Sermons on Failure As Test:

Ripping Off God Series

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Nov 3, 2011

... Test Me now with this, says Jehovah of Hosts, to see if I will not open the windows of Heaven for you, and pour out a blessing for you, until there is not enough room. God said it, so I’ll say it. God is willing to take up the challenge. Tithing is no

Opening illustration: 24 year old Danny Simpson was sentenced to 6 years in jail for robbing a bank. Danny got 6 years in the clink for stealing $6,000. But the gun he used in the robbery ended up in a museum. The .45 caliber Colt semi-automatic turned out to be an antique made in 1918 by the Ross ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:8-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What To Do When You Hit The Wall Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Apr 12, 2011

These walls seem to come in different forms but they do have a purpose. (1) They are there to test us. (2) Walls challenge us. (3) Walls offer us a goal to reach. A popular speaker has asked more than 100,000 Christians across the country this one que

Breaking down the Walls “What to do When you Hit the Wall” Jeremiah 20:7-10, 14-18, 11-12 Distance runners, those who run marathons especially often experience what is called hitting the wall. A marathon is a 26 mile run and they say it usually happens around mile 20. Your energy ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 20:7-18

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 34: Taste And See That The Lord Is Good Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Aug 27, 2019

After celebrating God's gracious dealings with him, the Psalmist exhorts others to put His providential care to the test, and instructs them on how to secure it. He then contrasts God's care of His people and His corrective providence towards the wicked.

September 20, 2014 Tom Lowe Title: Taste and See that the Lord is Good. A psalm of David. Psalm 34 (KJV) 1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 3 O ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Your Calling? (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 10, 2016

Are you going to take the effort to listen to God? How has your faith panned out for God? Will you step out even when God tests your faith by making the most difficult sacrifices in your life? Do you obey God at every level?

Opening Illustration: Narrate the story of our call to the USA as missionaries. Introduction: The Lord's call for Abram to journey to the Promised Land is often equated with a call to missionary service. For the missionary, there is a sense where God has called them from the ease and security of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hidden Blessing Behind Our Act Of Faith

Contributed by Anitha Jabastion on Aug 1, 2020

God blesses those who put their faith to action. At various steps in our life's journey, the Lord brings situations where he tests our faith. If we exercise our faith, the blessing follows; if we do not, we will lose it.”

A great famine swept over all the land. This famine was prophesied by Elijah. This drought was the result of the judgment of the nation’s rampant idolatry, led by the royal couple Ahab and Jezebel. 1 Kings 17:1 - And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord God ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:7-16, Luke 4:25-26

I’m Determined To Be Blessed

Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on Oct 14, 2025

Through the tears, through the trials, through the testing, my heart is fixed, my faith is firm, and my eyes are on Jesus, and I won’t let disappointment define me, or delay me. I’m pressing my way, because I’m determined to be blessed.

Scripture Text: Genesis 26:12–14 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him. And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 26:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

More Precious Than Gold

Contributed by Antonius Fu on May 8, 2023

By God's grace, we receive the faith to believe in Him. And by His protection, when our faith is tested, it produces the purity of life. A life with a new quality, a life into a living hope and an inheritance kept for us in Heaven, this is a new life that is more precious than gold.

Today we are going to meditate on God's word taken from I Peter 1:3-9. with the topic More precious than gold. We always think that gold is something precious in our lives, but there is something much more precious than gold. According to human standards, gold is highly prized as a source ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith In Afflictions

Contributed by Pst. Vincent Wrock on Jun 20, 2023

Affliction is the best Litimus Test for the Faith we Profess. Many shall be the Afflictions of those that Loves God but the promise of Deliverance we have. This should encourage you. Psalms 34:19 The righteous person has many troubles, but the Lord rescues him from all of them.

To us as believers Afflictions are to Prove our Salvation which is from God, because It's one thing to talk about Salvation but it's another thing to Demonstrate your Salvation which forms the evidence of your Faith. Apostle Paul is advising us in the below Scripture to keep on our Faith ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:19, Philippians 1:27-29, 2 Thessalonians 1:3-4, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-2, James 1:2-4  (view more)  (view less)

The B-I-B-L-E

Contributed by Michael Blitz on Dec 6, 2025

On Bible Sunday, we celebrate God’s Word as living, active, and true—a source of comfort, courage, and eternal hope that has withstood every test of time. Discover why the Bible is more than a book—it’s God’s personal letter to us.

Good MORNING, and Happy Bible Sunday. As I begin, I’ll acknowledge something we all know but rarely say out loud: there is a reason that the Bible has very thin, see through pages, and that’s because it is a really, really big book, and would probably weigh twice as much if it was printed on ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:12

Denomination: Anglican

A Flawed Human Being Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on May 10, 2021

Samson was a man of extreme contradictions: flawed yet favored. This message explores his Calling and his Compromises drawing lessons for our own lives.

The title of today’s message is “A Flawed Human Being.” Do we have any flawed human beings here today? If so, this message is for you. If you are a perfected little angel, you probably won’t be able to identify with this sermon. One of the amazing truths in Scripture is that God’s loves flawed ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:32, Matthew 9:13, Titus 3:5, Judges 2:10, Judges 17:6, Galatians 6:7, Numbers 6:1-27, Romans 9:10-13, Numbers 22:1-41  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

The Making Of Christian Camaraderie-1

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Nov 17, 2020

1 of ? Luke records the shared & positive response of receiving Jesus as Savior & Lord. The Bond of Christian experience is shared. But what Camaraderie is shared among Christians? Christian Camaraderie is built upon a shared...

The MAKING Of CHRISTIAN CAMARADERIE—Acts 2:36-47 Attention: Veterans Day There are experiences that only soldiers have in common. And there are experiences that soldiers of particular conflicts have in common. Stateside(& elsewhere), soldiers have available to them, at least two groups that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:36-47, Acts 2:36-38

Denomination: Baptist

The Glorious Servant Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 17, 2024

Jesus came to speak—listen to Him. Jesus came to suffer—trust Him. Jesus came to save—tell the world. And Jesus came to rule--bow before Him for that’s what true success is all about.

Several years ago, the Tokyo Times carried a report about a 19-year-old man who was desperate to get to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. So he hopped a bus and demanded that the driver take him there. He was hijacking the bus, but few of the passengers were concerned. For one thing, the hijacker wasn’t ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 49:1-7, Matthew 4:17, Matthew 23:15-33, John 6:66-68, Hebrews 4:12, Acts 3:13-18, 1 Peter 2:23, Acts 3:19-21, Romans 11:15, Acts 13:46-47, Philippians 2:5-11  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Twenty-Three Areas Of Repentance

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 4, 2004

Too often we generalize our repentance without getting specific. Failure to pinpoint areas where we need to change our mind, attitudes and actions on often allows us to go along without experiencing spiritual change. Let us consider twelve areas where we

Twenty-Three Areas of Repentance (Psa 51:1-12) Too often we generalize our repentance without getting specific. Failure to pinpoint areas where we need to change our mind, attitudes and actions on often allows us to go along without experiencing spiritual change. Illustration: On his death bed ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Genesis 9 – Part 5 – But My Father Deserves My Disrespect! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 27, 2010

Noah gets drunk and gets naked in his tent. He behaves badly. He fails in terms of his witness to his family. He fails God in that he’s way out of control. BUT IT IS HAM’S DISRESPECT, NOT NOAH’S FAILURES THAT FEATURE IN THIS STORY.

Genesis 9 – Part 5 – BUT MY FATHER DESERVES MY DISRESPECT! So here’s the story again - Noah gets drunk and gets naked in his tent. He behaves badly. He fails in terms of his witness to his family. He fails God in that he’s way out of control. BUT IT IS HAM’S ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 9:22-29

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When You’ve Lost You’re Grip

Contributed by John Gaston on Feb 13, 2019

Each of us has a withered hand and can't get a grip on something in life. It could be a past hurt, moral failure, financial difficulty, fear of the future, physical problem, or feeling of inferiority. We need to let Jesus expose it and heal us mentally, spiritually, emotionally, and physically.

WHEN YOU’VE LOST YOU’RE GRIP Mark 3:1-5 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A Mom discussed peer pressure and cigarettes with her 12-year-old daughter. Having struggled for years to quit, she described how she had started smoking to "be cool." As she outlined the arguments kids might make to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:1-5

Denomination: Assembly Of God