Podcasts about hardness of heart

In this episode we cover the subject of the hardening of sinners' hearts...and that done by God. This is something that makes Christians uncomfortable, and has resulted in attempts to try to "sanitize" what the pages of Scripture say. But our concern is with dealing with what the Bible truly says, and taking it at face value. So how are we to understand this? That's what we will attempt to do as we continue our look at the Gospel of John, and specifically John 12.   Order a copy of my book: Signs of the End: Barnes & Noble:  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/signs-of-the-end-steve-gill/1139981224 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3iDuwiA   LTS Website: https://www.lovingthescriptures.com/   Music: http://www.purple-planet.com    

Text: Mark 6:45-52  A lesson from our adult Sunday school class through the book of Mark 

Want of readiness to receive divine impressions from the word of God. When the heart is soft and tender, it is also humble and contrite, and ready to tremble at the word of God. So it is said of Josiah that "his heart was tender," and "he humbled himself before the LORD," when he heard his word, 2 Kings 22:18,19. This may be wanting in some in a great measure, and they may be sensible of it. They may find in themselves a great unreadiness to comply with divine warnings, reproofs, calls.

A new MP3 sermon from The Narrated Puritan is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Hardness of Heart, An Eminent Sign of Sin's Dominion Subtitle: Dominion of Sin and Grace Speaker: John Owen Broadcaster: The Narrated Puritan Event: Audiobook Date: 4/28/2025 Length: 25 min.

Readings for Saturday of the Easter Octave

John 12:36b-50 March 30, 2025

Message from Andrew Hopper on March 2, 2025

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Series: N/AService: B - Sun AM WorshipType: SermonSpeaker: Jeff WilsonSunday morning sermon Jeff Wilson

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Date: February 9, 2025Series: Matthew - The Kingdom ProclaimedPassage: Matthew 12:1-14Preacher: Pastors Edgar Aponte

This is message 11 in the Isaiah series. Isaiah 9:8-10:4 Isaiah's Oracle against the Northern Kingdom of Israel highlights the consequences of pride, rebellion, and unrepentant sin. Despite God's repeated chastisements, Israel refused correction, leading to comprehensive judgment upon its leaders, people, and society. Their wickedness spread like fire, consuming them with internal strife and destruction. Through the refrain, "For all this His anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still," God's persistent judgment serves as a warning to Judah and a reminder that no one can escape divine accountability. Don't forget to download our app for more from the Riverview Baptist Church. http://onelink.to/rbcapp Find more at https://riverviewbc.com/ Donate through Pushpay https://pushpay.com/pay/riverviewbc

Readings here for Wednesday of the 2nd Week OT

Read OnlineThen he said to the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life rather than to destroy it?” But they remained silent. Looking around at them with anger and grieved at their hardness of heart, Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out and his hand was restored. Mark 3:4–5Sin damages our relationship with God. But hardness of heart is even more damaging because it perpetuates the damage done by sin. And the harder one's heart, the more permanent the damage.In the passage above, Jesus was angry with the Pharisees. Oftentimes the passion of anger is sinful, resulting from impatience and a lack of charity. But at other times, the passion of anger can be good when it is motivated by love of others and hatred for their sin. In this case, Jesus was grieved by the hardness of heart of the Pharisees, and that grief motivated His holy anger. His “holy” anger did not cause irrational criticism; rather, it drove Jesus to cure this man in the presence of the Pharisees so that they would soften their hearts and believe in Jesus. Sadly, it didn't work. The very next line of the Gospel says, “The Pharisees went out and immediately took counsel with the Herodians against him to put him to death” (Mark 3:6).Hardness of heart should be greatly avoided. The problem is that those who are hard of heart are usually not open to the fact that they are hard of heart. They are obstinate and stubborn, and oftentimes self-righteous. Therefore, when people suffer from this spiritual ailment, it is difficult for them to change, especially when confronted.This Gospel passage offers you an important opportunity to look into your own heart with honesty. Only you and God need to be part of that interior introspection and conversation. Begin by reflecting upon the Pharisees and the poor example they set. From there, try to look at yourself with great honesty. Are you obstinate? Are you hardened in your convictions to the point that you are unwilling to even consider that you may be wrong at times? Are there people in your life with whom you have entered into a conflict that still remains? If any of this rings true, then you may indeed suffer from the spiritual ill of a hardened heart. Reflect, today, upon your own soul and your relationships with others with as much honesty as possible. Do not hesitate to let your guard down and be open to what God may want to say to you. And if you detect even the slightest tendency toward a hardened and stubborn heart, beg our Lord to enter in to soften it. Change like this is difficult, but the rewards of such a change are incalculable. Do not hesitate and do not wait. Change is worth it in the end. My loving Lord, this day I open myself to an examination of my own heart and pray that You will help me to always be open to change when necessary. Help me, especially, to see any hardness I may have within my heart. Help me to overcome any obstinacy, stubbornness and self-righteousness. Give me the gift of humility, dear Lord, so that my heart can become more like Yours. Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2025 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.Featured image above: Jesus Heals the Man with a Withered Hand, via Wikimedia Commons

“Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.” (Mark 16:14)... More...

Text: Mark 3:1-6  A lesson from our adult Sunday school class through the book of Mark 

Jesus was grieved and angered by the hardness of heart he saw in a group Pharisees. Looking at that example as well as other Bible text brings home the reality of the dangers that threaten our own heart condition toward the Lord.

Join Pastor Stuart for the fifth lesson in our series, Don't Stop Believin', a sermon series on the Apostle Paul's Epistle to the Hebrews. Today, we examine Hebrews 3:1-14 as we learn about . . . "The Problem of Drift". In this lesson, we learn: We need to beware of an unbelieving, hard heart caused by the deceitfulness of sin. Three ways we can guard against unbelief and hardness of heart:  Focus on Jesus. Hold fast to our confession of Christ. Exhort each other daily  to stick with Jesus. So, by the work of the Spirit, let's help each other pursue and persevere with Jesus. You can learn more about Westminster Presbyterian Church at https://www.westminsterpca.net. Join us Sunday Mornings at 10:30 a.m. at 230 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC! Find us on social media at @WPCSumter.

Here is the sermon outline: Moses on Divorce (Deuteronomy 24:1-4) Jesus on Divorce (Matthew 19:1-10) Paul on Divorce (1 Corinthians 7:15) You can watch this message here.

Pride and hardness of heart go hand in hand. Pride is the enemy of humility. And pride ??? pride stops us from laying hold of God???s wisdom, which causes us pain and in turn, hardens our hearts. It???s a vicious, vicious circle. Join Berni, as he takes a look godly, life-changing wisdom - from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do you do in putting others first in your home? Some never grow beyond basic selfish instincts. Mark 10 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/encouragingchristians/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/encouragingchristians/support

This is message 3 in The Seven Churches of Revelation. Revelation 2:1-7 addresses the church of Ephesus, praising their hard work and doctrinal integrity but reproving them for losing their initial love for Christ. Their service had become routine and lacked heartfelt devotion. Christ warns them to revive their love for Him, emphasizing that true Christian service must be rooted in a passionate relationship with the Lord, or they risk losing their spiritual influence.

Through this plague we come to recognize God's all or nothing demand for us, as we see an all or nothing God (vv 1-6) demand all his people be sent (vv 7-11) or else nothing will be left for Pharaoh (vv 12-15), who in the end is an all but nothing king (vv 16-20).

We can know the LORD but not really know him; we can have an intellectual knowledge of God that does not change our will. There are two instances of knowing and not knowing the LORD in this passage: Pharaoh knowing who to pray to (7:25-8:15) and the magicians knowing who's at work (8:16-19).

The warning proclaimed (vv 14-19); the warning enacted (vv 20-24); the warning reenacted (Revelation 16:3-4).

Then he said to the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life rather than to destroy it?” But they remained silent. Looking around at them with anger and grieved at their hardness of heart, Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out and his hand was restored. Mark 3:4–5Sin damages our relationship with God. But hardness of heart is even more damaging because it perpetuates the damage done by sin. And the harder one's heart, the more permanent the damage.In the passage above, Jesus was angry with the Pharisees. Oftentimes the passion of anger is sinful, resulting from impatience and a lack of charity. But at other times, the passion of anger can be good when it is motivated by love of others and hatred for their sin. In this case, Jesus was grieved by the hardness of heart of the Pharisees, and that grief motivated His holy anger. His “holy” anger did not cause irrational criticism; rather, it drove Jesus to cure this man in the presence of the Pharisees so that they would soften their hearts and believe in Jesus. Sadly, it didn't work. The very next line of the Gospel says, “The Pharisees went out and immediately took counsel with the Herodians against him to put him to death” (Mark 3:6).Hardness of heart should be greatly avoided. The problem is that those who are hard of heart are usually not open to the fact that they are hard of heart. They are obstinate and stubborn, and oftentimes self-righteous. Therefore, when people suffer from this spiritual ailment, it is difficult for them to change, especially when confronted.This Gospel passage offers you an important opportunity to look into your own heart with honesty. Only you and God need to be part of that interior introspection and conversation. Begin by reflecting upon the Pharisees and the poor example they set. From there, try to look at yourself with great honesty. Are you obstinate? Are you hardened in your convictions to the point that you are unwilling to even consider that you may be wrong at times? Are there people in your life with whom you have entered into a conflict that still remains? If any of this rings true, then you may indeed suffer from the spiritual ill of a hardened heart. Reflect, today, upon your own soul and your relationships with others with as much honesty as possible. Do not hesitate to let your guard down and be open to what God may want to say to you. And if you detect even the slightest tendency toward a hardened and stubborn heart, beg our Lord to enter in to soften it. Change like this is difficult, but the rewards of such a change are incalculable. Do not hesitate and do not wait. Change is worth it in the end. My loving Lord, this day I open myself to an examination of my own heart and pray that You will help me to always be open to change when necessary. Help me, especially, to see any hardness I may have within my heart. Help me to overcome any obstinacy, stubbornness and self-righteousness. Give me the gift of humility, dear Lord, so that my heart can become more like Yours. Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.

I struggle the same way everyone else does. In this episode, I hope to shed some light on some of the ways hardness of heart creeps in. I share personal stories about different times when I felt God correcting my hard-heartness and pushing me toward compassion, obedience, humility, and forgiveness. Check out HeavenatHome.org  Follow Ashley on Instagram: ashleyem.official  Follow Ashley on Facebook: ashleyem.official  Support this podcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavenathome/support

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“Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.'” (Matthew 9:13)

John 10:31-42 Why do some people believe and some don't? The answer may surprise you. It doesn't come down to cold, hard facts but cold, hard hearts. In today's text, some people see Jesus' miracles but don't believe in him. Others just met him and yet call him their messiah. The difference? Their hearts. How is your heart? Hard or soft? New or old? Believing or un-believing. The answer to this question is the most important thing about you. Thank you for learning alongside us. Let us know how we can pray for you. We are a revitalizing church in the Poe Mill neighborhood of Greenville, SC. Our mission is to make disciples that transform our neighborhood with the gospel of Jesus. Our vision is to see Jesus-centered living, church revitalization, and neighborhood-based missions happening in Poe Mill, West Greenville, and beyond! If you have any questions for us, email us at info@griggschurch.com

It comes from self-interest. The "I want" factor. What I want, when it becomes more important than what God wants. Broadcast #6620To help support this podcast, please visit walkwiththeking.org/donate and select "Podcast" from the dropdown menu.A transcript of this broadcast is available on our website here. To hear more from Bob Cook, you can find Walk With The King on Facebook or Instagram.

Well do I recollect when I was the subject of excessive tenderness - some people called it -morbid sensibility.- How I shuddered and shivered at the very thought of sin which then appeared exceedingly sinful. I would to God I could always feel as I then did. O believer, your new-born character was then white as the lily, and the smallest grain of dust would show upon it. Your life was bright and shining, and the least speck would be discovered, and you yourself were like the sensitive plant, the slightest touch of sin sent a thrill of horror through every fibre of your soul. But it is not so now, at least not to the same admirable degree. It may be you can hear talk to which formerly you would have closed your ears- you can tolerate sins which once you would have shunned as though they were deadly serpents. Your life is somewhat careless now- great sins you avoid right heedfully, but secret sin gives you little or no concern.

John 7:25-36

0190-951 Doctrine of Weeping Part 5. Esau cried because of the hardness of his heart and scar tissue of the Soul.GRACE BIBLE CHURCHPASTOR ROBERT R. MCLAUGHLINGBIBLE.ORG IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO OUR EMAIL LIST FOR LIVESTREAM SLIDE NOTES – PLEASE EMAIL & INDICATE SO @: DLG@GBIBLE.ORGIf any of these links do not work for you please email us at the above email address and we will send you the details and work on fixing the links as we are informed....THE GBIBLE APP IS NOW AVAILABLE!!!Here are some instructions for anyone who may have trouble or don't know how to find our new app:If you're going to look it up on the app store - we are actually "New England Bible Doctrine Church '' that's only if you're going to search that way - btw - way too many Grace Bible Churches - so this is kind of a good thing! Also attached are 2 links - 1 for Apple IOS and the 2 for Android Google Play:Apple IOS:https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1623957291ANDROID:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.subsplashconsulting.s_2QTST8&hl=en_US&gl=US*** If you're an apple user as stated it's going to be the first link

There are a number of things which concur in this kind of hardness of heart- as, - 1. lack of readiness to receive divine impressions from the word of God. When the heart is soft and tender, it is also humble and contrite, and ready to tremble at the word of God. So it is said of Josiah that -his heart was tender,- and -he humbled himself before the LORD,- when he heard his word, 2 Kings 22-18,19. This may be lacking in some in a great measure, and they may be sensible of it. They may find in themselves a great unreadiness to comply with divine warnings, reproofs, calls. They are not affected with the word preached, but sometimes complain that they sit under it like stocks and stones.

There are a number of things which concur in this kind of hardness of heart- as, - 1. lack of readiness to receive divine impressions from the word of God. When the heart is soft and tender, it is also humble and contrite, and ready to tremble at the word of God. So it is said of Josiah that -his heart was tender,- and -he humbled himself before the LORD,- when he heard his word, 2 Kings 22-18,19. This may be lacking in some in a great measure, and they may be sensible of it. They may find in themselves a great unreadiness to comply with divine warnings, reproofs, calls. They are not affected with the word preached, but sometimes complain that they sit under it like stocks and stones.

A new MP3 sermon from The Narrated Puritan is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Hardness of Heart: an eminent sign of sin's dominion Subtitle: Dominion of Sin and Grace Speaker: John Owen Broadcaster: The Narrated Puritan Event: Audio Book Date: 1/29/2023 Length: 27 min.

Hardness Of Heart Hebrews 6 1. If you must grow you have to intentionally set spiritual goals, you don't grow accidentally 2. You cannot master anything you have not deliberately learnt. 3. Spiritual maturity requires constant use. Hebrews 5:12 (It is Present Continuous) whatever you don't use, you'll loose. 4. Progress in your spiritual growth will take consistency and intentionality. Understanding the concept of Hardness of Heart. Hardness of heart is when the word of God cannot persuade a person and it involves testing and trying and results. Hebrews 3: 7-9, Mark 8:17 As believers, we ought to examine ourselves first and choose not to be reprobates.

Then he said to the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life rather than to destroy it?” But they remained silent. Looking around at them with anger and grieved at their hardness of heart, Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out and his hand was restored. Mark 3:4–5Sin damages our relationship with God. But hardness of heart is even more damaging because it perpetuates the damage done by sin. And the harder one's heart, the more permanent the damage.In the passage above, Jesus was angry with the Pharisees. Oftentimes the passion of anger is sinful, resulting from impatience and a lack of charity. But at other times, the passion of anger can be good when it is motivated by love of others and hatred for their sin. In this case, Jesus was grieved by the hardness of heart of the Pharisees, and that grief motivated His holy anger. His “holy” anger did not cause irrational criticism; rather, it drove Jesus to cure this man in the presence of the Pharisees so that they would soften their hearts and believe in Jesus. Sadly, it didn't work. The very next line of the Gospel says, “The Pharisees went out and immediately took counsel with the Herodians against him to put him to death” (Mark 3:6).Hardness of heart should be greatly avoided. The problem is that those who are hard of heart are usually not open to the fact that they are hard of heart. They are obstinate and stubborn, and oftentimes self-righteous. Therefore, when people suffer from this spiritual ailment, it is difficult for them to change, especially when confronted.This Gospel passage offers you an important opportunity to look into your own heart with honesty. Only you and God need to be part of that interior introspection and conversation. Begin by reflecting upon the Pharisees and the poor example they set. From there, try to look at yourself with great honesty. Are you obstinate? Are you hardened in your convictions to the point that you are unwilling to even consider that you may be wrong at times? Are there people in your life with whom you have entered into a conflict that still remains? If any of this rings true, then you may indeed suffer from the spiritual ill of a hardened heart.Reflect, today, upon your own soul and your relationships with others with as much honesty as possible. Do not hesitate to let your guard down and be open to what God may want to say to you. And if you detect even the slightest tendency toward a hardened and stubborn heart, beg our Lord to enter in to soften it. Change like this is difficult, but the rewards of such a change are incalculable. Do not hesitate and do not wait. Change is worth it in the end.My loving Lord, this day I open myself to an examination of my own heart and pray that You will help me to always be open to change when necessary. Help me, especially, to see any hardness I may have within my heart. Help me to overcome any obstinacy, stubbornness and self-righteousness. Give me the gift of humility, dear Lord, so that my heart can become more like Yours. Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2023 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.

Observe also how dreadful a case it is, if it be predominant, both symptomatically and effectively. It is the forerunner of mischief, Prov. 28-14. It is a dreadful sign of one that is far more unlikely than others to be converted- when they are -alienated from the life of God by their ignorance,- and are -past feeling,- they are -given up to work uncleanness with greediness,- Eph.4-14.

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A new MP3 sermon from The Narrated Puritan is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The Root of Sin in the Heart is Hardness of Heart Subtitle: The Narrated Puritan - T M S Speaker: Jonathan Edwards Broadcaster: The Narrated Puritan Event: Audio Book Date: 11/6/2022 Length: 8 min.

By a hard heart is plainly meant an unaffected heart, or a heart not easy to be moved with virtuous affections, like a stone, insensible, stupid, unmoved, and hard to be impressed. Hence the hard heart is called a stony heart, and is opposed to a heart of flesh, that has feeling, and is sensibly touched and moved. We read in Scripture of a hard heart, and a tender heart- and doubtless we are to understand these, as contrary the one to the other. But what is a tender heart, but a heart which is easily impressed with what ought to affect it- From A Treatise on the Religious Affections Part 1 What are the affections-

The breadth of Spurgeon's ministry is manifest. If he has a hobby-horse, it is Christ crucified, and there is no criticism for that! However, in seeking to make Christ known, for salvation in every part and to the fullest degree, Spurgeon does not sail a narrow channel, but rather covers vast tracts of the ocean of truth. We do not know all that may have stirred and stimulated him, under God, in selecting his sermon texts, but this one has to do with the danger of God's people having their hearts hardened through the deceitfulness of sin, and the remedies for it. Here Spurgeon shows his spiritual wisdom in giving us a chilling description of such decline, a brief anatomy of sin in its deceitfulness, and a stirring exhortation to use the means available to restore our hearts to tenderness in all our dealings with the Almighty. Connect with the Reading Spurgeon Community on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ReadingSpurgeon Sign up to get the weekly readings emailed to you: https://www.mediagratiae.org/podcasts-1/from-the-heart-of-spurgeon. Check out other Media Gratiae podcasts at www.mediagratiae.org Download the Media Gratiae App: https://subsplash.com/mediagratiae/app  

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New Hope Ministries Senior Pastor Grant Thigpen 7675 Davis Blvd Naples, FL 34104 facebook.com/newhopenaples facebook.com/pastorgrantthigpen newhopenaples.com 239.348.0122