Sermons on Hearts Burn Within:

Arrow Prayers: From Your Heart To The Heart Of God

Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on Feb 19, 2017

Arrow prayers are short prayers from your heart to the heart of God and express uniquely your feelings, desires, fear and wonder of a loving Father who is there ready and waiting to hear and act.

Arrow prayers Have you ever been in the situation when you needed to pray an instant prayer for Gods help, in a situation of great danger? Many years ago I was travelling with friends on a country road near Aberthaw cement works. It was a very windy road, narrow with sharp bends. All of a sudden ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:22

A Heart After God's Own Heart

Contributed by Rev Silvester David on Jul 1, 2025

In this sermon we are going to explore the factors that made King David as the man after God's own heart.

Last week we saw that God searches our hearts. Defilement starts in every heart and eventually manifest in our actions. Defilement will be a stumbling block for us to progress in the plans and purposes that God has for all of us. So, we need to check our hearts and examine them in the light of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:21-23

Benefits Of A Thankful Heart

Contributed by Michael Stark on Oct 4, 2018

A message for Thanksgiving to encourage listeners to consider the value of a grateful heart.

“Mark this, then, you who forget God, lest I tear you apart, and there be none to deliver! The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!” [1] “The darkest hour is just before the dawn,” is the claim preserved ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 50:22-23

Denomination: Baptist

Easter-Its A Matter Of The Heart

Contributed by George Bannister on Mar 14, 2016

An encounter with the risen Christ is life-transforming. Meeting the risen Christ on the Emmaus road changed the perspective and actions of the two men in the Gospel account. Taking the Easter message to heart can do the same for his disciples today.

Text: Luke 24:13-35 Topic: “It’s A Matter of The Heart.” INTRODUCTION: A- Tell the Easter Story (Luke 24:1-12). B- Read the text (Luke 24:13-35). TS: What Easter means to you is “is a matter of the heart.” There is a three-step progression that will make it a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Baptist

Treasure In Fragile Vessels Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 3, 2023

How God uses our human frailty to display His divine glory. Great power is from God, not from ourselves.

"Treasure in Fragile Vessels" Introduction: Begin by welcoming the congregation and reading the key passage: 2 Corinthians 4:7-10 (NLT) - "We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

God Is With Us

Contributed by George Durham on Dec 20, 2017

God is with us because he wants to be

GOD WITH YOU Matt.1:23 Look, the virgin shall conceive & bear a son, & they shall name him EMMANUEL," which means, "GOD IS WITH YOU." Once upon a time, a certain king was very rich & very powerful. He lived in a huge palace, & all the kings around him bowed before his might. While traveling ...read more

Denomination: United Methodist

Transformed By Truth: What Does It Mean To "Tabernacle With God?” Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 18, 2024

The word “tabernacle” might sound ancient, but its significance is as relevant today as it was in biblical times and it speaks to the heart of our relationship with God.

Transformed by Truth: What Does It Mean to “Tabernacle with God?” Introduction Today, we’re going to explore a topic that speaks to the very heart of our relationship with God—what it means to “tabernacle” with Him. The word “tabernacle” might sound ancient, but its significance is as relevant ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14, Exodus 25:8, Hebrews 9:11-12, 1 Corinthians 6:19, Revelation 21:3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Winnowing Fan ... Threshing Floor

Contributed by Obioha Uriel Amanze on Jun 25, 2010

The final judgment of God will separate between the saved and the unsaved like the threshing separates the chaff during harvest.

Before the Industrial Revolution of the 1800’s which introduced mechanized farming methods, different tools were used in the process undertaken during the harvest of cereals (wheat, maize, barley, rice etc.). The cereal crop was usually beaten out on a hard threshing-floor using threshing-tool ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Power In Persecution

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jan 14, 2022

Will the power of Acts return when persecution separates the wheat from the chaff? If all you have left is Jesus, will it be enough?

1Pe 4:14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Moses Still Asks God’s Name

Contributed by Samuel M on Feb 9, 2024

When God reveals His name, he gives the power and authority that comes with that name. Moses was telling to God that - knowing God as God of their forefathers is not sufficient to deliver them out of Egypt.

Moreover He said, “I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Exodus 3:6 Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:6

Go! And Keep Walking In Resurrection Power Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Apr 29, 2025

The resurrection of Jesus was never meant to be a once-a-year celebration — it is meant to be a once-for-all transformation!

Go! And Keep Walking in Resurrection Power (Third Sunday After Easter) Introduction: Christ is risen — He is risen indeed! Here we are — two full weeks after Resurrection Sunday. The memory of Easter morning might be fading. The family gatherings and school holidays have ended. The Chocolate ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35, 1 Peter 1:18-21, Romans 8:11, Romans 10:9

Denomination: Pentecostal

"your Cheating Heart"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Feb 16, 2019

Jeremiah believes its the heart that is cheating God and the only cure is The Balm "Jesus Christ".

“You’re Cheating Heart” Jeremiah 17:5-11 Hank Williams’ wrote a song called you’re cheating heart you remember The first two stanzas go like this: Your cheatin’ heart Will make you weep. You’ll cry and cry And try to sleep. But sleep won’t come The whole night through. Your cheatin’ heart Will ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 17:5-10

Denomination: Methodist

A Spirit-Filled Heart (Updated) Series

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jul 4, 2016

"A Spirit-Filled Heart" is part of the Christian's Heart series looking at the quality of being spirit filled, and what a Spirit-filled heart looks like. A Spirit-Filled heart is a heart that's is set ablaze, filled to overflowing, and empowered.

A Christian’s Heart “A Spirit-Filled Heart” Watch on YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0-WNaXKHO4 As we begin our study on the qualities that every Christian’s heart should possess, I realized that this one quality should start it all off. Because, if there is any one quality ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8, Acts 1:5, Luke 11:13

Denomination: Foursquare

Thanksgiving At Year End PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 27, 2023

This sermon encourages finding blessings in trials, practicing gratitude amidst grief, and promoting thanksgiving during tribulations, drawing us closer to God in our struggles.

Greetings, dear brothers and sisters in Christ. Welcome to this blessed gathering where we come together, not as mere spectators, but as active participants in the divine communion of God's Word. We are here to seek His wisdom, to be comforted by His love, and to be transformed by His grace. Today, ...read more

Topics: Gratitude, Heart

The Gift Of The Warm Heart Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 24, 2001

Christmas can be a very stressful time. But Simeon and Anna hold 3 secrets to getting hold of the peace and tranquility that Christmas is supposed to offer us.

AP story reported in the Indianapolis Star 12/25/99 Dateline LOS ANGELES – A shopping mall Santa Claus had a meltdown after refusing to cuddle a bawling toddler, calling the mother evil and ripping off his beard and costume in front of startled children. Kelly Fornatoro, 33, said she told Santa ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:21-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ