Sermons on Personal Restoration:

The Journey Of Faith

Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 1, 2025

Faith’s journey moves through surrender and grace — where Jesus meets us at the wall, restores our love, and sends us forward.

There’s something quietly deceptive about the word arrival. We love the sound of it — the sense that the journey’s over, the destination reached, the work done. “I’ve arrived,” we say. The culture trains us to think in terms of achievements and milestones, success stories and finish lines. But ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:24-27, Luke 22:61-62, Galatians 2:20, 2 Timothy 4:7, John 21:15-19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

God Remembers You

Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 29, 2025

God remembers us with covenant love—from creation to Calvary to the coming kingdom. His memory saves, restores, and holds us forever.

Some words in Scripture crack like thunder. Others blaze like lightning. But some words are quiet—so quiet you almost miss them—yet they hold entire worlds inside them. One of these words is remember. It doesn’t shout. It whispers. It doesn’t command with force. It invites with gentleness. It ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:8, Luke 23:42, Genesis 8:1, Exodus 2:24, Luke 1:54  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

That Same God - Part 3

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 1, 2025

God’s track record is perfect. He never fails, He restores, and He heals. When you understand that the same God who worked miracles in the past is still working today, your faith will rise to new levels.

THAT SAME GOD – PART 3 By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Samuel 17:37 – “David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:37, Malachi 3:6, Hebrews 13:8, Isaiah 43:2, Psalm 46:1  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

That Same God – Part 5

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 1, 2025

The consistency of God’s power, mercy, and faithfulness is one of the greatest anchors of our faith. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

THAT SAME GOD – PART 5 By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Samuel 17:37 – “David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:37, Malachi 3:6, Hebrews 13:8, Psalm 46:1, Jeremiah 32:27, Matthew 19:26  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Reluctant Prophet: Lessons From Jonah

Contributed by Jeffrey Sims on Jun 27, 2025

We are a lot like Jonah Reluctant to do God's calling at first... But when we get back on track and follow the directions of God we enjoy the abundance that He has to offer.

Introduction: Jonah was a prophet who runs from God's call and jumps on a ship going in the exact opposite direction than where God told him to go, So then God caused a great storm to come up and it was about to sink the ship… What they thought was going to be the death of Jonah turned into a ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Return For Revival

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 13, 2024

The invitation was to live in the ways of God. It was an invitation to come back to the ways that the people knew were right. When Hosea uses the words “let us”, he speaks in clear terms here to communicate that those who needed to return to the LORD were not alone.

OPENING ILLUSTRATION: Play the video “RESTORED.” Israel had wondered far away from its place of origin. As if a child lost in a store, she is drawn away by delights of the eye, sensual insights and an overwhelming urgency to seek her own way. She awakens; finding herself tossed into the gutter of ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 6:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

As The World Turns

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 6, 2025

When God stops the spin of our deception, He exposes our sin not to shame us, but to restore us through grace and truth.

Introduction — David’s World Tilts God used a prophet to expose David. Thankfully, that’ll never happen to me… right? God created beauty—and I love beauty. I did it in love. Love covers a multitude of mistakes, doesn’t it? God brought us together. She was lonely. That’s how it begins. Inch by ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-4, Romans 2:4, 1 John 2:9, Luke 15:17-24

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Forgiveness: It's Our Choice

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 9, 2025

Forgiveness is not a feeling but a decision to mirror the Father’s heart—releasing anger, restoring love, and joining heaven’s celebration

Introduction If you’ve ever had someone walk out of your life—slam the door, burn the bridge, and disappear—you know something about the ache of the father in Jesus’ story. And if you’ve ever been hurt and felt that hot rush of anger rise inside you when the offender suddenly wanted back in, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:14-15, Ephesians 4:31-32, Psalm 103:8-12, Colossians 3:13

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Love That Steps Forward Series

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 10, 2025

The Redeemer steps forward when others step back—paying the price to restore our place, rewrite our story, and reveal God’s unfailing love.

(The Kinsman Redeemer) Introduction — When Love Takes Initiative We live in a world where people often step back when things get complicated. But in Ruth 4, we meet a man who steps forward. This is the moment redemption moves from promise to reality. Boaz doesn’t just feel compassion—he takes ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:1, Galatians 4:4-5, Titus 2:14, John 19:30

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

From Empty To Full Series

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 10, 2025

The story that began with famine ends with fullness—because the Redeemer who restores Naomi’s arms still turns our emptiness into enough.

(When Grace Finishes the Story) Introduction — The Last Scene Every good story ends where it began—but nothing looks the same. When we opened this book, we found famine, funerals, and tears in Moab. Now we end with a baby in Bethlehem. The story that began with emptiness ends with enough. If ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 126:5, Philippians 1:6, Ephesians 3:20, Revelation 21:5

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Freedom In God's Forgiveness

Contributed by James H Boyd on Oct 14, 2025

What do you think when you hear the word "freedom?"

What do you think when you hear the word “freedom?” We're going to talk this evening about a man who thought freedom was doing whatever he wanted. Then he found out freedom without God isn’t freedom at all—it’s just another kind of prison. Of course I'm talking about the familiar story of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32, Matthew 26:69-75

Denomination: Charismatic

Death To Life

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 24, 2024

God is a God of RESTORATION; He has imparted a spirit of FEARLESSNESS and DELIVERED us from imminent death. He has given us the assurance of Life and Life Abundant and Life Eternal.

Illustration: God revived me when I was working in the Middle East. Until then, I was just a lukewarm and laid-back Christian. I saw the great need for the Gospel of Christ to be proclaimed to the lost souls there. They had no idea that they were perishing and there was only one way out – Jesus. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Do You Love Me? Youth Sermon

Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023

Resurrection hope comes from knowing that Jesus is faithful even when we are not. Jesus loves us back to wholeness. Do you love Him?

Today, we're going to talk about how Jesus' love can restore our hope even after we've messed up big time. We're going to look at a story from the Bible about a guy named Peter who denied Jesus three times, but Jesus still loved him and gave him a second chance. I want you to walk away knowing that ...read more

Scripture: John 18:15-17, John 18:25-27, John 21:1-9, John 21:15-19

Topics: Restoration, Jesus' Love, Hope, Relationships

Father Figure Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 15, 2008

First Person presentation of Joshua describing his relationship with Moses. This was a powerful message that spoke of the lessons Joshua may have learned from his father figure - Moses.

(I entered stage left, dressed as Joshua, the son of Nun, and carrying a Ram’s horn – or Shofar. There are several websites that will allow you to hear the sound of the Shofar, but I found that I was able to make a reasonable sound from the horn with very little effort. I used the musical ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 27:12-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

If It Ain't Broke......then Break It.

Contributed by Dean Kennedy on Oct 23, 2002

A look at brokenness and how God wants us to be broken and turn to him for restoration. And from that restoration, we will become much stronger.

Good morning, So how many of you have heard the cliché…"if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it"…? Most people tend to abide by that with the exception of boys between 2 and 6. My youngest son, Dylan, fell into this category. And he still does to a certain extent. When he was 3 or 4, we were visiting ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:17-19, Luke 7:36-48

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational