In Sermon Illustrations: "Guarding Your Heart"

Your Last Meal?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 14, 2026

WHAT MEAL WOULD YOU ORDER IF YOU KNEW IT WAS YOUR LAST? WHAT TALE ARE YOU TELLING? SEVERAL YEARS AGO I WAS WITH A 38 YEAR OLD MAN ON DEATH ROW. At midnight we would take a walk to the death chamber. He was given his last request what to eat. He had ordered 2 REUBEN SANDWICHES AND CURLY FRIES. He ...read more

Scripture: James 4:14-15, Psalm 90:9-10

Tags: Death, Last Meal

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

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

Let You Heart Soar As High As It Will. Refuse To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Let you heart soar as high as it will. ...read more

Tags: Ambition

Sincerity Is An Open Heart. Few People Show It; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Sincerity is an open heart. Few people show it; usually what we see is an imitation put on ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

He Has A Right To Criticize, Who Has A Heart To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"He has a right to criticize, who has a ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Grief Knits Two Hearts In Closer Bonds Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

He Who Has Not Christmas In His Heart Will Never ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He who has not Christmas in his heart will never ...read more

Tags: Christmas

He Who Has The Holy Spirit In His Heart And The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He who has the Holy Spirit in his heart and the Scripture in his ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit General

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

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

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