Sermons on Hard Hearts:

The Heart Of A Shepherd Series

Contributed by Richard Burkey on May 16, 2005

Through the heart of Jesus, fathers can follow 3 guiding principles to touch their children’s lives for eternity.

The Great Life -- The Heart of a Shepherd June 15-16, 2002 Matthew 9:35-38 (New International Version) 35Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. 36When he saw the crowds, he had ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

Denomination: Lutheran

The Heart Of Worship

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jan 7, 2006

Short message delivered after a service of praise & worship through music.

Let’s talk for just a minute on singing the songs of praise and worship. 1. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SONGS There is a very big difference between singing praises and singing praises with a heart that yearns to have more of God’s glory. People have always congregated in groups to ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15

Denomination: *other

The Matter Of The Heart Series

Contributed by John Harvey on Oct 3, 2006

Developing a heart that seeks God above everythign else.

Dare to Pursue “The Matter of the Heart” October 8, 2006 Me: We talked last week about spiritual gifts and how God has given each of us gifts to use to build up the church. We used the acrostic SHAPE to describe it. Today we are going to look at heart. The heart is an important aspect of life. ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:1-26

Denomination: Baptist

Touching The Heart Series

Contributed by Steve Akins on Oct 5, 2006

Today we celebrate Mothers and today as we continue our look in to the life we always wanted we take a look at one of the best characteristics of motherhood- that is the ability to touch the heart.

Read Scripture Today we celebrate Mothers and today as we continue our look in to the life we always wanted we take a look at one of the best characteristics of motherhood- that is the ability to touch the heart. How does that happen, how do we touch the heart of others? First we must ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 5:15

Denomination: Baptist

Not Losing Heart

Contributed by David Wilson on Oct 5, 2006

Paul focuses on his ministry, in spite of the problems he was experiencing

II Corinthians 4 1) In this chapter, Paul describes the reasons he did not lose heart. I. REMEMBER YOUR RESPONSIBILITY The apostle Paul was a man who understood and fulfilled his responsibility in life. He said, "We have this ministry." Paul considered his job of preaching the gospel an ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Purity In Heart

Contributed by Israel Roy Abao on Oct 18, 2003

blessed are those who are pure in heart, for they shall see God.

We can see signs that say, “cleanliness is next to Godliness" in schools, sidewalks, and streets. It’s common here in the Philippines. Basically we all like a clean environment. It makes us comfortable and it gives us a clear mind to think. Study shows that students who are exposed to clean and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Pure In Heart

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 27, 2003

A sermon on the beautitude of the pure in heart (Matthew 5:8, Adapted from an article by Spiros Zodhiates)

Evening Service for 10/26/2003 Blessed are the Pure in Heart Introduction: Two theological students were walking along a street in the Whitechapel district of London, a section where old and used clothing is sold. "What a fitting illustration all this makes!" said one of the students as he pointed ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Untroubled Hearts

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Sep 5, 2003

Funeral sermon for 73 year old believer who passed after a long illness.

UNTROUBLED HEARTS John 14:1-7 I. Believe in God the Father A. Believe that God is God – Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to God must believe that He is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." B. Believe that God sees your ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Know It By Heart

Contributed by Tammy Garrison on Jul 17, 2002

This is the 5th sermon in a series on Paul’s letter to Romans. Knowing Christ by heart is not rote memorization. Its a different way of knowing.

Bibliography: Two Roads Diverge in the Woods, The Blue Bird Travel back to your days in high school English class. Do you recall a poem by Robert Frost titled, The Road Not Taken? Listen to this poem: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:1-11

Denomination: Methodist

A Steadfast Heart Series

Contributed by Daryl Bahn on Aug 2, 2002

in such a world of economic, political, and even environmental uncertainty, the love of God is all we have to hang on to. Thank God that it’s more than enough! His love hangs on to us; it will never let us go.

A STEADFAST HEART (Romans 8:35-39) Introduction: Separation is something we all deal with, in one way or another. What image does this word produce in your mind? For me, I see the picture of a little child lost in a grocery store. Distracted for a moment, the child loses track of what her mom is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:35-39

Denomination: Lutheran

A Perfect Heart

Contributed by J. Richard Lord, Jr. on Aug 16, 2001

Christian Perfection is possible!

A PERFECT HEART Matt. 5:43-48 INTRO: There is a bumper sticker that is popular among Christians. It says, “Christians are not perfect, just forgiven!” I believe I understand what that statement is trying to say, “We are Christians, God has forgiven us, but we are still going to make mistakes!” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Holiness

The Heart Of The King

Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Oct 16, 2001

God overrules all the plans of earthly rulers, be they righteous or wicked, for the accomplishment of his own wise and good designs.

The Heart of the King "The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will." -- (Proverbs 21:1) God overrules all the plans of earthly rulers, be they righteous or wicked, for the accomplishment of his own wise and good designs. A good king’s ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 21:1, Daniel 4:1-37

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Heart Of Worship

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Aug 18, 2003

If our heart and obedient actions do not glorify God, or corporate worship is meaningless.

Scripture: Psalm 51:16-17, Isaiah 58:1-9

Denomination: *other

The Pure In Heart Series

Contributed by Bobby Roger on Jan 30, 2004

series on the Beatitudes

HOW TO REALLY BE BLESSED SERIES A Series of Messages on the Beatitudes Matthew 5:1-12 Message #3: BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART Matthew 5:8 The word ¡§heart¡¨ appears some 830x in the Bible. The plural form of the word appears 113. The Hebrew word refers to the center or middle of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Denomination: Baptist

A Heart Transplant

Contributed by Paul Decker on Oct 23, 2002

Meditation: We need the heart that God has.

A HEART TRANSPLANT A pure heart for the harvest Psalm 51:10 S: Missions Th: A Heart for the Harvest Pr: WE NEED THE HEART THAT GOD HAS. ?: What? What keeps us from having that? KW: Problems TS: We will find in our study of Scripture, three problems that keep us from having the heart God desires ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:2, Psalm 51:10

Denomination: Baptist