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  • James May avatar

    Heart Trouble

    Contributed by James May on Jun 18, 2008
    based on 45 ratings
     | 19,521 views

    The heart of man is in trouble. Only Jesus has the answer to our heart trouble. This sermon is interlaced with good-natured humor to keep attention.

    Heart Trouble By Pastor Jim May I want to get to the heart of the matter this evening and start out by saying that we all have heart trouble. Now some of you may say, “Not me, my heart is as healthy as a horse. My doctor told me so.” Well, just let me say that your doctor doesn’t know ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Heart Of A Christian

    Contributed by Monte Brown on Sep 12, 2017
     | 6,579 views

    Our faith should be so that it is news to the lost world.

    Prelude Paul had not been to Rome when Phoebe delivers this letter to the Christians there. Paul has a strong desire to travel to Rome to meet these Christians, "whose faith is being reported around the world." Paul goes on to say; For your obedience has become known to all. Therefore, I am ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Heart Examination

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 36 ratings
     | 9,740 views

    But this baby is not the only one in our midst with heart problems, not the only one here who needs a new heart.

    Introductory Considerations 1. Today we get right into the heart of the matter of what being a Christian is all about. We have witnessed the baptism of Chance, Griffen and Gary. We have heard three people make confession of faith. And now we are each asked to examine ourselves. 2. We rejoice that ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Softing Of The Heart

    Contributed by Tim Parsons on Aug 27, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,413 views

    This sermon deals with softing our heart and a look at Job and see what we can learn

    The Softening of the Heart Job 23:1-17 (text v. 16) 1. Verses 1-6, Job is saying? I would come and let God know just how I feel, and He’d give me strength. 2. Verses 7-9? It was like a game of hide & seek. Job cannot sense God’s presence. Sometimes you will find yourself in some extreme ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    Change Of Heart

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Aug 8, 2013
     | 5,792 views

    To show a change of heart can make us love GOD with all our heart, all our mind and all our being.

    I. EXORDIUM: Do you have a change of heart? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show a change of heart can make us love GOD with all our heart, all our mind and all our being. IV. TEXT: Deuteronomy 30:6 (Amplified Bible) And the Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Heart Of Forgiveness

    Contributed by Jeffrey Sims on Mar 22, 2025
     | 325 views

    This sermon is all about forgiveness and the freedom that we find when we learn to forgive and stop holding on to the things that people do to hurt us...It also points to Jesus and the cross and the power that He gives us to help us overcome.

    The Heart of Forgiveness Luke 23:34 Good morning, I want to start out today with a story… Imagine this: A mother stands in a courtroom, face-to-face with the man who murdered her only son. The room is silent, thick with tension. Everyone expects her to demand justice … maybe even vengeance. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Turning Hearts Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 1, 2015
     | 4,587 views

    The idea of the sermon is the see the contrast between our tendencies to be self-serving or self-promoting versus having the humble spirit that promotes God. The Pharisee and Tax Collector in the parable of Luke 18.9-14 are the examples we will consider.

    1. Self Esteem and Funeral Director A mild mannered young man came into a counselor's office ready for a divorce. He complained that his wife was so bossy that she was driving him off the wall. He wanted things to change, immediately. The counselor gave him a book on assertiveness. He was so ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Heart Of Paul PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 1, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 771 views

    Explores the power of the Gospel, the purpose of preaching, and the passion for propagation, emphasizing the crucial role of the Holy Spirit.

    Good morning, dear ones, gathered here in the Lord's name. There's an undeniable energy in the air, a sense of expectancy and hope. It is the anticipation of the divine wisdom we are about to receive as we open the Holy Scriptures and let the Word of God speak to us. We are about to turn our hearts ...read more

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  • Colin Bain avatar

    A Heart Renewed

    Contributed by Colin Bain on Nov 13, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,855 views

    God uses his own worst advertisement, his people, to show the world just how holy he is.

    It is very easy to become distracted from our purposes. I started this week with a great plan and schedule. I had untended to write this sermon on Monday By Monday 8.30am, it was off the rails. I had not even arrived at the office, but heard the news that vandals had spray painted most of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    A Renewed Heart

    Contributed by Colin Bain on Nov 18, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 14,107 views

    A challenging message on how God performs Cardiac surgery and what is required of the believer

    It is very easy to become distracted from our purposes. I started this week with a great plan and schedule. I had untended to write this sermon on Monday By Monday 8.30am, it was off the rails. I had not even arrived at the office, but heard the news that vandals had spray painted most of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Hearts Of Stone Series

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on Mar 13, 2022
     | 3,649 views

    There are several places in the Bible where God has promised to give us new hearts … hearts for Him alone … but in order for Him to give us new hearts, hearts of flesh, hearts for Him alone, He has to break our hearts of stone.

    [Note: The theme for this Lenten series is "stone." I have stones at the church and each week the people are asked to pick up a stone and hold it during the service and then place it at the foot of a wooden cross placed at the front of the sanctuary. Each stone has a meaning. On the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    A Matter Of The Heart

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 27, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,536 views

    Our heart is the sum total of our personality, the essence of the individual.

    A Matter of the Heart Prov 23:7, Mark 7:19-23 KJV Victor Sterling, a very rich contractor, was shaken by the doctor’s diagnosis. The physician said that unless Victor had a heart transplant, he had only weeks, perhaps days, to live. Fortunately, advised the doctor, there were several hearts ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Behold The Power Of The Potter

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Nov 18, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,371 views

    This sermon reflects on God’s power to harden the hearts of the Israelites, and how God wants us to respond in light of such judgment.

    November 27, 2005 Isaiah 63:16-17 , 64:1-8 You, O LORD, are our Father, our Redeemer from of old is your name. Why, O LORD, do you make us wander from your ways and harden our hearts so we do not revere you? Return for the sake of your servants, the tribes that are your inheritance. 1 Oh, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • K. Edward Skidmore avatar

    A Forgiving Heart

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 24, 2014
     | 9,766 views

    This message from Matthew 6:12-15 explains why forgiveness is essential and practical steps that can be taken to accomplish it.

    A Forgiving Heart Matthew 6:12-15 (Inspired by a message from Dan Allender) INTRODUCTION: Jesus had a lot to say about forgiveness. When he taught his disciples how to pray (in what we now call the Lord’s Prayer) Jesus said, “Forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Honest Heart

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 3, 2003
    based on 25 ratings
     | 5,523 views

    A sermon on lying based on Ephesians 4:25 (Adapted from JUST LIKE JESUS by Max Lucado)

    Sermon for 1/30/2000 A Honest Heart Ephesians 4:25 Introduction: A. Famous American Fibs. 1. The check is in the mail. 2. I’ll start my diet tomorrow. 3. We service what we sell. 4. Give me your number and the doctor will call you right back. 5. Your luggage isn’t lost, it’s only ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ