Watch Your Tongue April 12th, 2026 | River of God | Pastor Donald Gray

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In this week’s message, Pastor Donald Gray delivers a strong and searching word about the power of the tongue, the necessity of the Holy Ghost, and the urgent need for believers to seek God for themselves. Preaching from James 3, Acts 2, and Matthew 6, he reminds the church that words carry spiritual power, the tongue can direct the course of a life, and no man can tame it without the help of God. The message calls believers to stop living on secondhand revelation, stop feeding on the noise of the world, and return to the voice of the Holy Ghost.

Pastor Donald teaches that the tongue reveals what is in the heart and that true transformation comes not from human effort alone, but from yielding to the Spirit of God in the secret place. He emphasizes that the Holy Ghost leads believers into all truth, empowers their speech, and produces the life of God through intimacy with the Father. The message closes with a direct challenge to enter the secret place, let God break and shape the heart, and allow the Holy Ghost to tame the tongue so that words bring healing, truth, unity, and power.

Key Reminders from This Message
• If you are not winning souls, you are not doing what God called you to do
• Jesus is seated at the right hand of the Father making intercession for us
• God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance
• Believers must stop listening to every voice and return to the voice of the Holy Ghost
• God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost are all God
• We are created in the image and likeness of God, so our words matter
• Believers should not live only on what others taught them without searching the truth for themselves
• The tongue is powerful enough to direct the whole body and affect the course of life
• No man can tame the tongue, so we must depend on the Holy Ghost
• What comes out of your mouth reveals what is in your heart
• The Holy Ghost leads believers into all truth
• God calls His people to tarry, wait on Him, and be filled with His Spirit
• The secret place is where God shapes, breaks, and prepares His people
• Intimacy with God in the secret place produces power, fruit, and transformation openly
• If you want to speak like God speaks, you must spend time alone with Him

📖 Scripture Covered
• James 3:1–8
• Acts 2:1–4
• Matthew 6:6
• 2 Peter 3:9 (referenced)
• Philippians 4:13 (referenced)
• Acts 17:11 (referenced)
• Judges 6 (referenced)
• John 14–17 (referenced)
• Psalm 51:17 (referenced)
• Matthew 12:34 (referenced)
• Psalm 91:1–2 (referenced)
• Luke 11:20 (referenced)
• Acts 5:15 (referenced)

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