Sermons on Heart Of Faith:

Faith That Gives: Discipleship, Generosity, And The Overflow Of Life In Christ Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jan 24, 2026

One of the clearest indicators of true discipleship is not how loudly we sing or how much Bible knowledge we carry—but how freely we give. In a world obsessed with holding on, Jesus calls His followers to live with open hands.

Faith That Gives: Discipleship, Generosity, and the Overflow of Life in Christ Introduction: Following Jesus with Open Hands Church, one of the clearest indicators of true discipleship is not how loudly we sing or how much Bible knowledge we carry—but how freely we give. In a world obsessed with ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:6, James 2:17, 2 Corinthians 8:9, Matthew 6:21, Acts 2:44-45, Romans 4:25, Romans 10:9, Philippians 4:19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Faith Gives Your All When You Don't Have It

Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Jun 15, 2012

God is not interested in hearing our excuses about what we don’t have. He is calling us to give to him all that we have.

Faith-The Greatest Power I the world p.2 Faith Gives When You Don’t Have It Hebrews 11:4-5 INTRODUCTION WHERE'S YOUR FAITH? Television interviewer and journalist Larry King describes three farmers who gather daily in a field during a horrible drought. The men are down on their knees, looking ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Go! And Seek The Kingdom Matthew 7:7-8 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jan 22, 2025

Matthew 7:7-8 speaks directly to our relationship with God and His heart for us - For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.

Go! And Seek the Kingdom Matthew 7:7-8 Introduction Good morning, dear brothers and sisters! It is such a blessing to gather together in the presence of our Lord to worship, learn, and grow in His Word. Today, we will focus on the powerful and encouraging words of Jesus in Matthew 7:7-8. These ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-8, James 4:2-3, Matthew 6:33, Matthew 13:44, Luke 18:1-8, Lamentations 3:22-23, John 14:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Do We Have To Keep Being Extra Faithful? Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 18, 2019

Our religious ritual can make us feel like we are the extra faithful when we are really failing to give God what He wants.

- We had several night visions one after the other in the chapters up to this point in Zechariah. As we come into chapter 7, two years have passed. And there are signs of progress on the temple – the walls are rising! - So is everything great? Not exactly. - The people of Bethel come with a ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 7:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Faith Can Make You Look Like A Fool

Contributed by Dewayne Gamez on Nov 14, 2004

Week 2 on a study of Faith

Faith can make you look like a fool! Hebrews 11:7 Genesis 5-8 Last week we learned what faith is, what it can do and that without it, it is impossible to please God. We read about Abel and Enoch’s great faith and how it is important in our relationship with God. This week, we are going to ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:7

Measuring Success

Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Aug 22, 2015

Paul tells us that our success as ministers for Christ will be judged by our faithfulness, Not by man or even ourselves but by God. God will look into our hearts and examine our motives and we will receive our praise from him.

MEASURING SUCCESS 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 (NLT) INTRO: There was a man in a community that had the reputation for always being able to catch fish. Regardless of the time of the year it was, or whether anybody else was catching fish, this man was always managed to come back with a boat load of fish. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Mustard Seed-Sized Faith 10/05/25 PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2025

Trusting Jesus with even the smallest faith leads to powerful results, as God values humble obedience over impressive displays of strength or ability.

If you’ve ever sat at a kitchen table with a bill you can’t pay, a diagnosis you can’t fix, or a relationship you can’t untangle, you’ve likely whispered the disciples’ prayer: "Lord, increase our faith." It’s a simple sentence with a grand ache. We know the feeling of being stretched thin, of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:5-10

Topics: Faith, Mustard Seed

Go! And Be Ready: Living In The Last Days With Faith And Urgency Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 5, 2025

We are not living in ordinary days. The world feels heavy with uncertainty, like the calm before a storm. And many are asking, “Are we living in the last days?” The Bible answers with clarity: Yes.

Go! And Be Ready: Living in the Last Days with Faith and Urgency INTRODUCTION: A WAKE-UP CALL FOR OUR TIMES We are not living in ordinary days. The world feels heavy with uncertainty, like the calm before a storm. Many are asking, “Are we living in the last days?” The Bible answers with clarity: ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-5, Acts 2:17, Luke 17:26-30, Matthew 7:21-23, Matthew 24:42-44, Romans 13:11-12, Matthew 22:1-14, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Jude 1:24-25  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Our Heavenly Father's Love Series

Contributed by Rudolf E. Y. Mensah on Jun 16, 2024

On this special day when we honor fathers, let us turn our hearts and minds to our Heavenly Father, who embodies the purest form of love, guidance, and protection.

Congregation: Acorns Oasis International Church Opening Passage: Psalm 103:13; Matthew 6:9-13 - "As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him." On this special day when we honor fathers, let us turn our hearts and minds to our ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:13, Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Charismatic

Protecting The Next Generation

Contributed by Mark Green on Aug 4, 2005

Discover how to protect our heart and the heart of the next generation against the deceptions of the world.

The journey down the yellow brick road seemed pretty safe at the beginning for Dorothy. But we know from the story of The Wizard of Oz that the bright yellow brick road would intersect with an evil witch, dangerous flying animals and personal fears that must be overcome. One of the characters In ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

James 4 - Get Smart By Putting Faith In Action! Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 14, 2018

We need to put our faith into action by controlling our anger, our emotions, we do this step of faith by losing our self-centered mindsets. If we do this God promises to draw nearer to us, to lift us up, to answer our prayers and to enable us to resist the enemy of our soul, the Devil.

Series: James – Let’s do it! Thesis of Book: The message of the book is “Let’s do it – live the faith – put it into action! The half-brother of Jesus is speaking to the scattered Jewish Christians across the nations – they were scattered right after Stephen was killed. James tells these ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-12, Ephesians 4:26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God’s Promises For Every Need: Lukewarm Faith Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Oct 28, 2020

This morning we are going to cover several different areas of thought and I am going to share a Bible verse which highlights this area of the Christian faith. Please listen honestly and openly to God’s Word and see if this is an area where you are useful and passionate, or useless and lukewarm.

God’s Promises for Every Need: Lukewarm Faith Revelation 3:14-22 #EveryNeed INTRODUCTION I will need 3 volunteers today from the congregation to come up here, sit at this table for a moment, try some food, and answer a few questions. None of it is gross like last time when we had flavored ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Having Faith In God's Unchanging Word.

Contributed by David Cramer on Nov 10, 2024

In the times we live in it is important to remember that God's Word does not change and is the foundation for our lives.

Having Faith in God’s unchanging word. Good Morning Stand with me and lift your bible and repeat after me. This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I can do what it says I can do. I am going to learn how to be what it says I can be. Today I will learn more of the word of God. The ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Thing Behind The Things Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Oct 4, 2023

The terrible things of this life will happen. Jesus Christ directs our hearts to repentance in all cases and for that to be our heart’s default setting. Repent.

JUST JESUS: CHAPTER BY CHAPTER THRU LUKE The Thing Behind the Things LUKE 13:1-5 #justJesus STORY 1 Mr. Deer was just like all the other deers in the forest. He liked making lots of bucks at his job in the leaf jerky factory. He liked to go stag to the dances in the forest without a date. He ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Critical Age Anniversary Service At Faith Baptist Wallaceburg

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Mar 3, 2014

Acting the part of St. Paul I spoke frankly to the church that I had a hand in planting twenty years ago

A Critical Age - Numbers 11-4-25 the Message Bible It is strange for me today to be a guest speaker in what is my home church. I can’t help but think of St. Paul who planted churches and then when he had opportunity or God’s calling he would visit them to look in on their ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 11:4-25

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed