Sermons on Penitent:

Unanswered Prayers Part 1 - The Dead Zone Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 21, 2008

Sin can create a "dead zone" where our calls to God will not be answered. Find out what they are, and how we can move out of the zone of unanswerable prayer.

OPEN: About 3 years ago Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had an idea! He was eager to get in touch with the people of his country so he gave out his personal cell phone number during a speech and urged Indonesian people to contact him directly with any complaints about the government’s ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 32:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Real Christian

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jan 15, 2010

This message brings to light several of Jesus' characteristic that we Christians should follow.

Text: “Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures” (James 1:18). What do we mean by “a real Christian”? Many people say they are Christian. Out of curiosity, I have asked people how they know they are ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-27

Denomination: Christian Church

Hearts Open Wide For The Ministry Of Evangelism Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Jan 4, 2011

God entrusts the work of evangelism to ambassadors controlled by love for Jesus.

Scripture Introduction To teach pastors to dig deeply into the Bible, seminary students take Greek Exegesis, a course connecting study of the Greek language with work in the New Testament. During the semester, we translated and analyzed ten or so passages, each one revealing different methods to ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Highly Favored Series

Contributed by Bruce Goettsche on Nov 27, 2009

Mary was asked to something incredible. She was highly favored by God . . but so are we.

Highly Favored Luke 1:26-38 ©Copyright November 29, 2009 by Rev. Bruce Goettsche My maternal Grandmother lived with us for the last years of her life. As often happens with us as we get older, she frequently told the same story to us again and again. I’m ashamed to say that it used to really ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Bending God's Ear Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Dec 21, 2007

God provides every encouragement for us to pray fervently.

Scripture Introduction We have elevated (in the last centuries) the democratic ideal as the “desire of all nations.” Unfortunately, insisting on the equality of all people seems to denigrate thoughts of God. Rather than high and holy, he is now low and chummy. Instead of a “consuming fire,” he is ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Thy Will Be Done Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 25, 2007

Prayer Warriors, Pt. 2

THY WILL BE DONE (1 KINGS 8:22-54) Once upon a time there was a man who went hunting. He was hunting bears. As he trudged through the forest looking for bears, he came upon a large and steep hill. He climbed the hill and, just as he was pulling himself up over the last outcropping of rocks, a huge ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 8:22-54

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Supremacy Of Christ In The Church #1 Series

Contributed by James Phillips on Jun 19, 2003

Paul gives thanks for the church and his prayer for the church.

COLOSSIANS #1 (Much of the material comes from Barnes’ Notes, Electronic Database. Copyright (c) 1997 by Biblesoft.) COLOSSAE A city of commercial importance on the Lycus in Phrygia, about twelve miles above Laodicea. The most competent commentators think that the Christian church there was ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1-14

Denomination: Christian Church

Leaning On Jesus,part 1.

Contributed by Anthony Smith on Oct 30, 2003

Death, Hell, Life and understanding.A quick look at John 3:16

Leaning on Jesus For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whomsoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. I believe that we all can live ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Comming To Jesus

Contributed by Anthony Smith on Nov 8, 2003

A walk throu the Bible for salvation.

Coming to Jesus. For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whomsoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. I believe that we all can live forever if we believe in Gods word and apply it to our daily existence. We can no longer as Christians live ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hearing God's Voice

Contributed by Dennis Deese on Jun 6, 2002

Can we hear God? If so, how?

"HEARING GOD’S VOICE " Dr. Dennis Deese JOHN 10:1-27 Believers often ask, "What is God’s will for me?" What do we actually mean when we say we want to know the will of God? It means we want to know His plan for our lives. We want His guidance in specific decisions so we can make wise ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-27, John 10:1

The Middle Ages Series

Contributed by Keith Foskey on May 29, 2014

Tonight, we are going to cover a very large portion of history, the period normally referred to as The Middle Ages. This lesson covers a thousand years of church history, so there will be much more that is left unsaid than is said.

Church History: Examining the Creeds and Confessions of the Church Through the Ages and Why They Matter. Lesson 8: The Middle Ages (AD600 to the Reformation) Tonight, we are going to cover a very large portion of history, the period normally referred to as The Middle Ages. This lesson covers a ...read more

Scripture: John 6:20-70

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Devil Goes To Church Too Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Mar 21, 2019

Satan’s aim is to destroy our faith and to destroy our church. If he can destroy our faith, then we’ll destroy our church for him. And if he destroys the church, our faith will follow.

The Devil goes to church … did you know that? He has his favorite pew. He has his favorite hymns. He loves to see a church stuck in a rut because that’s a dying church. He loves a divided church because constant conflict keeps the church distracted from what it’s supposed to be doing. He’s ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-12, James 1:27, 1 John 3:10, 1 John 2:15-16

Denomination: United Methodist

Redemptive Relationship Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on May 18, 2018

Trust Christ with your life and let Him set you free forever from guilt and sin.

I enjoy reading Mikey’s Funnies at times. It is a humorous, daily, blog post from Mike Atkinson. Some time ago, he posted this: If you can start the day without caffeine; if you can get going without pep pills; if you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains; if you can resist complaining ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:11-15

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Finding Your Way Back To God (Part 1) Series

Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 30, 2011

Sermon one of the series. None of us seek after God in Salvation. The Bible is clear. God seeks us. But in our fellowship with Him, we may drift. In such times Jeremiah's words apply. You will find me when you search for me with all your heart. In this se

Please note that there are other sermons in this series. If God uses this in your life, why not leave a rating? Study guides for this series are available. Just contact me. Finding Your Way Back to God Calvary Baptist Church 9/20/2009 Jeremiah 29:13 Portions from Secrets of Christian Living, ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:10-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Program Of Self Vs A Greater Than Jonah! Series

Contributed by Victor Ramlall on Oct 31, 2013

God give an object lesson in His mercy and nondiscrimination concerning salvation to all and exposes Jonah's lack of grace.

Jonah Chapter 4 If I am allowed to headline the four chapters one maybe humorous way would be like this: Politically perverse prophet purposefully pursued by God Prayerfully penitent prophet precisely protected by God Powerfully preaching prophet pointedly pushed by God Pitifully ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal