Because they explained the word of God to the church, which is what I'm doing right now. And as they did that, that made their position two things. Number one, desirable. Others said, well, must be nice to stand in front of the people and grab their attention and keep it. But it also made their position dangerous.
So James puts a warning label on it. He says, if you want to speak for God, handle your words like you would. Dynamite. With reverence and care. Y' all know it's a big deal when I stand up here and do this and that.
I never think about an individual when I'm writing a sermon. I think about God and I ask him. And if I'm thinking about anybody, it's me. What do I need out of this? So when you come in here and you hear a sermon and it's like God's been reading your mail, it's not.
Cause your friend in your small group came and told me what you're doing.
This is a serious thing. He begins with teachers because they use their tongues more than anybody else. And what they say shapes the hearts of believers. Listen to Charles Spurgeon on this. It is a solemn thing to be called to speak for God.
If any man misrepresents him, he does the devil's work in God's name.
Well, Pastor, does teacher in the Bible mean anyone with a Bible app and a microphone? What's the answer to that question? No. In the New Testament, teachers are elders and pastors. They are men who are tested, and they're trusted to guard doctrine and feed the flock.
Listen, it matters where you take your family to church. You need to sit your wife and your children under the preaching of the Word and not TED Talks and life coaching. You need the scripture. It needs to bother you a little bit. It needs to make you feel a little uncomfortable.
Because we have the spirit of God living in us. He teaches us truth. He points us to Jesus, and it makes it like Jesus. It's like he's carving us up and whittling off the parts that don't look like Christ. In the New Testament, teachers are also gifts to the church.
Did you guys know that I'm God's gift to you. I have a Bible verse to prove it. Ephesians 4, 11, 12. Jesus Himself gave some to Gave some to be apostles and prophets and evangelists and pastors and teachers to equip the saints to do the work of the ministry. Here's how you know you're in a healthy church.
The preachers and the staff members aren't the ones doing all the work anymore because they've equipped you and they've deployed you and you're doing the work of the ministry. You'll see it at the end of this service. There'll be a whole group of people up here, up front. We're going to dismiss. Folks are going to come forward for prayer.
These aren't going to be the pastors of the church or the folks that are on staff. They're just regular, normal, awesome Christians, equipped and ready to pray for you because of this. In the New Testament, teachers are stewards of truth, not sharers of opinion. You guys receive that.
Listen to A.W. tozer. The preacher is not a diplomat, but a prophet. And his message is not a compromise, but an ultimatum.
So basically what I'm telling you that James says is that teaching the Word is not a platform for self expression. You don't need my opinions. It's a sacred trust from heaven. We take it seriously. And one of the reasons we take it seriously is because of what Jesus said.
Matthew 12:36. For every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. Every joke you told and laughed at, everything you typed on Twitter or X or Facebook and from your anonymous account and cut somebody down, all of it. Account of it in the day of judgment. That's why John R.W.
stott wrote, we who teach others must constantly remember that the tongue which interprets God's word must also submit to it. Listen, your pastors need to do the word they preach to you.
2nd Timothy 2:15. Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
So teaching God's word is a gift. It's not a game, it's a calling. It is not a career. It's my current assignment. And here's the sobering reality of all that.
God himself is grading the work. Oh joy. You know, the congregation may cheer. No man ever spake like him. I don't even know what spake means.
The culture may even applaud. Hey, I went to that church and I'm not a Christian. But those people didn't put me to sleep. It wasn't boring. But I want to remind you, it's God who weighs the Message and the messenger he knows if I live it when you don't see me.
Pastor, is James trying to scare away God called men? What do you think the answer to that is? No. He is refining them, though. He's putting them in the crucible, turning up the heat.
So the stricter judgment is not to make us silent, it's to make us sober minded. Let me say it this way. Look at the screen. Write this down. The church doesn't need fewer teachers, it needs holier ones.
It needs men who pray before they speak. We need men who bleed scripture when they teach. I don't know if you listen to Randy's prayer. He just prayed the scriptures back to God a while ago. And he needs men who tremble before the word that they proclaim.
Do you realize the weight your words carry? That's question number one. That was for the preachers and the potential preachers in the crowd. And I want just to say before I leave that I've been so thrilled to see young men and a little bit older men come to me and say, pastor, I think God's calling me to the ministry. I say, great.
Do you know where God means for men to train for the ministry? It's not seminary. That's not wrong. But that's not in the Bible. It's in the local church.
We're supposed to raise them up. And so if God's calling you and you feel it, you come talk to me and we're going to begin to resource you and throw you into the shallow end. Question number two. What does my mouth reveal about my heart? This is verse two.
For we all stumble in many things. Is that true or not? If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man. And if that's you, you're going to ruin our church. So find another one.
If anyone doesn't stumble in word, he's a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. So James levels the field here. He gets away from teachers and he says, let me talk to everybody for a minute. And then he says, we all stumble. Nobody speaks flawlessly, do they?
Not pastors, not parents, not anyone. Our inability to control the tongue is not just a bad habit, friends, it's a heart issue.
Did you know that the tongue is the tattletale of the soul? It just tells off on us. It reveals what's inside before you even realize it's leaking to the outside.
Jesus said it very, very succinctly. In Luke 6:45, out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. Who you are comes out your mouth. Or is it mouth? Whichever one communicates to you.
So, friends, when we gossip.
I was talking to a pastor friend of mine who taught me about church discipline in the Bible and he's done it for 40 years. And I said, well, after 40 years, what are the two biggest sins that go unrepented for? And you have to do church discipline. On he goes, oh, that's easy. Adultery and gossip.
When we exaggerate, when we lash out or lie. Friends, that is not just careless speech. It's a character problem.
The great devotional writer Oswald Chambers wrote, the tongue is the true index of the heart. What we say reveals who we are. Look, if you're a talk too much kind of person, this sermon's for you.
Because the Bible says in proverbs, when words are many, sin is not absent. James isn't condemning us here, but he is inviting us to start where it hurts the most. Let me ask you this question. Can we bridle our words without surrendering our hearts? No, ma'.
Am. Let me talk to the moms for the worn out, overbooked moms who feel stretched thin. I wonder if this verse hits home. Let me read it again. We all stumble in many things.
If anyone doesn't stumble in word, he's a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. I wonder if that registers with you because you know you can organize every part of your life and then share that calendar with your husband.
But if your words are reckless moms, it means your spirit's in turmoil.
Do you know anyone who controls their tongue perfectly? No. That's why we need the Holy Spirit to do for us what our willpower can't. What does my mouth reveal about my heart? Did you make it through that one?
One more question. Number three. James wants to know which way is my tongue taking me?
Verses three through five? Indeed. We put bits in horses mouths that they may obey us and we turn their whole body. Look also at ships. Although they're so large and are driven by fierce winds, they're turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires.
Even so, the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles.
Did you see the three down to earth examples in those three verses that James gives us? Everybody can relate to these. One's a horse's bit, number two a ship's rudder, and number three a spark. And each one of those makes the same point. Here's the point it makes.
Small doesn't mean weak. Small can mean powerful. And so you understand that, James reminds all of us. Just a few ounces of metal can turn a 1000 pound horse.
A tiny rudder can steer a massive ship through gale force hurricane winds. In a single spark can set an entire forest ablaze. Little. Powerful. Everybody, look at me.
That's what your tongue does.
It's small, but it's steering your life. It can guide you toward peace, or it can guide you toward chaos. And you get to choose. It can guide you toward blessing, or it can steer you right into disaster. You get to choose.
It can guide you toward life, or it can run you right into death. You get to choose. Proverbs 18:21. Death and life are in the power of the tongue. Do you see it?
A professional horse trainer once said, a horse doesn't obey the bit because of its size. It obeys because of trust. When a rider tugs on the reins, the horse's massive body responds instantly to an ounce of pressure.
The power in the horse isn't destroyed by the bit and the bridle. It's directed. And that's James point. Maturity doesn't silence your strength. It brings it under control.
Well, Pastor, are you saying that the spirit's gonna take away my voice and who I am? No, he's gonna train it for good. And for the moms and dads among us, a wise parent is like the rider. It's gentle pressure, not harsh control. That turns hearts the way a bridle turns a horse.
You know, Paul said to the dads, don't exasperate your children to wrath. Gentle are you gentle with them. And then James adds this line, even so, the tongue is a little member and boasts great things.
That's not just about destruction, friends. That's about pride. I used to boast about my team. And then they started losing every year. Learn that lesson.
It's only been 25 years. A lot of fun. You know, the tongue doesn't only hurt people. It likes to show off. Did you know that?
You seen that? If you've seen it in other people, guess what they're seeing in you.
It loves to make itself sound important, like it's running the whole world.
But the wise person knows better. You know what the wise person prays for? The wise person prays for a ministry over his mouth.
Proverbs 27:1 2. Do not boast about tomorrow. By the way, here's what tomorrow means in the proverbs. Your most immediate future. Do not boast about tomorrow.
Your most immediate future. You don't know What a day may bring. Let another praise you and not your own mouth, a stranger and not your own lips. It's better coming from them anyway. In other words, do we control tomorrow?
Yes or no? If we don't, we can't plan or speak as if we have all of our future under control. And in our back pockets, we don't. The Lord may come to you like he did that farmer that built bigger barns and said, you fool, tonight your life is required.
Put this on the screen so you can think about it. If we can't even predict the most immediate thing coming next, what makes us think we can manage the rest of our lives?
That's the danger that James is exposing. Are you guys following this sermon? We talk like we're in charge of outcomes. Say what? You can't even make your server bring your refill of your water on time.
Have you noticed? We talk like we're in charge of timing. We talk like we're in charge of people's responses. That's the hardest one. We aren't in charge of any of that.
You know, A ship's anchor keeps it from drifting, but a rudder determines where it's going. Now listen to me. Many Christians are anchored in truth, but they're rudderless in speech.
They know what's right, but their words steer them off course.
There was a massive ship called the ever given. In 2020, this cargo ship blocked the Suez Canal for six days.
You know what it did those six days? It halted $10 billion of trade each of the six days. Investigators later said a gust of wind and a minor steering miscalculation just a few degrees off caused the entire global shipping grid to come to a complete halt.
That's the tongue.
One small turn in your words can shift the direction of your life. And if we're going to use this Suez Canal illustration, sometimes it can shift the direction of your whole families, your whole church, even your whole community. And you don't have to be a sailor to know when your mouth runs aground, everything else does, too.
So the wise person doesn't boast in what they can do or say. Do you know what the wise person boasts in? According to the Bible, they boast that they know God. I don't know if you have this scripture reference in your catalog where you can identify it immediately, but you need it. Jeremiah 9:23, 24.
Jeremiah 9:23 24. Thus says the Lord. Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom. Let not the mighty man boast in his might. Let not the rich man Boast in his riches.
But let him who boasts boast in this that he understands and knows me. Look, that's something to brag about. I know God and he's given me an understanding of him. Not only am I going to heaven when I die, he's my friend. Now I know the Lord.
Don't you want to know him too? That I am the Lord who practices steadfast love that's chesed justice and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord. How about that scripture text? That's what James is driving at.
He's not just warning us about destructive words. He's warning us about self sufficient words. They're more sinister than cutting others down. The tongue that cannot stop talking about itself will eventually set its own world fire. That's the last phrase of James 3:1:5.
See how great a forest a little fire kindles. Let me tell you one more true story from 2018. In 2018, a man in California lit a small cooking fire while camping. Nothing big. He thought it was safe.
He thought he'd put it out. But it was dry season there and the wind picked up and he went to bed thinking everything was fine and the fire was doused.
That spark that rose out of those ashes when the wind picked up later on, investigators labeled it, it became the campfire, the deadliest wildfire in California history. 85 people died, 18,000 buildings were destroyed, over $16 billion in damage. All from one spark.
James would say, that's your tongue. One careless word, one sarcastic dig, one moment of pride, and suddenly the whole landscape of your life can be burning. Did you know that a harsh word can scorch your marriage?
Did you know that an angry comment can wound your child?
Did you know that a slice of gossip can divide a friendship? Or look at me, even a church.
In conclusion, today I want you to know that your words are not background noise. They carry weight. They reveal your heart. They steer your life. And sometimes they burn everything in sight.
James is not telling you to talk less. Listen to me. He's telling you to surrender your speech to the Holy Spirit. That's different.
Let him bridle. What? You can't let his word filter what you speak. And if he's calling you to teach and preach God's word, don't shrink back. Step up boldly, but step up carefully.
And if you speak for God, handle your words with care.
You think about that as we pray. Thank you, Lord. Thank you Lord for the Bible. Thank you for a hungry church. So much easier to preach in God.
Give us a ministry over our mouths. In Jesus name. The Faith Filled church said. Amen.
I would like for you to help me welcome to the stage Hallie Ferguson. Haley. I'm sorry, Haley.
And while Haley is coming up,
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Come and join us this Sunday at the Great Commission Church for a truly remarkable and uplifting experience. Great Commission Church is a family-friendly church in Olive Branch, MS. Great Commission Church is not just any ordinary place of worship; it's a vibrant community where faith comes alive, hearts are filled with love, and lives are transformed. Our doors are wide open, ready to welcome you into the warm embrace of our congregation, where you'll discover the true essence of fellowship and spirituality. At Great Commission Church, we are more than just a congregation; we are a family united by a common mission – to follow the teachings of Christ and spread His love to the world. As you step inside Great Commission Church, you'll find a sanctuary that nurtures your faith and encourages you to be part of something greater than yourself.
We believe in the power of coming together as a community to worship, learn, and serve. Whether you're a long-time believer or just starting your spiritual journey, Great Commission Church welcomes people from all walks of life. Our vibrant services are filled with inspiring messages, beautiful music, and heartfelt prayers that will uplift your soul. Every Sunday at Great Commission Church is an opportunity to deepen your relationship with God and connect with others who share your faith and values.
At Great Commission Church, we believe that faith is not just a solitary endeavor but a shared experience that strengthens and enriches us all. Our church is a place where you can find purpose, belonging, and the encouragement to live a life in accordance with Christ's teachings. Join us this Sunday at Great Commission Church and experience the transformative power of faith in action. Be part of a loving and supportive community that is committed to making a positive impact in our world. Together, we strive to fulfill the great commission to go forth and make disciples of all nations. We look forward to having you with us at Great Commission Church this Sunday, where faith, love, and community intersect in a truly amazing way.
Great Commission Church is a non-denominational, family-friendly Christian church located in Olive Branch, Mississippi. We are a short drive from Germantown, Southaven, Collierville, Horn Lake, Memphis, Fairhaven, Mineral Wells, Pleasant Hill, Handy Corner, Lewisburg and Byhalia. Great Commission Church is conveniently located, making it easy to find and attend. Many people have even called it their go-to “church near me” or the "Church nearby" because of how accessible it is and how quickly it feels like home.
See you Sunday at Great Commission Church in Olive Branch, Mississippi!
