Sermons on beautiful failure: showing 616-630 of 61,608

From Why To What

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Feb 21, 2024

The normal human response, “Why did this happen?” calls God to account. On the other hand, “What do you want me to do?” is an invitation for God to call us to account.

Sixty years ago President John Fitzgerald Kennedy sent a group of military advisors to a little country in the Far East that most Americans had never heard of. Their government was having some trouble with rebels and turned to the U.S. for help. Who else should they turn to? The United States was ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:1-25

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Failure Isn't Always Fatal

Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Mar 1, 2023

Jesus walks on the water while the Disciples fear

Failure Isn’t Always Fatal Mark 6:45-56 Good morning. Many Christians, who experience failure in life, then start to believe the lie; they have nothing to offer the Kingdom of God. John Ortberg said, “Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Before Jonas Salk developed a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:45-56

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

David - A Man After God's Own Heart

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Apr 24, 2022

David is called a man after God's own heart even though God knew he would sin. In this message we discover why.

Title: David – A Man After God’s Own Heart Theme: To show how David knew how to get close to God. Text: 1 Samuel 16:1 Opening Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1 Now the Lord said to Samuel, "How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-12

Denomination: Church Of God

The Life Of Excuses

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 16, 2022

In all areas of our life, we can not help but notice that some folks are better at doing some things than others are.

For example, this is certainly true, when it comes to: • Sports • Academics • Cooking • Building • Teaching • Saving money Sad to say, but this is also true when it comes to lying. Some are much better at telling lies than others are. Some people lie so much, that you know they are lying if their ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Remaining Confident When We Fail

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 22, 2022

We all fail at times. When that happens, how do we pull ourselves out of the dugout and get our heads back into the game of life?

There was an important business executive who boarded the New Orleans to Washington train. He had a very important business meeting and he needed to be awakened in order to get off the train in Atlanta about five o'clock in the morning. Since he was a heavy sleeper, he found a porter and told ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-5, Genesis 17:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Rejecting Reluctance Series

Contributed by John Dobbs on Oct 1, 2021

What a great truth that is, but it is countered with another truth: Many people are reluctant to give their life to Christ.  Our text today tells us about the reluctance of Moses - a great leader who had to overcome some struggles to answer the call of God!

REJECTING RELUCTANCE  Exodus 3:1-15; 4:10-17 Introduction This is How We Overcome - stories from the Old Testament that demonstrate how people of faith overcame the barriers in their lives and gained victory through faith! 1 John 5:4 “...For everyone born of God overcomes the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sermon On Perseverance

Contributed by William Meakin on Aug 18, 2023

Perseverance is defined as doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

Denis Waitley, an American motivational speaker once remarked: “Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.” Proverbs 24:16 ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:36, Philippians 1:6, Philippians 4:13, Isaiah 41:10

Survivor 3: How To Survive The Failure Of Sin Series

Contributed by Geoff Baggett on Sep 30, 2002

The third message in my SURVIVOR series, showing how we can receive forgiveness and restoration when we sin (09-29-2002).

Opening Illustration Two Kentucky horse racing stable owners had developed a keen rivalry. Each spring they both entered a horse in a local steeplechase. One of them thought that having a professional rider might give his horse an edge in the race, so he hired a hot-shot jockey. Well, the ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Peter: How To Overcome Despair In Times Of Failure Series

Contributed by Rick Long on Feb 12, 2004

Second in the series "Meet the Cast." To really understand how to overcome despair in times of failure, we must see the transformation in Peter’s life after Jesus conquered death and rose from the dead.

Thank God He uses failures! I’m not sure where I would be if God did not use people who continually mess up. I believe there is man in scripture who can totally relate to this. It’s Peter. As I read the accounts of Peter while he faithfully followed Jesus, I also see a passionate ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:69-75, Matthew 14:22-32

Denomination: Independent/Bible

You Are Never A Failure Until You Quit.

Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Aug 16, 2003

Well, the Bible says the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace and then the next quality is long-suffering. The word long-suffering means patience.

YOU ARE NEVER A FAILURE UNTIL YOU QUIT. Galatians 5:22, James 1:3 08/17/03 I want to start by asking you a question? Are you a patient person. Some of you are saying Oh no, this is going to be one of them sermons. Well, let me ask you again, are you a patient person? Maybe I ought to ask your ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22, James 1:3

Denomination: Baptist

What We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate Series

Contributed by Douglas Dudley on Feb 5, 2005

God wants our confession of Faith so we don’t have a failure to communicate.

What We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate Text Romans 10:1-10 I love that old movie, Cool Hand Luke, staring Paul Newman. He was a man with problems—one of which landed him in a southern prison. He kept breaking out of the prison—and he kept getting caught and being brought back. Now, the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Can Turn Your Failures Into Victory Series

Contributed by Glenn Arellano on Oct 7, 2007

You don’t have to live a life of failure. That is God’s promise to those who have a personal relationship with Him in Jesus Christ.

Life is like a battlefield. It is filled with wars that we must conquer. Not only we have to battle the wars around us, but we also have to overcome the battle within us. All of us desire to win over them. Thus, we pursue those things and give everything we have to those that can ensure us victory. ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 17:8-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Failures Should Pray Part Ii

Contributed by David Scudder on Jun 11, 2009

Who wouldn’t want God’s forgiveness? It’s free, forever, and complete. If Jesus is offering this kind of forgiveness for anybody, then why is He shunned and hated so much? Some public prayers are tolerated in our society as long as they don’t mention the

Purpose: To describe the proper goals for repentance. Aim: I want the listener to pursue inner holiness. INTRODUCTION: King David was a great sinner who needed great forgiveness. Last time we looked at God’s pathway to forgiveness. When we ask for forgiveness God’s way, we are forgiven. Period! ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:10-19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Get A Grip! The Frustration, Failure, And Future Of Faith

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Aug 10, 2010

Faith is often a present struggle, but the outcome is long term.

Get A Grip!  The Frustration of Faith, The Failure of Faith, the Future of Faith Heb. 11:8-40 When you think of faith, what comes to your mind? The Frustration of Faith 8-12 Faith is not only about victory, but also about the struggle. Faith goes to uncomfortable places to get a ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:8-40

Denomination: Pentecostal

How Failure Leads To Faith Lesson 6 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Mar 27, 2017

How failure leads to faith

A. INTRODUCTION: OUR RESPONSE TO FAILURE AND DISAPPOINTMENT WILL DETERMINE OUR SUCCESS IN LIFE: EXODUS 4:29-31 1. Moses gathered the elders to present his credentials. a. Aaron faithfully delivered God’s message. “And Aaron spoke all the words which the LORD had spoken to Moses” ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 4:29-31

Denomination: Baptist