SermonWave has 861 public sermons on patience from 835 churches, preached between 2015 and 2026. The passages pastors turn to most are Romans 8:28, Hebrews 11 and Galatians 6:9. A good place to start is “Patience | How to finally be patient with God and others” from The Grove Church.
Sermons to start with
Chosen for how closely they stay on patience, then for length and how recent they are. Every sermon is the church's own recording.
Patience | How to finally be patient with God and others
The Grove Church (Port St Lucie, FL) · October 29, 2026 · 46 min
Patience (macrothymia) means being long-tempered, giving people room to grow, and it is a fruit of the Spirit flowing from God's own patience toward us. Humanity lost patience through the grasping shortcut of Eden and Abraham a...
The Slow Work of God - Week 2 - Growing in Patience
Vineyard Church of Lenoir City (Lenoir City, TN) · October 12, 2026 · 30 min
The sermon argues that patience is the fruit of the Spirit we most avoid but most need, since God forms us through waiting. Drawing on Psalm 37, it teaches that believers should not envy the apparent success of the wicked, but...
Practicing Patience
Preston Road Church of Christ (Dallas, TX) · October 11, 2026 · 23 min
True Christian patience involves exercising forbearance and forgiving others repeatedly, modeled by God’s own long-suffering nature toward humanity. Rather than seeking quick exits or maintaining control, believers are called t...
Reflecting God's Patience and Self-Control Through the Spirit
First Baptist Church (Corpus Christi, TX) · October 25, 2026 · 65 min
The service focused on the fruit of the Spirit, emphasizing patience and self-control as reflections of God's own patience and grace toward us. The pastor taught that patience extends grace from a position of gratitude rather t...
Waiting is Hard | Buchanan Church
Buchanan Christian Union (Waverly, OH) · November 1, 2026 · 51 min
Pastor Tyler opens a sermon series on the fruit of the Spirit by focusing on patience. He teaches that God is patient toward humanity, so believers should reflect that patience while waiting on God's timing for Christ's return...
What pastors are saying
“I suggest to you this morning that their great patience that was evidenced in their lives was rooted in their faith in God. That their patience was rooted in their faith in God.”
“Biblical patience is not just passive resignation, like giving up and saying, 'Oh, I'm just going to suffer until it happens.' Biblical patience is active trust in God.”
“Don't pray for patience. We all know that line. Don't ask God for that, because He'll give you circumstances where you have to have it.”
“Don't ever pray for patience, because it is the one prayer that God always answers.”
“Are you desperate for Him? If we are, then we can count it all joy, because we know our faith is being tested, but the outcome is patience.”
More sermons on patience
- How God TeachesMountain View Church of Christ · November 8, 2026
- 09 22 24 Peace GrasshopperLong Meadow Church of the Brethren · November 7, 2026
- Colossians1aThe Seed of Abraham Messianic Congregation · November 7, 2026
- Love Is the Greatest and Supreme GoodMall City Church of Christ · November 7, 2026
- Jesus Is the Resurrection and the LifeLiving by Faith Church Mcallen · November 7, 2026
- Open FaceMission Lighthouse Church · November 7, 2026
- Confident Expectation Justin Farris11 6 16Upper Spotsylvania Missionary Baptist Church · November 7, 2026
- Following Jesus Through the Valley to the CrossFirst Presbyterian Church · November 7, 2026
- Putting Jesus First in the Christmas SeasonEmmanuel Baptist Church · November 7, 2026
- 01 All ThingsPotter's House Christian Center · November 7, 2026
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Churches Discussing Patience
- The Ridge Church of SullivanSullivan, MO
- Air Line Baptist ChurchGainesville, GA
- Berean Bible ChurchNew Orleans, LA
- Broadway Church of ChristLubbock, TX
- Canton Bible ChurchCanton, GA
- Community Baptist ChurchElmendorf, TX
- Community Bible ChurchNashville, TN
- First Baptist ChurchBelton, TX
- Garden Grove Missionary Baptist ChurchPrague, OK
- Grace Baptist ChurchSperry, OK
- Grace Bible ChapelSan Antonio, TX
- Lacey's Spring Church of ChristLaceys Spring, AL