Sermons on Leaving The Past Behind:

Will You Leave Jesus?

Contributed by David Mende on Mar 19, 2019

What will you do when you face trials, temptations, and persecution? Will you leave Jesus or will you remain faithful to him? I would be delighted if you could rate this sermon and give brief feedback.

INTRODUCTION (SECURE ATTENTION) & BACKGROUND OF THE PASSAGE: PRAY before starting the sermon. Attrition among Christians is a common problem faced by several pastors and missionaries. For instance, according to Pew Research Center, in 2007, 78% of the American adults in the US considered ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:43-52

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Leaving The Comfort Zone Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 6, 2015

We can be good evangelist's by just being willing and available.

Leaving The Comfort Zone Text: John 4:1-26 Introduction 1. Survivor Eva Hart remembers the night, April 15, 1912, on which the Titanic plunged 12,000 feet to the Atlantic floor, some two hours and forty minutes after an iceberg tore a 300-foot gash in the starboard side: "I saw all the horror ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-26

Denomination: Methodist

The Leaves Are One The Trees

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Oct 22, 2023

My mother tells the story of when I was 4 years old, and she was pregnant with my brother Mark. My mother says when she was pregnant that I would always ask her when is the baby coming and she says she told me “When the leaves come on the trees that the baby would be here”.

“The Leaves are on the Trees.” By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. OPENING: - 2 Timothy 4:1-5 says, “I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word, be instant in season, out of season, reprove, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:32, Luke 21:29-32

Denomination: Apostolic

A Father's Legacy

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jun 11, 2024

This is a message for fathers. Every father will leave a legacy for their children, the question is what legacy will they leave behind?

A Father’s Legacy Good morning, Stranger’s Rest, and happy Father’s Day to all the fathers. The title of my message this morning is “A Father’s Legacy.” Being a good father is one of the most important assignments that a man has here on earth because he is responsible for a life other than his ...read more

Scripture: John 8:44, John 3:16, Romans 5:19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Leave What Is Buried In The Tomb PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 21, 2024

Explores the power of Christ's forgiveness, urging believers to leave their sins buried and fully trust in the finality of God's forgiveness.

Good morning, dear friends. I am thrilled to be standing before you today, a fellow traveler on this road of faith - a road that often twists and turns, rises and falls, but always, always leads us back to the loving arms of our Savior, Jesus Christ. We gather here today, not as perfect beings, but ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Romans 6:4

Topics: Leaving Sins, Graves

Faith Behind Enemy Lines Series

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 12, 2025

A captive child’s compassion led a proud general to full surrender—five dips wouldn’t work, but obedience brought joy.

(The Little Girl Who Changed a General) --- I. Captivity and Compassion The Syrian army had been raiding Israel again. They rode in with torches and iron, leaving behind smoke and silence. One of those raids carried off a little girl. Scripture doesn’t tell us her name—only that she was very ...read more

Scripture: James 4:6-7, Psalm 51:7, John 13:8-10, Philippians 2:8-9

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

The Vision Behind Our Purpose Series

Contributed by Steve Smith on Apr 4, 2007

What is a church’s vision to accomplish its purpose? How do we accomplish God’s plan? Do we see the need? Do we respond with concern? Do we respond with action?

INTRODUCTION For the past several months, we have been involved in discussions, research, and prayer regarding the Future of this Church. In 2 Business Meetings, you approved and asked the leadership to determine the feasibility of moving. First, I want to thank you for your cooperation, ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

What Jesus Left Behind Series

Contributed by Dana Chau on Dec 16, 2003

Discover the six things Jesus left behind before he ascended into heaven.

During the past 2 Sundays, we’ve looked at who Jesus was and why Jesus came. We concluded that Jesus was more than an influential religious leader and a moral teacher, but that He was the Son of God, equal to God. We found the purpose for his coming was to free mankind from the poverty of living ...read more

Denomination: *other

How God Leads Through Circumstances Lesson 4 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 24, 2025

12 ways to look at circumstances.

A. 12 WAYS TO LOOK AT CIRCUMSTANCES 1. God works His plan through things. “All things work together for good” (Rom. 8:28). 2. God works His plan behind the scenes, when people don’t realize He’s at work. “You thought evil . . . God meant it for good” (Gen. 50:28). 3. God works His plan when ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Denomination: Baptist

Your Past Is A Reference, Not A Residence

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Aug 14, 2025

Many people allow past mistakes, failures, or even successes to define their identity and limit their potential. Living in the past robs us of present opportunities and blinds us to the new things God wants to do.

YOUR PAST IS A REFERENCE, NOT A RESIDENCE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Philippians 3:13-14 Key Verse: “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Alive Again

Contributed by Dale Carter Sr. on Oct 21, 2022

I have a right to choose. But am I qualified

………there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. 11 And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32, Luke 15:10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Let The Facts Speak For Themselves

Contributed by Don Kesner on Jan 13, 2015

How will others know I am a Christian? How do I live down my past? If we are what we say we are, the facts will speak for themselves.

Let the facts speak for themselves¨ (John Chapter 9) A) The entire chapter deals with the story of a blind man who received his sight after Jesus spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva. (It was commonly supposed that sickness was the result of sin. Either by the man, in this case, or by ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-41

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Making Peace With Your Past

Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Oct 16, 2013

Jesus brings us peace that passes all understanding; a peace that allows one to sleep well at night and rest in His trust; and making peace with your past is an central part having that rest.

Quotes: “Peace begins with a smile.” -Mother Teresa "He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass." - George Herbert “An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” -Mahatma Gandhi “We can never obtain peace in the outer ...read more

Scripture: John 14:27

Denomination: Pentecostal

Opportunity Is Bald From Behind

Contributed by Mark Adams on Feb 25, 2009

This is a short devotional talk beginning with the Greek god Kairos, who represents the fleeting nature of opportunity, and using an understanding of Kairos to inform our reading of Ephesians 5:8-20 where Paul presents several things that are urgent for C

In Greek, there are at least a couple of different words that mean “Time.” - Kronos – This is the word you use when you talk about the clock. It is a sequential word, where we get words like “Chronology” or “Chronological”. It’s a word about Order. - Kairos – This is the word I want to examine ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Push Past Your Limitations

Contributed by Bala Samson on Apr 19, 2015

Some of us want rosy terrains with no boulders and terrors! Doesn’t work that way! Push past the hindrances! I said push past!

Push past your limitations! Philippians 3:13”But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” You know what, I love to read the experiences of people who ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13

Denomination: Pentecostal