Sermons on Heart Check:

Be Imitators Of Jesus PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 6, 2025

The sermon urges believers to let go of bitterness and embrace kindness and forgiveness, allowing the Holy Spirit to transform hearts and relationships through Christlike love.

Friends, welcome. Pull up a chair in your heart and take a deep breath. Some of us walked in with a smile on our face and a storm in our soul. Honest hearts would admit it: bitterness can linger like smoke after a kitchen fire. Wrath can simmer, anger can echo, and harsh words can hang in the air ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:31-32

Topics: Fruit Of The Spirit, New Creation

Delight That Transforms Desire PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 21, 2025

True satisfaction comes from delighting in God, who lovingly reshapes and fulfills our desires as we trust and surrender our hearts to Him.

Some of us walked in today with aching hearts, carrying names and needs that feel too heavy for our hands—children we love, futures we can’t forecast, bills that won’t budge, memories that still sting. Others arrived with a quiet hope, a whisper that maybe, just maybe, God has something tender and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:4

Topics: Delight, God

Let God Arise PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 30, 2025

When God rises in our lives through prayer, fear and troubles scatter, and His presence brings peace, joy, and hope to our hearts.

Some mornings feel heavier than others, don’t they? The alarm sounds, the headlines scream, the to-do list grows, and your heart whispers, “Lord, I could use some help here.” You’re not asking for fireworks. You’re asking for a Father. You’re asking for a God who stands up in the storm and says, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 68:1-3

Topics: Peace

And Hope Does Not Disappoint PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 30, 2025

God draws near to us in our loneliness, offering peace and hope by pouring His love into our hearts through Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

Some nights feel longer than others. The house is quiet, the phone is still, and the ache of an empty chair at the table can sound like thunder in the soul. Bills stack up, worries pile high, and even in a crowded room it’s easy to feel hidden in plain sight. We smile for photos, but the heart can ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:5

Topics: Christmas

Trust God’s Timing. Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on May 3, 2024

Have you ever felt a deep longing or desire in your heart, wondering if it's from God or just a passing dream?

Have you ever felt a deep longing or desire in your heart, wondering if it's from God or just a passing dream? When God puts a desire in our hearts, He has a plan to fulfill it in His perfect timing.we'll explore the truth of trusting God's timing and how He brings our desires to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 27:14, Romans 8:28

The Depravity Of Man Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 6, 2021

Men suppress the truth about God and lost their only true bearings in life, become futile in their thinking and darkened in their hearts. The result is ungodliness and unrighteousness.

Why do we need the Gospel? Why do we need Jesus to save us? What’s wrong with us? Why the need to be rescued in the first place? • These are important questions because unless we understand our plight, we will not appreciate the Gospel. It won’t be good news to us. • Jesus: "It is not the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:18-32, Isaiah 44:13-20, Acts 14:15-17, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Final Invitation

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Oct 9, 2023

What is the word which, when obeyed, brings joy to the angels in Heaven? What is the word which, when disobeyed, brings sorrow to the heart of Jesus?

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK TEXT: Genesis 6:5, 17:18-23; Revelation 22:17; Hebrews 11:7; Acts 26:14 What is God's most compelling word? What is ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 17:18-23, Revelation 22:17, Hebrews 11:7, Acts 26:14  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"the Conversion Of Zacchaeus"

Contributed by Grady H Moore on May 31, 2022

Hearing a testimony for the Lord has always blessed my heart. I love to hear others tell of how they came to know the Lord Jesus.

Our text today is one of the most unusual conversions in the Bible. This man converted in our message has an unusual story to tell… “Well, I was way out on a tree limb when Jesus came walking by.” *The title of our message is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-7

Solidify Your Spiritual Gains Series

Contributed by Scott Turansky on Jun 16, 2022

God has done some things in our own hearts. We need to solidify those things before we move to the next thing.

One of the things I like about GraceWay is that there's real openness to single people. I don't know, we maybe take that for granted here. But in some churches single people have a hard time breaking in. You know, finding places to serve or participate or grow or connect. GraceWay has a lot ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Missing Stones Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Apr 11, 2022

We no longer have to go to the Temple made of stone to worship God and be in God’s Presence because He resides in the Temple of our hearts.

[Note: Every week, I've been handing out stones and then asking them to put their stone at the foot of the cross at the end of the sermon. This week, I asked them to keep their stone to remind them of what the other stones represent. So, at the start of this sermon, point to the pile of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:41-44, Exodus 25:15, Exodus 25:22, Numbers 9:15, Exodus 19:16-18, Exodus 33:10-11, Numbers 9:22-23, 1 Chronicles 28:3-6, 2 Samuel 7:2, 2 Chronicles 5:14, 1 Kings 8:27, Luke 21:20-24, Luke 21:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: United Methodist

Kingdom Keys - Nehemiah Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on May 22, 2023

To fully be God’s people, everyone needs a whole heart transformation by fully surrendering to God and asking him to have his way with us.

So maybe you’ve heard it said, ‘read your bible’ so you tried and failed. Our hope as leaders is that all of us will pick up God’s word and come to understand the true nature of God. After all, the bible is God’s Word curated over centuries detailing His nature, His will, the meaning of life and ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 13:14, Nehemiah 13:22, Nehemiah 13:25, Nehemiah 13:29, Nehemiah 13:31, Jeremiah 31:33, Ezekiel 36:24-27  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When God Comes In Judgment (Zephaniah 1:1-18) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Mar 12, 2022

God is coming in judgment against his people, and the whole world, because they are half-hearted in following him. God expects total allegiance, and not partial.

This week, we begin a short, three week study on the book of Zephaniah. Let's start by reading verse 1: (1) The word of Yahweh that was/came to Zephaniah son of Gedalyah son of Amaryah son of Khezkeyah in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah. Zephaniah was a prophet when Josiah was ...read more

Scripture: Zephaniah 1:1-18

A Word Concerning Character Series

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Nov 10, 2021

The words men speak are actually a reflection of the heart. People eventually speak what they feel. The character of men, their inner being is eventually revealed as they speak.

A Word Concerning Character Matthew 5: 33-37 As I began to study this passage, initially it was one of the most difficult to discern that I have studied. I realized the reason for my difficulty was directly related to my approach. The majority of commentaries on this passage approach it from the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37

Denomination: Baptist

The Act Of Worship

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Indrani Baboolal on Sep 7, 2022

Worship to the true and Living God has a main attribute and that is Holiness and Righteousness. Worship is not a ritual, it is a condition of the heart each and every day of our lives.

SCRIPTURE Romans 12:1, “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, this is your spiritual act of worship.” INTRODUCTION: Man was created to worship God. The Psalmist said in Psalms 150:6 Let everything that has ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"jesus Is Lord" Still Is A Revolutionary Affirmation

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 19, 2024

“Call him over,” Jesus commanded. Now the crowd changed its tune. "Take heart; rise, he is calling you."

Thirtieth Sunday in Course 2024 Today’s Scripture lessons lead up well to what I believe is one of the three most important sentences in Mark’s Gospel. Two that immediately come to mind are at the beginning of the work, when Mark states his intention to prove that Jesus is the Son of God, and the ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:7-9, Hebrews 5:1-6, Mark 10:46-52

Denomination: Catholic