Sermons on Keeping The Heart Pure:

"The Deceitful Heart"

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Jan 4, 2011

lessons on the fallen nature of man and how it affected the creation of America

“The Deceitful Heart” January 9, 2011 Jeremiah 17: 9-10 “The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? “I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 17:9-10

Denomination: Holiness

Blemished People Can't Come Near God

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Sep 13, 2015

To show that the LORD will choose the weak (blemished people) to remove all his blemishes before His Presence. Therefore all believers will glory only in their weaknesses and infirmities to bring glory to GOD.

I. EXORDIUM: Are you blemished? Yes and No. 1 Corinthians 1:27 (Amplified Bible) [No] for God selected (deliberately chose) what in the world is foolish to put the wise to shame, and what the world calls weak to put the strong to shame. Isaiah 1:18 (Amplified Bible) Come now, and let us ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 21:21

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Call To Purity

Contributed by Alan Stokes on Mar 7, 2001

This message, based on Matthew 5:8, shows how impossible it is to have a pure heart without God’s help.

Introduction: Read The Beatitudes ~ Matthew 5:3-10. Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:8, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” I. Purity Beyond Our Reach Three of the ways we can stumble in purity is with impure words, impure emotions and impure thoughts ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8, 1 Timothy 1:5

Denomination: Holiness

Your Heart Condition

Contributed by Mike Huss on Dec 9, 2006

What is the condition of your heart.

The heart is the body’s vital organ. But it is also seen as the emotional center of one’s being. The hearts position within our body is a metaphor for the center. The word Heart occurs approximately one thousand times in the bible, but the range of the meaning is great. There is the physical ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 25:37-39

Denomination: Pentecostal

#2 Joy Is Essential Series

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 11, 2014

To maintain a health spiritual walk we must focus on joy? What steals your joy? Learn to guard your heart and keep joy in focus.

#2 JOY IS ESSENTIAL By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I have a baby diaper hidden with me. I ask what does it take to bring JOY to your being? Then I ask what brings JOY to a baby? The answer is a DIAPER CHANGE. Often all it takes in a person to focus more on JOY is a change, an ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Desperately Wicked Heart

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Feb 10, 2025

Are we really this evil? Surely, we are better than the Heathen, aren't we?

The Desperately Wicked Heart ? Jeremiah 17:5–10 NKJV Thus says the Lord: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man And makes flesh his strength, Whose heart departs from the Lord. For he shall be like a shrub in the desert, And shall not see when good comes, But shall inhabit the parched ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 17:5-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Heart We Need Series

Contributed by Rob Hall on Oct 25, 2005

As we think about our need for God, what is the type of heart we need?

THE TYPE OF HEART WE NEED 10/2/05 Text: Ps. 51 Intro: 1. I’ve always been intrigued by Samuel’s remark to King Saul as recorded in I Sam. 13:14, which Paul mentions in an address in Pisidian Antioch Ax. 13:22 “But now your kingdom will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Paul's Prayer To God

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 8, 2019

Philippians 1:9-11 teaches us to put the priorities of the gospel at the center of our prayer lives.

Scripture We are in a series of sermons on Paul’s letter to the Philippians that I am calling, “The Christian’s Contentment.” After the opening greeting of his letter to the Philippian Christians, Paul gave thanks to God for them, which we examined last time. Today, I would like to examine Paul’s ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:9-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Heart That Pleases God

Contributed by Elizabeth Smith on Jun 10, 2014

The kind of heart God wants

INTRODUCTION: If God were to look at your heart today, what would He see? OR maybe, the better question is, would your heart attract God? Would He even want to take a glimpse of your heart? Or will He be repulsed? “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:7

Denomination: Baptist

A Heart Grown Cold Series

Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Nov 29, 2007

We live in a world today where God is secondary to our needs and desires. As it seems, gone are the day when there was a fervent, passionate and deep love for God and His Word. We need to remember the first things and get back to our roots if we ever ex

A Heart Grown Cold Griffith Baptist Church – 10/15/06 A.M. Service Text: Revelation 2:1-7 Introduction: As Christians, our lives get busy: • Work • Family • Church • Entertainment • Education We begin fine and continue to do the good works God asks of us Somehow, those ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

One In Heart And Mind

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Apr 6, 2024

This is a message on the unity of the body of Christ in worship, life and mission.

A while back there was a fellow who regularly came to our church. He went through a number of legal and then medical problems, and then 2 people from this church were preparing to go to see him at home to provide moral support, prayer, and other help from the church as needed. Then we learned ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47, Acts 4:32-35

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Right Heart Motive

Contributed by Third Evans Mc Queda on Feb 24, 2017

The duty of a Christian is to do God's will, in God's way, with the right heart motive.

Theme: THE RIGHT MOTIVES OF CHRITIAN BELIEVER INTRODUCTION: Marcus Aurelius (The last good Emperor, Roman Empire 160-180 AD) “What we do now echoes in eternity” The true test of any action lies in its motive. The duty of a Christian is to do God's will, in God's way, with the right heart ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:23, 1 Timothy 1:5

Love From The Heart

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Feb 17, 2007

The majority of biblical references to the heart refers to the seat of the emotions, our inner self, or even the center of the will. We can learn much from a survey of the Bible’s call to love God with our whole heart.

Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO From the Heart Jeremiah 29:13 Romance lives even in the retirement home. Did you hear about the 90 year-old bachelor. One day this man gathered his four nephews and announced that he was planning to be married. His ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Guard Your Heart

Contributed by Michael Stover on Nov 2, 2001

This is a new variation on the old saying "Mind over Matter": What;s on your mind changes everything that matters!

New variation on ‘MIND OVER MATTER’ “What’s on your mind changes everything that matters” ‘Heart’ is the mind, will, intellect ‘Issues of life’ – source, boundary, deliverance of life It controls: I. What We Say (vs. 24) A. Matthew 12:34, “for out of the abundance of the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:23-27, Galatians 5:16

Denomination: Baptist

Characteristics Of A Childlike Heart

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on May 22, 2006

THIS SERMON IS ABOUT THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHILDLIKE HEART NAMELY 1. HUMILITY 2. FAITH 3. INNOCENCE 4. VICTORY 5. REVELATION 6. TRANSFORMATION 7. HUNGER AND IS BASED ON JESUS’S COMMAND THAT WE MUST CHANGE AND BECOME LIKE LITTLE CHILDREN

UNLESS YOU CHANGE AND BECOME LIKE LITTLE CHILDREN , YOU WILL NEVER ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN ********************************************************************************************** OUTLINE : CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHILDLIKE HEART ********************************************** 1. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal