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  • Paul Wallace avatar

    Failure Is Never Final

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 27, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 31,607 views

    Failure is a part of life for successful people.

    Failure is never Final Luke 5 Have you ever blown it? Have you ever failed a test in life or in the classroom? And then we feel like we are a failure. If others don’t get down on us, we get down on our selves, right? Saying things, “I’m so stupid, I can’t believe I did ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Jerry Cosper avatar

    Failure To Understand The Light Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Apr 17, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,977 views

    People of every generation blurt out the same question, “Who are you, Jesus?” Well, Jesus answers that question.

    Tonight we continue with Jesus’ discussion with the Pharisees. READ v. 25. Man asks a very basic question. Now Jesus had just made a phenomenal claim that He was the Light of the world. Of course, His claim shocked the Pharisees as well as others. And when you recap what Jesus had told these ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Eugene Morell avatar

    From Failure To Worship

    Contributed by Eugene Morell on Jul 1, 2012
     | 5,336 views

    The Lord wants you and I to see that we can turn defeat into worship with the help of the Holy Spirit.

    FROM FAILURE TO WORSHIP. JOSHUA 8:30-35. Perhaps one of the greatest examples of comebacks in recent years was that of San Francisco Giant pitcher Dave Dravecky. Besides pitching is the regular season Dave also pitched in the All star game, in the national league championship series and in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • I. Grant Spong avatar

    Failure Of Human Leadership Series

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Nov 20, 2019
     | 3,973 views

    Can human political systems save us? We elect national leaders, and are quickly disappointed. Let’s learn that only God’s government can truly bless humanity. Let’s contrast human governments and Christ’s government in Luke 23:33-43.

    Can human political systems save us? We elect national leaders, and are quickly disappointed. Let’s learn that only God’s government can truly bless humanity. Let’s contrast human governments and Christ’s government in Luke 23:33-43. Forgive Them Luke 23:33-34 And when they had come to the place ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gary Regazzoli avatar

    18. Covenant Failure Series

    Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Nov 3, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,094 views

    The success of the Mosaic Covenant was conditional on the obedience of the Israelites (Chart can be viewed at www.ingodsimage.site)

    [IN GOD’S IMAGE 18 – COVENANT FAILURE] This message is part of a series of 90 sermons based on the title, “In God’s Image – God’s Purpose for humanity.” This series of free sermons or the equivalent free book format is designed to take the reader through an amazing process beginning with God in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Dr. Jonathan Vorce avatar

    The Other Side Of Failure

    Contributed by Dr. Jonathan Vorce on Jul 13, 2019
     | 6,372 views

    Failure is a reality that all of us have lived. This message is encouragement and instruction on how to view and respond to failure. This is a message of Hope and Restoration!

    Spiritual Encouragement and Instruction: What to do when we have failed. INTRODUCTORY ILLUSTRATIONS Most of us know Babe Ruth set a record with 714 home runs in his baseball career. But few remember he struck out 1,330 times on the way to that record. Most people know Jonas Salk discovered the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    The Failure Of A Borrowed Faith Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 9, 2022
     | 3,014 views

    King Joash had signs of faith in his life - but did they really belong to him or his uncle?

    “RAISED IN CHURCH”: Joash had a faith-filled upbringing. - 2 Chronicles 24:1-2. - 2 Chronicles 23:18-21; 24:4-14. - Other passages that we aren’t going to look up: a. Rescued at age one when his wicked grandmother slew all his brothers. b. Raised secretly around the temple by his uncle ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brad Beaman avatar

    Solomon: The Successful Failure Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Aug 30, 2022
     | 4,664 views

    Solomon was a great success and yet an utter failure. Where did Solomon go wrong? Here we glimpse at the start of his failure.

    Solomon: The Successful Failure 1 Kings 11:1-13 What might have been? It is a case of would’ve, could’ve, should’ve. Like a sports team that had everything going for them. They make a recruiting violation, and they are not eligible for the tournament. They are the best, but they never realized ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Faith In The Middle Of Failure Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 14, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 17,633 views

    When you are faced with great failure, remember that Jesus loves you and wants you even more! (I WANT TO THANK MINISTRY PASS FOR THEIR SERVICE THAT HELPS ME PUT THE MESSAGES TOGETHER. www.ministrypass.com

    Faith in the Middle of Failure Jeffery Anselmi / General Proclaim- The Gospel Has Come / Salvation; Failure / Acts 16:25–34 INTRODUCTION • Sometimes things don’t go as planned. • Imagine that you are serving God and you seem to be doing a good job of it, then something bad happens to you. • No ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Lessons From Failure Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Feb 21, 2024
     | 1,906 views

    When you have failed, appreciate the past, stay faithful in the present, and trust God for the future.

    Several years ago, Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Bob Patterson described one of his pitches, which the Cincinnati Reds' Barry Larkin hit for a game-winning home run: “It was a cross between a screwball and a change-up. It was a screw-up” (Wall Street Journal, 7/9/96; Leadership, Vol. 17, no.3; ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Brady Boyd avatar

    The Outcast, The Doubter, And The Failure Series

    Contributed by Brady Boyd on Apr 15, 2025
     | 430 views

    The resurrection is not a reminder of our failure; it’s a reminder of his victory!

    The Outcast, the Doubter, and the Failure Easter 2025 Mary the Outcast John 20:10-16, 18 NIV “Then the disciples went back to their homes, 11 but Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus' body had ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jerry Cosper avatar

    Failure To Understand The Light

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Aug 14, 2023
     | 904 views

    So, with all these claims that Jesus has made, we find that people of every generation blurt out the same question, “Who are you?” Well, Jesus answers that question.

    Tonight, we continue with Jesus’ discussion with the Pharisees. READ v. 25. Man asks a very basic question. Now Jesus had just made a phenomenal claim that He was the Light of the world. Of course, His claim shocked the Pharisees as well as others. And when you recap what Jesus had told these ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Louis Mare avatar

    Plot Twist : Failure Series

    Contributed by Louis Mare on Oct 5, 2023
     | 1,433 views

    I remember at the beginning of the year feeling that, feeling that so intently. I want to show you what I shared at the beginning of this year, and then maybe you will see the topic in our series I am going to talk about today:

    Let us be honest: this year was also a challenging year for some if not all of us. We lost loved ones, and businesses changed. Loadshedding and the ripple effect it has. Fires destroying homes and family members not speaking to each other. Job losses, to mention a few. I remember at the beginning ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Terry Cavanaugh avatar

    Overcoming The Giant Of Failure Series

    Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Jul 12, 2025
     | 305 views

    Today, we delve into a powerful narrative from the life of Moses, an extraordinary leader who teaches us about the art of failing forward. Despite his flaws and failures, Moses’ life serves to teach us many valuable lessons. One of them is how to handle failure.

    Exodus 2:11–12 “Now it came about in those days, when Moses had grown up, that he went out to his brethren and looked on their hard labors; and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his brethren. So he looked this way and that, and when he saw there was no one around, he struck down the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    Rising After Failure Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Oct 7, 2025
     | 268 views

    God never abandons His children in their moments of failure; instead, He restores, redirects, and renews them for greater victory.

    RISING AFTER FAILURE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Joshua 8:1-2 Key Verse: “And the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai; see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God