In Sermon Illustrations: "Pure Heart"

A Shy Welshman Went And Slipped A Love Letter ...

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 31, 2010

A shy Welshman went and slipped a love letter under his neighbor lady’s door each week for 40 years. Because of an argument they had years before, she continued to refuse to speak to him. Finally, after 2,184 love letters – with no response of any kind – the now 74 year old man went and knocked on ...read more

Tags: Love, God's Love

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Is This The Right Road ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2010

“Is This the Right Road Home?" Is this the right road home, O Lord? The clouds are dark and still, The stony path is hard to tread, Each step brings some fresh ill. I thought the way would brighter grow, And that the sun with warmth would glow, And joyous songs from free hearts flow. Is this the ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-4

Tags: Right Road, Trials And Difficulties

Eternity ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010

Eternity Clothes Norma Lauby, of La Mesa, California, was browsing in the ladies’ department one day with her son who was just learning to read. Trying to read all the signs he could, he came upon one in the maternity department. “Look, Mom!” he said excitedly as he pointed at the sign. “They’re ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Tags: Salvation

How Big Is Jesus??????

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 16, 2014

HOW BIG IS JESUS???????? At the end of a worship service, a little girl came up to her Pastor and asked, "How big is Jesus?" The puzzled pastor pondered and said, "I don’t know, sweetheart. The Bible doesn’t say. He was a carpenter, so I am sure he had big hands and strong shoulders. Maybe ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:21

Tags: Evangelism, Jesus, Missions

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Give Into God

Contributed by Bruce Lee on Jun 15, 2015

Psalm 66:18 "If I regard iniquity in my heart the Lord will not hear." Have you ever felt an unfamiliar and strange feeling like you should be talking to God? That is simply soul searching. It is actually God reaching out to you. But sin blocks that connection. When you "regard" or "cherish" ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 66:18

Tags: Hearing, Listening To God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

O God, Don't Let That Be All There Is?" John 1: ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 22, 2004

“O God, Don’t Let That Be All There Is?” John 1: 14-18 Key verse(s): 14-18: “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” The recent news story of the pregnant Missouri woman who was ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 16:1-14, John 1:14-18

Tags: Christmas Eve

Denomination: Lutheran

The Christmas Flower

Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Dec 8, 2023

“The Legend of Pepita’s Poinsettia” Thank you much, my pretty friend, For the beauty you display; Those colors of green and red Enhances our Christmas day. Great is your reputation- You’re like the Christmas Star, For you are highly regarded, No matter where you are. You are called ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:14

Tags: Decorations, Legends, Christmas Decorations, Christmas Flowers, Christmas, Flowers, Birth Of Christ, Poinsettia  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

[126]. A Message From A Poem – Heaven Opens To Us

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 11, 2025

[126]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – HEAVEN OPENS TO US From a quick recollection heaven will open at least three times in the future (written by one who is still living). One of those will be the Rapture. One will be the Second Coming. The other one is when a saint passes from this life and into ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9-10, 2 Corinthians 5:6-8

Tags: Heaven, Open, Absent From The Body, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Guilt Upon The Conscience, Like Rust Upon Iron, ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Jul 13, 2001

"Guilt upon the conscience, like rust upon iron, both defiles it and consumes it, gnawing and creeping into it, as that does which at last eats out ...read more

Tags: Faith, Guilt, Sin General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Man Who Works With His Hands Is A Laborer; A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his ...read more

Tags: Art

Inside The Bibles Pages Lie All The Answers To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Inside the Bibles pages lie all the answers to all the problems man has ever known.The Bible can touch our hearts, ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

To Worship Is To Quicken The Conscience By The ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 20, 2007

‘To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God, to open the heart to the love of ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

We See What Is The Work Of Heaven, And We Ought ...

Contributed by N A on Sep 18, 2008

"We see what is the work of heaven, and we ought to get our hearts tuned up for it, and to long for that world where our praises, as well as ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: *other

What Do Volunteers Look Like? They Come In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What do volunteers look like? They come in different shapes and sizes, but they have a lot in common. Theyre: Vibrant, Open-hearted, Loving, Understanding, Nurturing, ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

An Eye Can Threaten Like A Loaded And Levelled ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"An eye can threaten like a loaded and levelled gun, or it can insult like hissing or kicking; or, in its altered mood, by beams of ...read more

Tags: Human Body

That Which Caused Us Trial Shall Yield Us ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

That which caused us trial shall yield us triumph; and that which made our heart ache shall fill us with gladness.We must ...read more

Tags: Endurance

When We Make Our Decisions, We Must Use The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When we make our decisions, we must use the brains God has given us. But we must also use ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Lord, Send Me Anywhere, Only Go With Me; Lay ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Lord, send me anywhere, only go with me; lay any burden on me, only sustain me; sever every tie but the tie that ...read more

Tags: Church General

Frightful This Is In A Sense, But It Is True, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Frightful this is in a sense, but it is true, and every one who has merely some little knowledge of the human heart can verify it: there is nothing ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Amy Grant Says:

Contributed by Kelly White on Oct 14, 2011

Amy Grant says: "When we pour out our miseries, God just hears a melody, beautiful the mess we are, the honest cries of a ...read more

Tags: Affliction

Denomination: Foursquare