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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
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Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
This sermon is about surviving our failures in order to claim our future
The Art of Surviving Failure Luke 5:1-11 -Pastor A. L. Torrence, Cross of Life Lutheran Church I have heard one preacher say that, “to laugh is to risk appearing the fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out for another is to risk involvement. To expose feelings is to risk ...read more
Scripture: Luke 5:1-11
Denomination: Lutheran
God moves powerfully when His people worship, fast, and pray together, listening for the Spirit’s direction and responding with obedient, unified action.
Some of the greatest moves of God begin in the most ordinary rooms. A small circle of friends. A whispered hymn. A hunger that words can’t quite describe. Picture it: believers, shoulder to shoulder, hearts steady and still, waiting in worship. No spotlight, no stagecraft—just saints who want the ...read more
Scripture: Acts 13:1-3
Topics: Spirit-Led Mission, Local Church
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
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
The Lord wants you and I to see that we can turn defeat into worship with the help of the Holy Spirit.
FROM FAILURE TO WORSHIP. JOSHUA 8:30-35. Perhaps one of the greatest examples of comebacks in recent years was that of San Francisco Giant pitcher Dave Dravecky. Besides pitching is the regular season Dave also pitched in the All star game, in the national league championship series and in the ...read more
Scripture: Judges 8:30-35
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Sometimes our faith is weak and fails, and God teaches us three wonderful truths from Moses life that will help us get back on the faith track.
Dealing with Faith Failure Griffith Baptist Church – 1/18/09 A.M. Service Text: Hebrews 11:27-29 Key verse: Exodus 14:12-13 - 12Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 11:27-29
Denomination: Baptist
Jonah knows God, but he is unpracticed in God. This righteous man ends up disappointed with God. How did that come about?
Here we are in chapter four of the book of Jonah, the end of the story, things haven’t turned out the way Jonah expected, have they? He has seen nothing but disappointment. He was told by God to go to a place he didn’t want to go to and deliver a message he didn’t want to deliver to a people who ...read more
Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11
Jesus collects those who know they have failed and changes them
Jesus’ Collection of Failures. reading: John 4:7-30 Today with the kind of drive for academic excellence which is being reflected in the requirements needed for even the most mundane of jobs. There are more and more people feeling and knowing that they have failed. More and more people are ...read more
Scripture: John 4:7-30
Denomination: Pentecostal
Everyone fails. It’s what you do in the midst of that failure whether or not growth will take place.
TEXT: John 8:1-7, Psalm 103 TITLE: Growing Pain #1: Growing through failure! SERIES: The Growing Church TOPIC: Spiritual Growth OCCASION: Burnside Christian Church, April 6, 2008 PROP.: Everyone fails. It’s what you do in the midst of that failure whether or not growth will take place. ...read more
Scripture: John 8:1-11
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Christ cleanses when we confess.
Forgiving Our Failures 1 John 1:5-2:2 Rev. Brian Bill 9/11/11 It was a happy day when my dad built me a bedroom in the basement. I loved my paneled ‘man cave’ and especially enjoyed having a refuge from my four sisters where I could listen to my 8-tracks in peace. One result of ...read more
JESUS CAME TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM OF SIN, BUT SOME FOLLOWERS NEVER FACE ITS REALITY AND THEREFORE FAIL TO DISCOVER VICTORY.
Sin: That Nasty Three Letter Word The Tale of Two Failures How Two People Handled Their Failure With Jesus For some of us this innocent picture of a bar of soap brings back some horrible memories. Many of us can remember what it was like to get caught saying one of those nasty words we had ...read more
Scripture: Luke 22:1-2
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
God chooses to forgive us
27The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of humans and the seed of animals. 28And just as I have watched over them to pluck up and break down, to overthrow, destroy, and bring evil, so I will watch over them to build ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 31:27-34
Denomination: United Methodist
There is no failure for those who step out in faith. The only failure is when we live in fear and do not follow God.
Faith, Fear, and Failure Matthew 14:22-33 How willing are you to take a step of faith into the unknown? Are you a person who like to play it safe, get all your ducks lined up in a row, do your pro-con sheet and then timidly step forward, or are you someone who enjoys the thrill of jumping out ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33
Denomination: Holiness
How God can use the failures of our lives, from the example of Moses
In the late seventies, Firefighters in England went on strike. Thus, the British army was required to take over emergency fire fighting. One day, a squad of soldiers received a call from an elderly woman in London to come and rescue her cat, Bittsy. Poor Bittsy had gotten stuck in a tree. They ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 4:1-15
Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican
IN THE BOOK OF JUDGES WE DISCOVER CYCLE TO BE AVOIDED THAT LEADS TO A PATTERN OF FAILURE.
Threads of Deliverance Adopting a Pattern for Failure Judges 2:10-23 5/3/09 INTRODUCTION Hmmm! What do you think of when you hear the word cycle? „X Tricycles? „X Bicycles? „X Unicycles? or „X Motorcycles? „X Exercise cycles? „X Toy Cycles? or „X Tandem Cycles? „X Tandem ...read more
Scripture: Judges 2:10-23
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