Sermons on Admitting Failure:

Recovering From Failure Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Mar 18, 2012

Our failures are not final with God.

Recovering From Failure Luke 22:31-34, 54-62 Rev. Brian Bill 3/18/12 People across the country tuned in this week to watch another former Illinois governor head off to prison. Seeing him shaking hands and signing autographs as the media followed his every step stirred up various feelings inside ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:31-34

Denomination: Baptist

It’s Time, To Get Our "Acts” Together -Part 2 Series

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on May 16, 2012

With the Pentecost Sunday on the anvil, to focus on the factors that contributed to the resounding "success" of the Early Church with the primary focus on responsibilities of the laity.

It’s time, we got our “Acts” together -2 As I pointed out in Part I of my sermon, both the Early Church clergy and laity together worked for building up the Kingdom shaking the sinful world to its core in the process. While, we had focused on the unequivocal ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42

Denomination: *other

The Simplicity Of The Gospel

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Jul 9, 2023

The Gospel can be condensed into four simple phrases.

The Simplicity of the Gospel Romans 1:16-17 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16-17

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons From Failure Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jun 21, 2012

If we're going to rebound from failure, we must appreciate the past, be 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. ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:1-25

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Failure Not Final Sermon I: Failure Not Final With The Father Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Mar 11, 2020

Despite failures, sins, mistakes, errors of judgment - God can make something beautiful of our lives if we refocus our priorities and renew our trust in Him to help us make the most of the time we have left.

FAILURE IS NOT FINAL WITH THE FATHER An oft-referred-to phenomenon to make the point that “no one is perfect and all have failed enroute to their ultimate objective” is the major league baseball statistic relative to Babe Ruth’s ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-6, Genesis 16:1-5, Genesis 17:18-19

Recovering From Failure

Contributed by Dr. C. David White on Mar 21, 2002

Most of us are never taught a skill that we will certainly need - How to recover from failure.

Recovering from Failure (Lk. 22:28-34. 54-62) Lk. 22: 28 You are those who have stood by me in my trials. 29 And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, 30 so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 31 ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:28-62

Denomination: Baptist

Feeling Like A Failure Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on May 1, 2002

Spiritual parenting can be painful.

FEELING LIKE A FAILURE Galatians 4:8-20 S: Failure and Discipleship Th: Grace-Full Living Pr: SPIRITUAL PARENTING CAN BE PAINFUL. ?: What? Over what? KW: Issues TS: We will find in Galatians 4:8-20, three issues that demonstrate the pain of spiritual parenting. The _____ issue that demonstrates ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:8-20

Denomination: Baptist

Failure Is Never Final

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jul 7, 2002

God’s choice of people with significant failure in their past shows that failure is never final.

Americans love success. We celebrate it; work hard to achieve it; and honor those who attain it. Take the fourth of July as an example. Every year, we have parades, and speeches, and festivals and fireworks. On that day, all across the country, millions of people commemorate the birth of our ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:8-12

Denomination: Baptist

Failure Is Not Fatal If..... Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Jul 7, 2003

Failure Is Not Fatal if – We Recognize that Everyone Fails! We Remember that God’s Love and Forgiveness Is not Dependent On Our Success! We Learn and Grow From Our Failures! We Put Our Failures Behind Us and Go On!

A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 63 “Failure Is Not Fatal If … ” Luke 22:54-62 Do you realize that although there are winners at the Olympic games every four years, 90% of the best athletes in the world did not win a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:54-62, Luke 22:54-64, Luke 19:1

Denomination: Baptist

No Such Thing As A "God-Failure"

Contributed by Don Schultz on Jul 15, 2003

Sometimes it looks like God has failed. But he never fails. His compassions are new every morning.

LAMENTATIONS 3:22-33 “NO SUCH THING AS A ‘GOD-FAILURE’” Not this past week, but the week before, there were power-failures all over the area, because of all of the storms. I’m sure you know the signs of a power failure: The lights don’t work. The air conditioner doesn’t work. The ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 3:22-33

Denomination: Lutheran

Handling Your Failure

Contributed by Joey Nelson on Jul 21, 2003

One person has said: “Most of us never see God in failure but only in success, a strange attitude for people who have the cross as the center of their faith.”

INTRODUCTION Opening Statement: Today, there is an overabundance of resources available to people that want to become a success. From bookstores to emails, we are enticed with success. In fact, I get emails quite frequently that tell me for the right price I can get a college and graduate degrees ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:24-28

Turning Failure Into Achievement

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 27, 2004

This sermon takes a look at the character John Mark and how he came back from failure.

Turning Failure Into Achievement Acts 13:13 -- “Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.” Acts 15:35-41 -- “Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:35-41

Denomination: Pentecostal

When Failure Is Success

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Oct 11, 2004

From the world’s view Jesus was a failure. Jesus calls us to become a failure according to this world’s system and find success.

When Failure is Success -It’s not a disgrace to fail- John 17:14-19 I came to faith in Jesus Christ when I was in my tenth grade of High School. I confessed my sins, repented and committed my life to Jesus. I did my best to honor and follow the Lord during my High School years. One of my class ...read more

Scripture: John 17:14-19

Denomination: Free Methodist

The Great Trust Failure

Contributed by David Rogers on Feb 25, 2005

A sermon on what it actually is meant when we are told to trust God.

The Great Trust Failure Psalm 4:1-5 By Brother David Rogers Bethlehem Baptist Church Who do we trust in our lives? Do you trust your Spouse, your boss, your family members, your best friend? How do we judge someone or something to trust it? Do we judge it by it never failing us, by it always ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 4:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Fighting The Failure To Fast

Contributed by Chip Monck on Mar 1, 2005

A Biblical look at the spiritual discipline of fasting.

FIGHTING THE FAILURE TO FAST Various Scriptures Morgan Spurlock is the producer, director and guinea pig of the movie “Super Size Me”, in which he subjects his body to a three-meal-a-day McDonald’s only diet to determine if fast food really has an impact on a person’s health. During the journey, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:16

Denomination: Wesleyan