Sermons on
Jeremiah 17:9

“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”

Sin >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a Condition of the Heart
The Heart: The Spiritual Core of Every Believer >  The Condition of the Human Heart  >  The Heart is Deceitful and Wicked
Jesus as the Light of the World >  Introduction: The World in Darkness  >  The inability of humanity to dispel this darkness on their own.
Understanding the Biblical Concept of the Heart >  The Condition of the Human Heart  >  The heart is deceitful
The Condition of the Human Heart >  The Heart in its Natural State  >  The Heart is Deceitful
Guarding the Heart >  Understanding the Heart  >  The Heart's Vulnerability
The Heart as the Center of Human Personality >  The Condition of the Human Heart  >  The heart is deceitful
Sin as a Condition of the Heart >  The Heart as the Seat of Sin  >  The deceitful and desperately wicked nature of the human heart.
The Heart Can Be Cleansed and Renewed >  The Condition of the Human Heart  >  The heart is naturally sinful
The Heart Can Be Cleansed and Renewed >  The Condition of the Human Heart  >  The heart is deceitful
The Heart Can Be Cleansed and Renewed >  The Condition of the Human Heart  >  The heart is desperately wicked
Guarding the Heart through Fellowship with Believers >  Understanding the Importance of Guarding the Heart  >  The heart's vulnerability to sin
The Heart is Deceitful and Wicked >  Understanding the Deceitfulness of the Heart  >  The heart's capacity for deceit.
The Consequence of Sin >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a Condition of the Heart
The Problem of Sin >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a Condition of the Heart
Actions Reflect Our Heart >  The State of Our Heart Determines Our Actions  >  An impure heart leads to sinful actions
Confession of Sin >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a Condition of the Heart
Turning from Sin >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a condition of the human heart
Sin and Selfishness >  The Origin of Sin and Selfishness  >  The Nature of Sin
Equality in Sin >  The Universality of Sin  >  The Deceitfulness of Sin
Acknowledging Sin >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a Condition of the Human Heart
The Power of Christ to Overcome Wrong >  Understanding the Nature of Wrong  >  Our inability to overcome wrong on our own
The Danger of Pride in Human Knowledge >  The Illusion of Self-Sufficiency  >  The Folly of Self-Reliance
To Reveal What is in Our Hearts >  The Deceitfulness of the Heart  >  The heart's capacity for self-deception
The Limitations of Human Efforts to Change >  The Inherent Sinfulness of Humanity  >  The impossibility of perfect self-reformation
The Threat of Sin and Its Deceitfulness >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a Spiritual Disease
We Cannot Change in Our Own Strength >  Our Inherent Weakness  >  Acknowledging our human limitations
The Heart's Ability to Lead Us Astray >  Understanding the Deceitful Nature of the Heart  >  The Heart as the Seat of Our Desires
Continually Seeking God's Direction for Our Passion >  Understanding Our Passion  >  Distinguishing between worldly passion and Godly passion
The Heart's Tendency to Harbor Hidden Sins >  Understanding the Deceitful Nature of the Heart  >  The heart is deceitful above all things
To Seek a Deeper Relationship with God >  Understanding the Need for a Deeper Relationship with God  >  Acknowledging the limitations of our human nature
The Hope of Restoration Through Jesus Christ >  Understanding Our Need for Restoration  >  Acknowledging our inability to restore ourselves
The Nature of Sin and Its Consequences >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a Heart Condition
The Healing and Restoration in Christ >  The Reality of Brokenness  >  The world's solutions are temporary
A Heart Strengthened by God's Power >  The Condition of Our Heart  >  The natural state of the human heart
The Nature of the Old Self >  Understanding the Old Self  >  The Old Self is Deceptive
The Promise of a New Heart >  Understanding the Condition of the Human Heart  >  The Depravity of the Human Heart
Demonstrating Consistency in Words and Actions >  The Challenge of Consistency  >  The deceitfulness of the heart
Sin Affects Our Relationships with Others >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a condition of the human heart
Acknowledging Our Inability to Change Ourselves >  Understanding Our Human Limitations  >  Acknowledging our inability to change our sinful nature
Realizing our Inability to Change Ourselves >  The Futility of Self-Reliance  >  The illusion of self-sufficiency
God's Faithfulness in Forgiving Our Sins >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a condition of the human heart
The Conviction of Sin and Righteousness >  The Conviction of Sin  >  Recognizing our sinfulness
The Dangers of Pursuing Worldly Pleasures >  The Deception of Worldly Pleasures  >  Worldly Pleasures are Deceptive
The Heart's Role in Sinful Actions >  Understanding the Heart's Nature  >  The heart as the center of our being
Yielding Our Will to God's Will >  Understanding Our Will  >  The Limitations of Our Will
The Joy of a Guarded Heart >  Understanding the Importance of a Guarded Heart  >  The heart's vulnerability
The Promise of a Clean Heart >  Understanding the Condition of Our Hearts  >  The natural state of the human heart
The Guilt and Shame of Sin >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a condition of the human heart
The Heart's Resistance to God's Truth >  Understanding the Nature of the Human Heart  >  The heart as the seat of emotions, will, and intellect
Humanity under the Yoke of Sin >  The Universality of Sin  >  The Heart is Deceitful
The Universal Nature of Sin >  The Universality of Sin  >  Sin Affects All Aspects of Life
The Universality of Sin and Death >  Understanding the Concept of Sin  >  The Nature of Sin
Sorrow as a Result of Sin >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a Heart Condition
Recognizing the Sinful Nature of Man >  The Deceptive Nature of Sin  >  The Heart's Deceitfulness
Understanding the Consequences of Our Sin >  The Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a Condition of the Heart
The Consequences of the Old Self >  Understanding the Old Self  >  The Deception of the Old Self
The Consequences of Sin and Death >  The Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a condition of the heart
The Mind Governed by the Flesh >  Understanding the Fleshly Mind  >  The Deception of the Fleshly Mind
The Importance of Seeking Divine Guidance >  Understanding the Need for Divine Guidance  >  Acknowledging our sinfulness
The Heart in its Natural State >  The Natural Condition of the Heart  >  The Heart is Deceitful
The Condition of a Transformed Heart >  Understanding the Natural Condition of the Human Heart  >  The Heart is Deceitful and Wicked
The Continual Renewal of the Heart >  Understanding the Heart in Biblical Terms  >  The Heart as the Seat of Sin
The Need to Guard the Heart >  The Condition of the Heart  >  The Heart's Natural State
The Transformation from Badness to Goodness >  Understanding Our Original State: Born in Sin  >  The Inability to Change on Our Own
The Prerequisite for Receiving God's Peace >  Recognizing Our Need for God's Peace  >  Acknowledging Our Inability to Attain Peace on Our Own
The Remedy for the Sinful Heart >  Understanding the Sinful Heart  >  The Nature of the Sinful Heart
Understanding the Heart in Biblical Context >  The Condition of the Human Heart  >  The heart is deceitful
The Need for a Clean Heart >  Understanding the Condition of Our Hearts  >  The sinful nature of the human heart
Understanding the Deceitfulness of the Heart >  The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things  >  The Bible's description of the heart as deceitful
Recognizing the Wickedness of the Heart >  Understanding the Condition of the Human Heart  >  The Heart's Deceitfulness
Understanding the Importance of the Heart >  The Heart in its Fallen State  >  The heart is deceitful
Overcoming the Challenges of Speaking Truth >  Identifying the Challenges in Speaking Truth  >  Self-deception
Transforming Our Heart Transforms Our Actions >  Understanding the Condition of Our Heart  >  The sinful nature of the human heart
The Solution to Sin and Selfishness >  Recognizing Our Sinful and Selfish Nature  >  The Deceitfulness of the Heart
Truth is Objective, Not Subjective >  The Danger of Subjective Truth  >  Subjective truth is a form of self-deception
The Heart Can Be Cleansed >  Understanding the Condition of the Human Heart  >  The Heart is Deceitful
A Deep Conviction of Sin >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a condition of the heart
The Heart Can Be Renewed >  Understanding the Condition of the Human Heart  >  The Heart is Deceitful and Desperately Sick
A Heart Transformed and Renewed >  The Condition of the Human Heart  >  The heart is deceitful and wicked
The Challenge of the Flesh >  The Struggle with the Flesh  >  The Deceitfulness of the Flesh
The Heart's Inclination Towards Sin >  Understanding the Human Heart  >  The Heart as the Seat of Emotions and Desires
The Heart's Inclination Towards Sin >  Understanding the Human Heart  >  The Deceitfulness of the Heart
The Heart's Inclination Towards Evil >  Understanding the Human Heart  >  The deceitful and desperately wicked nature of the human heart
Sin is Rebellion Against God >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin is a heart issue, reflecting our innermost desires and attitudes.
Sin as Separation from God >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a Condition of the Heart
Sin and its Blinding Effects >  The Blinding Effects of Sin  >  Sin Blinds Us to Our Own Sinfulness
The Heart is Naturally Sinful >  Understanding the Nature of the Human Heart  >  The Deceitfulness of the Heart
The Heart is Desperately Wicked >  Understanding the Condition of the Human Heart  >  The Deceitful Nature of the Heart
The Heart's Vulnerability to Sin >  Understanding the Heart's Vulnerability  >  The Heart as the Seat of Human Emotion and Will
The Heart's Capacity for Deceit >  Understanding the Deceitful Nature of the Heart  >  The Bible's Description of the Heart
Sin as a Heart Condition >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a spiritual disease that affects the heart
Sin as a Heart Condition >  The Heart: The Seat of Sin  >  The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
Sin as a Heart Condition >  The Consequences of a Sinful Heart  >  The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
Confess and Reppent of Self-Sufficiency >  Understanding Self-Sufficiency  >  The Danger of Self-Sufficiency
Freedom from Sin and Guilt >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a condition of the human heart
Vulnerability to Deception and Lies >  Recognizing Our Vulnerability to Deception and Lies  >  The Deceptive Nature of Our Hearts
Surrendering our Will to God >  The Struggle with Surrender  >  The Human Will
The Heart Influences Our Behavior >  The Condition of the Heart Influences Behavior  >  An Evil Heart Leads to Sinful Behavior
Surrendering Our Plans to God >  The Struggle of Surrender  >  Identifying our human tendency to control our own lives.
We Must Guard Our Hearts >  Understanding the Heart  >  The Heart's Susceptibility to Sin
How to Guard our Hearts >  Recognizing the Threats to our Hearts  >  Sin
The Emotional Toll of Sin >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a condition of the human heart
Sin as a Heavy Burden >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a condition of the heart
Prayer for a Pure Heart >  Understanding the Need for a Pure Heart  >  The Condition of the Human Heart
Unconfessed Sin in Our Lives >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a state of the heart
Sin and Rebellion Against God >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a Condition of the Heart
Sin as a Universal Condition >  The Universality of Sin  >  Sin's Impact on Humanity
The Universal Problem of Sin >  Understanding the Concept of Sin  >  Nature of Sin
Sin Leads to Physical Death >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a condition of the human heart
The Dangers of Unchecked Thoughts >  The Deception of Unchecked Thoughts  >  Examining how unchecked thoughts can deceive us into believing lies, leading to destructive behaviors and attitudes.
Identifying False Sources of Encouragement >  Identifying the Sources of False Encouragement  >  The flesh
The Transformation of the Heart >  Understanding the Condition of the Human Heart  >  The natural state of the heart is sinful and deceitful
How to Guard the Heart >  Understanding the Importance of the Heart  >  Realizing the heart's susceptibility to sin
Living with a Guarded Heart >  The Dangers of an Unguarded Heart  >  The heart can be deceived
The Root Cause of Injustice >  The Depravity of the Human Heart  >  The sinful nature of man
The Gates: Points of Vulnerability >  Identifying Our Spiritual Gates  >  The gate of the heart
Recognizing Our Need for Restoration >  Acknowledging Our Brokenness  >  Recognizing our inability to fix ourselves
Living with a Renewed Mind >  Understanding the Need for a Renewed Mind  >  The Fallen Nature of the Human Mind
The Effects of Sin's Distortion >  Sin Distorts Our Self-Perception  >  Sin results in self-deception
The Process of God's Restoration >  Acknowledging Our Brokenness  >  Admitting our inability to restore ourselves and our need for a Savior
Protecting from Internal Threats >  Understanding the Nature of Internal Threats  >  Identifying the deceptive nature of our hearts
The Victory over Sin >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a Condition of the Heart
Judgment Based on Motives >  The Danger of Wrong Motives  >  Wrong motives can deceive us into thinking we are right with God when we are not
Transformation and New Life >  Understanding the Need for Transformation  >  Acknowledging our inability to change on our own
Personal Interpretations and Opinions >  The Call to Live Out the Truth of Scripture Over Personal Interpretations and Opinions  >  The Danger of Living by Our Opinions Instead of God's Word
Motion Away from Sin >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a condition of the human heart
The Solution to Sin >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a Condition of the Heart
Avoiding Sin and Worldliness >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a Condition of the Human Heart
A Change of Heart >  Understanding the Heart in Biblical Context  >  The heart as the seat of emotions, will, and intellect
A Change of Heart >  The Condition of the Human Heart  >  The heart is naturally sinful and deceitful
Transformation of the Heart >  Understanding the Heart's Condition  >  The Heart's Depravity
God Transforms the Heart >  The Condition of the Human Heart  >  The Heart is Deceitful and Wicked
The Struggle with Self >  Understanding the Nature of Self  >  The Deception of Self
The Corruption of Mankind >  The Manifestation of Corruption  >  The Wickedness of Mankind
The Wickedness of Man >  Understanding The Wickedness of Man  >  The Nature of Wickedness
Sin's Impact on Humanity >  The Universality of Sin  >  Sin is not just an act, but a condition of the heart
The Trap of Self-Deception >  Understanding Self-Deception  >  Definition of Self-Deception
Compromise with Sin >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a spiritual disease
God Searches the Heart >  The Deceitfulness and Wickedness of the Human Heart  >  The heart is deceitful above all things
God Searches the Heart >  The Deceitfulness and Wickedness of the Human Heart  >  The heart is desperately sick and beyond human understanding
The Heart is Deceitful >  Understanding the Deceitfulness of the Heart  >  The heart's deceitfulness is beyond human comprehension
Walking in the Truth >  The Challenges of Walking in Truth  >  The Struggle with Self-Deception
Constantly Guarding Against Sin >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a state of the human heart
The Enslavement of Sin >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a spiritual condition
The Impact of Relativism >  Understanding Relativism  >  The Appeal of Relativism
Purification of the Heart >  Understanding the Condition of the Human Heart  >  The Deceitful and Wicked Nature of the Human Heart
Worldly Strength is Self-Centered >  The Downfall of Worldly Strength  >  Worldly strength can lead to self-deception and false security
The Need for Guidance >  Understanding Our Need for Guidance  >  Recognizing our propensity to sin
Recognizing and Acknowledging Sin >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a Heart Condition
Sin and its Consequences >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a Condition of the Heart
The Purity of Heart >  The State of Our Hearts  >  The Natural Condition of the Human Heart
A Plea for Restoration >  Understanding the Need for Restoration  >  Realizing our inability to restore ourselves
Regularly Renewing Our Minds >  Understanding the Need for Renewal  >  Recognizing the Fallibility of Our Natural Mind
The State of Sinfulness >  Understanding the Concept of Sin  >  Sin as a state of the heart
The Heart is Sinful >  Understanding the Sinful Nature of the Human Heart  >  The Bible's depiction of the human heart as deceitful and wicked
Embracing Breakthrough and Transformation >  Understanding the Need for Breakthrough and Transformation  >  Recognizing our human limitations and the need for divine intervention
Deliver Us From Evil >  Recognizing the Presence of Evil  >  Evil in Our Hearts
Overcoming Darkness through Christ >  Understanding the Darkness  >  Acknowledging Our Inability to Overcome Darkness on Our Own
Sin Hardens the Heart >  The Process of Heart Hardening  >  The deceitfulness of sin can lead to a hardened heart
The Introduction of Sin >  The Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a condition of the heart
The Struggle with Badness >  Understanding the Nature of Badness  >  Badness as a spiritual condition
Overcoming Wrong through Christ >  Acknowledging Our Wrongdoings  >  Accepting our inability to overcome sin on our own
Understanding the Old Self >  The Characteristics of the Old Self  >  The Old Self is Deceptive
Understanding the Old Nature >  Characteristics of the Old Nature  >  The Old Nature is Deceptive
The Spread of Injustice >  The Prevalence of Injustice  >  Injustice in Our Hearts
Protection from Sin >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a condition of the human heart
Vulnerability to Deception >  Recognizing Our Vulnerability to Deception  >  The Human Nature
A Heart Transformed >  Understanding the Condition of the Human Heart  >  The sinful nature of the human heart
Victory Over Sin >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a condition of the human heart
Lust and Covetousness >  Understanding Lust and Covetousness  >  The Root of Lust and Covetousness
Guidance vs Self-Direction >  Understanding the Concept of Self-Direction  >  The Dangers of Relying on Self-Direction
The Heart's Vulnerability >  Understanding the Heart's Vulnerability  >  The heart's susceptibility to sin
Discerning God's Voice >  Differentiating God's Voice from Other Voices  >  Distinguishing God's voice from our own thoughts and desires.
Sin as Unrighteousness >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a condition of the heart.
Illuminating the Darkness >  Understanding the Darkness  >  Acknowledging our own darkness
Sin as Deception >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a Condition of the Heart
A Pure Heart >  The Condition of Our Hearts  >  The Natural State of Our Hearts
Prepare Your Heart >  Understanding the Importance of a Prepared Heart  >  The impact of an unprepared heart
Through Honest Self-Examination >  Understanding the Need for Self-Examination  >  Recognizing our human tendency towards self-deception
Recognizing Our Sinfulness >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a Heart Condition
Understanding the Heart >  The Heart as the Center of Our Being  >  The heart as the seat of our emotions and desires.
Understanding the Heart >  The Condition of the Human Heart  >  The heart is naturally sinful and deceitful.
Recognizing Our Badness >  Recognizing the Badness Within Us  >  The Heart's Deceitfulness
Evaluating Our Actions >  The Challenges of Self-Evaluation  >  Overcoming self-deception
Intellectual Pride >  The Root of Intellectual Pride  >  The Deception of Self-Sufficiency
Our Heart >  The Condition of our Heart  >  The Sinful Nature of the Human Heart
Understanding Lust >  The Origin of Lust  >  Lust and the Human Heart
Confessing Sin >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a Condition of the Human Heart
Overcoming Badness >  Understanding the Nature of Badness  >  Understanding that badness is a result of our fallen nature
Defining Badness >  Understanding Badness from a Biblical Perspective  >  The Nature of Badness
God Can Give Us a New Heart >  Understanding the Condition of Our Heart  >  The natural state of the human heart is sinful and deceitful
A New Heart and a New Spirit >  Understanding the Old Heart and Spirit  >  The Condition of the Old Heart
The Fall and Its Impact on Morality >  The Impact of the Fall on Human Morality  >  The Corruption of the Human Heart
The Fallen Nature of the Human Mind >  The Manifestations of the Fallen Human Mind  >  The Deceitfulness of the Human Heart
The Heart as the Root of Vice >  Understanding the Heart's Role in Sin  >  The heart's susceptibility to sin
The Heart as the Root of Vice >  The Dangers of a Corrupted Heart  >  The heart's deceitfulness
An Impure Heart Leads to Sinful Actions >  Understanding the Condition of the Heart  >  The natural state of the human heart
Deeds as a Reflection of our Heart >  The Heart's Condition Reflects in our Actions  >  An evil heart produces evil deeds
Purity as a State of the Heart >  The Impurity of the Human Heart  >  The Heart's Natural State
Our Perception of Fairness is Often Flawed >  Understanding Our Flawed Perception of Fairness  >  Our perception of fairness is influenced by our sinful nature and limited understanding.
Trusting in God's Power Despite Our Feelings >  Understanding Our Feelings  >  The danger of relying solely on our feelings
The Heart as the Center of Life >  The Condition of the Heart  >  The Heart can be Deceitful
The Heart as the Wellspring of Life >  The Condition of Our Heart  >  The sinful nature of our heart
The Pervasiveness of Sin in Human Life >  Understanding the Nature of Sin  >  Sin as a Spiritual Disease
The Blessings of Being Quick to Listen >  The Blessings of Listening to Our Own Hearts  >  Understanding our true desires and motivations
The Heart as the Seat of Sin >  The Condition of the Human Heart  >  The heart is deceitful above all things
The Heart and its Connection to Emotions >  Understanding the Heart in Biblical Context  >  The heart as the place of moral and spiritual activity
Understanding the Importance of Guarding the Heart >  The Dangers of an Unguarded Heart  >  The heart can be deceived
The Challenge of Living a Consistent Life >  The Challenges to Living a Consistent Life  >  The deceitfulness of our own hearts
Understanding the Heart's Role in Our Actions >  The Heart's Desires Direct Our Actions  >  The desires of the heart can lead us astray
The Contrast between Right and Wrong >  Understanding the Nature of Right and Wrong  >  The Human Perception of Right and Wrong