Sermon on Tongue | A Word Fitly Spoken

Sermon on Tongue – Sermon outline by Kevin Cauley on the tongue. The obedient tongue will be a tongue that 1) speaks truth, 2) utters praise, 3) reflects good judgment, 4) edifies.

SUBJECT: Character/Tongue

TITLE: A Word Fitly Spoken

PROPOSITION: To teach the things which the obedient tongue will utter before God–namely, it will be a tongue that 1) speaks truth, 2) utters praise, 3) reflects good judgment, 4) edifies.

OBJECTIVE: To help all realize the importance of a word fitly spoken.

INTRODUCTION:

1. Read: Proverbs 25:11 “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.”

2. Read Colossians 4:6 “Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.”

3. About the Text:

1) When our words are spoken in a timely, considerate, thoughtful, and truth-telling manner, they will be valuable to the hearers.

2) Grace is unmerited favor–our speech should be like that. It should be like salt.

DISCUSSION: (Discussion of this sermon on tongue.) The obedient tongue will utter words fitly spoken because it is a tongue that…

I. Speaks Truth (All other categories affected by this one. [i.e. if not truth, then can’t be praise, won’t reflect good judgment, can’t be edifying)

1. Fellowship with God–Psalm 15:1-2 “LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.”

2. Righteous/Eternal–Proverbs 12:17-19 “He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit. . . . The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.”

3. Acceptable to be spoken to others–Ecclesiastes 12:10 “The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.”

4. The Christian and truth speaking–Ephesians 4:11ff (Read through 25).

II. Utters Praise

1. Occurs Anytime–Psalm 34:1 “I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.”

2. Example praise gives–Psalm 40:3 “And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.”

3. Daily–Psalm 71:8 “Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.”

4. Among The People of the World–Psalm 109:30 ” I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.”

5. Salvation is contingent upon Praise–Psalm 50:23 “Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.”

6. Psalm 145 (Read whole Psalm–explain how each line is praise).

7. Hebrews 13:5 “By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.”

8. Finally in this sermon on tongue…

III. Reflects Good Judgment–we do this by

1. Bridling our Tongue

1) Psalm 39:1 “I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.”

2) Proverbs 10:19 “In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.”

3) Proverbs 17:27-28 “He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.”

4) Psalm 141:3 “Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.”

7) Proverbs 29:11 “A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.”

5) James 1:19 “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:”

6) James 1:26 “If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.”

2. Speaking Wisely

1) Psalm 37:30 “The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.”

2) Proverbs 10:13 “In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.”

3) James 3:13 “Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.”

IV. Edifies

1. Psalm 77:12 “I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.”

2. Psalm 119:172 “My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.”

3. Proverbs 10:11 “The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.”

4. Proverbs 10:20-21 “The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.”

5. Proverbs 16:24 “Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”

6. Ephesians 4:29 “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.”

CONCLUSION: (Ending of this sermon on tongue.)

1. Let our words always be “fitly spoken”–words that are

1) Words of Truth

2) Words of Praise

3) Words of Good Judgment

4) Words of Edification

2. Invitation