Sermons on The Door Of The Heart:

Whole-Hearted Praise

Contributed by Dan Parton on Mar 12, 2013

The older David became, the more pronounced his praise became.

Whole-Hearted Praise Psalm 138:1-8 Introduction: This marvellous Psalm was penned by King David under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. We never have to worry about the content of the Bible! It is all God-breathed, it is all profitable, and it is all good! When God breathed out each and every ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 138:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Righteousness Begins In The Heart Series

Contributed by David Swanger on Mar 13, 2013

Making clear His attitude toward the Old Law, Jesus challenged the religious leaders teaching and raised the bar when it came to righteous living.

Righteousness Begins in the Heart Matthew 5:17-20 To some who were confident of their own righteousness (don’t miss that statement) and looked down on every¬one else, Jesus told this parable: Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Phari¬see ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Moves The Heart

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Mar 18, 2013

I. EXORDIUM: Is GOD moving you? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that GOD always moves. Thank Him for His moves. IV. TEXT: Ezra 1:1 (New Living Translation, Second Edition) In the first year of King Cyrus of

I. EXORDIUM: Is GOD moving you? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that GOD always moves. Thank Him for His moves. IV. TEXT: Ezra 1:1 (New Living Translation, Second Edition) In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, the Lord fulfilled the prophecy he had given ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 1:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

God, The Heart-Broken Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 22, 2011

Like a grieving husband who has been deserted by the wife he loves, God reflects upon his relationship to unfaithful Israel.

God, the Heart-broken (Hosea 12-13) 1. TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa police arrested an expelled student after thwarting what they called a "catastrophic" plot to set off a bomb at his former high school next week, authorities said Wednesday. Police Chief Jane Castor said Jared Cano, 17, had threatened ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Help For Hungry Hearts

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Oct 6, 2011

Help for seekers

"Help for Hungry Hearts" Acts 8:26-40 Acts 8:26 "And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. 27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Baptist

Restoring The Heart Of Christianity

Contributed by David Owens on Oct 10, 2011

We need to restore both the form and the heart of New Testament Christianity.

Introduction: A. I like the old story told of the preacher and song leader who didn’t like each other very much and refused to cooperate with each other. 1. One week the preacher preached on commitment, and how they should dedicate themselves to service. The song leader then led the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Blessed Are The Pure In Heart Series

Contributed by Don Jones on Mar 1, 2008

The message deals with the 1. Historical Context, 2. Heart Condition, 3. Holy Creation, and 4. Hope-Filled Concept

Blessed Are the Pure in Heart Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. 1. Historical Context The Pharisees thought the law was the answer to everything to the point that there were 600 laws added to clarify the Mosaic laws. The law was to be obeyed at all costs. But ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Denomination: Baptist

Anger Destroys A Heart Series

Contributed by John Morris on Mar 5, 2008

Anger festers inside a man to dull his spirit.

1500 years ago Pope Gregory the Great took a list of seven sins and listed them in a Church catechism. He had reduced the number of deadly sins from 8 to 7 when he listed them in the church’s teaching. The 8th sin that was dropped from the list was the sin of people who sing bad solo’s in ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:26-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Unthawing A Frozen Heart

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Mar 5, 2008

We cannot get so wrapped up in being a good church that we forget the reason we were saved.

Unthawing a Frozen Heart Key thoughts inspired by Michael L. Brown’s Go and Sin No More Rev. 2:2-5 Mar. 2, 2008 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction A What is greater than God, more evil than the devil, the rich want it, the poor have it, and ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:2-5

Denomination: Baptist

The Problem With A King's Heart

Contributed by Scott Carroll on Mar 8, 2008

CALLS US TO BE SERVANTS

THE PROBLEM WITH A KING’S HEART Matt 2:1-8 1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Get A New Heart!

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Mar 17, 2008

Get A New Heart! 1) A heart that recognizes its own sinfulness 2) A heart that treasures God’s forgiveness

With it beating an average of 100,000 times a day it’s surprising that the heart doesn’t give out more often than it does. After all, have you ever heard of a car engine that ran 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for 70 years without the need of a tune-up? Still, there are times when the human heart ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 18:1-32

Denomination: Lutheran

Follow Your Heart Series

Contributed by Andy Flowers on Mar 31, 2008

Series in Romans

Text: Romans 7:14-25 Title: Follow Your Heart Romans 7:14-25 14 For we know that the Law is spiritual, but I am of flesh, sold into bondage to sin. 15 For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate. 16 But if I ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:14-25

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Loving Heart

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jun 4, 2007

A sermon for the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost The story of the Widow at Nain

2nd Sunday after Pentecost Proper 5C Lectionary 10 C Luke 7:11-17 "Jesus’ Loving Heart" 11* Soon afterward he went to a city called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. 12* As he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:11-17

Denomination: Lutheran

On The Washing Of Feet And Hearts

Contributed by Donovan Myers on Jun 15, 2007

When Jesus washed feet, he was really washing hearts!

The story of Jesus washing His disciples feet is only found in John. The synoptic record the story of the dispute between the disciples as to who is the greatest. John does not record that story; instead he tells the story of Jesus washing his disciples’ feet. The story is a counter to the ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Its A Matter Of The Heart

Contributed by Ned Bartlebaugh on Jun 21, 2007

God looks upon the sin in your heart that hampers God’s very best for you. He will clean your heart, but He will not enter in without being invited first. This means we have to be real with ourselves and turn back to God, stop rationalizing sin and call

Introduction Illustration – Sea Biscuit: It’s heart I watched the movie “Sea Biscuit” the other night. One of my favorite scenes is near the beginning where the horse trainer is searching for one horse that he can groom into a champion. He wasn’t looking for a horse that was already a champion ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-17

Denomination: Baptist