Sermons on Hearts Desire:

"Take The Mark"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Feb 25, 2015

The Bible teaches us in Ezekiel we need a mark that identifies us as his. So God desires us to be marked this ash Wednesday as one of His.

“Take The Mark” Ezekiel 9:1-11 (Ezekiel 9:4-6) "And the LORD said to him [one of the four cherubim], 'Go through the city, through Jerusalem, and put a mark [literally, "a tav"] upon the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 9:1-11

Denomination: Methodist

Paul's Crown In Them - Part 12 Of 13 Series

Contributed by Naveen Balakrishnan on Jun 10, 2003

Paul makes it clear his aspiration (desire) to be with the Thessalonians and how his advances were being thwarted by Satan in 1 Thessalonians 2:18.

"Service and the Second Coming" - Part 12 of 13 1 Thessalonians 2:1-20 “Paul’s Crown In Them – Part b” 1 Thessalonians 2:18 I. Paul’s COURAGE before them. (vv. 1-4). II. Paul’s COMMITMENT to them. (vv. 5-6) III. Paul’s CARE for the Thessalonians. (vv. 7-9) IV. Paul’s CONDUCT among them. (vv. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:18

Denomination: Baptist

What's Hot And What's Not

Contributed by Guy Glass on Jun 24, 2004

John develops his desire of for our continued commitment by reminding us of the high quality of God’s love for us, and the recklessness of a sinful life.

What’s Hot and What’s Not? 1 John 2:28-3:10 INTRODUCTION: the Apostle John continues his general theme in these verses. He is encouraging those who are listening to his words (or in our case reading them), to continue in our relationship with Christ – to maintain a high level or commitment. John ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Ten Ways The Holy Spirit Equips Us For Spiritual Warfare

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 12, 2004

Ask the Lord to help you fight the good fight of faith in overcoming your sinful desires that oppose God’s purposes, plans and priorities.

Ten Ways the Holy Spirit Equips us For Spiritual Warfare (Eph. 6:10-20) Illustration: Take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day. --Ephesians 6:13 As believers in Jesus Christ, we are engaged in spiritual warfare with unseen wicked forces. To overcome our ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

He Wants Disciples Series

Contributed by Don Jaques on Dec 22, 2005

What God really wants for Christmas is disciples. Therefore all people should respond to his desire and give Him absolute control of their lives.

INTRO: Have you ever considered how backwards Christmas is? What if I invited you all to a birthday party for Bethany, and instead of giving gifts to her, you all came and gave gifts to each other? There would be one disappointed 9 year old, I’ll tell you that. Whose birthday is it that we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:18-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Blessed Relationship

Contributed by Toby Powers on Dec 23, 2005

There is a relationship between Christ and his Church. We belong to him, and he belongs to us. His desire is toward us. What a joy it is to be his!

From the desk of Pastor Toby Powers Truth Baptist Church Hwy 78 Bremen, GA Correspondence Address: 56 Taylor Cir Carrollton, GA 30117 Email: tjpowers@gfb.org The Blessed Relationship SOS 8:5 Intro: We belong to the Lord. He is our beloved, and we have a divine relationship with him. I like those ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 8:5

Denomination: Baptist

Narnia: Sons Of Adam And Daughters Of Eve Series

Contributed by Randy Christensen on Nov 25, 2005

Just as Aslan used 4 children to accomplish great exploits in Narnia, God desires to use children to accomplish His agenda here and now.

Narnia intro: There is a story about hope… …there was a land that existed where a horrible evil ruler had come and taken over the land… …actually, this ruler had been brought into the land by a person who had been selfish and disobedient… …many of those that lived in the land had lost ALL hope…it ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-13

Denomination: Pentecostal

Forgive? Who Me?

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Jan 31, 2005

We desire, and expect God’s forgiveness when we ask. But it is so hard to offer that forgiveness to others when they sin against us.

Forgive? Who Me? Matthew 18:21-35 I remember this story about a famous person in American history, and for the life of me, I can’t remember who it was. Anyway, this person was asked one Sunday afternoon about the worship service he attended that morning. “What did the preacher preach about?” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Methodist

Being Prepared "At All Times"

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jan 9, 2008

At all times I will 1. Trust Him 2. Praise Him 3. Love him 4.Be Holy 5. Desire Him

Psalm 31:15 KJV 15 My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. What do you carry with you at all times? What do you have in your car at all times? What do you come to church with at all times? Be prepared for emergencies • Locate a safe ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 31:15

Denomination: Baptist

The Possibilities Are Limitless Series

Contributed by Aubery Moore on Feb 19, 2008

A look at the life of Hannah and how her devotion resulted in God blessing her with her most inward desires. This is a new year with new hope.

The Possibilities are Limitless 1 Samuel 1.1-16 This past week Barack Obama depending on who you listen to did the expected or did the unexpected. The community that believes he did the expected build the argument on the basis that he won a neighboring state to his home state of Illinois and no ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Which Shepherd

Contributed by Keith Bowman on Nov 29, 2006

Society desires to have as many shepherd as possible in order to please everybody, but Jesus tells us that there is only one shepherd and that he is the Good Shepherd

Whom to follow? B5 clip season 1 episode on dominant religions earth cermony– choices, choice, choices There is a religion for every taste, desire, and even lack of taste. It is a veritable all you can eat buffet when it comes to finding a religion, There is literally something for everyone. If ...read more

Scripture: John 10:11-18

Denomination: Lutheran

Jacob's Dream

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Aug 29, 2008

Jacob’s dream helps us to realize that at the most difficult time’s of our life, God desires to speak to us with positive results.

SC 8/30/2008 Jacob’s dream Genesis chapter 28:1-22 Disclaimer- This sermon is from private study and resources ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:1-22

Denomination: Nazarene

The Joy Of Developing Godly Character Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Dec 3, 2009

This sermon looks at Five Character Traits God desires in a Christian. 1. COMPASSION 2. CONSISTENCY 3. COOPERATION 4. COMMITMENT 5. COURAGE

The Joy of Developing A Godly Character I have said it before – but let me say it again: God is more concerned with your character than He is with your comfort. God is more concerned with your holiness than He is with your happiness. God is more concerned with you as a person than He is with ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:19-30, John 15:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Impacting Our Community Series

Contributed by Dan Brown on Nov 27, 2006

Part 3 of our mission/vision series. Presenting our vision for how God desires to use our church to impact our community

Sermon 9/24/06-I: Impact Our Community Intro: Review mission & first 2 Letters of acrostic. Today, Impact our community through relevant ministry. Book of Acts. Pray Start by looking at: I. The Impact of the Early church They were a small group of believers (possibly around 120) that were ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: *other

Genesis 3 Made Us "Smart Phones” – Part 1 Series

Contributed by Barry O Johnson on May 17, 2017

This is the first message in a series on how we auto-correct God -- how we take what God says and interpret it to suit our desires.

Our society values intelligence. Think about it. Smart people receive a Nobel Prize, a Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award, or the Intellectual Property Legends Award. You have to be pretty smart just to win the annual spelling bee contest! A smart person, and you may never hear anyone say ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 28:13-15, Genesis 5:1-3, John 5:19, John 5:30, Genesis 1:26  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational