Sermons on Past Trauma:

What's Your Stench?

Contributed by Delray Lentz on Jan 24, 2023

• Did you learn something new in God’s Word this past week? • Did you read a familiar passage with new eyes?

• Any Star Wars fans here today? For me, one of the most iconic lines in the original Star Wars movie, A New Hope is when Princess Leia is brought on board a huge space ship and sees The Empires’ Governor Tarkin and says, “ I recognized your foul stench when I was brought on board.” Today's ...read more

Scripture: John 11:39

A Double Portion

Contributed by Ava Ch on Aug 26, 2025

we reflect on the story of Elijah and Elisha, we are reminded that God's Spirit is not confined to the past. It is being poured out now.

Last week, we saw Elijah at one of his lowest points. Fresh off the victory over Baal’s prophets on Mount Carmel, he spiraled into fear and despair. He ran from Jezebel, collapsed under a broom tree, and told God, “I have had enough... I alone am left.” Elijah’s ego—his belief that he was the last ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 2:1-2, 2 Kings 2:6-14

Gilgal: Rolling Stones (1 Of 4) Series

Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 7, 2025

Gilgal is where God rolls away the past — shame, compromise, clutter — so His people can walk forward free in Christ.

Joshua 5:9 – “Then the Lord said to Joshua, ‘Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.’ So the place has been called Gilgal to this day.” --- Introduction – No Satisfaction to Gilgal Back in 1965, a band called The Rolling Stones released a song that went straight to number one. ...read more

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Release The Good To Embrace The Great PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023

Encourage believers to let go of their past, embrace the greatness of knowing Christ, and live fully in the present moment as part of God's divine plan.

Good morning, church family. I love that we have the chance to come together today, to share in fellowship, and to delve into God’s word. We're going to take a close look at a particular passage from Philippians today. Before we get into that, I’d like to share a quote with you from Daphne Rose ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:8-14

Topics: Great, Philippians

The Plot Twist Series

Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 10, 2025

Born into a broken world, we can’t rewrite the past—but grace lets us choose the ending and start again with Jesus.

1 · The Start You Never Chose Ever think about how little control you had over showing up here? You didn’t pick your family, your DNA, your town, your decade. You didn’t choose your eye color, or your first language, or whether your parents were happily married or barely speaking. You just ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:12-21, Psalm 139:13-16, Luke 15:11-24, Romans 8:38-39, Revelation 3:20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Bragging Rights PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 19, 2023

This sermon explores the importance of having a faith like David's, which confidently trusts in God's deliverance based on past experiences of His faithfulness.

Good morning, Church family! I am so excited to share with you the Word of God today. We are going to open our Bibles to the Old Testament, to the book of 1 Samuel. And we'll be focusing on a very specific verse, 1 Samuel 17:37. Opening Scripture Reading – It reads, "The Lord who rescued me from ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:37

Topics: Conquer, Giant

Keep Pressing On PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2025

God invites us to move forward with Him, leaving the past behind and focusing on Christ, trusting His presence and grace for every step.

There’s a reason your heart quickens whenever you sense a fresh start. New mercies. New morning. New possibilities. Like a runner at the starting line, leaning forward, muscles ready, eyes fixed—something inside you says, "There’s more ahead." You were made for forward motion with Christ. You were ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-14

Topics: New Beginnings, Opportunities

Looking Ahead To New Grace PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 29, 2025

God’s grace makes us new, freeing us from the past and calling us to live with hope, purpose, and worship in Christ.

Some of us walked in today with a pocket full of yesterdays. Regrets that still ring. Promises we meant to keep. Prayers that feel unanswered. You can almost hear the echo of the past in your soul. But there is Another Voice—steady and kind—that breaks through the static. He says, “Behold, I will ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-28, Colossians 3:1-4, Ephesians 2:8-10

Topics: Compassionate Father, Loving Hand

Sanctifying Grace PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 20, 2025

In Christ, we are completely transformed—our past no longer defines us, and God’s grace empowers us to live as new creations.

Friends, do you ever wish you could press “reset”? To erase the smudges of yesterday’s choices, to soften the sting of words you wish you could take back, to trade the ache of regret for the music of hope? You’re not alone. Our hearts hunger for a fresh beginning, for a clean slate, for the kind of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Topics: Grace, New Creation

Overcoming Heartbreak

Contributed by Jeff Taylor on Oct 20, 2022

What do we do when we suffer hurt? How do we overcome past hurts? And how do we do it the way God wants us to? As we look at Romans 12, we will learn from Paul how to overcome hurts, how to be a true child of God and move past the pain.

Romans chapter 12 is where I want to start today. I want to start here because I believe there's something here we constantly overlook when we read part of this chapter. We all know what the first 2 verses say, 1 "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The New Move Of God

Contributed by Samuel M on Feb 29, 2024

The present state of the church is “the fire has left, and we are looking at the ashes.” We are simply looking at the past exploits and trying to create new exploits of God based on those past exploits. It’s as if, after God’s fire has left, from the ashes we are planning to do new exploits.

The present state of the church is “the fire has left, and we are looking at the ashes.” We are simply looking at the past exploits and trying to create new exploits of God based on those past exploits. It’s as if, after God’s fire has left, from the ashes we are planning to do new exploits. The ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 4:21

It's New Years Eve, Have You Discovered Your Destiny? Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Dec 28, 2017

The final sermon in the series on Discovering your Destiny. Your destiny, my destiny, starts with God’s will and purpose for our lives. It’s not about what you or I want our destiny to be, it’s all about seeking the destiny God has planned for us.

It’s New Years Eve. Another year is almost over. As the clock strikes midnight this evening we will be in 2018. Our preaching theme for 2017, has been Discover your destiny, discovering our destiny. This morning will be the last sermon in the series and I want to ask you a few questions: Have ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11-13, Psalm 139:13-16, Isaiah 44:6-8, Isaiah 43:18-19

Denomination: Pentecostal

Will The Defendant Please Rise

Contributed by Roquel Williams on Apr 18, 2002

Satan will try to make us guilty of our past and attempt to get others to pass judgement on us, but we are not guilty by justification of the blood of Jesus.

Will the defendant please rise is the instruction given to a defendant (or one who is on trial) at the end of a trial right before judgment is handed down. Judgment is a final ruling or decision made in a court of law. We have, according to the constitution, the right to a fair trial. Facts must ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:9, Romans 14:10-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Window Of Opportunity Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Sep 15, 2002

Through prayer, God will open a window of opportunity for us to work past our stresses, our conflicted feelings, and even our sins and shortcomings.

Life is tough. Am I going to get any argument about that? The philosopher Thomas Hobbes said that human life was solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short. Wow! Not the kind of stuff we expect on Sunday morning. Supposed to be all, “Praise the Lord”! But deep down, lots of people do ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:21-33, 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

Living In Grace Series

Contributed by Jeffrey Dillinger on Feb 7, 2005

Living in grace is knowin the past from which you were saved and being God’s workmanship for the world to see our good works.

Living In Grace (Eph. 2:1-8) Intro: A. Once upon a time... There was a young illiterate couple named Dave and Carol. Dave and Carol had recently confessed faith in Jesus Christ and were baptized. And wanting to be more involved in the activities of the church, they regularly attended the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ