In Sermon Illustrations: "Hard Hearts"

Its Hard Not To Play Golf Thats Up To Jack ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Its hard not to play golf thats up to Jack Nicklaus standards ...read more

Tags: Sports

Its Not Dying For Faith Thats So Hard, Its ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Its not dying for faith thats so hard, its ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Consider Carefully Before You Say A Hard Word ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Consider carefully before you say a hard word to a man, but never let a chance to say a good one go by. Praise ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

It's Awfully Hard To Believe That Only About 200 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It's awfully hard to believe that only about 200 years ago we went ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Hard Times Have A Way Of Teaching Us Lessons ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Hard times have a way of teaching us lessons that we refuse to learn in good times. That is the one ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Tis Hard To Part When Friends Are Dear, Perhaps ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Tis hard to part when friends are dear, Perhaps will cost a sigh, a tear; Then steal away, give little warning; Choose thine own time; Say not Good ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Never Get Married In College; Its Hard To Get A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Never get married in college; its hard to get a start if a prospective employer finds ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Most People Work Just Hard Enough Not To Get ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just ...read more

Tags: Money

It's Hard To Be Nostalgic When You Can't ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

These Are Those Hard Moments When God Does Things ...

Contributed by Tim Spear on Sep 6, 2011

These are those hard moments when God does things we do not understand. We cannot figure them out...Yet what they reveal is how little we understand. It is God who is the realist. He never deceives himself. He always acts in perfect accord with what the situation ...read more

Tags: Trust

Denomination: Baptist

Each Child Is Different - I Learned That The Hard Way

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 13, 2023

God the Father Loves His Children ... and He is also quick to .... encourage His children. (Long Pause) I learned that ...as a parent ... the hard way. As a father ... you want the best for your children ... you want them to succeed. To succeed ... at everything they do. Kristin ... our first ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:11, Colossians 4:8, Proverbs 8:31, Proverbs 4:1

Tags: Example, Relationship, Fathers, Parent, Children, Father's Day, Encouragement, Parenting  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

Calm The Storm, Calm Your Heart  PRO

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 15, 2005

CALM THE STORM, CALM YOUR HEART One pastor’s wife was very afraid to take flights. Husband asks her to pray. Fear was controlling her. "Let Him know you’re afraid of flying, and God will help you." Over time, she overcame the fear. One day, she was flying with her friend through a violent ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:22-25

Tags: Faith General, Examples Of Faith

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Man Had A Heart Attack And Was Rushed To The ...  PRO

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 25, 2005

A man had a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital. He could receive little company and was to avoid excitement. While in the hospital a rich uncle died and left him a million dollars. His family wondered how to break the news to him with the least amount of excitement. It was decided to ask ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:16-24

Tags: Gifts Giving

Denomination: Baptist

There Is No Exchange! (11.15.05--Heart And ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 14, 2005

There Is No Exchange! (11.15.05--Heart and Soul!--2 Chronicles15:14-15) Life is full of the tentative. It would seem that the ability to be decisive is fast becoming a relic; replaced instead with a sleek, stream-lined, today’s-age, model that places indecisiveness as the norm and decisiveness as ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 15:14-15

Tags: Call Of The Disciples, Discipleship

Denomination: Lutheran

Our Hearts Are Idol Factories." John ...

Contributed by Mike Quinn on Jan 18, 2006

“Our hearts are idol factories.” ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In Prayer It Is Better To Have A Heart Without ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Wherever The Fear Of God Rules In The Heart, It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Wherever the fear of God rules in the heart, it will appear both in works of charity and piety, and neither will ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-13

Tags: Christian Values

America Lives In The Heart Of Every Man ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

America lives in the heart of every man everywhere who wishes to find a region where he will be free to ...read more

Tags: America

As The Grace Of God Changes A Mans Heart, This ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"As the grace of God changes a mans heart, this is the great evidence of the change; that he begins to grow in love, to lay ...read more

Tags: Grace

The Purest Affection The Heart Can Hold Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The purest affection the heart can hold is the honest ...read more

Tags: Children