SermonWave has 24 public sermons on self control from 24 churches. A good place to start is “Self Control” from Whispering Pines Church of Christ.
Sermons to start with
Chosen for how closely they stay on self control, then for length and how recent they are. Every sermon is the church's own recording.
Self Control
Cohen Osbourne, Whispering Pines Church of Christ (Tuttle, OK) · October 21, 2026 · 34 min
Self-control is defined biblically as denying immediate worldly rewards to pursue spiritual growth and submission to God’s superior wisdom. Developing this trait requires relying on God’s grace, preparing for temptation by remo...
Mastery Over the Flesh Through the Holy Spirit
Crossroads Baptist Church (Wichita, KS) · October 11, 2026 · 45 min
True self-control is not mere dietary restriction but a comprehensive mastery over fleshly desires achieved only through submission to the Holy Spirit. Believers must actively dismantle self-indulgence by establishing protectiv...
Christian Virtues: Self-Control
John Graham, College View Church of Christ (Elizabethtown, KY) · October 28, 2026 · 39 min
The sermon argues that self-control is essential for Christians and must be added to knowledge, as taught in 2 Peter 1:5-6. Unchecked lust leads to sin and death, as seen in Eve, David, and Saul, while God, Jesus, and the Scrip...
Self Must Control Self
Fred Malone, First Baptist Church (Clinton, LA) · October 25, 2026 · 38 min
The sermon examines self-control as the final fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5, showing that the believer still battles remaining sinful desires of the flesh. Self-control is defined as governing one's thoughts, emotions, and...
10-25-2026 Nahum The One Who is in Control Dr Nick Gatzke
Old North Church (Canfield, OH) · October 25, 2026 · 41 min
Nahum is a book about control: humans cannot control their lives, but God is sovereign and in control. God is jealous, just, and powerful, bringing certain judgment on the wicked Assyrian city of Nineveh while offering refuge t...
What pastors are saying
“Paul isn't really talking about self-control at all. Rather, he's talking about giving up self-control and giving control to the Holy Spirit.”
“God's self-existence brings us face to face with our own God-dependent existence. In other words, God is self-existent, but no human being is self-existent.”
“The irony of biblical temperance is that it's not only self-control that we're talking about; it's Holy Spirit control in our lives.”
“Self-control is the controlling of oneself in thoughts, emotions, and choices according to the Word of God, because of love for Christ.”
“If things were deeply right inside of us, we wouldn't have to self-justify. If we were at peace with the Lord and with our own conscience, we wouldn't have to self-justify.”
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Churches Discussing Self Control
- Dewey Church of ChristDewey, OK