Sermons on Heart For The Lost:

Create In Me A Clean Heart

Contributed by Mark Baker on Apr 27, 2007

The born again man, or spirit man is spotless in the eyes of God, but our outward man has to be renewed, and reprogrammed to think and act like the Word of God says to think and act.God looks at our heart and sees things that no one else sees...

Psalms 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. How does God do this? Is it automatic? The born again man, or spirit man is spotless in the eyes of God, but our outward man has to be renewed, and reprogrammed to think and act like the Word of God says ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Fruitfulness Comes From The Heart

Contributed by Jeremias Fababier on May 29, 2012

God promised fruitfulness, but this fruitfulness comes from our respond to His call

TOPIC: FRUITFULNESS COMES FROM THE HEART Text: John 15:1-17 Introduction: Do we want to become fruitful in our life? Do we want to see God’s promises happen in our life? Probably your answer is a big, “YES!” But do you know that in every blessing that we receive from God, ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

After My Own Heart PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 21, 2024

Explores how to find favor with God, fulfill His elevation, and remain faithful in His charge, using David as a biblical example.

Welcome, beloved congregation. It is always a joy to gather with you in the house of our Lord, to share in the fellowship of the spirit, and to be nourished by the Word of God. Today, we find ourselves in the book of Acts, specifically Acts 13:22. A verse that is a beacon of God's favor, His ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:22

Topics: Found Favor

Embrace Eternity Series

Contributed by Monty Newton on May 1, 2008

Today is a good day to look beyond and ask, "What then?"

Title: Embrace Eternity Text: Luke 12:13-21 Thesis: Today is a good day to look beyond and ask, “Then what?” Series Introduction; Tim McGraw’s hit song Live Like You Were Dying, is the springboard for the current series of messages. The song is the story of a man who learned he was dying of a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Reaching The Unreachable” Series

Contributed by Ed Taylor on Aug 8, 2008

Nebuchadnezzar certainly fits the profile of an unreachable!

OPEN BIBLES TO Daniel 3 & 2 Peter 3:9 (Lot’s Scriptures Today) 1. UNREACHABLE. IMPOSSIBLE. NO WAY. NEVER! 2. Whether we admit it or not, there seems to be those in our lives that are just way out there. They just seem SO unreachable! a. Oh I know God loves the world, but some to them… no ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 4:1-37

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Makes Heaven Happy? Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Apr 4, 2003

Luke 15 contains three parables about lost items. In each story, extreme measures are taken to seek the lost; when each is found, there is great rejoicing. These stories are pictures of how God seeks us and the joy heaven experiences when we are found.

What Makes Heaven Happy? Luke 15:1-10 by David O. Dykes INTRODUCTION What are the greatest chapters in the Bible? If I compiled a top five list, I think Psalm 23 would be near the top, along with Romans 8, and the third chapter of John. I would also add Luke 15 to the short list of the greatest ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Broken Series

Contributed by Robert Braden on Jan 5, 2023

When you are broken and just dont know where to turn

Romans 5:8 “But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners” (NIV) Sometimes we’re not where we need to be in our relationship with GOD, We assume that because of our mistakes and faults that He can’t work with us. We mistake His ...read more

Scripture: John 16:33, Romans 5:8, Psalm 34:18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

High On Grass Series

Contributed by Ethan Muse on Apr 2, 2004

The first of sermons in a series on Luke 15, based on the parable of the lost sheep.

This is my adaptation of a sermon by Pastor Henry Wright I am not a theologian. I don’t claim to be, I don’t try to be, and I don’t want to be. Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing necessarily against the theologian, I’m just not one. You see, theologians tend to be deep and profound, often ...read more

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

What's Written On Your Heart?

Contributed by Beth Garrod-Logsdon on Oct 23, 2007

29th Sunday, Ordinary Time Year C More important than GOd’s words on monuments, t-shirts or bumper stickers is God’s word embodied in our thougths, words and actions.

What’s Written on Your Heart? Jeremiah 31:23-34; Luke 18:1-8; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 The date was August 28, 2003, and the following is a portion of the article that appeared originally in the New York Times and then in other papers around the country. The author – reporting from Montgomery, ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:23-34

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Perfect Heart – Part 2 Series

Contributed by Kiruba Stephen on Jan 31, 2022

We continue to learn about how to be loyal to the Lord one hundred percent.

As the Lord says, if you want to live upright before me and walk with a perfect heart, then you have to look at yourself. Look at your heart and say, “Lord, take away everything that is not perfect, take away everything that is displeasing in Your sight and Lord remove all the high places from my ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 25:17-24

Do Not Harden Your Hearts

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Nov 26, 2013

To show that we no longer have wilderness experiences and no hardness of hearts.

I. EXORDIUM: Do you have hardened hearts? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we no longer have wilderness experiences and no hardness of hearts. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 3:8 (Amplified Bible) 3:8 Do not harden your hearts, as [happened] in the rebellion [of Israel] and ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hand Him Your Heart

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 8, 2025

God seeks not our money but our hearts—surrendered lives whose joyful generosity springs from grace, proving that sanctification transforms every part of us.

Proverbs 23:26 > “My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.” That single verse is a tender invitation. God doesn’t demand—He asks. He reaches out His hand and says, “Give Me your heart.” Not your résumé, not your reputation, not your records of what you’ve given ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:17, 2 Corinthians 8:5, Acts 4:32, Isaiah 1:16-18, Luke 16:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

The Great Wedding Invitation Both To The Gospel And To Evangelism.

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Nov 28, 2016

The great wedding is a great example of how God has extended his grace to included us gentiles, however there are there are some conditions.

This sermon was delivered to St Oswald’s, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 16th October 2011; St Oswald’s is a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries. The readings for today are: Exodus 32:1-14 Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23 Philippians 4:1-9 Matthew 22:1-14 Our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Episcopal

Michael Jackson's Elusive Joy

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 2, 2009

What Is My Outlook For Life? 1. Life is not necessarily a life of comfort and ease. 2. Life is not dependent on outside circumstances. 3. Life is not glamorous, flashy or outwardly impressive.

Proverbs 12:15KJV 15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: .....Proverbs 14:12KJV – Prov. 16:25 12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. Romans 6:20-21KJV 20 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. 21 What ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Battle For Souls Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Apr 28, 2008

Exposition of Acts 13:4-12 about the spiritual warfare that surrounds believers and unbelievers in the battle for the soul of Sergius Paulus

Text: Acts 13:4-12, Title: The Battle for Souls, Date/Place: NRBC, 4/27/08, AM A. Opening illustration: Talk about Satanic Saturday Nights B. Background to passage: the church at Antioch has just released Paul and Barnabas at the direction of the Holy Spirit after a powerful worship service in ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:4-12

Denomination: Baptist