Sermons on Heart Of Man:

Scrooges: Man’s Personal Power To Thwart God’s Plan Series

Contributed by Jack Perkins, D.min., Ladc, Csac, Cclc on Nov 25, 2020

The Star and Stars of Christmas is a series of messages for Advent. Using the idea of a play on a stage. Each message will look at different characters in the Christmas story. The introduction takes a critical look at how many in our society are portrayed as celebrities—bigger than life.

It is amazing how understanding a person and a historical event gives a different way of looking at history. I enjoy reality fiction, especially in movies. For example, “The Man Who Invented Christmas” appears to be a fantasy movie. It is reality fiction. The story tells how Charles Dickens ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

9 Nature Of Man – Will – Hindrance Is Selfishness And Self-Centeredness Series

Contributed by Louis Posthauer on Jul 22, 2022

Sin (and iniquity) is the disease all men experience. The symptoms of that disease in the will are summarized as selfishness and self-centeredness.

Sin (and iniquity) is the disease all men experience. The symptoms of that disease in the will are summarized as selfishness and self-centeredness. The will of man is focused from the cradle on me, myself, and I. Everyone outside of that circle is a distant fourth! Some people are naturally ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:2, James 1:14

A Man After God's Own Heart: David's Early Life As A Shepherd Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Jan 16, 2023

David was anointed as the king of Israel as a young man, and that would define his life for many years. He was a young king in exile. Because technically Saul was still king. But Saul had displeased God. And so God would slowly work in David’s life to bring him to the seat of the throne.

We’re going to examine the life of the one of the great historical figures, a man named David. If there’s one person I want to mimic in my devotion to Christ it’s David. He is the prime example from the Old Testament of a godly man, a man the Bible says, was a man after God’s own heart. There are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:11-13

Denomination: Salvation Army

Happy Are The Clean Minded Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Mar 16, 2011

As Paul was well aware, the Christian life is an unrelenting conflict between our sinful nature and this spirit or heart that God puts in us at our conversion. So the questions are not which church should I attend, am I doing the right religious things? B

If you have read the Gospels you have heard Jesus rebuke the Pharisees, the upstanding religious leaders and lawmakers in Ancient Israel. Well, we don’t know the half of it. They weren’t just talking about the 10 Commandments when they spoke of the laws. Here are some of the over 600 man made rules ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Job's Sin PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 15, 2024

This sermon explores the Book of Job, focusing on his unwavering faith and righteousness during trials, and the lessons we can learn from his experiences.

Beloved, we find ourselves gathered once more in the warm embrace of fellowship and faith, drawn together by a shared love for the Word of God and a thirst for understanding. In the spirit of this shared pursuit, we turn our attention today to the Book of Job, a testament of faith, fortitude, and ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:8

Topics: Imperfection, Perfect Man

God Our Creator

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Oct 15, 2007

The creation of man was unique in all of God’s creation. Only in the creation of man did God breathe a living soul.

God Our Creator Genesis 1:1-5, 26 In the beginning God In the beginning God created In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Psalm 19:1 – “The heavens tell of the glory of God. The skies display his marvelous craftsmanship.” When you look at the vastness of the universe, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26

Denomination: Free Methodist

The Dust Is Turned To Lice Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jul 22, 2022

This Plague came from the land, as the two former came from the river. Aaron "smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice (“Kinnim”) in man, and in beast"(ver. 17). This was a new blow at Egyptian idolatry because the earth was worshipped as well as the river.

The Dust is Turned to Lice (Exodus 8:16-19) Exodus 8:16-19 (NIV) Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the ground,’ and throughout the land of Egypt, the dust will become gnats.” They did this, and when Aaron stretched out his hand with the staff ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 8:16-19

Denomination: Baptist

Eyes Opened, Heart Awakened - Lent Week 4 Series

Contributed by Shawn Vollmerhausen on Mar 20, 2026

This sermon explores John 9 as a story of awakening, showing how God brings us from partial sight to deeper clarity in stages. It weaves Paul’s call to ‘walk as children of light’ with the man born blind, inviting congregations to trust the gentle light God gives for the next faithful step.

There are moments in life when we realize we have been seeing things only partially. Moments when something shifts, whether through an insight, a conversation, a season of struggle, or a surprising grace, and suddenly what once felt confusing or blurry begins to take shape. It is not that ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-41, Ephesians 5:8-14

Denomination: United Methodist

The Man Of God From Judah PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 15, 2024

This sermon emphasizes the importance of discerning God's voice, obeying His directives, and standing firm in faith amidst the world's competing voices.

Good morning, beloved family of God. I am filled with an overwhelming sense of gratitude as I stand before you today, not because of who we are, but because of who our God is. We are gathered here, not by chance, but by divine appointment, under the banner of God's love and grace. Today, we turn ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 13:10

Topics: Man Of God, Judah

Recognition PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 31, 2023

This sermon explores recognizing God in our lives, receiving His grace, and finding meaning in our relationship with Him to cultivate hope.

Good morning, dear friends. I am glad to see you all here today. It's a fine day, isn't it? A day filled with promise. A day that reminds us of the hope we have in the Lord. I am reminded of a quote by Alister McGrath, who once said, "Within each of us exists the image of God, however disfigured ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:31

Topics: Recognition, God, Man

The Beautitudes (Continued) Series

Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on May 17, 2016

A continuation of the series on the Sermon on the Mount

I. Introduction A. Two gas company servicemen, a senior training supervisor and a young trainee, were out checking meters in a suburban neighborhood. They parked their truck the end of the alley and worked their way to the other end. At the last house, a woman looking out her kitchen window ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8-12

Denomination: Baptist

Get Up PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 4, 2024

This sermon emphasizes that true help and victory come from God, not human sources, and encourages perseverance and faith in God during hardships.

Good morning, beloved. We gather here today, not by chance, but by divine appointment, drawn together by a common bond of love for our Lord and Savior. It's not just another Sunday; it's a day that the Lord has made, and we are here to rejoice and be glad in it. In the book of Mark, chapter 5, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:38-42, Psalm 60:11-12, Psalm 121:1-2

Topics: Vain Help, Man

The Fall

Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 14, 2008

The tempter’s tricks and how to arm ourselves, man’s mistakes and how to avoid them, God’s grace and how to receive it

Talk- The Fall (Genesis 3) “We don’t need lists of rights and wrongs, tables of do’s and don’ts: we need books, time, and silence. ’Thou shalt not’ is soon forgotten, but ’Once upon a time’ lasts forever…The Christian church says that the action of Eve in the story of Genesis…she ate the fruit, and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Echoes Of The Flood Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on May 3, 2005

Why does life continue to exist on earth? Its because God made a covenant with us. Chapter 9 also shows the reemergence of worship and sin.

Genesis 8-9 is the rebooting of creation - there are some strong ties to Genesis 1-3 where God created the earth - here He restarts or reboots it - beginning with the flood (remember "the Spirit brooded over the water"?) then with land, plants, animals, and man. It is the restarting of worship, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 9:1-27

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

A New Walk For A New Man

Contributed by Jerry Flury on May 19, 2010

God expects and insists that if you have experienced the new birth that you act like a new person. He expects a new walk for a new man.

A New Walk for A New Man Romans 8:1-6 Introduction: “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.” When you accept the grace of God by faith, trusting in the finished ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-6

Denomination: Baptist