Sermons on half repentance:

Sign, Ashes = Repentance

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Feb 16, 2004

An Ash Wednesday Sermon

Ash Wednesday Luke 5:27-32 ’Sign, Ashes = Repentance 27 ¶ After this he went out, and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, "Follow me." 28 And he left everything, and rose and followed him. 29 And Levi made him a great feast in his house; and there ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:27-32

Denomination: Lutheran

Sign, Ashes = Repentance

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Feb 24, 2004

A sermon for Ash Wednesday

27 ¶ After this he went out, and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, "Follow me." 28 And he left everything, and rose and followed him. 29 And Levi made him a great feast in his house; and there was a large company of tax collectors and others sitting ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:27-32

Denomination: Lutheran

Response To Tragedy: Repent!

Contributed by Vernon Murray on Mar 15, 2004

When tragedy strikes, we can wear ourselves thin asking why; or we can use the occasion for turning our life around.

INTRODUCTION Terror has struck again. Over 200 people were killed in Madrid this week and thousands more were injured. Like 9-11 this bombing of a train in Madrid was a heartless act by wicked fiends. It is only natural for compassionate people like you and me to be filled with anger and raise ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Except Ye Repent

Contributed by William D. Brown on Mar 10, 2008

EVERY ONE MUST REPENT

Except Ye Repent Luke 13:1-5 12-15-07 Today we’ll talk a little while about the not too often talked about subject of “REPENTANCE”. Listen as I read today’s text found in Luke 13:1-5 - 1 There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Bearing Fruits Of Repentance Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Mar 21, 2007

Jesus teaches that all need to repent and demonstrate that repentance through their changed lives (fruit).

We have entered the season of the Christian calendar we call Lent, which is the 40 days (not including Sundays) before Easter. During Lent we begin the journey to the cross with Jesus. In Luke 9:51 it tells us NRS Luke 9:51 When the days drew near for him [Jesus] to be taken up, he set his face ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-9

Denomination: Methodist

Except Ye Repent Series

Contributed by John Raulerson on Nov 6, 2007

Repentance is much more than simply feeling sorry for our sin and is a necessity for salvation.

Series: Demands of Christ EXCEPT YE REPENT Luke 13:1-5 In his book I Surrender, Patrick Morley writes that the church’s integrity problem is in the misconception "that we can add Christ to our lives, but not subtract sin. It is a change in belief without a change in behavior." He goes on to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Revival Requires Repentance”

Contributed by Barry Edmondson on Mar 29, 2008

With repentance we will have revival

Intro: Revival begins with us, with “God’s people.” • Why does revival tarry? Because often God’s people fail to repent. It’s not for lack of specialized revival ministries. It’s for lack of repentance by God’s people! A key to how this works is found in Isaiah 6. Isaiah 6:1, 5-8 In the year that ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 85:6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Repent Or... What???

Contributed by Greg Nance on Mar 30, 2008

Repentance is part of the salvation song of God’s people. God has graciously left the door open for us to come home. But to get back we must turn back and continue to make corrective adjustments in our walk with the Lord.

Luke 13:1-9 Consider a few verses that speak of the call and gift of repentance: Isa 30:15 This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it. Isa 59:20 "The Redeemer ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Repentence, Rest And Reverberations

Contributed by Ryan Sato on May 11, 2007

This sermon but challenges us to think about how we are living as the people of God and how we might shake up our thinking, our relationships, and our communities of faith. . . not just for “shaking’s” sake, but because God is prompting us.

Tonight our theme is REVERBERATIONS…what does it make you think of? Perhaps the younger people in your community who pump up the bass in your neighborhood and shake your windows with their Hip-hop grooves? Well, hopefully, our reflections on REVERBERATIONS will go deeper than that tonight...not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:1-30

Denomination: Baptist

Repentance: Beyond Excuses Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on May 18, 2007

No more explanations, no more excuses - like the Ninevites, stop, turn around, go the other way.

Repentance: Does our generation understand what it means? We have been following the prophet Jonah for the past few weeks and we have seen that for many of us, when we read through the book of Jonah we place assumptions on the text, that aren’t really there. For example, a quick reading of chapter ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:5-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jonah's Repentance And Deliverance Series

Contributed by Gregg Strawbridge on Apr 27, 2006

God molds and shapes the human heart to see the end of the foolish paths we choose for ourselves in opposition to his purposes.

INTRODUCTION “Call me Ishmael” (Moby Dick) In the great novel by Melville, the sermon preached in the chapel, the preacher said: ’Shipmates, this book, containing only four chapters -- four yarns -- is one of the smallest strands in the mighty cable of the Scriptures. Yet what depths of the soul ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Prodigal Son's Repentance Series

Contributed by Rule Digal on Nov 28, 2005

God always calls people back to Him.

THE PRODIGAL SON’S REPENTANCE Luke 15:11-24 Intro. A. This morning, let’s study the biblical illustration of repentance and find out what are involved in a true repentance. Take note: this story basically presents a very fundamental truth –“Apart from God, we can do nothing.” B. The story is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Repent - The Call Of A Prophet

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Dec 8, 2005

The call of John the Baptizer still rings true in the 21st century. Our culture seeks to do away with sin by calling it a "privacy" issue. The scriptures call our acts of disobedience againts God and our fellow man....sin.

In Jesus Holy Name December 3, 2005 Text –Mark 1:1-4 Advent I – Redeemer Lutheran “The Call of the Prophet—Repent” Christmas is coming! People are shopping! Decorations are being hung. Christmas trees are purchased. Dinners are being planned. In the early part of the 19th ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-4

Denomination: Lutheran

True And False Repentance

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 4, 2008

A message examining repentance and motives.

TRUE AND FALSE REPENTANCE Matthew 3:5-8 INTRO: There would never have been a false if there hadn’t been a true. Counterfeit money is made because there is good money. Hypocrites are the opposite of true Christians, and their very existence proves that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:5-8

Denomination: Baptist

Are You Excited To Repent?

Contributed by Doug Koehler on Dec 5, 2008

Mark offers us a deep look into the call to repent. This sermon, brings us back into the day when all of Jerusalem traveled 25 miles or so to see what John the Baptist was all about. Would you be as dedicated and driven?

Mark 1:1-8 2nd Sunday in Advent December 7, 2008 “Series B” Are You Excited to Repent? What gets you excited with anticipation? I am talking about the sort of excitement that keeps you up at night. You used to own tons of examples of this sort of excitement when you were all kids. You had ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8

Denomination: Lutheran