Sermons on Heart Hardness:

Do The Hard Work First.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Sep 17, 2023

After living more than 60 years, I know that any claim that offers an effortless way to develop a lean, well conditioned body is a hoax. So is any sermon title that promises an easy way to become like our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Do the Hard Work First. 1 Timothy 6:11-12TPT After living more than 60 years, I know that any claim that offers an effortless way to develop a lean, well conditioned body is a hoax. So is any sermon title that promises an easy way to become like our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In 1Timothy ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:11-12, Romans 14:17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hard Questions, Simple Answers

Contributed by Robby And Donna Flint on Feb 8, 2023

Jesus responds to the Pharisees and Herodians, God responds to Moses. In both situations, God provided simple answers to what could have been hard questions.

Well election day is finally over, you may or may not have liked the outcome of the presidential or legislature elections and you may or may not have liked the outcome of the constitutional amendments, but I think this is a good time for us to reflect on our obligations as citizens…and specifically ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22, Exodus 33:12-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Those Hard Sayings Of Jesus

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 7, 2022

Jesus has a lot of hard sayings, doesn’t He?

Saturday of 3rd Week of Easter Jesus has a lot of hard sayings, doesn’t He? In the sixth chapter of St. John’s Gospel, which we have been reading and studying, Jesus makes some demands of us regarding faith in Him and the communion sacrament. His clear teaching is that if we don’t follow Him all ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:31-42, Psalm 116:12-17, John 6:60-69, John 5:1-9, Matthew 19:21-22, Matthew 19:3-9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

When Life Is Hard Jesus Is There Series

Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on Oct 15, 2021

This message goes from John 11 on the death Of Lazarus but goes beyond to all hard times in life.

“WHEN LIFE IS HARD JESUS IS THERE” John 11 Greenmount and O’Leary Churches of Christ July 25, 2021 VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/fGe6WlCL8dY INTRODUCTION: This morning, we come to a passage of Scripture which deals with death, a matter which is truly one of those hard things we ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:15, Matthew 28:20, Galatians 6:2, John 13:34-35, Psalm 27:10, Isaiah 49:15, Ecclesiastes 12:1-5, John 14:16  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Not As Easy (Or Hard) As It Looks

Contributed by Michael Blitz on Aug 23, 2025

Being a Christian isn’t as easy as we think—our best efforts fall short before a holy God. But it’s not as hard as it looks either, because Christ has already done the impossible for us, giving us His Spirit and His strength to live as His people.

GOOD MORNING. There were definitely times that I thought that being a pastor would make it easier to be a Christian. I realized how foolish that was even before going to seminary watching some rather famous pastors fall very publicly to temptation in the 80’ and 90’s. And this isn’t about beating ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:14-24, John 8:25-36

Denomination: Anglican

Finding Hope In Hard Times SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 10, 2023

Naomi's story teaches us that even in the face of immense suffering and adversity, God's goodness, kindness, and mercy prevail.

The book of Ruth takes us back to a time when judges ruled in Israel, around 1200 B.C. It is often regarded as one of the greatest love stories ever written. Today, we will explore the lessons we can learn from the story of Ruth and Naomi. Naomi's decision to leave Bethlehem during the famine was ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-18

Topics: Naomi And Ruth, Overcoming Adversity

With God All Things Are Possible

Contributed by Marvin Keiser Sr. on Oct 14, 2017

The human heart is sinful but, God can change it, sometimes He must get our attention the hard way.

With God all things are possible Matthew 19:26 “Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” As we look around us, you can see more and more, that the world is changing to a society that does what it wants, and nobody is going to tell them how ...read more

Brought To Life; Brought Together

Contributed by David Taylor on Sep 3, 2024

Don’t be a bitter person, be a forgiving person.

We are continuing our series in Ephesians, Brought to Life; Brought Together. As I have said, Ephesians has two sections, chapters one through three describe what God has done in us through Christ while chapters four through six call us to live out what God has done in us, what Paul calls walking ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:25-32

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

More About Obedience And A Good Day's Work Series

Contributed by Ken Henson on Oct 8, 2016

We are also called to honor and obey our heavenly Father-this is the highest obedience. If obedience to parents or an employer, or a government, is contradictory to obedience to God, we have to make a choice. We must choose to obey God rather than people.

Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3 “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”[a] 4 Fathers (Parents), do ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-9

Denomination: *other

"…there Is Nothing Too Hard For Thee!”

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 16, 2022

One day, Abraham was sitting in his home and he had some interesting visitors come to visit him.

The Bible tells us that the angel of the Lord appeared unto him with two other angels. One of these three was the Lord Jesus Himself. HOW DO WE KNOW THAT ONE OF THEM WAS THE LORD HIMSELF? He is given the name of God, He is called “Yahweh”: • In verse 3 - “And said, My Lord…” • In verse 13 - ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:1-14, Jeremiah 32:17

Denomination: Baptist

The Callousing Of The North American Church

Contributed by David Smith on Jul 11, 2001

Addressing the whys of hard hearts in the pews - and out

The Callousing of the North American Church Mark 16:14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. (KJV) Illustration - John’s first day at work ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:14, Hosea 10:12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Some Things That Are Not In Place

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jul 24, 2009

Satans hard heart caused him to fall

SOME THINGS THAT ARE NOT IN PLACE Text: John 20:24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. ( 1) Satan is out of place his greed caused him to go after God. His selfish heart cause him to seek Gods throne. He wanted power so he could be a ...read more

Scripture: John 20:24

Denomination: Baptist

Difficult Doeg Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 10, 2022

Difficult people are everywhere around us. Difficult people may be us. How do we act and react?

THE VERY RELATABLE LIFE OF KING DAVID DIFFICULT DOEG 1 SAMUEL 21:1-9, 22:6-23, PSALM 52 #kingdavid INTRODUCTION We are currently in a time when we are looking deeper at the life of King David in the Bible. His life is given to us as a gift in that we see the ups and downs of his life in detail. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 22:6-23, 1 Samuel 21:1-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Overcoming Your Wilderness Experiences

Contributed by Maria Saunders on Oct 8, 2015

We find periods in our lives where we feel if we have to overcome one more hurdle, Lord, I don’t know what I will do. I label these periods of times as ‘wilderness experiences’.

Numbers 32:12; Joshua 5:6 As we journey through this Christian walk, we will have moments of joy, moments of happiness, moments of sorrow, challenging moments, and even hard-pressing, neck-turning times. We find periods in our lives where we feel if we have to overcome one more hurdle, Lord, I ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 32:13

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Heart Attacks

Contributed by Steve Mason on Oct 16, 2002

A sermon that describes the spiritual condition of our hearts using medical terms and illustrations

OCTOBER 20TH, 2002 THERE IS A WAR BEING FOUGHT IN THE WORLD TODAY ….. -IT’S A SUPERNATURAL WAR -A WAR FOUGHT BETWEEN GOD AND SATAN -BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL -THAT WAR IS BEING FOUGHT FOR THE HEARTS OF MEN AND WOMEN ! ONE SIDE WANTS TO MAKE YOUR HEART SOFT -THE OTHER SIDE WANTS TO MAKE ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 86:11-12, Mark 7:20-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational