In Sermon Illustrations: "Fathers Heart"

Where Is Home? Home Is Where The Heart Can Laugh ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Where is home? Home is where the heart can laugh without shyness. Home is where the hearts ...read more

Tags: Home

True Love Is When Your Heart And Your Mind Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

True love is when your heart and your mind are ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Engrave This Upon Thy Heart: There Isn't Anyone ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Engrave this upon thy heart: There isn't anyone you couldnt love once ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

The Heart Which Truly Loves Puts Not Its Love ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The heart which truly loves puts not its love aside...but grows stronger for ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

The First Object Of My Heart Is My Own Country. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The first object of my heart is my own country. In that is embarked my family, my ...read more

Tags: Patriotism

As We Fall In Love With Jesus, Our Hearts Change ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

As we fall in love with Jesus, our hearts change and we WANT to keep His commandments. Paul calls this the “obedience of faith” (Romans 1:5) Tim Keller puts it this way: "Religion is — I obey ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Braveheart: "I Don't Want To Lose Heart"  PRO

Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 2, 2010

BRAVEHEART: "I DON'T WANT TO LOSE HEART" Braveheart (2:12:34 - 2:14:30) is the story of Scotland’s pursuit of freedom from the tyranny of the English under the leadership of William Wallace, played by Mel Gibson. Leading up to this scene was a battle where Wallace and his men were fighting the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:13

Tags: Idolatry

Denomination: Baptist

John Eldrege Shared In His Book Wild At Heart ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 15, 2010

John Eldrege shared in his book Wild at Heart that men need to be brave and face the battles that are in their lives. He states, “The most dangerous man on the earth is the man who has reckoned ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

John Eldredge In His Book Wild At Heart States ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 15, 2010

John Eldredge in his book Wild at Heart states this about the flesh, “Whatever specific terrain you are called to-at home, at work, in the realm of the arts or industry or world politics, you will always encounter three ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When Our Heart Is Right We Have Liberty To ...

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jul 3, 2010

When our heart is right we have liberty ...read more

Tags: Christian Liberty

Denomination: Baptist

When God Is The Supreme Hunger Of Our Hearts, He ...  PRO

Contributed by Allen James on Sep 5, 2010

When God is the supreme hunger of our hearts, He will be supreme in everything. ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment

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

John Piper: Your Heart Has To Get Bigger  PRO

Contributed by Bret Toman on Oct 31, 2012

JOHN PIPER: YOUR HEART HAS TO GET BIGGER "Little hearts give little lusts big power. Big hearts give little lusts little power because they look little! When you SEE the magnitude of your treasure, your soul swells to get around it and you MOCK pornography as a POWERLESS thrill! That’s the way it ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:104

Tags: Sin Deceptive

Denomination: Baptist

The Whole Idea That A God Can Tempt Humans To Do ...  PRO

Contributed by W F on Sep 29, 2004

The whole idea that a god can tempt humans to do evil is not a Christian concept. It comes from the ancient gods of Greece and Rome – like Mars, the god of violence, and Athena the goddess of war. Ancient people believed that these gods interfered with human life in evil ways. But it’s not like ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: *other

A Man Does Not Always Mean What He Says (Humor)

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 13, 2023

Many of you are aware ... that there are times ...when we men ....do not always say what we mean, ... So, please allow me to translate ......for your future benefit: When a man says, IT WOULD TAKE TOO LONG TO EXPLAIN Well .... He generally means: ... I have no idea ... how it works. When a man ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-18

Tags: Father, Father's Day, Say

Denomination: Anglican

Jesus Loves The Little Children

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 24, 2014

I had a preacher friend, Carl Etchinson, who had several children. These children grew up and then began having children so Carl had many grandchildren. One of his sons was having another baby. The baby was born late at night and Carl’s son did not call Carl. They forgot the next morning to ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1

Tags: God The Father, Heavenly Father

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dugger's

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 24, 2014

We see something similar when an only child has a new baby brother or sister in the house. Not getting attention sothey cause trouble. Parents try to reassure the child that they love him because the child thinks that the parents will love her less because of the new baby. Think about the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1

Tags: God The Father, Heavenly Father

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Nicky Cruz Was The Leader Of The Toughest Gang In ...  PRO

Contributed by John Shearhart on Aug 14, 2006

Nicky Cruz was the leader of the toughest gang in New York City. His Satanist parents abused him brutally, so he grew up a hardened man void of love and full of hate. “I wanted to do to others what my mother did to me,” Nicky says. “I used to feel good when I hurt some people.” But privately, he ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Who Saved Me?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012

WHO SAVED ME? During a terrible storm at sea that threatened every moment to carry the ship to the bottom, one of the ship’s crew was doing something on the deck when a great sea struck the ship and went fairly over the deck, striking this man with great force, disabling him and carrying him into ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:10-14, John 10:10, John 10:11, Luke 7:38

Tags: Father, Salvation

The Father Says, "You Better Get Ready. The Bus ...  PRO

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Jan 14, 2001

The father says, "You better get ready. The bus will be here in a minute to pick you up and take you to Sunday School." The Boy asked,"Did you go to Sunday School when you were a boy?" The father replied, "Yes I did." The ...read more

Tags: Children, Holiness, Parenting

Denomination: Baptist