Sermons on God Sees The Heart:

Job - First Do No Harm

Contributed by Peter Pilt on Apr 29, 2019

How do we treat those who are suffering? This sermon is trying to answer that question from the life and experience of Job.

Love does no harm The three thematics that run through Job 1) Retributional Theology 2) Suffering is Divine Chastening – Job, God is going to teach you something important through this 3) Suffering is only temporary – Job you have lost perspective – in the end – everything will be ok. A. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:1, Romans 12:15, Job 19:2, Job 4:7-8, Job 8:3-4, Job 22:5-11, Job 5:17-18, Job 8:11-19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Mephibosheth: A Life Changing Lesson On The Power Of Blood Covenant

Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Mar 12, 2024

Mephibosheth teaches us some very powerful lessons about Biblical Blood Covenants that should transform & empower our Christian lives to love & serve King Jesus more than ever!

MEPHIBOSHETH: A Life Changing Lesson on the Power of Blood Covenant (One of the meanings of "Mephibosheth" is “dispeller of shame” (2 Sam. 4:4) (2 Samuel 9:1-13) The story of Mephibosheth teaches us some very powerful lessons about Biblical Blood Covenants that should ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 9:1-13, 1 Samuel 18:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Raised Imperishable Series

Contributed by Todd Catteau on Mar 31, 2023

Jesus' resurrection reverses the pattern of decay to give us the hope of an imperishable resurrection body.

Have you noticed that there’s something wrong with this world? No doubt, it’s beautiful especially at this time of year but something is just not right. Putting disasters, shootings, hatred, anxiety aside it just seems like everything is falling apart. Nothing really lasts. We are reminded almost ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Resurrection Sunday 2020 - The Resurrection ... A Wall Or A Gate

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Apr 17, 2020

The resurrection of Jesus from the dead is either fact or fiction. If it is fiction we are all lost in our sin. If it is fact then our eternal destiny pivots on whether we believe it or not.

The Resurrection – A Wall or A Gate Please open your Bibles to Matthew 28:1-7 which Pastor Karenlee will be reading and teaching from in a few minutes. We hope many of you were able to join us for our Good Friday service. It was good to remember all that happened between the Passover Meal, which ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-7, 1 John 1:1-4, Luke 1:1-4, 1 Corinthians 15:3-7, Romans 10:9-10, Romans 10:13-15, Acts 1:8, 2 Corinthians 5:20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

"Want To Know Who Jesus Really Is? Follow Him”

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 8, 2021

A sermon about what it really means that Jesus is the Messiah.

“Want to Know Who Jesus Really Is? Follow Him” Mark 8:27-38 Jewish Rabbis are teachers and their students are called disciples or learners. They hang on the rabbi’s every word. They follow the rabbi around. They imitate the rabbi. They are trying to become like the rabbi. I heard of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:27-38

Denomination: United Methodist

The Fundamentals Of Forgiveness Series

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Jan 26, 2022

Our Lord mentioned forgiveness in the model prayer, V.12, knowing a forgiving spirit was imperative for effective prayer. The importance of forgiveness is revealed by the fact that it is the only aspect of prayer that our Lord expounded further upon.

The Fundamentals of Forgiveness Matthew 6: 14-15 In our last study we considered the Lord’s model for prayer. The verses we’ve read today are tied to the example Jesus gave us to follow. This was clearly no accident. Our Lord mentioned forgiveness in the model prayer, V.12, knowing a forgiving ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:14-15

Denomination: Baptist

Balaam: Money Talks Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Nov 15, 2020

A message in the series of Postcards of People. Balaam who seemed to be a prophet yet followed money.

Note: I teach these scriptures in a talk show format. I have some read scriptures and then I would ask questions and we would discuss the answers. Balak calls on Balaam – Numbers 22:2 - 13 Now Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. (Num 22:2) And Moab was ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 22:2-41

Denomination: Church Of God

Stay At Lo Debar, Invited To The King's Table

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 7, 2023

LO DEBAR was a ghetto of Israel. It was a place that failures and outcast lived. Mephibosheth was crippled and doomed until the KING INVITED HIM TO HIS TABLE. LO DEBAR IS A TYPE of RESTORATION.

LO DEBAR: INVITATION TO THE KING’S TABLE. By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) DEBAR: to stop, to hinder MEPHIBOSHETH: from the mouth of shame, THERE IS A DARK DAY FOR ISRAEL… THE REBELLIOUS, STUBBORN DISOBEDIENT KING IS REMOVED FROM THE THRONE… SAUL AND HIS ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 31:1-4, 2 Samuel 9:7-8, Jeremiah 30:17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Burn Out? Or Burned Up!

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 9, 2026

Often we find the storms and trials overwhelm us. Look at David's lesson at Ziglag. He encouraged himself.

BURNED OUT? OR BURNED UP! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) BURN OUT? BURNED UP? I CRY WHEN I THINK OF THIS STORY? WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN? Many years ago I pastored in a mission work in the mountains. I was the head of the volunteer Chaplain ministry ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:1-8, 1 Samuel 29:9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Bad Ministry

Contributed by Dana Carpenter Jr. on Dec 29, 2000

The Song of Solomon contains much allegory related to the church today -- this sermon deals with condemnation of others.

INTRODUCTION. A. We are going to be examining a scripture from the Song of Solomon, looking at its meaning and its implications for the church today. B. In the Song of Solomon, the Shulamite girl is representative of the Bride of Christ, or in this and several other instances in the ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 5:7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sermon On The Mount Lesson 30

Contributed by Bill Prater on Jan 8, 2001

Lesson 30

We now come to a section of the Sermon on the Mount that has often been greatly misunderstood and misapplied. The purpose of this lesson is to try and come to some understanding of what Jesus actually meant when He said, "Judge not, that ye be not judged." I. A CONDEMNING SPIRIT REBUKED ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

"A True Friend Builds You Up" Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 20, 2004

A true friend will seek to make you a better person.

"As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." - Proverbs 27:17 (NIV) Today, I want us to think together about yet another aspect of true friendship. As our passage tells us, a true friend is one who builds you up. They will try to help you become a better person! how? 1. A true friend ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 27:17, John 15:13, Proverbs 18:24

Denomination: Baptist

Searching For Christmas

Contributed by John Harvey on Nov 30, 2006

Finding the central focus of Christmas in the busy society of America.

“Searching for Christmas” December 3, 2006 Me: One of my favorite Christmas memories is of an event that happened when I was about six years old. I am the youngest of six kids, and Christmas around my house when I was growing up was a wild adventure. I remember on this particular Christmas that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Whose Birthday Is It Anyway?

Contributed by Bryan Fink on Dec 13, 2008

The purpose of this message is to help put Christmas back into proper perspective at the beginning of the season.

“In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7

Denomination: Methodist

Jesus: The Author Of The Ultimate Paradigm Shift Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Jul 21, 2009

This message examines how Jesus’ teaching and treatment of people was so different from the cultural norms.

Listen to this word and think about certain adjectives that come to mind, politician. Generally words such as: crooked, dishonest, corrupt and selfish come to mind. Our experiences have stamped politicians with a social stigma that simply causes us to believe that politicians cannot be trusted. In ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:9-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ