Sermons on The Door Of The Heart:

A Christmas List Fulfilled In Christ Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Nov 13, 2023

As we approach the festive season, do you recall the joy of creating a Christmas list in your youth? Those innocent moments when you believed anything was possible

A Christmas List Fulfilled in Christ For all of God’s promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding “Yes!” And through Christ, our “Amen” (which means “Yes”) ascends to God for His glory. 2 Corinthians 1:20 As we approach the festive season, do you recall the joy of creating a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:20, Jeremiah 29:11, Amos 3:7

Denomination: Pentecostal

God See's Different

Contributed by Jung Lee on Jan 15, 2024

In 1 Samuel 16, the Bible tells us, 'People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.' This simple line is so powerful. It reminds us that what truly matters is not how we look on the outside but what's in our hearts.

Today, I want us to think about the world around us. It's very different from the world we read about in the Bible. In our time, influenced by media and the internet, there's a big focus on looking good and staying healthy. Social media, TV, and other media often set high standards for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Listen 1: "the Call To Cast" Series

Contributed by Lynn Sims on Apr 28, 2025

Jesus doesn’t wait for perfect people. He walks right into our daily lives, invites us into something greater, and says, “Follow Me.”

Fishing for Men - Series Listen #1: The Call to Cast Matthew 4:18–20 (KJV) 18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:18-20

Denomination: Other

Circumcised (Joshua 5)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Feb 6, 2025

Was circumcision a forerunner of something greater? Let's begin in Joshua 5.

Was circumcision a forerunner of a greater circumcision of the heart? Was the captain of the Lord’s army the preincarnate Christ? Let’s begin in Joshua 5. What task did they have to perform before conquering the land? Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The 7 Slack Tribes (Joshua 19)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Feb 20, 2025

Are we slack in faith? Do we have a land to conquer? Let's begin in Joshua 19.

Did the seven slack tribes finally inherit? Is God patient with those who are slow in faith? Was Dan like Judas, the one in twelve who betrayed God? Did a righteous leader put himself last? Do we have the faith to conquer the land for Christ? Let’s begin in Joshua 19. After Benjamin, came Simeon. ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Righteousness Through The Eyes Of Jesus

Contributed by Amar Chandnani on Mar 5, 2025

Jesus' Radical Transformation Of Our Hearts Impacts The Way We Think About Righteousness.

Let us pray… The recently concluded Olympics was a special one for our country the Philippines. It was the first time we struck gold, our nation was ecstatic, united in awe and admiration for such a feat. One of the sports we were hoping to win a medal as well was the pole vault. A very difficult ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-48, Matthew 5:37

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Salvation For All Who Believe

Contributed by Mesake Joji on Mar 22, 2025

Everyone who calls on the name of the lord will be saved

Introduction In our reading today we turn to Paul's letter to the Romans, where he proclaims the good news that salvation is available to all who believe. This message is at the heart of our faith —a declaration that no one is beyond God's saving grace. Our passage, Romans 10:8-13, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:8-13

The Wholehearted Search: The Unbreakable Promise Of A Findable God

Contributed by Paul Dayao on Sep 29, 2025

This sermon unpacks the glorious promise of Jeremiah 29:13, revealing that we are guaranteed to find God at the very moment our casual seeking becomes a wholehearted search.

Introduction: The Universal Search Good evening, my beloved brothers and sisters. Deep within every human soul, there is a search. It is a restless longing, a hunger for something more. We see this search all around us in our bustling city. People are searching for security in their jobs. They are ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:13

Denomination: Baptist

A Double Portion PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 10, 2024

This sermon explores Elisha's passionate pursuit of God's Spirit, encouraging us to live out our faith actively and be transformed by engaging with God's Word.

Welcome, dear friends, to this blessed gathering where we seek to draw nearer to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. As we gather here today, let us acknowledge the divine presence that binds us together, the Holy Spirit that stirs within us, and the Word of God that guides us on our path. We stand ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 2:9-15

Topics: Heart After God, Greater Than Anything

Worship Is Not Work Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 30, 2012

The Holy Spirit, the heart, God's glory

WORSHIP IS NOT WORK (Father’s Day) June 20, 2010 Philippians 3:1-3 INTRODUCTION: I want to show you a little video made by our Student Minister, Josh Cooper. Show Video Hudson Lawrence Cooper, 6 pounds, 15 ounces and 19 inches long came into this world on June 8, 2010. And Nicole’s and ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Life Abundantly"

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Aug 24, 2002

A sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Easter Jesus’ I am saying, I am the door of the sheep

Fourth Sunday of Easter John 10:1-10 "Life Abundantly" 1 ¶ "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber; 2 but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the gatekeeper opens; the ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran

Matthew 13:10-17 – How To Guage Your Spiritual Apathy – Part 3 Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 13, 2011

The sounds of the city snatches away our attention and the persistent voice of Christ’s love fights to be heard above the collective sighs of our APATHY. Just like the parable of the Sower and the Soils.

Matthew 13:10-17 – HOW TO GUAGE YOUR SPIRITUAL APATHY – Part 3 We visited the Opera House in Sydney not long ago. Thousands of people on foot! I am reminded that there is a spiritual INDIFFERENCE that walks the concrete footpaths of my city and what Christ has to say is often swept away or ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Can I Trust You With This? Series

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Jan 30, 2012

Nehemiah had a heart that cared, knees that bent, a mind that prepared and feet that went. This week we will talk about a heart that cared.

Can I Trust You With This? PPT 1 Series Slide PPT 2 Text: Nehemiah 1 Ne 1:1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month Chislev, [in] the twentieth year, while I was in Susa the capitol, Ne 1:2 that Hanani, one of my brothers, and some men from Judah came; and I ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Career Change Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Nov 9, 2011

A study of the Gospel of Luke chapter 5 verses 1 through 11

Luke 5: 1 – 11 Career Change 1 So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, 2 and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets. 3 Then He got into one of the boats, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Outpouring Of Joy (Advent) Series

Contributed by Chris Surber on Dec 15, 2007

This Christmas season, let us open our hearts completely to God. As we do that we will open ourselves up to receive the deep and abiding joy that is found only in knowing God.

The Outpouring of Joy, Mark 14:3-9 Introduction (Adapted from Charles Spurgeon, All of Grace) The fames 19th Century English preacher, Charles Spurgeon, tells the story of a minister who called upon a poor woman, intending to give her help; for he knew that she was very poor. With his money in ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:3-9

Denomination: Christian Church