Lesson 6: Speak The Word Only

Study Guide / Outline

Introduction

• Summary: The sermon begins with an emphasis on the importance of learning to talk properly, aligning one’s speech with what God has called one to do.
• Main Points:
  • The power of speaking rightly.
  • Importance of aligning speech with God’s calling.

The Power of Words

• Summary: This section illustrates the significance of words through personal stories and Biblical references. It emphasizes how words are like seeds, producing fruit in one’s life.
• Main Points:
  • Words as seeds that grow and produce fruit in life.
  • The impact of spoken words on one’s present and future.
  • Biblical Reference: Proverbs 18:20-21 – the power of the tongue to bring life or death.

The Snare of Words

• Summary: The section delves into how words can ensnare or free an individual, drawing from various Proverbs.
• Main Points:
  • Words can entrap or deliver a person.
  • The need for using words wisely.
  • Biblical References:
    • Proverbs 21:23 – Guarding one’s mouth and tongue.
    • Proverbs 6:2, 12:6 – The snare of one’s words.

Taming the Tongue

• Summary: The speaker discusses the concept of taming the tongue, citing James 3 and reflecting on its meaning.
• Main Points:
  • The challenge of taming the tongue.
  • Comparing the tongue to a small rudder that steers a large ship.
  • Biblical Reference: James 3 – The tongue compared to a horse’s bit and a ship’s rudder.

The Heart and the Tongue

• Summary: Focuses on the connection between the heart and speech, emphasizing the need to guard the heart.
• Main Points:
  • The heart’s role in influencing speech.
  • Guarding the heart to ensure positive speech.
  • Biblical Reference: Proverbs 4:23 – The importance of guarding the heart.

Influence of Heart Content

• Summary: Discusses how the contents of the heart, influenced by various external factors, dictate one’s speech and life.
• Main Points:
  • The content of the heart determines the nature of one’s words.
  • Impact of external influences like music, media, and environment on the heart.

The Process of Heart, Mouth, and Creation

• Summary: Describes a process where what is in the heart is spoken by the mouth and thus created in reality.
• Main Points:
  • The progression from heart to speech to creation.
  • The importance of filling the heart with positive, gospel-centered content.

Securing the Heart in God

• Summary: Stresses the importance of securing one’s heart in God, impacting how one speaks and responds to life’s challenges.
• Main Points:
  • The necessity of a heart secure in God for positive confession and living.
  • Trusting in God’s promises and power in challenging situations.

Speaking the Gospel

• Summary: Encourages believers to speak in line with the Gospel, impacting their circumstances and lives.
• Main Points:
  • The power of speaking the Gospel in changing circumstances.
  • Biblical Reference: Numbers 20 – Moses and the rock as a metaphor for speaking to problems rather than acting out of frustration.

Power in the Believer

• Summary: Concludes with the concept that believers have power within them, manifesting through their words.
• Main Points:
  • Acknowledging and utilizing the power within as believers.
  • The role of faith in making one’s words effective.
  • Importance of prioritizing the Word of God over other influences.