Sermons on Honest Hearts:

The Annunciation

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 5, 2013

The difference between honest questions and unbelief.

THE ANNUNCIATION. Luke 1:5-38. There are a few people in the Bible whose births were announced prior to their conception. In the Old Testament we had Isaac, Samson, and Samuel. In the New Testament we have John the Baptist and, of course, Jesus. The Gospel of Luke commences with the end of 400 ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Is Looking For A Broken Heart Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2006

An examination of God’s forgiveness in the light of true repentance

1. Title: God is Looking for a Broken Heart (Manasseh) 2. Text: 2 Chronicles 33:1-20; 2 Kings 20 3. Audience: Villa Heights Christian Church, AM crowd, June 25, 2006, last in the series “The Kings and I” 4. Objectives: -for the people to understand what motivates a person to repentance; that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 33:1-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Whose Guarding Your Heart?

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Feb 21, 2019

This sermon focuses on guarding your inner sacred space; your Holy of Holies - your heart. It shares how we can protect our heart by allowing God's Holy Spirit to rule and reign.

Scripture: Proverbs 4:23- 27; Matthew 22:35-40 Theme: Guarding Your Spiritual Life Title: Whose Guarding Your Heart? This sermon focuses on guarding your inner sacred space; your Holy of Holies - your heart. It shares how we can protect our heart by allowing God's Holy Spirit to rule ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:35-40, Proverbs 4:23-27

Denomination: Nazarene

Is My Heart Open To God? Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jan 14, 2019

Is My Heart Open to God? Series: Encountering Jesus (through the Gospel of Luke) Brad Bailey – January 13, 2019

Is My Heart Open to God? Series: Encountering Jesus (through the Gospel of Luke) Brad Bailey – January 13, 2019 Intro A belated welcome into the New Year. Our planet has completed it’s rotation around the sun…and we are now on a fresh start. It gives us the opportunity to consider how we are ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

4 Pillars Of A Man's Heart

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jun 22, 2016

To show yourself a man, you must grow yourself in God.

4 Pillars of a Man’s Heart 1 Kings 2:2-4 Rev. Brian Bill June 18-19, 2016 Opening Video: You Got This Guys, we got this, right? Right? By the way, that video is posted on the Sermon Extras tab at edgewoodbaptist.net if you want to watch it again. On this Father’s Day weekend, some ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 2:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

David - A Heart After God Series

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jul 17, 2022

This sermon looks at the rise of David and the fall of King Saul and examines some of David's Psalms to see why he was said to have a heart after God.

We are continuing on with The Story. The Story of God as found in the Bible. Last week we looked at the story of a guy named Samuel. Samuel was a guy who was a priest, a prophet, and also technically known as the last judge of Israel. He was faced with the difficult assignment of transferring ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

A Servant's Heart (Updated) Series

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jun 6, 2016

We are looking at the heart of a servant, which Jesus said should be our goal if we want to be great in the kingdom of God. To have such a heart will cost and goes against everything we’re taught. It conflicts with our self-centeredness and personal desires. But in the end, there’s a reward.

A Christian’s Heart “A Servant’s Heart” Watch on YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw1m_S5FE9c We’re continuing through our study on a Christian’s heart. This study is about those heart qualities that every Christian should and needs to have in their life. Why is it important ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11, Matthew 20:26-28, Isaiah 42:1, Isaiah 52:13-14

Denomination: Foursquare

A Hard Sermon For A Hard Heart Series

Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Jun 13, 2020

Ahab was the quintessential bad example

Ahab I Kings 21:1-19 The party aboard ship was in full swing. Speeches were being made by the captain, the crew, and all the guests were really enjoying the week-long voyage. Sitting at the head table was a seventy-year-old man ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 21:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

The Four Pillars Of A Man's Heart

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Feb 9, 2005

Based on the excellent book by the same name by Stu Weber, this sermon challenges men to take up the roles of king, warrior, mentor, and friend and lead their families and churches in the power of Christ.

The Four Pillars of a Man’s Heart Pastor Jeff Williams 6-20-04 In 1555, Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley walked out of prison for the last time. They both were condemned to be burned at the stake for refusing to recant their personal faith in Jesus Christ. As they approached the stake, Latimer ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 2:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Do You Carry?

Contributed by Isaiah Banjo on Feb 4, 2019

“It is not the size of a dog that matters in a fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.”

WHAT DO YOU CARRY INSIDE OF YOU? IN THE SECRET Written by Banjo Isaiah Preamble While I was serving my fatherland in faraway North-East Nigeria, Adamawa state to be precise, I was privileged to serve with the Nigeria Christian Corpers’ Fellowship as the State Evangelism Secretary in the year ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:5-7, Isaiah 29:13

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Law Written On Your Heart Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 29, 2014

Man’s judgment is blind. We all have blind spots in our character others may see, but we can’t. God’s judgment is perfect. He has no flaws, no character deficiencies, so His judgment is perfect because His character is perfect.

INTRODUCTION I get a lot of funny things over the internet, some funnier than others. The other day, someone sent me a list of interesting questions. One of them really stuck out in my mind. If a man is standing out in a forest all by himself, and there are no women around, and he speaks, is he ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

We Do Not Lose Heart

Contributed by Michael Stark on May 18, 2023

When we grow discouraged, we will be encouraged by the knowledge of what God has done and what He is doing in our lives because of Christ our Lord.

“We have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-18

Denomination: Baptist

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

"Chasing After God's Heart" Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Oct 14, 2013

This is the first message in a series i titled HEARTBEATS. It is a study in the life of numerous characters from the Bible whose heart was constantly beating for God. What does it mean to be a man after God's heart? That is the focus of this message.

“Chasing God’s Heart” 1st Samuel 16:1-13a and Acts 13:22 Shug Jordan who was the football coach at Auburn University, asked one of his former players (named Mike) if he would help him do some recruiting that year. He says, “Well, sure coach…..just tell me what kind ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

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