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  • Alvaro Dominguez avatar

    Staring Over

    Contributed by Alvaro Dominguez on Jun 1, 2001
    based on 81 ratings
     | 8,607 views

    About leaving the failures of the past behind and fearlessly starting over.

    “Starting Over” 2 Cor. 5:17 Negative Starting Lines: In most cases “starting over” means PAIN. Divorce for example brings devastating results. Having to start over again without your spouse and with the responsibility of having to be both the father and the mother is a very painful process. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Running The Race Of Life

    Contributed by Ray Estes on Dec 6, 2004
    based on 94 ratings
     | 14,538 views

    This sermon is about forgetting the past and pressing on toward Christ-likeness.

    Running The Race of Life Philippians 3:12-14 Do any of you ever make out “To Do” lists? – a list of things that need doing throughout the day. Do you always complete your list everyday or do you sometimes have to carry over some things to the next day? If you seldom complete your list, then I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Closure

    Contributed by Maria Saunders on Nov 12, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 14,596 views

    In order to obtain our destiny, it is imperative to birth a closure to the past.

    In my time of devotion, I was reading an article by Joyce Meyer who recorded these words, “The devil wants each of us to concentrate on how far we have fallen, rather than how far we have risen. Satan wants us to focus on our pasts instead of our futures and on how far we have come. He wants us ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William Nieporte avatar

    Do Not Be Discouraged

    Contributed by William Nieporte on Nov 17, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 10,303 views

    When God is involved, the future is always better than the past.

    Have you ever felt nostalgic for the good old days? Have you ever experienced a longing and yearning for the way things use to be? I remember once visiting in a home of a family with a young child. The parents of this young boy had just converted his room from being that of a toddler to that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Emmanuel

    Contributed by Bobby Daniel on Jan 7, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,155 views

    A Wednesday night topical message from this past Christmas season.

    Emmanuel Matthew 1:23 Intro: Not that I think that there is something wrong with the name of our church, after all…it doesn’t get much better than First Baptist Church, right? In fact, when I told people I was going to be the pastor at First Baptist Church I did have a few people say “Oooh…First ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Examples And Warnings

    Contributed by Dan Santiago on Jan 10, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,755 views

    Let us learn from the past and depend on God for the future.

    EXAMPLES AND WARNINGS 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 INTRODUCTION ILLUSTRATION Different Asian countries celebrate New Year in different dates and ways. In Vietnam, the New Year is called Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet for short. It begins between January 21 and February 19, the exact date ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Fogerson avatar

    God And The City

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Aug 29, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,291 views

    Despite her past, Rahab ended up working for God.

    Introduction: A Joshua & Israel still are not in the promised land. 1 Jericho a 8 acres, surrounded by two walls (outer & inner; 6ft & 12 ft, respectively) w/ both walls being 30 feet high. b Many thousand people lived there, we only know one, Rahab. 2 She gave Joshua’s spies safe ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Following The Shepherd Part 2 Fo 6 Series

    Contributed by Larry Elder on Jan 20, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,391 views

    Following the shepherd will help us move past the prision of "want"

    Following the Shepherd Part 2 Psalm 23:1-2 Ps 23 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Way Out Of Jericho

    Contributed by Jack Whitehead on Oct 28, 2002
    based on 26 ratings
     | 5,561 views

    Is your past keeping you from serving God today?

    The Way Out Of Jericho Heb 11:31 By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient. 1st I want you to notice that Rahab was a harlot, she was a prostitute. You didn’t read about the “murderer ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Priest Like No Other

    Contributed by John Harper on Nov 4, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,310 views

    Jesus Christ is a High Priest unlike past or present priests

    “A PRIEST LIKE NO OTHER” Hebrews 5:1-11 August 3, 2008 Pastor John L. Harper Warden Assembly of God Introduction: Jesus was made a High Priest because • He understood the condition of mankind • He is compassionate to those who are weak I read about a small boy who was consistently late coming ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    I Almost Finished Well

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jan 2, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 8,429 views

    This is a sermon reflecting on the past year and on the need to finish well in the Lord.

    1 Kings 12:1-13:29 I Almost Finished Well, In the Lord 1/23/2000 1 Kings 12:25-33 1 Corin. 9:24-27 Our year has come to an end. How many of us have started on a project in 2006 with great expectations of what we were going to do, only to have that project sit around and eventually left ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Mitchell Leonard avatar

    I Was, I Am, And I Will Be That I Am

    Contributed by Mitchell Leonard on Mar 7, 2014
     | 10,558 views

    A SERMON PREACHED PROCLAIMING GOD'S POWER IN THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE

    Exodus 3:14 I WAS THAT I AM, I AM THAT I AM, I WILL BE THAT I AM Exodus 3:1-14 AM- to be, to exist. One of the hardest things for me to comprehend is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Russ Adams avatar

    Drunk In Your Birthday Suit Series

    Contributed by Russ Adams on Sep 23, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,891 views

    This message encourages us to live past our our mistakes

    Weird Stories in the Bible Drunk in your Birthday Suit Genesis 9:20-29 Opening words: Last week, I began a six part sermon series, Weird Stories in the Bible. There are more weird stories in the Bible then you would think. They are not the ones we visit annually like the nativity or the passion of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Steve Malone avatar

    The Resurrection Changes Everything!

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Apr 16, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,667 views

    The resurrection changes our past, our present and our future!

    The Resurrection Changes Everything! Easter 2012 I want to start off today with some powerful words that Paul put to paper 2000 years ago for a bunch of believers who were living in the city of Corinth. AND – let’s stand together as I read those words. NOW – standing as we read ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mike Fogerson avatar

    If The Foundations Fail Series

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Mar 3, 2011
     | 6,884 views

    We can overcome past problems and acknowledge the patterns of promise.

    Introduction: A IL. B David lived in a time when the moral decline seemed like it was beyond the point of no return. Psalm 11.3 TLB 1 It’s impossible to isolate ourselves from the evils of this world. 2 Ps. 11.1-3 TLB; Our Amish/Mennonite brother’s, even with their extreme views of separation ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist