Sermons on A Clean Heart:

The Heart Of The Matter Series

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 16, 2003

The heart of our problems are deeper than superficial behaviors. Before we can change, we need our hearts to be changed.

Why do people treat each other so badly? Why do spouses break their wedding vows? Why do people act out in violence and hatred toward others? Why do racism and hate crimes still exist in our world? Why are people filled with greed? Why do we act with treachery and deception toward each other? The ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:1-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Pure In Heart

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Apr 15, 2018

ONE THING THAT WE ARE CONSTANTLY IN SEARCH FOR IS PURITY. WE SHOULD DESIRE THAT SAME PURITY IN OUR RELATIONSHIP TO GOD

THE PURE IN HEART MATTHEW 5:1-12 ONE THING THAT WE ARE CONSTANTLY IN SEARCH FOR IS PURITY. WHEN WE GO GROCERY SHOPPING, WE LOOK FOR PRODUCE WITH NO MARKS, CANS WITH NO DENTS, AND BOXES THAT HAVE NO TEARS. I REMEMBER THE COMMERCIALS FOR MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE, GOOD TO THE LAST DROP, AND FOR IVORY ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Rising From The Fall: The Restoration Of A Broken Heart

Contributed by Antonio Manaytay on Jun 20, 2025

This sermon revolves around the theme, No one is too fallen for God's mercy.

Text: Psalm 51; 2 Samuel 11–12 Theme: No one is too fallen for God's mercy. Picture a palace roof under the quiet of night. The air is still, the stars hang low, and all of Israel sleeps—except one man. King David, the shepherd turned sovereign, walks in solitude. But this night will change ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

A New Heart

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 5, 2016

Using God’s promises to the house of Israel for our model, we learn that God has promised us – those who call on Jesus’ name – a new start.

Ezekiel 36:24-38 A New Heart 7/19/15 D. Marion Clark Introduction A few weeks ago a soloist sang for the prelude the song that we know as “Dem Bones.” I was struck by the rendition of it, which presents more than a funny children’s song, but gets the message across about the ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 36:24-38

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Grateful Heart

Contributed by Andrew Hoskins on Oct 4, 2025

Why we should be worshiping with joy and thanksgiving in every season — and what we can do to cultivate that kind of worship.

A Grateful Heart Summary: Why we should be worshiping with joy and thanksgiving in every season — and what we can do to cultivate that kind of worship. Opening Transparency OK, a little transparency here. I’ve read Psalm 100 many times before. I felt led to preach on it, but honestly, I couldn’t ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Heart Purification

Contributed by David Dewitt on Feb 24, 2007

God is searching for people with a pure heart

Heart Purification Matthew 5:8 February 11, 2007 Morning Service Introduction How many of you have ever seen the show Dirty Jobs? The show is hosted by Mike Rowe and each week he goes and tackles another dirty job. The premise of the show is that Mike Rowe goes and works for one day at a specific ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Denomination: Church Of God

The Heart Of The Matter Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 17, 2005

Learn from the mistakes of the Pharisees: (1) Don’t be too caught up by the outward, it’s the heart that counts; (2) Don’t be too caught up by what man thinks; it’s what God thinks that counts.

We are all creatures of habit. We do many things over and over again. • There is nothing wrong with that. There will surely be routines in life. • But the danger comes when we get so accustomed to them, that we no longer understand the reason why we are doing them. • If fact, we may have lost its ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:1-9, Romans 2:17-29

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Pure In Heart Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Mar 28, 2004

The Beatitudes: Building Blocks to Be Like Jesus #6

✎ Your heart will have beat an average of 122,400 times every day. None of us want our heart to ask for a vacation or take a day off; we don’t even want to give it a short “coffee break” to skip a few beats. Doctors understand the heart is critically important to our physical well-being; it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Heart That Sees Series

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 29, 2006

6th sermon in an 8 part series on the Beatitudes. This series challenges us to "Shift" our thinking in what really brings true happiness. (*Rewritten and refreshed in 8/08. Powerpoint and Video Clips available on request)

Shift #6 The Heart That Sees MATTHEW 5:8, Proverbs 4:23 INTRODUCTION: The machine that usually did the job was broken. And so they hired a man to paint lines on a newly resurfaced portion of a remote highway. The first day he painted 9 miles, and the supervisor, impressed by such an effort, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Denomination: Christian Church

The Heart Of The Matter

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 17, 2025

God’s grace replaces our stone hearts with living ones, using unlikely means to prove salvation beats only by His mercy.

Ezekiel 36 : 26 — “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you.” --- 1. The Vegetarian With a Pig’s Heart My ex-wife’s grandfather was a conservative Adventist doctor in Napa City—the kind of man who read Ministry of Healing like it was Mosby’s Medical Dictionary and treated ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 36:26, Psalm 51:10, Galatians 2:20, Jeremiah 17:9, Luke 15:2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Confessions Of The Heart

Contributed by W F on Oct 31, 2004

Confession is hard, but if we believe the bible, then confession is good news.

1 John 1:9 “Confessions of the Heart” INTRODUCTION Are we basically good or basically bad? Hollywood religion is undecided. Basically good = Tarzan or Pocahontas. “Out there” there are still pristine societies to be discovered – deep in the jungles there exist tribes without sin – untainted ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:9

Denomination: *other

God Sees Your Heart

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Apr 23, 2025

God knows your heart

God sees the heart 1 Samuel 16:1-7 Good Morning everyone, glad you are here. Please turn to 1 Samuel 16:1-7 Did you ever think about the way God see us? God sees the heart and knows what is in our hearts. We cannot fool God when it comes to the heart. The world may be fooled but not God. 1 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-7

Denomination: Nazarene

The Broken Heart

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 4, 2005

In the passage, the Blood of Jesus was shed by a Roman spear... but neither John nor any other part of Scripture makes note of the importance of Christ’s blood in this story. Is there a message in the blood that flowed from Jesus side?

OPEN: About a year ago I received this e-mail: In 2003, Mel Gibson released a film called The Passion which dramatically and bloodily captured much of the trial and crucifixion of Christ. Because of it’s graphicness, it was rated "R". The "R", of course, is because of the violence, the gore. In ...read more

Scripture: John 19:31-37

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Heart Of Worship

Contributed by Wilson Oshorakpor on May 28, 2024

As the heart is critical to the human life cycle, so also is worship essential to pleasing God. What is the state of your heart in the place of worship?

TEXT: John 4:23-24 "Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” WHAT IS WORSHIP? Worship is ...read more

Scripture: John 4:23-24, Psalm 24:3-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Thankful Heart

Contributed by Troy Borst on Nov 25, 2003

We can follow the example of the one leper who returned to thank Jesus to help us this Thanksgiving to offer proper thanks to God and to be a person with a thankful heart.

THANKSGIVING 2003: A THANKFUL HEART LUKE 17:11-19 INTRODUCTION Governor Bradford made the following proclamation in 1623, 3 years after the Pilgrims settled at Plymouth; To all ye Pilgrims, Inasmuch as the great father has given us this year an abundant harvest of Indian corn, wheat, peas, squashes ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ