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  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    #1doomed To Fail: Spiritual Blindness

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 2, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,579 views

    God’s people are doomed to failure if they walk in spiritual blindness. We need vision in the church? Do we want to see?

    #1 DOOMED TO FAILURE BECAUSE OF SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I do this lesson in two parts. But this is part one of a several part lesson! Years ago at President John Kennedy’s grave an eternal flame was ignited. The experts said it would burn for ever. A ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Shane Brooks avatar

    Five Keys To A Heart Of Success

    Contributed by Shane Brooks on Feb 28, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,013 views

    I’ve never met anyone who wanted to be a failure. I have met a lot who have embraced it.

    1 Corinthians 15:53-58 Never met anyone who wanted to be a failure... Met a lot who have embraced it Go to children’s church...Nursery... and ask, what you want to be the won’t say...crack addict...knocked up 16...on welfare. God wants us to succeed.... How does God measure success? Not measured ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Robbie Shivar avatar

    Pressing On

    Contributed by Robbie Shivar on Jan 7, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,328 views

    As we look back over the passed year and our failures, we can do better in the current one by Pressing On!

    Introduction: Some years ago, Isaac Stern, the famous violinist, was performing at Lincoln Center in New York. He was playing Mozart’s “Violin Concerto No 3 in G.” Zubin Mehta was directing the New York Symphony. Everything was going beautifully, until suddenly Isaac Stern, this musical genius, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Nathan Johnson avatar

    When The Enemy Tries To Set You Up

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Oct 24, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,765 views

    Satan will try everything at his disposal to set us up for failure and we need to know what it will take to stop him.

    When the Enemy Tries to Set You Up Griffith Baptist Church – 10/26/08 P.M. Service Text: Nehemiah 6:1-14 Key verse: Nehemiah 6:11 – And I said, should such a man as I flee? And who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in. Premise: Satan will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Invisible Barriers/Hitting The Wall?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 27, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,243 views

    Has your ministry ever hit the wall? You can fail and not be a failure? My friend get up, this obstacle is but an opportunity!

    HITTING THE WALL! CUMBERED --- WEARY AND WORN! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I. FATIQUE MAKES THE BEST SOLDIERS COWARDS! A. We face battles from within and from without. Then the battle can weary our hearts and a spirit of tiredness will grow. We must KEEP ON KEEPING ON --- ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dennis Cummins avatar

    Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Dennis Cummins on May 7, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,088 views

    This series is designed to help people understand how God takes our failures and refines us with them, turning them into successes.

    Refined by Failure Part 1 What’s the main difference between people who achieve and people who are average???? What makes people excel? Why does some people sky rocket while others plummet? Some people can’t be told anything and that is why they are still living their past failures… We need ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Part 3 - Judging Others Puts A Curse On Our Life Series

    Contributed by Dennis Cummins on May 7, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,450 views

    This series is designed to help people understand how God takes our failures and refines us with them, turning them into successes.

    Refined by Failure A hiker was charged w/ eating an endangered species while tracking the woods of California. After hearing the man had eaten a condor, the judge quickly passed a harsh sentence of 10 years behind bars. Wouldn’t it be great that if today, you could experience immediate change, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Betty Johnson avatar

    Peter's Passion Series

    Contributed by Betty Johnson on Mar 29, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 13,740 views

    This sermon attempts to look beyond Peter’s denial to the passion that motivated the failure, and which the Lord was ultimately able to use powerfully.

    Peter’s Passion (Lenten Series) Scripture: Mark 14:27-31; 53-54; 66b-72 Two weeks ago we talked about Lazarus’ Dance, last week we looked at Mary’s Worship. This week we are going to look at the story that most of us refer to as Peter’s Denial. But what I want us to explore and learn from ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Sin - Whose Fault Is It? Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 6, 2014
    based on 28 ratings
     | 44,087 views

    Whose fault was it that Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden? Was it all THEIR fault? Did Satan influence Eve's choice? Was God at fault for their failure?

    OPEN: One of the most popular Christian Hymns of all time was written in the 1700’s by a man named John Newton. Does anybody know the name of that hymn? (Amazing Grace) It’s such a popular hymn that it has been sung by numerous singers down through the years including such artists as ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Perry Greene avatar

    Behold The Man (1) Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 8, 2015
     | 5,805 views

    This sermon is a focus on Jesus as Pilate and others saw him -- a failure. The irony is, his "defeat" was actually his key to victory.

    1. Jesus, a Wanted Man "If Jesus had of entered into one of our modern cities, leading a parade, as the "triumphal entry into Jerusalem, He would have been arrested immediately. He would be a wanted man." * The FDA would want Him for turning water into wine without a license; * The EPA for killing ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Kindred United Series

    Contributed by Pastor Jeff Hughes on Dec 31, 2013
     | 3,806 views

    A look backward at our church at failure, but a look forward to what our church can be with the first church in Acts 2 as a model

    I have been pastoring this church, as either Resurrection Bible Church or as Victory Bible Church in its early form, since January 2, 2000. I have to say that it has been an interesting ride, with highs and lows and a lot of in between. Those of us that pastor rural churches pretty much have a ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

  • Adrian Rogers avatar

    The Sin Of Omission

    Contributed by Adrian Rogers on Oct 11, 2011
    based on 15 ratings
     | 48,459 views

    The great sin in our lives is not the sin of commission. It’s not the darkness; it’s the failure to let in the light.

    Introduction I want to talk to you today on this subject, the sin of omission. Now, most of us think of sin as something that we do wrong. That is, we have a list of things that are wrong and we say, “Well, we better not do them.” Don’t lie, don’t steal, don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    The Power Of Prayer Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Mar 19, 2021
     | 5,020 views

    Jesus exorcises a demon, even as he reprimands the disciples for their failure to trust the one to whom their prayers ought to have been offered.

    The Power of Prayer Jeffery Anselmi / General The Power of the Gospel / Prayer; Power / Matthew 17:14–20 Jesus exorcises a demon, even as he reprimands the disciples for their failure to trust the one to whom their prayers ought to have been offered. INTRODUCTION • Today we will come across a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

    God Will Redeem Your Broken Situation

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Oct 10, 2024
     | 1,089 views

    When we fail in our eyes, in the eyes of others even, God doesn’t see failure. He sees redemption.

    I spent the last week at camp with my wife. We were tasked to serve as cabin counselors during the week, Monday through Friday. Let’s just say we had a very interesting week. The experience was so brutal and difficult that we both left feeling defeated and upset. Chelsey and I aren’t parents, we ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    The Peril Of Not Honouring God

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 12, 2025
     | 214 views

    Failure to honour God not only distances us from His presence but also attracts divine judgement and removes the covering of favour.

    THE PERIL OF NOT HONOURING GOD By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Samuel 2:30 Supporting Texts: Malachi 1:6, Romans 1:21, Proverbs 3:9-10, Acts 12:21-23, Isaiah 42:8 INTRODUCTION: To honour God is to reverence, respect, and give Him the rightful place in every area of our lives. Honour ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God