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  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    "Let God Heal Your Painful Past" Series

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 18, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,476 views

    We become changed people when Christ touches our life and we have a new identity

    Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches January 12, 2003 Let God Heal Your Painful Past How to: Take on a New Identity Judges6:11-24 INTRODUCTION: Today’s scripture talks about the most unlikely person in the world to be a leader and deliverer of Israel. Gideon at this point had a painful past that ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Horace Wimpey avatar

    I Hope, I Hope, I Hope

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Dec 20, 2014
     | 6,362 views

    Christmas is about hope. The same hope that we see in the children at Christmas is the same hope that Jesus brought with him at his birth.

    I Hope, I Hope, I Hope John 3:16,17 Intro: This morning, for just a moment, I am the ghost of Christmas past. I want each and every one of you to think back to a Christmas when you were a small child. For some it will be easy, it was not that long ago. For some of us, it will stretch our memory ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Unpacking

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Jan 30, 2022
     | 3,579 views

    Sermon about the importance of leaving yesterday behind and moving forward in Christ.

    Unpacking Introduction Here we are at the end of the first month of 2022. You have prayed and sought God. 2021 had a full suitcase. It was packed full. Bursting at the seams. The past three years have been so full, its hard to tell how they could have held more. The Jan. 6 attack on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Consequences For Past Bad Decisions Lesson 10 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 7, 2017
     | 7,244 views

    Decisions outside the will of God have consequences.

    A. FIGHTING A BATTLE WHEN YOU DON’T WANT TO JOSHUA 10 1. Decisions outside the will of God have consequences. When the mighty Gibeonites tricked Israel Joshua said, “They did not ask counsel of the LORD” (9:14). Why We Don’t Pray • Self-confidence and not a walk of faith. • We think we don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    Forget It!

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jul 31, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,897 views

    In order to press on, to move forward, in the Christian life, we must first "forget" the past. We must forget the sins of others and our own sins and mistakes; we must forget our successes and failures; we must forget our vision of how our life would turn out.

    My text this morning is a familiar one, from Paul’s letter to the Philippian church, chapter three, verses twelve through fourteen. Let me set the context. Paul begins by listing his credentials as an authentic descendant of Abraham, in rebuttal to those who were attacking him and his message. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Get Over Your Past: Divine Direction Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jan 18, 2017
    based on 6 ratings
     | 16,812 views

    Are you fed up with living a mediocre Christian Life? Do you want your days to be different? Do you want to be amazed and surprised as God draws you closer to Him each and every day? Then it's time to follow God's Divine Direction for your life.

    Get Over Your Past: Divine Direction Its a new year, and we have a new preaching theme, Discovering Your Destiny... Is that something you desire to do this year? Discover YOUR Destiny... Discover OUR Destiny... Maybe your thinking, “Sounds like a nice idea, it would be great to discover and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Leave The Past Behind, Focus On What's Next PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 22, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,104 views

    This sermon encourages embracing past experiences, living in the present, and moving forward with faith, guided by God's Word and the spirit of perseverance.

    Ladies and Gentlemen, Brothers and Sisters in Christ, what a joy it is to be gathered here together in this sacred space, in the presence of our Lord. A place where we can open our hearts, share our burdens, and be uplifted by the Word of God. We find ourselves today at the crossroads of reflection ...read more

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  • Eugene Morell avatar

    Living In The Past Or Moving Forward With Teh Lord

    Contributed by Eugene Morell on Jan 4, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,446 views

    Making a decision about moving forward in one's walk with the Lord.

    LIVING IN THE PAST OR MOVING FORWARD WITH THE LORD. JOSHUA 1:1-11. 1. Moses is dead. What the Lord is saying is that sometimes we have to actually name out loud what it is that we can’t get past. 2. The Lord renews His promises to his everyday. Verse 2b-3 “therefore arise, cross this ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Holding On To Our Past - Resentments, Regrets And Remorse

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Apr 4, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,798 views

    "Holding on to our Past" is something that can inhibit not only our relationships, our outlook on life, but also our sense of identity and spiritual growth in Jesus.

    If you are not familiar with an Anglican Service there are 4 readings prior to the Sermon. The assigned readings for this day were: Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3:7-16 and Luke 20:9-19. I will be Drawing from our New Testament reading in Philippians this morning. And I would like to ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Is The Church Dead? Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jun 25, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,897 views

    Some today proclaim that the church is an archaic thing of the past and that the church Jesus envisioned isn’t anything like church as we know it today. So let’s go back and examine what church is really supposed to be. And it’s all summed up on one word.

    Is the church a thing of the past? So much has been written lately about the demise of the church. Our post modern age seems finished with something so antiquated and old fashioned as the church. In fact, Robert H. Schuller, successor to the Crystal Cathedral said” I think we are entering an era in ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Homecoming Jubilee

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Feb 19, 2013
    based on 5 ratings
     | 25,247 views

    There is something just marvelous about homecomings. Homecomings can be defined as a time when a congregation reflects upon the works of God in the past while anticipating His continued blessing/favor in their future.

    Homecoming 2012 Chester First Baptist Church Introduction: A There is something just marvelous about homecomings. 1 Homecomings can be defined as a time when a congregation reflects upon the works of God in the past while anticipating His continued blessing/favor in their future. a Over the last ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Different Direction

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Oct 15, 2011
     | 4,190 views

    Satan loves to come to us with our past sins and failures.

    Verse 13-Forgetting those things which are behind Sometimes we get obsessed with the past. Two kinds of people-Those who get stressed out because of every thing that has went wrong in the past. Then there are those who look to the future but haven’t learned anything from the past. Paul ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Our Past Impacts Our Future

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,018 views

    Jacob Blesses His Sons. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: Genesis chapter 49 verses 1-28 Joke: • A frog went to see a Fortune-teller, • Gazing into her crystal ball, she said to frog: “You are going to meet a beautiful young woman. From the moment she sets eyes on you she will have an insatiable desire to know all about ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    What We Can Learn From The Past (New Year’s Sermon)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 16, 2022
     | 1,718 views

    When President Bill Clinton was going through a sex scandal with Monica Lewinski, the pundits in Washington could not figure out how he could survive this scandal POLITICALLY and PHYSICALLY.

    That is, almost daily he appeared on television, and it seemed like the very serious allegations that were being leveled against him were not phasing him in the slightest. • Some said it was because he is shameless • Others, pundits in Washington, had a different take on it. They said, the only ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Forgetting What Lies Behind

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 2, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,488 views

    It hurts when we realize our own failures; but when other people point them out it can be debilitating. This message looks at how Satan tries to hinder God’s people by holding their past over them, and how Paul was able to overcome.

    Have you ever been led to step out in faith and tackle a mission that God placed on your heart? Maybe the Lord asked you to witness to a friend or coworker. Perhaps He asked you to tell a relative about the love of Jesus, or maybe He asked you to surrender to the call to preach or become a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist