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  • Mary Lewis avatar

    Guard Duty

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jul 2, 2002
    based on 63 ratings
     | 5,103 views

    The importance of guarding your heart, which is "the wellspring of life."

    Guard Duty 1/20/02 Prov. 4:23 Introduction This week, a team from the International Red Cross is paying a visit to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba to determine whether the detainees captured by U.S. forces are being kept in conditions which are acceptable according to the terms of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Guardians Of The Heart

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jul 2, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 5,103 views

    Listening to God’s voice speak to our hearts

    Introduction When I was in seminary, I lived in dormitories for four years. I had done that in college, but I was young and stupid then! I wanted to settle down, to have a place that was my own. I wanted to be near friends and family. I was pretty committed to staying in New England, and I really ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Guard Your Heart

    Contributed by Peter Langerman on May 6, 2003
    based on 126 ratings
     | 44,888 views

    Guard your heart, for from it come the issues of life

    Proverbs 4:20-27 20 My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words. 21 Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; 22 for they are life to those who find them and health to a man’s whole body. 23 Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Diligence Matters Series

    Contributed by Robert Odle on May 13, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 11,052 views

    The pursuit of godly character requires two things: (1) put God first, and (2) remove forces that erode God’s influence

    Character Counts! Diligence Matters (Proverbs 4:20-27) Theme: Character development is not an important part of life?it IS life! Purpose: What do I want to happen in the hearer when I preach this sermon? A. Increased knowledge. After I preach this sermon, the hearer should be able to state ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    El Ataque Cardiaco De La Iglesia

    Contributed by Lauro C Hernandez on Sep 27, 2002
    based on 101 ratings
     | 2,836 views

    Saber cuando la Iglesia esta en peligro de tener un ataque de corazon espiritual y como detenerlo.

    EL ATAQUE CARDIACO DE LA IGLESIA (Prov. 4:23) INTRO: El Señor Jesús al dar algunas señales acerca de su venida dijo en Luc. 21:26”desfalleciendo los hombres por el temor y la expectación de las cosas que sobrevendrán en la tierra”; encontrando nosotros que en los últimos días el hombre sufriría ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Issues Of Life

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002
    based on 35 ratings
     | 28,106 views

    The things in life that will matter eternally.

    21, April 2002 Dakota Community Church Issues of Life Introduction: Proverbs 4:20-23 My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; For they are life to those who find them, and health to all ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    "Heart Food"

    Contributed by Michael Walker on Mar 9, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,886 views

    You’ve heard the term "You are what you eat". It is so true. Us humans are told, what we are to eat to be healthy and to live a good and long life. We are as well told and warned of what to keep away from to be and stay healthy. Feeding ourselves everyday

    "Heartfood" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Prov. 4:23 - "Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life" You’ve heard the term "You are what you eat". It is so true. Us humans are told, what we are to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Michael Stover avatar

    Guard Your Heart

    Contributed by Michael Stover on Nov 2, 2001
    based on 157 ratings
     | 10,707 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Don't Make Any Turns

    Contributed by Terry Vaughan on Dec 13, 2001
    based on 17 ratings
     | 4,891 views

    Learn how some Christians have followed man instead of God and made the wrong turn.

    WESTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH PASTOR: TERRY VAUGHAN SERMON TITLE: DON’T MAKE ANY TURNS “For God so loved the world , that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Heart And Mouth Disease

    Contributed by David Dailey on Aug 31, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 6,856 views

    Out Of The Abundance Of The Heart The Mouth Speaks

    Heart & Mouth Disease I want to talk about Heart & Mouth disease. Our text is in Proverbs 4:20-27. I want to talk to you today about spiritual ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Help For The Hurting Heart

    Contributed by Jamey Stewart on Jan 14, 2003
    based on 30 ratings
     | 2,997 views

    Through this message we discover God’s helping power for the hearts that are hurting from the destructive power of sin.

    Text: Proverbs 4:23 Help For The Hurting Heart A. The pathway of sin will lead you to… a. Dangerous places b. Destructive places c. Deadly places B. Therefore God’s children should pray daily for Him to… a. Purge their hearts from sin b. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Heart Series

    Contributed by Lacell Sherman on Nov 24, 2000
    based on 147 ratings
     | 14,114 views

    Part of a three part series telling the role of the heart in conjunction with your spiritual growth.

    My focus this evening will be the Heart. It was once stated by an anonymous author that: "Thy speech betrayeth thee." Speech is the index of the soul. Utterance is the open door through which the character is known. Words are the fruit of the lips, and by their fruits we know them. Scripture: ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    On Guard!

    Contributed by Tony Searles on Jun 8, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,774 views

    A message to encourage the saints to guard their hearts...especially taking great care to watch their communication, attention, and behavior. These things, if left unchecked, can lead to drifting from the Lord.

    Stand & Read - Proverbs 4:20-27 ?My son, give attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. [21] Do not let them depart from your sight; keep them in the midst of your heart. [22] For they are life to those who find them, and health to all their whole body. [23] Watch over your heart ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Brian Atwood avatar

    Straight Talk From Dad

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on May 29, 2001
    based on 185 ratings
     | 10,375 views

    Three things a good dad wants his kids to do. (These are also three things our heavenly Father wants from all of us.)

    A traditional Father’s Day sermon would direct its attention to things a good dad ought to do. Instead, let’s look today at some things a good dad wants his kids to do. In Proverbs 4:1-4, Solomon says: "Hear ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. (2) For I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Listen To Dad Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 17, 2004
    based on 78 ratings
     | 12,089 views

    In our society, dads have almost become irrelevant. But in God’s mind, fathers are almost indispensable. Find out why.

    OPEN: A writer named Donald Ogden Stewart, had a son away at prep school. When his son reached the age of 14, Stewart wrote him the following letter: "Dear son, now that you have reached the magic age of fourteen, the time has come to tell you about the flowers and the bees. There is a male and a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ