In Sermon Illustrations: "Pure Heart"

Modern Corporations Should Be Communities, Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Modern corporations should be communities, not battlefields. At their heart lie covenants between executives and employees that rest on shared commitment to ideas, to ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Not Only Must A Good Work Be Something Which Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Not only must a good work be something which is commanded by God in His Word and come from a purified heart, but ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Our Prayers Are Like A Child's Art, God Doesn't ...

Contributed by John Browning on Aug 6, 2007

Our prayers are like a child’s art, God doesn’t judge our words, but He sees the heart behind the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Ian Redpath Says, "Why Is It That We Believe So ...

Contributed by James Tidwell on Sep 28, 2008

Ian Redpath says, "Why is it that we believe so much and experience so little? Why is it that our heads ...read more

Tags: Experience

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When The Gospel Invites Men To Forgiveness, It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When the gospel invites men to forgiveness, it never invites them to a light-hearted place where sin is condoned. It ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Oh, Would I Were A Boy Again, When Life Seemed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years And all the heart knew then of ...read more

Tags: Children

Life Is Short And We Never Have Enough Time For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life is short and we never have enough time for gladdening the hearts of those who travel the way with us. Oh, ...read more

Tags: Learning

Life Is Short And We Never Have Enough Time For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life is short and we never have enough time for gladdening the hearts of those who travel the way with us. Oh, ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

I Do Not Think There Is Any Thrill That Can Go ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some ...read more

Tags: Thought

Christianity Is In Its Very Essence A ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 13, 2009

Christianity is in its very essence a resurrection religion. The concept of resurrection lies at its heart. If you remove it, ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

What Kids Need  PRO

Contributed by Lyn King on Jun 15, 2002

WHAT KIDS NEED Today’s kids desperately need Dads who: . . . play catch, enjoy tea parties or wrestle because the heart of a child is there and they set out to capture it. . . . laugh till their belly hurts and tears fall from their eyes while secretly creating deep friendships and memories that ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Denomination: Baptist

I Ran Across This News From Austin, Texas ...  PRO

Contributed by Don Hawks on Nov 24, 2007

I ran across this news from Austin, Texas recently: The headline read: MAN EXPERIENCES HEART ATTACK AFTER THE RAPTURE Herbert Washington, whom co-workers at Significant Plastics Inc. say was unduly concerned with the rapture and the second coming of Christ, suffered a serious heart attack when ...read more

Tags: Praise, Appreciation, Second Coming, Rapture

Denomination: Methodist

I Am His!

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009

"I AM HIS!" President Theodore Roosevelt, was a charismatic figure who made quite an impression on people. One journalist, William Allen White, wrote of his first meeting with Roosevelt in 1897: "He sounded in my heart the first trumpet call of the new time that was to be... I had never known ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:20

Tags: Discipleship

The Gravedigger's Cough

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Nov 29, 2012

English writer F.W. Boreham tells a story about an old gravedigger who had a terrible cough. A visitor to the cemetery expressed sympathy to the old man and his cough. The gravedigger motioned to the graves around him and said, “There’s plenty here who would be glad of my cough.” His point being ...read more

Tags: Conscience, Death And Life

Denomination: Baptist

I'm Standing For My Marriage  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Mar 7, 2003

I'M STANDING FOR MY MARRIAGE A former Pastor in Seattle, WA wrote a power statement about marriage… I am standing for the healing of my marriage! I won’t give up, give in, give out, or give over till that healing takes place. I made a vow; I said the words; I gave the pledge; I gave a ring; I ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18-24, Mark 10:2-12, 1 Corinthians 6:16, Ephesians 5:22-33, 1 Corinthians 11:11, Malachi 2:13-16, Jeremiah 31:31-34  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Faithfulness, Conflict, Commitment, Marriage General, Marriage Commitment, Marriage  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Actually My Wife Laurel Found Something At ...  PRO

Contributed by Scott Bradford on Apr 13, 2005

Actually my wife Laurel found something at Hastings the other day that might be able to help us out: "Its called "Wash Away Your Sins - Soul Saver Pack"... "For liars, cheaters, and wrong-doers."  "It says its Bishop tested" and "Cardinal approved". Its contents are two bottles and an instruction ...read more

Scripture: John 2:11-25

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: United Methodist

Bishop Ryle Points Out That Jesus, Through The ...

Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Mar 12, 2007

Bishop Ryle points out that Jesus, through the Holy Spirit and the ministry of the faithful church, would “raise up a standard of morality and purity and knowledge of which formerly men had no conception.” (Ryle, ibid. p. 159) This was seen in the days immediately following the birth of the early ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Tags: Angels

Denomination: Baptist

When I Graduated High School, I Was Like Most ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

When I graduated high school, I was like most boys. I knew everything. I was going to get a job and get rich by the end of the year. I was going to be my own man and live life the way I wanted to. My father was retired from the Air Force. When I got ready to join the Navy, he sat me down and ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11, Matthew 8:1-13, Luke 7:1-10

Tags: Patriarchs Joseph

Sins Are Like Circles In The Water When A Stone ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Sins are like circles in the water when a stone is thrown into it; one produces another. When anger was in Cain’s heart, ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To, Temptation General, Anger

Prayer Is Communicating With God For The ...  PRO

Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Dec 15, 2003

Prayer is communicating with God for the purposes of knowing Him, seeking His heart, and doing His will. It is putting your ear ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration, Prayer How To

Denomination: Baptist