Sermons on mistakes finding:

Avoiding The Mistake Of Alcohol And Drugs Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jul 24, 2007

Substance abuse is dangerous and detrimental. In this lesson we learn from the mistakes of biblical characters.

Introduction: A. During the days of prohibition, an evangelist was preaching against the evils of alcohol. 1. He demonstrated the destructive force of the demon drink by dropping a worm into a bottle of whiskey. 2. By the time the worm hit the bottom of the bottle, the worm was dead. 3. The ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Mistakes Of The Rich Young Ruler.

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Mar 19, 2018

What made the rich young ruler go away. The cost of following Jesus.

The Mistakes of the Rich Young Ruler Matthew 19:16-19:22 In the three and a half years of Christ's earthly ministry, He held thousands of conversations and counseled perhaps many hundreds of people. The Gospels record only a portion of those exchanges, indicating that those dialogues chosen for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:16-30, Mark 10:17-31, Luke 18:18-30

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Learning From Past Mistakes Series

Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Mar 8, 2004

A sermon emphasising the importance of learning from past mistakes and sins.

Sermon for 3rd Sunday In Lent Yr C, 14/03/2004 Based on I Cor 10:1-13 By Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson, Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, & Chaplain of the Good Samaritan Society’s South Ridge Village, Medicine Hat, Alberta “Learning From Past Mistakes” A famous philosopher—I believe it was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

Big Mistakes That People Make

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 14, 2000

People make some big mistakes in life.

BIG MISTAKES THAT PEOPLE MAKE Luke 12:13-21 INTRO.- ILL.- A newspaper in Kansas, trying to correct a mistake that had occurred in a previous issue, carried the following item: “We wish to apologize for an error in the wedding story in last week’s paper. Due to a typesetter’s mistake we said, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Big Mistakes That People Make

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jul 30, 2003

We all make mistakes in life, but some can be very bad.

INTRO.- ILL.- A newspaper in Kansas, trying to correct a mistake that had occurred in a previous issue, carried the following item: “We wish to apologize for an error in the wedding story in last week’s paper. Due to a typesetter’s mistake we said, ‘THE ROSES WERE PUNK.’ What we intended to say, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Avoiding The Mistake Of Sexual Immorality Series

Contributed by David Owens on May 8, 2007

Samson made many mistakes with regard to sexual immorality. Let’s learn from his mistakes, not our own.

Introduction: A. The story is told of a church secretary who would typically answer the phone saying, “Jesus loves you. Karen speaking. How may I help you?” 1. One day she was distracted when the phone rang, and she answered, “Karen loves you. Jesus speaking. How may I help you?” 2. There was a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Avioiding Costly Mistakes - Procrastination Series

Contributed by Don Jones on Oct 28, 2006

Felix, Festus, and Agrippa procrastinated and it cost them eternal life in Jesus Christ.

Avoiding Costly Mistakes at All Costs - Procrastination Acts 26:28 Pastor Don Jones West Glendale Baptist Church Last night I got a wild hair around 7:00 P.M. I wanted to fix a mechanical pencil that was broken and refill a ball point pen. These had been broken for the past 6 years but at that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 26:24-29

Denomination: Baptist

The 7 Biggest Money Mistakes Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Jun 21, 2008

The 7 biggest money mistakes talked about in the Book of Proverbs.

We’re in the series, “THE SEARCH, Solomon’s Secrets to a Happy & Successful Life.” We’re ruminating on the topics that Solomon covers in the wisdom given by God. One big topic, not only in Proverbs, but also in the entire Bible, is money. It stands to reason that the Bible talks a lot about ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:9-10

Denomination: Baptist

Don’t Make These Mistakes!

Contributed by Melvin Newland on May 16, 2005

I have taken some of my mistakes, & added some of yours - shaken them all together - & have reached the conclusion that there are at least 4 major categories of mistakes, & all 4 of them are found in the Bible.

MELVIN NEWLAND RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK INTRO: Have you ever heard someone say, "That’s the first mistake I’ve made today?" Or, someone who is a little arrogant might say, "That’s the first mistake I made this year." And, of course, someone who is really obnoxious would say, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 31:1-20, Genesis 12:10-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Three Big Mistakes In Life

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 30, 2022

People make mistakes because we can’t see ahead.

Illus: On July 4, 1952, Florence Chadwich, aged 34, waded into the water off Catalina Island and began her 21-mile swim toward California. If she completed her journey, she would be the first woman ever to accomplish this feat. The water was ice cold, and the fog was so heavy, that Florence could ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

Learning From Our Mistakes

Contributed by Bradford Robinson on Jan 4, 2003

This sermon looks out how Moses wanting the Isrealites to learn from thier past mistakes before they entered the Promised Land. I then led into a discussion about some of the mistakes our church had made, namely a lack of a sense of duty and an elitist a

This past week I got a phone call from a person from the Wayne County News about providing some information to them for an upcoming article in their paper about our little church here in Winchester. The article is to focus primarily upon the history of our church, from its beginnings all ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:1-6, Hebrews 10:25

Denomination: Methodist

Your Mistakes, God's Victories Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Mar 26, 2007

Do you ever feel like you are damaged goods and God can’t use you because of your sin and weakness? That may actually be a sly plot of the devil, but God is great about turning your mistakes in His victory as He did for Joshua.

If you are Joshua, what do you do? Here you’ve come out of the starting gate, primed by God’s miracle in the river crossing, pumped by God’s miraculous defeat at Jericho-then your bubble is popped big time by the fact that you showed some arrogance in thinking you were invincible. Sin entered into ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 8:1-35

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Did God Make A Mistake? Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 25, 2013

The Terminator is like a parable about God's creation of humans.

Thursday of Holy Week 2013 Did God Make a Mistake? I think one of the levels of meaning of the “Terminator” movies incorporates a parable. Think about it. Americans, wary of human beings’ ability to push the nuclear button, create something called “Skynet,” a ...read more

Denomination: Catholic

Mistakes In The King James Bible

Contributed by John Gaston on May 24, 2016

This sermon is a spoof. It's really about people's mistakes recorded in the Bible, but is put in this form to grab people's attention. It was well received and liked.

MISTAKES IN THE KING JAMES BIBLE INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: HE LOVED DRIVING TRAINS 1. In the early days of Texas, there was a man who drove trains for a living. He loved his job, but he was too reckless and caused a crash. He lived, but a one person died. He was found guilty, and was sentenced to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:2-6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Learning From The Mistake Of Others.

Contributed by Patrick Agbonkpolor on Aug 11, 2021

There is a saying that if you fail to learn from history you are doomed to repeat it.

LEARNING FROM THE MISTAKE OF OTHERS And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this; But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 5:22-23, Romans 15:4

Denomination: Pentecostal