Sermons on Gods Heart For The Poor:

The Disobedient Heart Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 6, 2016

Avoid these pitfalls of disobedience - the temptation to rationalize it, to belittle it, to blame it, to give excuses for it, to please man rather than God.

Today we are going to touch on one topic that we can all speak with experience – disobedience. • Whether it’s disobedience to parents, to authority, or to God. We know what it is and how difficult it is, sometimes. • To obey is not easy. It takes trust, it takes faith and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:1-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Clean Heart PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 25, 2023

The importance of seeking a clean heart and a right spirit from God, as it allows us to approach Him, serve Him, and live a life that pleases Him.

Good morning, brothers and sisters! Today, we're going to talk about something that we all need and desire in our lives: a clean and pure heart. Our focus will be on Psalm 51:10, which says, "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me." As Christians, we all know that our ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:10

Topics: Purification

Testing God!

Contributed by Rod Elmore on Feb 18, 2013

After the northern kingdom of Israel was conquered and taken into exile, the Assyrians brought in foreign people to replace the Samarians. These people mingled with the remaining Israelites and introduced new religious ideas.

1. It is not healthy to test God Mat 4:7, Luke 4:12 Mat 4:7 Jesus said to him, "It is written again, 'You shall not tempt the LORD yourGod. Luke 4:12 And Jesus answered and said to him, "It has been said, 'you shall not tempt the LORD your God. Luke 16:15 And He said to them, "You are those who ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Christian Church

Half Hearted And Hating It Series

Contributed by Chris Kelly on May 29, 2014

Many times we're not overcoming the weaknesses in our lives and inhabiting the land God has given us because of the same excuses Israel made for not overcoming the land God gave them. Learn how to inhabit your inheritance!

Turn to bibles…Judges 1-2:5 Started a new series in the book of Judges. The Book of Judges begins with a series of victories and defeats that took place “After the death of Joshua”. The boundary lines for the twelve tribes had been determined years before (Josh. 13–22), ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Whole Hearted Or Half Hearted?

Contributed by George Crumbly on Aug 18, 2005

Is our service to the Lord whole or half hearted?

"WHOLE OR HALF HEARTED?" Matthew 15: 8-9 George E. Crumbly Humphrey UMC August 2005 MATTHEW 15 Most folks like to do things "Whole" heartedly. The word ("WHOLE: Complete, having nothing missing, not divided or in pieces.") Some folks like to do things "Half" heartedly. The word ("HALF: One of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:8-9

Denomination: Methodist

The Heart Of Worship Is Our Heart Series

Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 15, 2004

This is about authentic worship.

As I mentioned last week, worship is a broad term. It is often misunderstood. I want to come back to Rick Warren’s definition given in his book, The Purpose Driven Life, “Anything you do that brings pleasure to God is an act of worship.” That’s a boiled down definition of worship. What happens ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:11-16

Denomination: Wesleyan

"Path Of Life And Wisdom"

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 10, 2016

The Pharisees refused to repent because they thought they were doing everything correctly; if we follow them, we will ignore the most important part of being Jesus' disciples.

Thursday of Third Week in Advent 2016 Joy of the Gospel Listen once more to these words of today's Gospel: “When they heard this all the people and the tax collectors justified God, having been baptized with the baptism of John; but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for ...read more

Denomination: Catholic

Dull Hearts Or Resurrected Hearts? Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 20, 2017

We are all called to be either on the playing field battling for good against the forces of evil, or coaching or cheerleading or passing out the water to the players.

Thursday of 16th Week in Course 2017 Joy of the Gospel One would think that with all the smoke and lightning, and the other marvels that manifest God’s presence to the people of Israel, the last thing they would do after the Sinai event is to let their hearts grow dull. But that’s human nature, ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 19:1-20

Denomination: Catholic

The Heart Of The Matter Is The Matter Of The Heart

Contributed by Segun Omole on Jan 14, 2009

I have heard and read quite a number of analysis of the weakness of Samson, his lack of self control and his inability to resist the power of a woman

Judge 16: 1-31 I have heard and read quite a number of analysis of the weakness of Samson, his lack of self control and his inability to resist the power of a woman…well, guess these are all correct in their own ways but I would like to look at this man of God from another perspective. I believe ...read more

Scripture: Judges 16:1-31

Denomination: Pentecostal

Is Your Heart Sitting Down?

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jul 10, 2001

The peace of God-- its importance and how to acquire it.

Is Your Heart Sitting Down? Col 3:12-17 12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord ...read more

Scripture: John 14:27, Colossians 3:12-17

Denomination: Wesleyan

A Mother's Heart

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jun 24, 2022

Mothers Day Message. Mom's love

A Mother’s Heart Proverbs 31:10-31 Good morning everyone, Happy Mother’s Day! If your mother is still with you, make sure that you give her a call today and let her know how you feel about her. Don’t put it off till another day- For those like me who has had a great mom and she is no longer ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:10-31

Denomination: Nazarene

A Man After God's Own Heart

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Mar 12, 2018

How could David be the man after God's own heart?

The Prayer of a Man After God’s Own Heart Psalm 51:1-19 The first thing that we come across when we turn to Psalm 51 is that it is a Psalm of David. In 1 Samuel 13:14, God tells the prophet Samuel that after rejecting Saul as king, that He was going to replace Saul with a man after His own heart. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-19, Psalm 51:1-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Clouds Of Witnesses - Biblical And Local

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Sep 12, 2021

This is a message given about remembering the cloud of witnesses in Scripture and in our local communities whose lives have brought glory to God. It was given near the launch of the celebrations of the 125th anniversary of the Yonge Street Mission (www.ysm.ca)

CATM Sermon - September 12, 2021 - Isaiah 46:9; Hebrews 12:1-2, Philippians 3:10-14 This is the day the Lord has made; let’s be glad and rejoice in it, and may our hearts be open to hearing from God’s Word as we worship today. 2021 is the 125th anniversary of the Yonge Street Mission. And today ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2, Philippians 3:10-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Father's Heart

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Sep 5, 2005

Appreciate the heart of the Father. Don’t waste your life away. Treasure the resources God has given us. Love the things He loves.

(I have taken most thoughts in this sermon from Rodney J. Buchanan’s ’The Father’s House’, July 7, 2002, Mulberry St. UMC, Mt. Vernon, OH.) Let’s take a look at this interesting story again. Looking at the three characters in this story, we can learn something about ourselves and our heavenly ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Heart Of A Servant

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jun 2, 2007

God ministers his grace to others through our service to the body of Christ. This sermon is for a service of appreciation for volunteers at a downtown mission church in Toronto, Canada

1 Peter 4: Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9 Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms. 11 If anyone speaks, he ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:11-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational