In Sermon Illustrations: "Change Of Heart"

Its In Changing The Way People Work That I Think ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Its in changing the way people work that I think the answers to ...read more

Tags: Productivity

Company Changes Cake Mix Recipe That Was Too Easy ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 29, 2009

Company Changes Cake Mix Recipe That Was too Easy in order to Increase Sales Years ago a cake mix company put together a cake mix that was a big flop. The instructions said all you had to do was add water and bake. The company couldn’t understand why it didn’t sell, until their research discovered ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-15

Tags: Business, Business And Marketplace

We Learn An Impt Lesson About Change In General ...

Contributed by John Perry on May 11, 2010

We learn an impt lesson about change in General Stonewall Jackson's famous valley campaign. Jackson's army found itself on one side of a river when it needed to be on the other side. After telling his engineers to plan and build a bridge so the army could cross, he called his wagon master in to ...read more

Tags: Action

Denomination: Pentecostal

Our Destiny Changes With Our Thoughts; We Shall ...

Contributed by Jeremy Lane on May 15, 2010

Our destiny changes with our thoughts; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, when our habitual thoughts ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Maybe We Should Change The Marital Vows To Pledge ...

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Jan 16, 2012

Maybe we should change the marital vows to pledge ...read more

Tags: Money

Denomination: Baptist

Little Things Can Change The Direction Of Big Things

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2014

Tim George gave the example of two warships that had the largest full-load displacement in the world: U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. The USS Nimitz and Dwight D. Eisenhower each weigh about 91,000 tons. They are over 1,000 feet long and can travel over 30 knots per hour, powered by engines that can ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Tags: Ship, Tongue

I Want To Share A Story That Has Changed The Way ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I want to share a story that has changed the way I view compassion. If I was a Hollywood film producer, I would make a movie out of it. It is a true story about a man named Bulus Tsetu. He and his family felt the call of God to start a Bible school in Nigeria, Africa. So after they had been there ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

[068]. A Message From A Poem – Established Now And Changed

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 28, 2025

[068]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – ESTABLISHED NOW AND CHANGED This poem is made up of couplets and each couplet is a contrast. What we were, to what God has made us to become. For example, in the first stanza, a member of the world system, but now, a member of the Body of Christ. The last two ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:25

Tags: Poetry, Poem, Established, Changed, Rhyming Couplets  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

People Generally Don't Like Change

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 30, 2025

People generally don't like change. As Mark Twain famously said, "The only person who likes change is a wet baby." There's a lot of truth to that quote. Many times, we think of change as being a bad thing, and we older people have seen a lot of bad changes in our lifetimes. *But ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:16-34

Tags: Demon Possession, Spiritual Transformation, Paul, Salvation, Missions, Silas, Christian Service, Philippian Jailer, Evangelism  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Where Can I Get A Heart Like Yours?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011

WHERE CAN I GET A HEART LIKE YOURS? Bill White of Paramount, California talks about being in Compton, California, working with volunteers from several different churches on a Saturday doing projects to serve the city. At lunch time, he was headed down a narrow side street when he saw dozens of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:11-12

Tags: Christian Witness

The Ugliest Suit Ever

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 11, 2018

Note: this story is told from my perspective - Jim Butcher of Madison WV. When I was at Southern Seminary in Louisville, there were a few days in the spring when they offered official photos. It was a professional photographer with a nice backdrop and the prices were reasonable. The seminary ...read more

Tags: Change, Transformation, Appearances

Denomination: Baptist

It Warms My Heart To Hear My Kids Co-Operating On ...  PRO

Contributed by Dan Steadman on Feb 14, 2003

It warms my heart to hear my kids co-operating on something—anything. It has not always been so. I remember sending two of our boys into their room to stay until they could emerge as friends. We heard some thumping and hollering, but pretty soon it changed to laughing, and they appeared with their ...read more

Tags: Children

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Your Heart Will Have Beat An Average Of 122,400 ...  PRO

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Mar 28, 2004

Your heart will have beat an average of 122,400 times every day. None of us want our heart to ask for a vacation or take a day off; we don’t even want to give it a short “coffee break” to skip a few beats. Doctors understand the heart is critically important to our physical well-being; it is so ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A.w. Tozer Stated, "Within The Human Heart ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 29, 2005

A.W. Tozer stated, “Within the human heart ‘things’ have taken over. God’s gifts now take the place of God, and the whole course of ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Broken Hearts Not Broken Glass!" Proverbs 19:1 ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Apr 18, 2005

“Broken Hearts Not Broken Glass!” Proverbs 19:1 Key verse(s) 1:“Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.” It’s time to rise up and take a christian stand! Christians are being persecuted worldwide. There is no doubt of this even in the minds of the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 19:1

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Peace

Denomination: Lutheran

God Can Have Our Money And Not Our Hearts, But ...  PRO

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Sep 24, 2005

“God can have our money and not our hearts, but He cannot have our hearts without having our money.” (Disciplines of a Godly Man, R. Kent ...read more

Tags: Gifts Giving

Denomination: Baptist

Oh! Men And Brethren, What Would This Heart Feel ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

Oh! men and brethren, what would this heart feel if I could but believe that there were some among you who would go home and pray for a revival – men whose faith is large enough, and their love fiery enough to lead them from this moment to exercise unceasing intercessions that God would ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Always Seek Peace Between Your Heart And God, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Always seek peace between your heart and God, but in this world, always be careful to remain ever-restless, never satisfied, and always ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

He Who Has A Pure Heart Will Never Cease To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"He who has a pure heart will never cease to pray, and he who will be constant in prayer shall know what it is ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

God Loves With A Great Love The Man Whose Heart ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

God loves with a great love the man whose heart is bursting with a passion for the ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration