Sermons on Dealing With Our Past:

Forgetting The Past

Contributed by Keith Davis on May 5, 2003

A lesson encouraging us to forget the past which can hurt our vision for the future.

Title: Forgetting the Past Text: Philippians 3 Introduction: A woman was on her way to work one day on the metro and had a chance encounter with another woman with whom she had gone to high school years before. They had once been good friends, but had lost touch because their lives had taken ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:1-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Show Our Love Too God

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Apr 23, 2020

Love To God

Love To God Romans 8: 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 1. Threefold Commandment. Deuteronomy 6: 28 And we know that all things work together for good to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Denomination: Baptist

"Forgetting The Past"

Contributed by Landon Winstead on Dec 31, 2013

God is not the God of the Past but of the Present and Future. We should not let our past define us.

“Forgetting the Past” 2 Corinthians 5:17 "So, if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new" (NRSV) Welcome to this first Sunday of the New Year! I trust since you are in worship that one of your intentions for this New ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

Racism: Our Past And Present Sins

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Feb 19, 2022

racism in the United States and the churches is counter to Jesus' teachings

LUKE 6:17-26 During the month of February, you may have noticed that we have been singing hymns from Lift Every Voice and Sing. This hymnal is part of The Episcopal Church’s recognition of Black History Month and its African-American congregants. We will continue to use these hymns as part of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:17-26

Denomination: Episcopal

Love Reigns Over Our Past Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023

This sermon explores the concept of Jesus' love reigning over our past, emphasizing that through His sacrifice, our past mistakes are forgiven, giving us a fresh start and enabling us to spread hope and God's forgiving love to others.

Last week, on Easter Sunday, we began a new series titled Love Reigns. We celebrated together the miraculous resurrection of Jesus Christ because his victory over death is proof that he is the true King over everything. We committed once again to live under the reign of Jesus’ love so we might ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21

Topics: New Creation, Forgiving Love, Reconciliation

Sermon Series: Love Reigns

Dealing With The Thorns In Our Life

Contributed by Terry Detwiler on Jan 26, 2007

Paul says in 2 Corinthians 12:7 that he was given a thorn in his flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment him. What is it that torments him? What is this thorn in his flesh?

Key Text: 2 Corinthians 12:7 2 Corinthians 12:7 (NIV) 7 To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 2 Corinthians 12:7 (KJV) 7 And lest I should be exalted above measure ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Dealing With Our Sinful Nature Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Aug 16, 2010

God tells us to be “obligated” to Him not because God needs us but because God loves us and knows what’s best for us!

We continue our study of the Letter to the Romans. Through the Apostle Paul, God spoke to the Christians in Rome 2000 years ago, but much of this letter is applicable to all Christians, especially for those of us here in America. Before reading our passage today, which is Romans 7:7–8:17, let us ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Jesus Deals With Our Sin

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Oct 26, 2008

A Reformation sermon that emphasises that the central teaching of the church is that Jesus deals with our sins, by forgiving them.

I have a confession One of my interests is reading and watching crime stories. And that interest has been well fed over the last couple of years with the gangland wars that occurred in Melbourne. Some of this story was portrayed in the series, the Undebelly. Now when I think of the underworld and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:19-28

Denomination: Lutheran

Dealing With Our Earthly Nature Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 3, 2014

Letting our new nature shine involves the negative and the positive. We must put off sinful behaviors, and put on righteous behaviors.

Dealing With Our Earthly Nature (Colossians 3:5-9) 1. Wouldn’t it be great if merely throwing out scripture references could stop us from sinning? 2. An elderly woman had just returned to her home from an evening of church services when she was startled by an intruder. She caught the man in ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:5-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Are You Stuck In The Past? Series

Contributed by James Buchanan on Jan 1, 2004

Part one in a two part series on a vision for the future for the church. This particular sermon deals with those who long for the "good old days" for some reason or another.

I hope that all of you have had a happy new year. And I hope that you’ve all made your New Year’s Resolutions, and that you’ve all kept them up to this point. She may have missed the point of New Year’s Resolutions. With an eagerness to make some changes in the area of financial habits, the lady ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Dealing With Anger The Great Destroyer Series

Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Jul 29, 2025

The sin of anger is the product of other sins like pride jealousy and selfishness but it does all the damage these sins produce.

THE SIN OF ANGER Bob Marcaurelle bmarcaurelle@charter.net facebook "If you churn milk you get butter, if you twist a nose you get blood, and if you stir up anger you get trouble." (Proverbs 30:33) THE SERIOUSNESS Anger is both strange and serious. It is strange because we all ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:17, Matthew 5:21-22

Denomination: Baptist

Moving Past Your Past

Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 1, 2024

To move past your past, seek the presence of Jesus in the present.

Moving Past Your Past Easter 2024 Mark 16:1-8 Rev. Brian Bill March 30-31, 2024 How many of you have received “the look” from a parent? I remember getting a lot of them growing up, especially when I was messing around in church, or tormenting my four sisters. While my dad could give “the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:7

Denomination: Baptist

Deal Or No Deal?

Contributed by Bill Beach on Oct 10, 2006

Ref to game show Deal or No Deal and how it relates to decisions we must make as Christians.

DEAL OR NO DEAL? Hebrews 12:1-3, 11:35-40 Acknowledgments: Many thanks to Pastor Bruce Ball, who prepared much of the information used here in his sermon “Let’s Make A Deal”, and to Pastor Steve Malone for his illustration submitted to sermoncentral.com. If you were here Wednesday ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Deal Or No Deal

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 25, 2012

Unlike the game show, Deal or No Deal, we can see in advance which of the two covenants is the better deal. In fact, God explicitly states that his New Covenant is the best deal. Do not take the deal from the Satanic Banker! Updated March 2018.

(Point to a brief case) "Deal, or No Deal?" Since December 2005, ... the television host ...Howie Mandel ...has asked that question ...countless times ... to contestants on the game show ... with the same name. It did not take much talent ... to be a contestant on Deal or No Deal. It only ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:31-34

Denomination: Anglican

Deal Or No Deal

Contributed by Jason Winters on Oct 12, 2007

Why is your soul so valuable? Deal or No Deal – Cases=none more special Inside matters, not outside

Deal or No Deal 1 Cor. 6:20 INTRODUCTION In a chapel in Southern France, the great Emperor Charlemagne is buried. In that chapel is a large dome and in the center of that dome is where the body of Charlemagne is placed. It is not unusual that his body is buried in a prominent place. However, the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:15-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ