Sermons on Failing:

It Was A Setup Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 30, 2003

We set ourselves up for failure if we are afraid to risk using all we have been given, if we are shy about our average-ness, and especially if we are ashamed of our poverty. Sermon for Martin Luther King Sunday

On one of our trips to Louisville to see about my mother-in-law, we stayed at a motel right next to a Baptist church. It happened to be a church which had been started as a mission congregation by my home church back when I was a teenager. I told Margaret that I remembered that vacant lot between ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:11-27

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Heals A Boy With An Unclean Spirit Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on May 23, 2014

The miracle of Jesus healing a boy with an unclean spirit shows us the disciples failure of faith.

Scripture Jesus was coming to the end of his ministry in Galilee, where he had been for about eighteen months. He was about to begin his journey to Jerusalem where – in just six months’ time – he would experience suffering, rejection, death, and resurrection (see Luke ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:37-43

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Is God Faithful And Fair? Series

Contributed by Larry Sarver on Jun 11, 2002

An expository message on the faithfulness and fairness of God, especially in His dealings with Israel.

Romans Series # 42 June 12, 2002 Title: Is God Faithful and Fair? Website: www.newlifeinchrist.info Email: pastorsarver@yahoo.com Introduction: Welcome to New Life in Christ. We are currently in Chapter 9 of Romans as we continue with message #42 of our verse-by-verse study of the Book ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

5 Ways To Frustrate Failure Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Oct 30, 2007

Paul, here in his letter to the Thessalonian Church gives us five ways to frustrate failure, to keep ourselves from being overwhelmed by it, and to give us a gauge by which we can judge our own spiritual success – ie: our success before God!

5 WAYS TO FRUSTRATE FAILURE 1 Thessalonians 2:1-6a INTRODUCTION: Failure is something we all want to avoid. No one likes to be known as a failure. No one likes to be associated with a failed anything. We all tend to look at people who have failed with a little cynicism. What’s wrong with them? ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Fear Not! Why Not?

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 11, 2010

Many of us may be fearful or even afraid of the future and what it holds for us ... God’s Word continually reiterates “FEAR NOT” which is a commandment and also gives us the reasons to fear not …

Opening illustration: Columnist George Cantor told how he dealt with a childhood fear. Almost every night he would wake up in the darkness and imagine scary creatures lurking outside his room. Often he would be too scared to go back to sleep. Sometimes he would go and lie down by his parents’ ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Have Faith In God

Contributed by Mark Baker on Jun 1, 2010

Reading through the Bible from the very beginning, there is one consistent theme, God’s great love and compassion towards us. He is unchangeable, and in this we can have great confidence. It seems there is no greater motivation for faith than knowing thi

Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Reading through the Bible from the very beginning, there is one consistent theme, God’s great love and compassion towards us. He is unchangeable, and in this we can have great confidence. It seems there is no greater ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Finer Points Of Love (Part 4) Series

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Feb 23, 2009

The sermon examines the fifteen qualities of love found in I Cor. 13:4-7.

Today we look at the last four qualities of love found in I Cor. 13:4-7. Instead of examining these four individually I want to make three connecting statements about love. These three statements connect the four and give clarity since they are all interrelated. The first statement is: Love has ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:7-8

Denomination: Baptist

Covenant Of Obedience

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Aug 7, 2006

There is a new problem within the modern day New Testament church that is growing. That is – many Christians are now under the impression that obedience is no longer needed. Whether or not people obey God’s commandments doesn’t seem to be as important as

COVENANT OF OBEDIENCE INTRODUCTION: Most (if not all) of us find it only natural to want to do whatever it is that God wants us to do. We may have learned this nature while growing up. We wanted to obey our parents because we loved them and we knew they loved us. Perhaps we even obeyed them ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 36:25-27

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Crossing Over

Contributed by Wah Lok Ng on Nov 13, 2006

It is important to cross over a new year with goals, with God’s presence, with urgency, with a clean up, and without any heavy baggages.

CROSSING OVER By : Ng Wah Lok Text: Josh 3:1-17 Joshua had a difficult task in front of him. He was to lead the people across the Jordan into the promise land. He was to achieve what his mentor Moses failed to do 40 years ago. But first, he had to crossover the Jordan river. Crossing over a ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 3:1-17

Denomination: Charismatic

Eight Ways To Make Life Great In 2008

Contributed by W F on Jan 22, 2008

Here’s eight Biblical ways to make life great in 2008

New Years resolutions are all about making your life better. But God doesn’t want you to simply have a better life. He doesn’t even want you to have just a good life. God’s intention is for you to be great and to have a great life. So here are eight ways you can make life great in 2008. 1. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:2-11

Denomination: *other

Lesson 6: 1 Cor. 13

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 14, 2011

1 Corinthians 13

“Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal” (1 Cor. 13:1). 1. Love is a choice. The word though means “if.” I can choose to love God or others, or withhold my ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Breakfast On The Beach

Contributed by Palitha Jayasooriya on Feb 1, 2016

This sermon is based around the miracle of fish experienced by the Disciples, and the fellowship they had thereafter with Jesus, on the beach of the sea of Galilee.

Breakfast on the Beach (John 21:1-13) Introduction- Many men I know like to go fishing. Others like to eat fish, which is considered to be healthy for the heart (Omega 3 oils?). Yet others are known for loving a sea-food diet. What that often means is that they love to eat all the food they ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Fruit Of Love

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 8, 2021

Love is the highest virtue man is capable of giving or receiving. You cannot give God or man any higher gift than the gift of love. The highest goal of life is to be like Christ. The only way to approach this goal is to be a person filled with love.

Howard Thurman in Disciplines Of The Spirit, tells of one of the most unusual jobs. A large General Hospital hired a high school girl to be there mice petter. Her sole occupation was to take white mice out of their cages several times a day and pet them. They had learned that when mice are made ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Trust In The Lord

Contributed by David Rogers on Nov 6, 2006

This sermon shows what occurs when we rely completly on Jesus Christ. Trusting Him to take care of our needs so that we can serve Him.

Trust In The Lord Proverbs 3:5-12 Prayer Introduction This week I have thought a lot about what I actually put my trust in. Have you ever thought about what you put your trust in? I have and you know something a lot of things we put our trust in will one day let us down. I put my trust in ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-12

Denomination: Baptist

Fathers-Passing On The Faith

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Jun 17, 2018

Fathers are crucial to the next generation. Not passing on the faith, not just mere beliefs, by living out the truths of God's Word, will turn us into a godless society within a generation. Look around at our country, we are almost there.

The first place to share your faith is where you live. Remember we must back up our words with our life. Our goal in life is to live a life that reflects Jesus Christ. Fathers are to lead the way as the spiritual leader in the family. The question for fathers this morning is; What are you passing ...read more

Scripture: Judges 2:7-12

Denomination: Baptist