In Sermon Illustrations: "Change Heart"

Intercessory Prayer

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Apr 19, 2018

Richard Foster in his book "Prayer: Finding the Hearts True Home", says that intercession is a way of loving others. Intercessory prayer is selfless prayer, even self-giving prayer. "Intercessory prayer is priestly ministry, and one of the most challenging teachings in the New Testament is the ...read more

Tags: Prayer, Pray For One Another, Prayer And Obedience

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Prayer For New Year

Contributed by Samuel M on Jan 4, 2025

Let you find Christ in greater measure this year satisfying your needs, nourishing your heart, guiding and leading you through still and dark waters. Let not a day pass by without seeing the face of Jesus. Let Jesus become real to you and everything else fade away. Let his face be the first thing ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:7

Tags: Faith, Hope

[316]. Poem Message - To Be Absent From The Body And At Home With The Lord

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 20, 2026

[316]. A POEM MESSAGE - TO BE ABSENT FROM THE BODY AND AT HOME WITH THE LORD This poem means a lot to me. What of the future? What of the glorious hope? What of the Christian’s destiny? These questions all have one answer – TO BE ABSENT FROM THE BODY IS PRESENT WITH THE LORD! That is taken ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 64:4, 1 Corinthians 2:9, 2 Corinthians 12:4, Philippians 3:20-21, 2 Corinthians 5:6-8  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Death, Destiny, Home, Called, Citizenship In Heaven, Present With The Lord, Absent From The Body, At Home With The Lord, Christian Poems, Passing Through Death, Inexpressible Words  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

To Meet Jesus Is To Look Yourself In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"To meet Jesus is to look yourself in the pocketbook, which is the most unmistakable way of looking ...read more

Tags: Giving General

And There Is Still The More Occasion For Such An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

“And there is still the more occasion for such an alarm, because worldly-mindedness so easily and craftily besets ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

The Lord's Mercy Often Rides To The Door Of Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2004

“The Lord’s mercy often rides to the door of our heart upon the black horse of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:8-9

O Holy Spirit, Descend Plentifully Into My ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling ...read more

Tags: Joy

The German Scholar, Goethe, Said, "If I Were ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The German scholar, Goethe, said, “If I were God, this world of sin and suffering would ...read more

Tags: Divinity Of Christ

Jas 3:14 But If You Harbor Bitter Envy And ...

Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jul 27, 2007

Jas 3:14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

If You Want Healthy, Wholesome Children, Try ...

Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Apr 17, 2008

If you want healthy, wholesome children, try giving them a portion of your heart ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Denomination: Church Of God

Only The Soul That Knows The Mighty Grief Can ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Only the soul that knows the mighty grief can know the mighty rapture. Sorrows come to stretch ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

Aim For A Star, And Keep Your Sights High With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Aim for a star, and keep your sights high With a heart full of faith within, your feet on the ...read more

Tags: Goals

Any Man Who Is Under 30, And Is Not A Liberal, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has no heart; and any man who is over 30, and is ...read more

Tags: Government

If Wrinkles Must Be Written Upon Our Brows, Let ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Aim For A Star, And Keep Your Sights High With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Aim for a star, and keep your sights high With a heart full of faith within, your feet on the ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Hand Grasps At Hand, Eye Lights Eye In Good ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Hand Grasps at hand, eye lights eye in good friendship, And great hearts expand And grow one ...read more

Tags: Compassion

When All Is Said And Done, The Real Citadel Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When all is said and done, the real citadel of strength of any community is in the hearts and minds ...read more

Tags: Church General

One Of The Illusions Of Life Is That The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical, decisive hour. Write it on your hearts ...read more

Tags: Present

Words Are Only Air Converted Into Sound, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Words are only air converted into sound, but their meaning and the intent of the heart that caused them to be uttered is impossible to ...read more

Tags: Words

Antoine De Saint-Exupery In The Little Prince ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 21, 2009

Antoine de Saint-Exupery in The Little Prince wrote, "It is with the heart that one see rightly; what is ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Denomination: Church Of God