In Sermon Illustrations: "Losing heart"

Calvin's Heart Aflame

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Feb 26, 2011

CALVIN'S HEART AFLAME We are emotional beings, and it is unlikely that we would check our emotions at the door when we enter the sanctuary. Our great forebear in the faith, John Calvin, chose as his personal emblem a hand extending upward to God and in that hand a heart aflame. And ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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

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

If The Church Were To Lose Its Hierarchy, Its ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Sutherlin on Jun 5, 2001

"If the church were to lose its hierarchy, its clergy, its vast collection of learning amassed over the centuries, even the text of its sacred books, and had to face the world with nothing but the living presence of the Risen Jesus and its mission to proclaim the Good News to all nations and ...read more

Tags: Great Commission, Church Purpose Of, What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Born To Lose, Citation: Norman Vincent Peale In ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Aug 3, 2001

[Born to Lose, Citation: Norman Vincent Peale in Power of the Plus Factor, in Christianity Today.] Once walking through the twisted little streets of Kowloon in Hong Kong, I came upon a tattoo studio. In the window were displayed samples of the tattoos available. On the chest or arms you could ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-17

Tags: Fulfillment, God Brings Hope, Faith, Strong Together

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Companies Lose 50% Of Their Employees Every 4 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Companies lose 50% of their employees every 4 years. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Church General

The United Methodist Church Is Losing 40,000 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

The United Methodist Church is losing 40,000 members a year in the U.S. as it gains roughly 100,000 a year in the 13 African nations where it is thriving. There are now 11.2 million Methodists worldwide including 8.3 million in the U.S. Africans are having a growing ...read more

Tags: Church General

50% Of Young People Lose Their Faith While In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

50% of young people lose their faith while in college reports Focus on the Family magazine 7/05. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Doubt

American Baptist Churches Usa Is Expected To Lose ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

American Baptist Churches USA is expected to lose several hundred churches over homosexuality. It may become the biggest church exodus from any ...read more

He That Spills The Rum Loses That Only; He That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"He that spills the Rum loses that only; He that drinks it, often ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Aunt Lucy Was Losing Her Hearing And The Doctor ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Aunt Lucy was losing her hearing and the doctor recommended surgery to correct it. She promptly vetoed the idea saying, “I’m 94 years old and I’ve already heard enough.” Mike was watching the last part of the TV show when his Dad called down the basement steps, “Mike Come up for dinner” Mike ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will

Whoever Wants To Have A Half Christ Loses The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

“whoever wants to have a half Christ loses ...read more

Tags: Salvation

John Stott Said, "When The Christian Loses ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Dec 17, 2007

John Stott said, “When the Christian loses himself, he finds himself, he ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

By 2011 The Federal Government Could Lose More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

By 2011 the federal government could lose more than 1/3 of its permanent workforce through ...read more

Tags: Workplace

A Sure Way To Lose Happiness, I Found, Is To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the ...read more

Tags: Joy

Withour Courage, All Other Virtues Lose Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Withour courage, all other virtues lose ...read more

Tags: Endurance

In A Heated Argument We Are Apt To Lose Sight Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

In a heated argument we are apt to lose ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

A Candle Loses None Of Its Light By Lighting ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A candle loses none of its light by lighting ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Our Doubts Are Traitors, And Make Us Lose The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win ...read more

Tags: Doubt

If Youre Old And You Lose, They Say Youre ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If youre old and you lose, they say youre outmoded. If youre young and you lose, they ...read more

Tags: Sports