Sermons on Overcoming The Past:

A God’s-Eye View Of Your Past & Present Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jan 17, 2016

God took us from major mess and transformed us into masterpiece.

“You used to be so cute, what happened?” Has anyone ever said that when looking at your baby pictures? It’s a joke that never seems to grow old because there’s probably some truth to it. With their big eyes, chubby cheeks, and tiny little fists babies are cuter than most. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran

God's Grand Narrative: Lessons From The Past Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021

Inside the believer’s mind, there is something very close to assurance yet is as dangerous as the “running with the bulls” in Spain. It is presumption. Presumption is an idea taken to be true though it is not known of certain.

Begin message with an Interview with Clay Warnock from The Call on Foster Care. Questions are: 1. How many children are currently in care in our local area? 2. How many homes are available for these children? 3. What do these children need from the church? We’re in a series of sermons in the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Just Remember The Past, Look To The Future

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 31, 2022

Isaiah tells the Israelites to forget the Exodus, looking forward to the new thing - Jesus.

4.3.22 Isaiah 43:16-21 16 This is what the LORD says, who makes a road through the sea and a path through mighty waters, 17 who brings out the chariot and the horses, the army and the strong warrior. They will all lie down together. They will not get up. They are extinguished. Like a wick ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:16-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Leaving The Past Behind And Moving Forward With Jesus. Hebrews 12

Contributed by David Cramer on Aug 12, 2025

A message about moving forward in our lives. Putting the past behind and moving toward the goals in life that the Lord has for us.

Good Morning Grab your bible and say this with me This is my Bible I am what is says I am I have what it says I have I can do what it says I can do. Today I will be taught more of the Word of God I boldly confess My Mind is alert My heart is receptive. I will never be the same. I am about to ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Don't Let Your Past Dictate Your Future PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 12, 2025

God’s presence empowers us to release the past, trust Him with our present and future, and pursue Jesus as our ultimate prize.

Some of us walked in today with a calendar full of plans and a heart full of questions. Others came with a smile for the room and a sigh for the ride home. Life has a way of handing us seasons we didn’t pencil in—detours we didn’t expect, delays we didn’t schedule, and disappointments we didn’t see ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-14

Topics: Victory, Jesus

2010: Living With The Right Attitude!

Contributed by Jofrey Bustamante on Jan 7, 2010

One author wrote, "Our Attitude, not our Aptitude, determines our Altitude!" I agree.

Introduction: The place: Dublin, Ireland. The time: Toward the end of the nineteenth century. The event: A series of blistering attacks on Christianity, especially the "alleged resurrection" of Jesus of Nazareth. The person: Thomas Henry Huxley. You remember Huxley? He was a devoted disciple of ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Can Use You!

Contributed by David Cook on Jul 3, 2010

God can use you in spite of your past, to minister to others, to impact eternity!

Illus: When I played Little league baseball, we lost 99% of the games we played in for the first year and a half. The Bad News Bears was a popular movie around that time and people considered our team, the Bad News Realtors. As the second season begin to come to a close our team was beginning to ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 2:1-24

Denomination: Baptist

Don’t Look Back!

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 18, 2010

Why should Christians remember Lot’s wife? Just like Sodom and Gomorrah, before Christ’s return, the world will be saturated with evil. Christians are warned to come out of the world and not be a part of it.

Opening illustration: If a person sees a house on fire and does everything he can to rescue the occupants, he is heralded as a hero. And that’s the way it should be. Why is it, then, that a Christian who accepts what God says in the Bible about hell and tries to warn people is ridiculed as an ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:12-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Joy Stealers

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Feb 8, 2009

A Believer should be joyful...This message gives 3 stealers of your joy.

"JOY STEALERS" Gal 4:8-18 * For 2009 I’ve ask us to make this the “Year of Joy” with joy being understood as the acrostic, “Jesus-Others-Yourself”. In calling us to this Christ-like attitude we heard scriptures verses like this; “The Joy of the Lord is my strength”, “Restore to me the Joy of my ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:8-18

Denomination: Baptist

Grafted Into God's Family Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Feb 14, 2009

A practical message about becoming a part of God’s family.

Grafted into God’s Family Romans 11:16-32 * In the medical world the word graft is a common word. Physicians use grafts to repair damaged skin, they graft to repair a damaged heart, and literally they use graft to repair damage. In Botany, grafting is used for a number of reasons ranging from ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Godly Forgetfulness

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jan 12, 2014

If not left behind us, our pasts, our mistakes and sins are ever in front of us, and we spend our time tripping over or dodging them. God wants us future- focused, not past-ensnared.

The following is a brief homily given during a weekly mid-week event called: "The Feast" at Yonge Street Mission in Toronto, Canada. The future is a big mystery. One thing that we all share in this room is a lack of knowledge about what’s going to happen in the future. Often we think of the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:10-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Loss Of The Harvest

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 9, 2015

The Loss of the Harvest

Jeremiah 8:13 - 22 The Loss of the Harvest 20 the harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. Jeremiah's Warning - their fields would be ruined - v. 13 their cities would be destroyed - v.16 the people would be either killed or taken captive - 17 For, behold, I will send ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 8:13-22

Denomination: Holiness

"The Heart Beat Of Jesus"

Contributed by David Henderson on Nov 3, 2013

Years ago I heard Dr. Adrian Rogers put it this way: “the heart of the human problem is the problem of the human heart.” I agree. In other words if you really want to see change take place, you have to change someone’s heart.

HEARTBEATS “The Heartbeat of Jesus” Matthew 6:21 I am sure that one thing all of us could agree on this morning is that our world is in deep trouble. America is in trouble and something has to be done. But what we might not agree on is what the solution actually is. Many of us would ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:21

Denomination: Baptist

And So Were Some Of You Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Jun 11, 2014

Our Past, Sanctification, The Holy Spirit, Justification

1 Corinthians 6:1-11 May 19, 2024 Introduction: How broken does something have to be to be really broken? Can something be so broken it’s beyond restoration? Both really important answers depend on what we’re talking about. If you’re talking about the visor in your car being broken...it ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Last Miracle Series

Contributed by Curtis E. Nester on May 31, 2016

Disappointment turns to joy for fishermen without a catch. Jesus on the shore of our difficulties. Peter forgiven, restored and commissioned.

SERIES: Miracles With a Message #8 TITLE: The Last Miracle TEXT: John 21:1-14 INTRO: In the last several weeks, we have looked at seven miracles of Jesus, called "sign miracles" because their purpose was to inspire belief in Jesus. Today, we look at the last and greatest miracle. I. FISHERMEN ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-14

Denomination: Baptist