In Sermon Illustrations: "Heart Soul"

Heart Buried In Africa

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 29, 2008

Illustration: Heart Buried in Africa There is a story of the great missionary David Livingstone. The body of David Livingstone was buried in England where he was born, but his heart was buried in the Africa he loved. At the foot of a tall tree in a small African village the natives dug a hole and ...read more

Denomination: Other

At The Heart Of Judgment Is Blame And At The ...

Contributed by Chris Surber on Jul 7, 2008

At the heart of judgment is blame and at the heart of blame is a denial of grace. The heart which is filled with judgment says, “I am not worthy of grace and neither are you!” Our ability to forgive others is closely linked to our ability to forgive ourselves because both stem from our ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Denomination: Christian Church

Prep Your Heart

Contributed by Chris Surber on Jan 29, 2009

PREP YOUR HEART My wife and I have had a painter in the house this week creating a very colorful and fun bedroom for our two youngest sons. The painter is a man who cares deeply about his craft. In conversation with him this week, I have learned a great deal more about the nature of painting than ...read more

Tags: Preparation

Denomination: Christian Church

Story Of The Telltale Heart

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Nov 7, 2023

Do you remember Edgar Allen Poe's story, ... The Telltale Heart? In that story, ... the main character committed a murder ... and he buries the body of the victim ...in his basement. Yet ... the murderer is unable to escape the haunting guilt... of his deed. He begins to hear...... the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-19

Tags: Heart, Guilt, Haunt

Denomination: Anglican

Heaven Is Close Enough For Souls In Torment To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 30, 2001

Heaven is close enough for souls in torment to glimpse; far enough away for them to forever miss what could ...read more

Tags: Heaven, Hell

There Is Nothing The Body Suffers The Soul May ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

There is nothing the body suffers the soul may not profit by. ...read more

Tags: Gifts Healing, Hardship Of Life, God's Provision

One Soul Could Mean Many  PRO

Contributed by Ryan Yandris on Mar 2, 2003

(One soul could mean many) Andrew brought Simon- just one. But that was many, for under God, Simon brought three thousand souls in one day! It has been estimated that probably 95% of church members have never lead anyone to Christ. I like what Paul say’s in 1 Cor 9:19 " I made myself a ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:27

Tags: Evangelism How To, What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Added Benefit Of Winning Souls Is Strength. ...  PRO

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 16, 2005

The added benefit of winning souls is strength. The joy of the Lord gives us strength. The greatest joy next to the joy of your own salvation is winning another soul to Christ. Of the 43 years of missionary evangelism we have seen many answers to prayer with the healing of many. However, I do not ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment

Spirit Filled Souls Are Ablaze For God. They ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Spirit filled souls are ablaze for God. They love with a love that glows. They serve with a faith that kindles. They serve with a devotion that consumes. They hate sin with fierceness that burns. They rejoice with a ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit General

If Your Souls Were Not Immortal, And You In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

“If your souls were not immortal, and you in danger of losing them, I would not thus speak unto you; but the love of your souls constrains me to speak: methinks this would ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

I Believe In The Immortality Of The Soul Because ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

I believe in the immortality of the soul because I have within ...read more

Tags: Death

The Virtuous Soul Is Pure And Unmixed Light, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The virtuous soul is pure and unmixed light, springing from the body as a flash of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Courage Is The Standing Army Of The Soul, Which ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Courage is the standing army of the soul, which keeps it from ...read more

Tags: Endurance

A Steadfast Soul, Holding Steadily To A Dream ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A steadfast soul, holding steadily to a dream ideal, plus a sturdy will determined to succeed in any venture, can make any dream come true. Use your mind and your will. They work ...read more

Tags: Endurance

A Healthy Body Is A Guest Chamber For The Soul, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A healthy body is a guest chamber for the soul, a ...read more

Tags: Creation

Since The Soul Is Large Enough To Contain The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Since the soul is large enough to contain the infinite God, nothing less than ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

We Are Commanded To Be Gods Witnesses, Not Soul ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are commanded to be Gods witnesses, not soul winners. We are commanded to make disciples, not win souls. We are the witnesses, ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Liberty Is The Soul's Right To Breathe, And, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Liberty is the soul's right to breathe, and, when it cannot take a long breath, ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Wherever Souls Are Being Tried And Ripened, In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Wherever souls are being tried and ripened, in whatever commonplace and homely way, there God is ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Brevity May Be The Soul Of Wit, But Not When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Brevity may be the soul of wit, but not when someones ...read more

Tags: Christian Love