Sermons on Test For Repentance:

The Beauty Of Repentance

Contributed by Robert Sickler on Feb 3, 2016

We can never maintain a right relationship with Jesus without a repentance that comes from Godly grief.

Beauty of Repentance Illustration – Affluenza Under almost all circumstances, if a person receives a conviction for vehicular manslaughter, due to drunk driving, that person will receive a lengthy prison sentence. This was not the case, however, for 16 year old Ethan Couch, who is a young ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:8

Denomination: Christian Church

The Power Of Repentence

Contributed by John Dobbs on Feb 26, 2016

In Luke 13:1-9 Jesus teaches some powerful lessons about repentance.

The Power of Repentance Luke 13:1-9 Haddon Robinson tells the story of a young woman who talked to her minister about the sin of pride. She says, “Every Sunday I come to church and look around and think to myself that I am the prettiest girl in the church. I try to stop but I just ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Fruit Of Repentance

Contributed by Nnaemeka Durueke on Jun 22, 2016

there are no good fruit without true repentance

FRUIT OF REPENTANCE MAIN TEXT: LUKE 3:8 “Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance and begin not to say within yourselves, we have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham”. GALATIANS 5:8 For he that soweth to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Repentance Is Now

Contributed by Sylvester Onofe on Jul 12, 2016

Please, do not miss HEAVEN; it will be painful if you are not there on the last day. REPENT today and God Almighty will forgive you your sins, if you confess JESUS CHRIST as your personal LORD and SAVIOUR.

REPENTANCE IS NOW My brothers and sisters, God Almighty has given you another chance today to decide where you will spend your eternity. For it is written, just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment Heb. 9:27. It is a matter of choice where your soul will be on the last ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:3

Denomination: Foursquare

Viii. Repentance Series

Contributed by John Stackhouse on Jul 21, 2016

The eighth article of faith of the Church of the Nazarene. Speaks to the change in attitude of our current postmodernist society and our nation as a whole and stresses the unchanging standards of our God.

This morning, we are going to move to our eighth Article of Faith, which is: VIII. Repentance There was a man that was about to paint his house. Being the frugal person that he was, he only bought 5 gallons of paint. Although he knew that he couldn’t finish the job with 5 gallons, he ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14

Denomination: Nazarene

Repentance For Christmas

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 4, 2016

Let’s look at Matthew 3:1-12 and the idea of repentance as preparation for Christ.

Intro A commercialized, materialistic Christmas disappoints us every year. We spend money we don’t have on gifts that our children don’t need and we end up raising unhappy and selfish adults who don’t appreciate the greatest Christmas gift of all. What we really need, we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Motivation To Repent

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Feb 11, 2017

The motivating factors behind repentance determines whether one is forgiven or not.

REPENTANCE SERIES Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 We started off this series by talking sin and the character of God. When we sin, we become distant from God because He is pure light and there is no darkness in Him at all. We learned that repentance is the mechanism ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Active Repentance Series

Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Mar 3, 2017

RECOGNIZING JESUS' EMPHASIS, ACTIVE REPENTANCE SHOULD BECOME A DEFINING VALUE

Active Repentance 1/22/17 Matt 3:8 INTRODUCTION The Definition Matters Words change meaning over time in ways that might surprise you. Here are just a few examples of words (so, preacher, take your choice) you may not have realized didn't always mean what they mean today. Nice: This word used to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:8

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Repent Or Perish Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 25, 2017

Jesus spoke of a disaster in Jerusalem that killed 18 people when a tower collapsed. The location of the tower at Siloam is unknown, although it may have been part of Jerusalem’s wall near the pool of Siloam. Jesus also mentioned a group of Galilean men

Judea Lesson: Repent or Perish Luke 13:1-5 1 There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Confession And Repentance

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Oct 16, 2017

Understanding confessing and repentance - what they are and what they are not

Confession and Repentance ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Before I begin, let me share that a good portion of what is contained herein was gleaned from an article by Brad Hambrick on October 15, 2017, entitled Manipulative Repentance: 8 Red Flag Phrases. The article was published online at: ChurchLeaders.com. I ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:19-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Types Of Repentance

Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 24, 2020

There may be many reasons we tell God we are sorry for our sins. Our repentance before him can be a time of Discovery; Recovery; or Covering.

1. I have wondered how we will be after the Corona Virus has run its course. We’ve probably gotten more serious about God during this time – will we go back to our old normal or live a new normal? 2. Think of a husband and wife in a car, the wife tells her husband to turn right at the next junction ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Is Repentance?

Contributed by David Goering on Mar 13, 2019

Showing what repentance is and also to show ing that it is a gracious gift given by God when a person comes to the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation.

SCRIPTURE: Acts 3:19 and 26 REPENTANCE COMMANDED: Acts 3:19 "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord" REPENTANCE DEFINED: Acts 3:26 "Unto you first God, having raised up his Son ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:19

The Fruits Of Repentance Series

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Oct 6, 2019

The Big Idea: Repentance is the gateway to holiness. Lent is a time of contemplation; turning—or returning—to God.

King Frederick II, King of Prussia in the eighteenth-century, once visited a prison in Berlin. The inmates there tried to convince him they were unjustly imprisoned; that is, all of them but one. That one sat quietly in a corner, while the rest protested their innocence. Seeing him sitting there ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-9

Denomination: Other

Salvation And Repentance Series

Contributed by Brett Crosson on Jun 25, 2019

For a person to come to Christ they must repent of their sins. This message encourages people to repent.

WHAT IS REPENTANCE? 1. Repentance is more than ‘sorrow for sin’. If I were caught for speeding and given a heavy fine, I would be very sorry, but that would not prove my repentance. I might just be sorry I got caught! 2. Repentance, instead, would mean sorrow for a good and wise law that I had ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 7:10, Luke 13:3, Psalm 130:4

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Power Of Repentance

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jun 20, 2018

Repentance is one of the first principles of the gospel and is essential to our temporal and eternal happiness. It is more than just acknowledging wrongdoings. It is a change of mind and heart that gives us a fresh view about God about ourselves and world

The Power of Repentance Matthew 21:28-32 28 “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’ 29 “‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went. 30 “Then the father went to the other son and said the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:28-32, Acts 2:22-24, Acts 2:32-41

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed