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Past The Past

Contributed by James Groce on Apr 18, 2001

based on 57 ratings
| 5,798 views

All the promises of the Bible for God’s people were claimed by pleading the blood

Past The Past The Bible says come and let us reason together. • There is something we have to reason together so that we are the victorious people we were saved to be. Pleading the blood has been a part of the faith of the old-timers when they experienced attacks from the devil or needed ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:9

Denomination: Pentecostal
Leaving The Past In The Past

Contributed by George Rennau on Nov 17, 2004

based on 89 ratings
| 38,841 views

It’s hard to move forward when you keep the past in the present

Introduction There was once an absent-minded professor who became so absorbed in his work that he forgot the simplest details. One morning his wife said, "Now Henry, remember, we are moving today. Here, I’m putting this note in your pocket. Don’t forget." The day passed by and the man came home to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-15

Denomination: Assembly Of God
Leave The Past In The Past

Contributed by Kevin Mullins on May 27, 2004

based on 5 ratings
| 8,769 views

From Imitators to Instigators: Describing the need for agents of change in the local church

Leave the Past in the Past: From Imitation to Instigation Jeremiah 29:11-14a Talk about Big Spring- How things change— Change is hard thing for us to deal with- I listen to a lot of talk radio- I enjoy it- one of the prevailing themes on talk radio as people call in - the way things used ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Moving Past The Past

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Dec 30, 2012

based on 1 rating
| 8,471 views

How to get moving again for God when you've been stuck in the past.

Moving Past the Past Joshua 1:1-9 Joshua 1:2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel. I. The Past – “Moses my servant is dead…” A. We can review ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9

Denomination: Baptist
Leave Your Past In The Past

Contributed by Charl Swart on Jan 17, 2016

based on 4 ratings
| 20,745 views

It is during this time of year that we tend to look back at the previous year or years. We reflect on our accomplishments and sometimes we linger on our failures. The problem is that many people stay in the past in stead of reaching for the future.

INTRODUCTION It is usually during this time of year that we tend to look back at the previous year or years. We reflect on our accomplishments and sometimes we linger on our failures. There might have been personal trials that you faced or maybe your plans did not come to fulfilment. Maybe you did ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

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Getting Past Your Past PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 23, 2002

based on 42 ratings
| 8,315 views

GETTING PAST YOUR PAST Consider Charles Colson, the aide to Richard Nixon who was sent to jail for Watergate. As as a result of his experience as a convicted felon, Colson founded Prison Fellowship, now the world’s largest Christian outreach to prisoners and their families. Prison Fellowship has ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-16, Jeremiah 29:11

Tags: New Year's Day, God's Sovereign Will
Leave Behind The Past, Reach For The Future

Contributed by Saumiman Saud on Feb 18, 2025

| 291 views

LEAVE BEHIND THE PAST, REACH FOR THE FUTURE Heavenly Father, I thank You for giving me the opportunity to enter a new year. May I love and serve You diligently, Father. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen. Philippians 3:13-14 "Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-14

Tags: Future, Past

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Christmases Past PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 10, 2002

based on 19 ratings
| 3,039 views

CHRISTMASES PAST Christmas was not celebrated during the 1st 2 centuries after Christ’s life on earth. In AD 245, when a group of scholars attempted to pinpoint the exact date of Christ’s birth, a church council denounced the endeavor, declaring it wrong to celebrate the birthday of Christ "as ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Birth Of Jesus
Memories Are The Key Not To The Past, But To ... PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

based on 6 ratings
| 3,155 views

"Memories are the key not to the past, but ...read more

Tags: Memories
The Past Is Just The Beginning

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

| 5,080 views

THE PAST IS JUST THE BEGINNING There is in Washington D.C., a sign over the entrance to the U.S. Patent Office -- where new things are the order of the day. The sign proclaims: "The Past is but Prologue." One day a tourist asked a cab driver what the sign meant. Said the cabbie: "It ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9

Tags: God Brings Hope

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Getting Past Your Past

By Lance Witt on Jun 30, 2023

based on 6 ratings
| 23,065 views

I know that on Sundays we walk into our churches, we smile, we shake hands, and we make nice. We pastor people and we preach from God’s Word. We are very respectable. But I know myself and I’ve worked with pastors way too long to believe that life is that neat and tidy.

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Preach The Present Pentecost, Not The Past

By David J. Lose on Feb 20, 2023

based on 4 ratings
| 28,021 views

There's nothing more resistant to purposeful, hopeful action in the present than nostalgia, the longing for a bygone era.

Scripture: Acts 5:1-30

Tags: Pentecost, Present, Preaching, past, festival, preaching (view more) (view less)
The 25 Most Influential Preachers Of The Past 25 Years

By Michael Duduit on Jan 2, 2025

based on 12 ratings
| 148,410 views

Preaching magazine editor Michael Duduit takes on the challenging task of naming the most important preachers from the recent past.

Tags: Church, leadership, Preaching, pastor, Influence, Circumstance, Pivotal, Leadership General, Pastor, Leadership, preaching, church (view more) (view less)
Preach The Past: Discover Powerful Illustrations And Lessons From Church History

By Chris Surber on Oct 1, 2025

| 49,501 views

A working knowledge of Church history teaches us to be humble. Our footprints aren’t the first tracks on this road.

Scripture: Acts 2:13-40, Acts 25:1-17

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Why We Avoid Political Preaching

By Daniel Darling on Mar 20, 2024

based on 9 ratings
| 25,058 views

To cut and paste partisan talking points or to substitute consistent exegesis with sample "election season" sermons is spiritual malpractice.

Tags: Preaching, Politics, preaching

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A New Day

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Produced by James Grocho (Grochowalski)

based on 27 ratings
| 8,769 views

An inspirational mini movie to help start off your sermon. This intro talk about letting go of the past and imagining a new day full of wonderful possibilities.

Tags: stop motion, renewed, new, inspiration, past (view more) (view less)
Time Warp Countdown

Countdown Video

Produced by Church Visuals

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Step into the past—and the future—with the Time Warp countdown, designed to take kids on a faith-filled journey through God’s timeless truth. Help kids see that God never changes, no matter the era.

Tags: science fiction, future, time travel, past

Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective

Service Styles: Contemporary, Progressive
Time Warp Recap Question Title Motion

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Step into the past—and the future—with this Time Warp motion, designed to take kids on a faith-filled journey through God’s timeless truth. Help kids see that God never changes, no matter the era.

Tags: future, time travel, past, science fiction

Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective

Service Styles: Contemporary, Progressive
Time Warp Closing Motion

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Step into the past—and the future—with this Time Warp motion, designed to take kids on a faith-filled journey through God’s timeless truth. Help kids see that God never changes, no matter the era.

Tags: science fiction, past, time travel, future

Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective

Service Styles: Contemporary, Progressive
Time Warp Prayer Time Motion

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| 113 views

Step into the past—and the future—with this Time Warp motion, designed to take kids on a faith-filled journey through God’s timeless truth. Help kids see that God never changes, no matter the era.

Tags: future, time travel, past, science fiction

Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective

Service Styles: Contemporary, Progressive

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