Sermons on Half Heartedness:

The Journey Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 10, 2023

This sermon introduction explores the concept of personal change, questioning whether individuals are capable of significant transformation, and providing examples of famous individuals who have undergone notable changes in their lives.

Can people really change? Are we “hardwired” by our genetics to act or think a certain way? Can we overcome the lack of lessons we learned in our early childhood? Those are some big questions, but I have a few examples that suggest that people really can change. For example, did you know that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-6, 1 Timothy 1:13-14

Topics: Personal Change, Overcoming Challenges, Life Transformation

Sermon Series: The Easter Challenge

Almost Being Saved Is Not Good Enough

Contributed by Levi Wright on Oct 10, 2007

Almost being saved is not god enough when God bless, He blesses altogether, not half way. When God call us out of darkness, He calls us all the way, not just half way.

Banner of Praise Ministries Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Rev. Dr. Levi Howard Wright Pastor ~ Teacher ~ Evangelist ~ Founder "Almost Being Saved Is Not Good Enough" TEXT: ACTS 26:24-32 24 And as he spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul thou art beside thyself; much ...read more

Scripture: Acts 26:24-32, Acts 2:4-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Road Back Home PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 29, 2025

God lovingly exposes our hidden flaws to awaken us, inviting us to repentance and restoration through His grace, not shame, so we may return to Him.

Some mornings the mirror tells the truth better than our memories. You’re brushing your teeth and you notice a new gray hair. It didn’t ask permission to arrive. It just showed up, whispering, “Time is moving. Pay attention.” Gray hairs have a way of doing that—gently alerting us to what we have ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 7:1-16

Topics: Delayed Return, Repentance

Bad Stuff Happens Series

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Feb 11, 2011

The Devil is a liar and how "Christians" spread the lies and half truths that lead other to dismiss Christians.

Bad Stuff Happens Today we are adding another foundation stone to Christian basics. For several weeks we looked at how many Christians and Christian churches exhibit Atheistic tendencies. Some of you may be relieved that we have moves on to another topic this morning. I am afraid that you ...read more

Scripture: John 8:44

Denomination: Congregational

The Word That Won't Be Silenced, Part 1 Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Jul 13, 2019

The first half of Psalm 19 deals with what we can learn about God from nature. The second half deals with what we can learn about God from His Word. This is part one of a two part sermon.

The Word that Won’t Be Silenced, Part 1 (Psalm 19) VIDEO INTRO FIRST Good morning! Please turn in your Bibles to Psalm 19 as we continue our series summer in the Psalms. We talked last week about how Psalms is a book of practical poetry, and how almost all the great moments of life have a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Father's Job Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 7, 2021

Fathers are God's agents of the law, but they are also God's agents of grace. To be the first, and not the second, is to be one testament shy of a Bible, or shy of God's full revelation. A half of a Bible is not the Bible, and half of a father is not a father.

Dick Van Dyke tells the stories of how children act toward their father when they are angry. In his book Faith, Hope and Hilarity he tells of a boy who had been spanked by his father for making too much noise. The boy climbed into his mother's lap and said, "Mama I wish you had married ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Prayer Series - Confession Series

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Sep 24, 2002

How well do you confess?

Prayer Series - Confession The second letter in the ACTS acronym stands for confession. We are thrilled to have 1 John 1:9 in the Scripture. We rest in the fact that we can have our sins forgiven if we confess. However, many do not understand what confession really means. It is not just ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Helpfully Surrounded

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Sep 1, 2015

God’s presence, realized among His people, will move them to fearless advancement in His name

Thursday morning. Jasmine Gardner was desperate to catch the #30 bus. For some reason she’d been forced off the subway. She had to get to work. She was already 45 minutes late. The bus wasn’t the usual for her, but rush hour traffic was, and she was all set to get on. The driver ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:8-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Last Hours Of Jesus' Life - Free From Passivity

Contributed by Joanne Chan on May 18, 2018

In this sermon, we look at how the people mocked Jesus as he walked toward the hill of Golgotha, and contrast that with his encounter with Simon from Cyrene to see what it really means to carry the cross for Jesus.

Central theme: Jesus denied himself and took the punishment for us with total dedication. We should take up the cross and follow Jesus, which means denying our old self (our comfort, your desires) and live for God because God is leading us to an even better place. Opening: Think of a place ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:15-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fragrance Of The Father V Series

Contributed by Richard Wafford on Apr 13, 2005

A.B. Simpson in his book: “A Larger Christian LifeIt is the completeness of the filling, which constitutes the very essence of the perfect blessing. A fountain half full will never become a spring. A river half full will never become a waterpower. A heart

Fragrance of the Father Part 5 Script. Ephesians 5:18 (NIV) be filled with the Spirit. John 14:9-21 10Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. 16And I will ...read more

Scripture: John 14:9-21

Denomination: Baptist

First Things First

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 18, 2009

Half our miseries are caused by fancying things that we think are coming upon us: half the things that we expect to come upon us never come at all. Where is our faith? “Do not be worried about tomorrow” that is the commandment of Christ, and it is the way

Opening illustration: A seminar leader wanted to make an important point, so he took a wide mouth jar and filled it with rocks. “Is the jar full?” he asked. “Yes,” came a reply. “Oh, really?” he said. Then poured smaller pebbles into the jar to fill the spaces between the rocks. “Is it full now?” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Top Ten Reasons Why Easter Jesus Is Better Than Christmas Jesus – Part 2

Contributed by Peter Pilt on Apr 28, 2019

This was a creative way we presented the Easter Story. We looked at the ways that Easter Jesus is better than Christmas Jesus and then decorated the auditorium half as Easter and half as Christmas. It worked very well.This post is Part Two of Top Ten Reasons.

During Easter 2019, I preached a creative message on Good Friday and Easter Sunday looking at the The Top Ten Reasons why Easter Jesus is better than Christmas Jesus. Now I understand that Christmas and Easter Jesus are the same Jesus…but the point I am trying to make is that the world is more ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-9, 1 Corinthians 15:14, Romans 6:5-7, Hebrews 9:11-14, 1 Peter 1:3, Acts 2:22-25, 2 Corinthians 5:17-21, Hebrews 10:19, John 14:15, Ephesians 1:19-21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Psalm 34:18-19 - Part 7 - Are You Brokenhearted Or Crushed? Deliverance From Afflictions Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 6, 2025

Hurting people? Yes the world is full of them. Verses for today speak of those who hurt, the broken heartedness and sorrow; of those who are crushed by circumstances and the world. Jesus’ ministry is to the downtrodden. The Lord delivers those who are afflicted, and gives them hope.

PSALM 34:18-19 - PART 7 - ARE YOU BROKENHEARTED OR CRUSHED? DELIVERANCE FROM AFFLICTIONS We are nearing the end of our study of Psalm with just two more to go. The second half of the Psalm deals with practical issues like teaching and commands. Today the issue is very practical and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:18, Acts 4:11-12, John 14:6, Isaiah 61:1, Luke 4:18, Psalm 147:3, Isaiah 57:15, Matthew 11:28, 2 Timothy 3:11-12, 1 Peter 2:19-20, 1 Peter 1:6-7, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Psalm 9:13, Psalm 31:7, Psalm 119:50, Psalm 119:92, Revelation 21:4-5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Is The Light On At The House Of Bread?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Dec 24, 2004

What are you baking? Is it fresh, half baked or do you only have stale bread in the house?

Is The Light On At The House Of Bread? Micah 5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. (KJV) We sing about the little ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1

Denomination: Baptist

Stumbling Into His Arms - Devotional For Lowcountry Assisted Living

Contributed by Michael Brown on Nov 1, 2023

This is a devotional for a local assisted living facility. The first half is from the book Golden Apples for Golden Agers.

Stumbling into His arms It was cold. It was Paris. It was forty years ago. I recall the details vividly because my camera preserved the elderly couple on film. Their black-and-white image first emerged in my darkroom in the late 1960s. The image hasn’t faded, & neither has its power to evoke ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 94:17-19, Isaiah 41:10

Denomination: Baptist