Sermons on Thankful Heart:

Going The Distance To Please God

Contributed by Brandon Boyd on Sep 28, 2016

We need to learn to walk with God, and completely sale out to Him!

"GOING THE DISTANCE TO PLEASE GOD" GENESIS 22:12 INTRO: How do we as flesh human beings even begin to please God? She sung that song last Sunday and it really blessed my soul and God began to deal with my heart on this thought, Going the distance to please God. I believe in order to do that we ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:12

Denomination: Baptist

#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

Forgiveness Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 25, 2011

Taking a detailed look at forgiveness.

Matthew 18:21-35 February 7, 2010 Forgiveness I like watching Law and Order: Criminal Intent. Actually, I like it and I really don’t like it. Because just as I think I have it figured out, just as I solve the crime, one of the detectives asks a new question, the case shifts and the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Baptist

Dangerous Grounds

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Oct 30, 2013

The soil, of course, represents the human heart, so the word of God falls on four different types of hearts. This parable is about salvation and three out of four of the soils represent people who are not genuinely saved.

Opening illustration: Growing up as a teenager, my dad would take me to watch the plowing of the field and planting of wheat and sunflower. The tractor would plow deep into the hard soil of central India usually slicing the big snakes hibernating below the earth. Their mangled bodies were brought ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:3-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Mindset Of Christ Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Nov 8, 2013

Humility, A Servant's Heart, Obedience

Philippians 2:5-8 (p. 819) November 10, 2013 Introduction: The challenge we ended with last week was “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, rather in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests, but each of you to the interests of ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Like Lightning Lighting Up The Sky Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 9, 2013

In the Christian life, with suffering, God gives us wordless and imageless insights that strengthen and confirm faith.

Thursday of 32nd Week in Course Lumen Fidei To get a clearer understanding of today’s Gospel, we have to take it in context. First, Jesus is addressing the Pharisees, who wanted to know when the kingdom of God would come. Remember that this sect–really a kind of political party as ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:20-25

Denomination: Catholic

Don't Miss Out Series

Contributed by Andrew Drury on Mar 26, 2015

It describes how the life of Elisha is applicable to us

Below is the outline of the sermon, I preached on 24 April 2013 at West Ewell Evangelical Church, Surrey Introduction It seems to be God’s timing that comes to this passage at this time – as part of our consecutive preaching (i.e. following scripture in succession) - as we come to a ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Corner Posts Of Our Faith- Knowledge Series

Contributed by Randy Edwards on Oct 31, 2018

ongooing sermon series based on foundations of the faith

---Corner Posts of our faith--- “The beginning of knowledge” The author of Psalms in Psalm 111 Verse 10 Writes these words “Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true wisdom. All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom.” Fear of the Lord is the foundation Fear of the Lord is the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:15

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Is Knocking

Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Jul 24, 2018

This is an evangelistic sermon designed to convince people to open the door of their hearts to Jesus.

Key Scripture: Jesus said, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me” (Revelation 3:20 NKJV). Illustration: Knock on the pulpit as you preach. I. Jesus is knocking on the door of your life. A. ...read more

Denomination: Charismatic

Humble Yourself Before The Lord Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 11, 2018

The heart of Josiah was responsive to God and he was humble before Him. God gives grace to the humble.

We looked at the most evil King last week, Manasseh, who repented at the last minute and did what he could to restore the worship of God. • But his attempt at making right what he has done wrong for so many years, was too little, too late, to make a lasting impact. • Even his son Amon who ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 22:1-20, 2 Chronicles 34:3-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Talking To Someone Who Gives You Heartburn

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Sep 10, 2018

God is looking for people who will become living burning bushes, that will cause others to turn aside and be changed.

Talking to Someone Who Gives You Heartburn PPT 1 title There are people that just the thought of them can make you feel uncomfortable. We all know people like that. If I were to ask when is the last time you talked to someone who gave you heartburn, I wouldn't be surprised if someone said it ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:32

Denomination: Pentecostal

Challenges Require Decisions/Actions Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jan 6, 2020

Because we sin and the world sins, there will always be challenges in life and so today, tomorrow, this week, this month, this new year, let us commit to making decisions and actions with pure hearts and motives for the Lord!

Before we worship with Communion and remember the love of God through Jesus Christ, let us worship God by listening to Him… please open your Bibles to Judges 9……… Let us remind ourselves of what happened at the end of Judges …. Judges 8:28-35….. Gideon (Jerub-Baal) led Israel back to God and they ...read more

Scripture: Judges 9:1-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

If Part 3 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Mar 8, 2020

Part 3 of this series focuses on IF as it pertains to our heart and the beliefs that resides within it.

IF – Part 3 Scripture: Daniel 3:12-18; John 11:21-26; Romans 10:8-10 This is part three of my series on “IF”. As I have shared previously, “IF”, as defined in the dictionary, is “a conjunction used to indicate the circumstances that would have to exist in order for an event to happen.” When this ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:12-18, Romans 10:8-10, John 11:21-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

With Patience You Will Win Your Souls--And Others' Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 24, 2019

Our prayers often look ineffective, but they are like dripping water on the rock of our heart and the stony hearts of other people for whom we pray.

Tuesday of the 21st Week in Course 2019 St. Monica St. Luke tells us in the sixteenth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles that on his second missionary journey, St. Paul went to familiar communities in Anatolia–Asia Minor–and intended to evangelize all of that huge area. But the Holy Spirit, the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:6-10, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8, Matthew 23:23-26

Denomination: Catholic

Zacchaeus Sets Out To See Jesus, Whatever It Takes!

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Oct 27, 2019

Seeking Jesus

Devotion Weekly Message November 3, 2019 Luke 19:1-10 Zacchaeus Sets Out to See Jesus, Whatever It Takes! Sermon Prayer: “Heavenly Father, I stand before Your people, to deliver Your message. Though the words are mine and I prepared this message, I pray that this message is Your message in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational