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  • Jeremy Farmer avatar

    The Enemy Of The Past

    Contributed by Jeremy Farmer on Sep 21, 2003
    based on 61 ratings
     | 11,006 views

    Overcoming the past and moving forward in Christ.

    “The Enemy of the Past” Forgiveness is a trait that all young people need to possess. Sometimes things of the past literally haunt us and change who we are and how we act. Betrayal has become commonplace in today’s world. With Girls/Guys and relationships Broken Promises 1 Kings ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Past Of A Believer Series

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Nov 28, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,465 views

    We need to remember where we came from so we don’t go back again

    The older we get, the more we seem to reminisce about the “good old days.” The Beatles had a song called “Yesterday” where they sang of bygone days where all their troubles seemed so far away yet, the reality is, there is usually sometime in everyone’s past that was not so good, something ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Forgetting The Past

    Contributed by Keith Davis on May 5, 2003
    based on 174 ratings
     | 34,887 views

    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

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Forgetting The Past

    Contributed by Glen Lawhun on Dec 26, 2004
    based on 68 ratings
     | 16,464 views

    We must forget the things that beset us and reach with newness for the future.

    Php 3:13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. (NKJV) Another year soon in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Hanging On To The Past!

    Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Apr 13, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,320 views

    To encourage Christians not to look back on past life

    PP0810 DATE HANGING ON TO THE PAST! Exodus 16:22-31; Luke 9:62. Ex 16:22 And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses. 23 And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pickpocketed By The Past Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jun 12, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,150 views

    Reclaiming our identity in Christ from issues in our past.

    Over the past three weeks we’ve been investigating the culprits of spiritual I.D. theft. We’ve looked at how to avoid being, Robbed by Relationships, Mugged by the Mirror, and Stolen by Success. This morning we’re going to complete our series by considering the role of our past… and how to avoid ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Past Failures

    Contributed by John Eldridge on Feb 19, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,580 views

    Stop letting past failures control your future victories.

    Past Failures Micah 7:8 (KJV) Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me. It is time to put your past failure and falls in their proper place… under your feet!!! Get over it: How? 1. Get a Word from ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    "Forgetting The Past"

    Contributed by Landon Winstead on Dec 31, 2013
     | 11,629 views

    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

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    Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

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    Pursued By The Past

    Contributed by J Richison on Aug 10, 2017
     | 6,429 views

    God can deliver us from the haunts of our past.

    Pursued By The Past (or) Sanctified By The Sea Exodus 14:9-14 19-23 26-31 Exodus 15:1-6 Egypt is commonly accepted as being a type of sin or of the world. The exodus of Egypt was a type of Salvation. The deliverance came by the application of the blood of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Future/Past Series

    Contributed by Gavin Rushton on Jul 28, 2016
     | 5,367 views

    A sermon about how the future is built on the legacy of the past and how we can learn to help each other to pursue after Jesus

    Hi Everyone, I want to start by saying thank you to you all for the welcome that we have received since our move back up to Cumbria, it has been truly amazing and a real blessing, helping us all to feel really loved and appreciated. Thank you all for praying for Annie at the end of last year, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Grip Of The Past

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Aug 1, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,035 views

    God has even greater things ahead of us than lie behind.

    The Grip of the Past October 11, 2009 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: God has even greater things ahead of us than lie behind. Focus Passage: Isaiah 43:18-19 Supplemental Passage: (Jeremiah 29:11 NASB) 'For I know the plans that I have for you,' ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christmas Past Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 24, 2018
     | 4,793 views

    The Bible reveals: Christmas past – Who Jesus was (All the way back to the Beginning) – Christmas present (Jesus who is present tense – Emmanuel the God who is with us right now) and the Bible reminds us that Christmas future is coming to this world

    Theme: Christmas Miracles: past-present-future Thesis: The Bible reveals: Christmas past – Who Jesus was (All the way back to the Beginning) – Christmas present (Jesus who is present tense – Emmanuel the God who is with us right now) and the Bible reminds us that Christmas future is coming to this ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Shadows Of The Past

    Contributed by Jeff Taylor on May 17, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,282 views

    We have heard the expression, "Let go and let God". Let your problems go and let God deal with them. Let go of your worries and let God take care of that. Let go of your past and let God give you a future. And yet we have forgotten that proven philosophy.

    So many times, we have heard the expression, "Let go and let God". Let your problems go and let God deal with them. Let go of your worries and let God take care of that. Let go of your past and let God give you a future. All of that is as true as the Holy Scriptures themselves. And yet ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Remembering The Past

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Dec 23, 2022
     | 1,049 views

    Can we remember a time when God did something wonderful for us? Can we remember a time when the Lord did something for someone else? Can we remember a time when we were useful to the Lord?

    The Feast of Purim has begun. In verses 17-22: • People sometimes have short recollections with regards to God’s reliability. • To help deter this problem, Mordecai recorded these events and urged a yearly occasion to celebrate the noteworthy day of Purim. • Festivities of eating, happiness, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    A New Year A New You Part I

    Contributed by Chris Carroll on Jan 14, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,379 views

    New Years is always the perfect opportunity for us to reflect on the past to recommit to the present and to plan for the future. The great intellectual giant Socrates once said “an unexamined life is not worth living.” And so at the end of 2007 and the

    A New Year, A New You. Part I Well Christmas came upon us so fast and now it has passed. And now comes the season of Deck the Halls with piles and piles of bills to help us remember what we did this Christmas season. Maybe you heard the story of the young college student and she came running in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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