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  • Perry Greene avatar

    Failure Is Not Final Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 23, 2012
    based on 7 ratings
     | 14,069 views

    God has significant plans for his people. We must respond to him in an appropriate manner -- with our whole hearts!

    1. ILLUSTRATION: ON DESTINY There was a frog that absolutely knew his destiny was to turn in to a handsome young prince. But for confirmation, he decided to visit a fortuneteller. The fortuneteller brought the frog in and gazed into her crystal ball. She said, “Oh, I see something. You are ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Failure To Future Series

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Oct 8, 2013
     | 7,551 views

    God uses failure in our lives to teach us we are totally dependent on Him for our future

    FAILURE TO FUTURE – when life falls apart, runs to Jesus! God uses failure in our lives to teach us we are totally dependent on Him for our future Luke 22:24-46 The Disciples Argue About Greatness (people want attention) Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial Take No Baggage for the Road (good ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    The Fruit Of Failure Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jun 18, 2013
     | 8,334 views

    Prayer and care. Faith and love. These are the lessons we must learn from failure if we're going to make a real difference in our world like Jesus' first disciples did. Depend on the Lord and care for people. Then watch God do some powerful things!

    A CEO has taken on a new job, and the outgoing CEO says to him, “Sometimes you'll make wrong choices. You will. You'll mess up. When that happens, I have prepared three envelopes for you. I left them in the top drawer of the desk. The first time it happens, open #1. The second time you ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Rick Pendleton avatar

    Restoration Of A Failure

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on May 20, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,825 views

    A look at several (from entertainment and science) who started out as failures but became great successes. Samson is our model of one who started well, failed miserably, but was restored.

    The Restoration of a Failure Judges 16:20-22 Today I want to start by looking at some Famous Failures. 1. He was fired by a newspaper editor for lack of creativity and imagination. 2. He did not speak until he was 4 and didn’t read til 7, his teacher called him "Slow" 3. He went broke 5 times ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Failure To Satisfy Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on May 30, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,867 views

    Exposition of Mark 11:12-26 about Jesus’ condemnation of hypocrisy and affirmation of genuine faith

    Text: Mark 11:12-26, Title: Failure to Satisfy, Date/Place: NRBC, 6/1/08, PM A. Opening illustration: Hypocrite: Someone who complains there is too much sex and violence on his VCR. One of the subjects I taught was physical science for learning disabled kids. It was hard to get them motivated to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Success & Failure

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jul 30, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,307 views

    As a believer our success is in the Lord based upon the choices we make. It also depends on the different events that go on in our lives and how we react to them. Apparently failures are the repercussions of the poor choices we make not lining up with God

    Opening illustration: In George MacDonald’s fairy tale Lilith, giants live among normal people. These giants must conduct their daily affairs very carefully. When they sleep, their snoring is disruptive. When they turn over, houses may be crushed under their weight. In the Bible, Uzziah became a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Failure Is Not Final

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 12, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,821 views

    A sermon on Peter's denial of Christ and how he was restored (Much material taken from "One Month to Live" Day 8 by Kerry and Chris Shook)

    Sunday Evening 1/10/2010 Kick Start (Adapted from Day 8 of One Month to Live) Introduction: A. Do we ever feel powerless in life? B. Many people don’t change because they feel powerless to alter the circumstances in their lives. May have a habit that feels powerless to break. Maybe we ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    Failure Into Favor!

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Dec 23, 2007
    based on 21 ratings
     | 7,299 views

    This message will encourage others that their not all that different from Mary!

    Failure Made Into Favor Text: Luke 1: 26-38 26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And having come in, the angel said to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • John Eldridge avatar

    Past Failures

    Contributed by John Eldridge on Feb 19, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,184 views

    Stop letting past failures control your future victories.

    Past Failures Micah 7:8 (KJV) Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me. It is time to put your past failure and falls in their proper place… under your feet!!! Get over it: How? 1. Get a Word from ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Thomas Miller avatar

    The Fear Of Failure

    Contributed by Thomas Miller on Feb 21, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,727 views

    Being negative is easy; it requires no work because it comes natural. All you have to do to fail is nothing. On the other hand being positive isn’t as easy; it requires work. Optimism in the face of adversity is difficult and is hard to find in this day a

    The Fear of Failure Diamonds in the rough often go unrealized because they don’t think they are diamonds, they don’t have an advocate to encourage them, so the fear of failure ruins the confidence that leads to success. The greatest days and moods are quickly forgotten with one ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Camesha Handy avatar

    Failure Is Not An Option

    Contributed by Camesha Handy on Nov 29, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 17,858 views

    I delivered this message at a graduation service for an anti-gang group known as the Youth Reclamation Committee.

    Failure is Not an Option • Give Acknowledgements • Explain the Theme • Explain the history of the quote • Explain speech • “People fail because they don’t know what they’re supposed to be doing. What their purpose is, why they even exist. “My ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    Qrc: Failure Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Nov 11, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,033 views

    What if there were QRCs for situations we face in our lives? This message looks at where to quickly go when you feel like a failure.

    QRC. Failure The year was 1863 and the US Civil War was in its second year. Historians tell us that at that point if you were keeping score the Confederate Army was ahead. The War had shifted its focus from the Southern States and General Robert E Lee was embarking on his second Invasion of ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    How To Be A Failure

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jun 21, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,792 views

    We can fail in life if we follow the example of the one-talent man in Matthew 25

    INTRODUCTION SLIDE 1 - How many of us want to fail in our walk with Jesus? How many of us want to fail at life? How many of us want our children to grow up to fail? - Failure is something that most of us want to avoid at all costs. We do not want to be known for our failures nor do we want to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • John Raulerson avatar

    The Value Of Failure

    Contributed by John Raulerson on Nov 7, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 6,050 views

    God uses failures to teach us valuable lessons about Him, ourselves and life. Whether or not we learn from these lessons is up to us.

    FAILURE Deuteronomy 8:1-3, 15-16 All of us have experienced failure. This failure can cause us to live in bondage. However, if we begin to look at our failure as God sees it, then we can be set free. God does not excuse our failure, but He uses it. God takes things we would never dream ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ervin Kimrey avatar

    A Threefold Failure

    Contributed by Ervin Kimrey on Jul 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,702 views

    It is only when one realizes that all their own efforts have failed them in wining favor with God. Only then will one turn to the Lord in true repentance and ask for mercy.

    A THREEFOLD FAILURE Mark 10:17-27 The rich young ruler; a man with NO PEACE in his heart. A man who had failed to win favor with God His Religion had failed to give him peace with God His Riches had failed to give him peace in his heart His Righteousness had failed to give him peace of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist