Sermons on Forbearance:

The Power Of The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Amar Chandnani on May 22, 2025

The Holy Spirit, transforms our thoughts, intentions, and purposes to be Intune with the truths of God so that we can be empowered to live like Christ.

Our scripture for today is lifted from Act chapter 1:8: "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Let us pray……. The Holy Spirit is third person of the Trinity. He ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8, John 14:16, Isaiah 41:10, John 16:8-11, Isaiah 64:6, Romans 3:23-24, Galatians 5:13-26, Mark 9:43-48, Deuteronomy 30:18, Romans 10:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Grace Alone 102925 PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 16, 2025

God’s grace meets us in our sin and need, offering true freedom and acceptance through faith in Jesus, not our own efforts.

Some of us arrived today feeling like life has been a long hallway of closed doors. You knocked on the door of good intentions and it stayed shut. You jiggled the handle of self-improvement and it wouldn’t budge. You leaned your ear to the keyhole of religious busyness and heard only your own ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:19-28, John 8:31-36

Topics: Grace, Justification

Reacting In The Transcendent Life

Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Sep 29, 2001

It was love to the children of wrath; love to those who had no love to return to him; love to the alienated and the lost. That is true love--the sincerest and the purest benevolence--love,

Reacting in the Transcendent Life Eph. 2:5 Even when we were dead in offenses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved) 6 And raised us up together with Him and seated us together with Him in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus, Even when we were dead in sins. Eph 2:1. Comp. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:8, Ephesians 2:5

Denomination: Pentecostal

God Has Chosen Us To Bear Fruit And To Receive Whatever We Ask From Him

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Jan 10, 2013

A.) GOD HAS CHOSEN US AND ORDAINED US. B.) GOD HAS CHOSEN US AND ORDAINED US TO BEAR FRUIT THAT WILL LAST C.) GOD HAS CHOSEN US AND ORDAINED US TO RECEIVE WHATEVER WE ASK HIM IN HIS NAME

GOD HAS CHOSEN US AND ORDAINED US TO BEAR LASTING FRUIT AND TO RECEIVE WHATEVER WE ASK HIM IN HIS NAME OUTLINE A.) GOD HAS CHOSEN US AND ORDAINED US. B.) GOD HAS CHOSEN US AND ORDAINED US TO BEAR FRUIT THAT WILL LAST C.) GOD HAS CHOSEN US AND ORDAINED US TO RECEIVE WHATEVER WE ASK HIM ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Parable Of The Prodigal Father: A Parable Of Extravagant Love Series

Contributed by Joey Nelson on Apr 21, 2002

“Prodigal” means extravagant, lavish, unrestrained, and even to the point of being what some would consider being wasteful. Watch the father in this story. It was the father who threw himself into the prodigal land of extravagance and unrestrained love fo

INTRODUCTION Opening Statement: In Luke 15, Luke gives a series of three parables in response to the criticism of the scribes and Pharisees that Jesus received unbelieving people and even ate with them. Evidently, His love and vulnerability attracted lost people from all classes and lifestyles. He ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Laying The Foundation

Contributed by Kelvin Parks on Feb 16, 2003

A good sermon before Installation of New Leaders Sunday

LAYING THE FOUNDATION Hebrews 5:12-14; 6:1-3 Matthew 7:21-24 For our scriptures this morning let us consider Hebrews 5:12-14. We will also consider this morning a few background passages or should I say supportive scriptures from Hebrews ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:12-14, Hebrews 6:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

God's Directives To Parents Series

Contributed by Robert Robb on Apr 11, 2001

What God has to say to parents in relation to their responsibilities to their children

Studies in the Sermon on the Mount Study 4 Introduction This morning in our study of the Sermon on the Mount we come to consider the third of the Beatitudes – Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. I have already pointed out that what we have in these Beatitudes are not qualities ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:4

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

An Holistic Salvation; Or, "Where Are All The Christian Tree-Huggers?”

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 11, 2007

God has left us in charge of creation. Taken on a global scale, we are not being very good caretakers. It is more like we have moved in, and trashed God’s house.

An Holistic Salvation; or, “Where Are All The Christian Tree-Huggers?” Col 1:15-22 July 24, 2005 Intro: It is nine days ago, 4:30 – am. I wake up, hearing the rain falling outside my window, and I remember where I am – out on a floating fishing lodge on the Pacific Ocean, the west side of ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:15-22

Denomination: Baptist

The Minority Report

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jul 30, 2006

Might does not make right and neither does popular consensus.

The Minority Report Deut 7:6-8 6 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. 7 The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 7:6-8

Denomination: Baptist

With An Unsaved Spouse Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 25, 2007

In 1 Peter 3:1-7 we can see The Wife’s Responsibility of being A) Submissive, B) Faithful and C) Modest

Lina Joy, 43, lost the court battle to change her religion from Islam to Christianity on Wednesday when the Malaysian Federal Court ruled she should seek permission to officially change her religion from Islam to Christianity at Islamic Shariah courts. Joy had been engaged in a legal battle for six ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-6

Denomination: Other

The Cost Of A True Revival Series

Contributed by James May on May 7, 2006

#12 in the Nehemiah Series. True Revival also means that God’s people must fall down before Him in true repentance for sin.

Book of Nehemiah Series #12 Nehemiah Chapters 9 - 10 The Cost of A True Revival By Pastor Jim May Nehemiah 9:1-3, "Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them. And the seed of Israel separated ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Custody?vsownership? Does The Box Define Me?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 15, 2008

We can not allow the box of the past to define us. We can never be satisfied seeking custody! We must seek full ownership and claim the potential that God has planned for us.

CUSTODY VS. OWNERSHIP? Does the box define me? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I do this lesson in three parts. INTRODUCTION: COULD THE FAITH YOU EXERCISE DETERMINE THE GROWTH? OR LACK OF GROWTH YOU SEE? I have heard that many fishes size will grow in proportion to it’s ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:13-17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God's Guide To Proper Fashion

Contributed by Ben Peak on Jan 3, 2008

In this passage Paul gives us a list of things that we need to “put on,” things we need to dress our spiritual bodies with.

You know, being in style, keeping up with today’s fashion has become a major issue in American society. Many people’s lives are dictated by their desire to keep up with the newest fashion. You can channel surf on TV and find multiple shows that are dedicated to showing people how to get in ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:8-14

Denomination: Holiness

Life, Death And Then...?

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Aug 10, 2008

Looks at what the Bible has to say about death and what comes after death

Life, Death and then…? 1 Corinthians 15:17-20 Slide I am taking a week off of our Series “From Ordinary to Extraordinary.” We will get back to that next week, but after Simon preached about the essential nature of Christ’s resurrection and the power it offers for life now and eternal life, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:17-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Can You Have God's Gifts Without God's Blessing Series

Contributed by Charles Jones on Sep 3, 2008

Samson demonstrated that it is possible to experience the gifts and power of God without the blessing of God. God gives people abilities to accomplish His purposes, but that in no way guarantees that they will seek to know Him or follow His ways.

When we look in the book of Hebrews Chapter 11 which is called "The Heroes of the Faith" we see where the Bible lists Samson as a hero of the faith the unknown writer of Hebrews say’s in (Heb. 11:32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gideon, and of Barak, and of ...read more

Scripture: Judges 13:25

Denomination: Pentecostal