In Sermon Illustrations: "Evil Heart" showing 121-140 of 5,047

There Is Evil In This World Because Man Chose To ...

Contributed by Davidson Goh on Aug 7, 2007

There is evil in this world because man ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Can Turn Evil To Good

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 26, 2023

Myra Wattinger was 40 years old and living in Pasadena, Texas when she experienced a traumatic event in her life. She was raped and then became pregnant. She did not feel that she could take care of a child, so she placed an ad in the Houston Post newspaper at the time she gave birth to a baby ...read more

Tags: Miracles, Preachers, Providence, Rape, Sovereignty, Testimony, God's Will  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Touches The Hearts

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on May 5, 2017

There was a Girl in India, who was doing her school final. She was born and brought in the Non-Christian Faith. She had severe problems about the existence of Life. She was raising so many questions within herself. She couldn't find a suitable answer to her life. She searched her religious books ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:31

Tags: Jesus Savior, Beleive In The Lord, Jesus Is The Saviour

Denomination: Methodist

The Real Problem Is In The Hearts And Minds Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The real problem is in the hearts and minds of men. It is not a problem of physics but of ethics. It is easier to denature plutonium ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Two Trees

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019

TWO TREES Imagine you are walking through the woods on a path, one side of the path is in sunlight and one side is in darkness. On each side of the path is a tree. The tree on the left is in darkness and the tree on the right is bathing in the sunlight. The tree on the left is old, scary, and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Tags: Evil, Good

Denomination: Pentecostal

Imaginary Sin Is Romantic And Varied; Real Evil ...

Contributed by Vicki Edwards on Apr 13, 2004

“Imaginary sin is romantic and varied; real evil is gloomy, monotonous, barren, boring. Imaginary good is boring; real good is always new, ...read more

Tags: Sin General, Sin Bondage To

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Temptation And Evil Are Parts Of Life. We Pray In ...  PRO

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on May 12, 2005

Temptation and evil are parts of life. We pray in this petition that God will guard us from its disastrous effects and help us stand against it. Unfortunately many of us follow the example of the majority of people and follow the path of least resistance. We yield. In the lake of life, we are Brown ...read more

Tags: Temptation Resisting

Denomination: Lutheran

Free Will, Though It Makes Evil Possible, Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

One Of The Evils Of Democracy Is, You Have To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One of the evils of democracy is, you have to put up with the man you elect ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Law Cannot Restrain Evil; For The Freedom Of Man ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Law cannot restrain evil; for the freedom of man is such that he can make the keeping of ...read more

Tags: Law

Life Often Presents Us With A Choice Of Evils ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Life often presents us with a choice of evils ...read more

Tags: Learning

Apathy Is The Glove Into Which Evil Slips Its ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Apathy is the glove into which evil ...read more

Tags: Sin General

God Did Not Abolish The Fact Of Evil: He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

God did not abolish the fact of evil: He transformed it. He did not stop the ...read more

Tags: Satan

By Swallowing Evil Words Unsaid, No One Has ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever ...read more

Tags: Communication General

The Evil One Is Willing To Sacrifice All His ...

Contributed by Michael Carbaugh on May 3, 2009

“The Evil one is willing to sacrifice all his false prophets in the city of Babylon if he can destroy four of God’s faithful servants.” - Wiersbe, Warren, Be Resolute ...read more

Tags: Satan

Denomination: Baptist

Sin: Radical Evil In Soul And Society By Ted ...

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 8, 2011

Sin: Radical Evil in Soul and Society by Ted Peters: "...the root of all sin is ultimately the attempt either to deny the reality of death, or to defeat it on ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Overcoming Evil With Good; David, Saul, And God

Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on Aug 30, 2017

King Saul tried to kill David numerous times. When Saul would be in David’s hand, David would refrain from showing him evil. Instead, he would spare Saul. He showed respect for his office of king, which led him to showing the mercy that Saul didn’t deserve. Sometimes, this led Saul to seeing ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:17-21

Tags: Mercy, Revenge, Good, Overcome Evil

Denomination: Lutheran

A Heart Focused On God  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004

A HEART FOCUSED ON GOD One writer (Warren Wiersbe) wrote a book called Victorious Christian about a woman named Fanny Crosby. Crosby was the author of over 8000 songs including several that we sang today. In fact she wrote so many that she had to write under pseudonymns just so she could get more ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-19

Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday, Peace, God In The Hardships

Where Your Heart Is  PRO

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Jan 21, 2005

St Augustine wrote Where your pleasure is, there is your treasure. Where your treasure is, there is your heart. Where you heart is, there is your ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5, Proverbs 4:23

Tags: Gifts Giving

Denomination: Baptist

It Is Not The Body's Posture, But The Heart's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

“It is not the body’s posture, but the heart’s attitude that counts when ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To