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  • Larry Brincefield avatar

    Power Failure

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Aug 21, 2003
    based on 58 ratings
     | 10,968 views

    When this power failure hit the North East, Midwest, and Canada it was catastrophic. When we have power failure in our Christian lives; it can also be catastrophic

    August 17, 2003 Title: Power Failure Text: Mark 9:14-29, Mark 6:45-51, Matthew 14:23-33 Introduction From the Ocala Star Banner: The largest power blackout in U.S. history rolled across a vast swath of the northern United States as well as southern Canada on Thursday, driving millions of ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Ray Scott avatar

    "Success And Failure"

    Contributed by Ray Scott on Feb 12, 2004
    based on 36 ratings
     | 18,438 views

    God views "success" differently than we do. God looks at "faithfulness" as His standard for determining "success". Examples are given as to some "Successful Failures", such as Isaiah, Jeremiah and Peter.

    “Success And Failure” 1 Corinthians 4:2 INTRODUCTION: Everybody wants to be successful … or a part of something successful. BUT … I had to ask myself, “What does SUCCESSFUL mean?” You want to be a “successful” parent … RIGHT? (our series on Sunday nights) What does that mean? Does it mean ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Kane avatar

    The Magnificance Of Failure

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 15, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 6,145 views

    We get in shape for God when we let Him use our failures to help others.

    Take a moment and look at the sermon title printed in your bulletin. Do you find it to be a strange title? Do you find it to be a contradiction? Most of us do not like failure and many of us have been taught – consciously or subconsciously – that failure is not acceptable. In fact, we live in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Andy Almendarez avatar

    A Father's Failure

    Contributed by Andy Almendarez on Mar 27, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 10,852 views

    Are you a father or a daddy?

    A Father’s Failure Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 18:24-33 Text: 2 Samuel 18:33 Sermon Idea: Are you a father or a daddy? The May 4, 1999 issue of Sports Illustrated has a very telling cover. On the cover it talks about the NBA playoffs, the NHL playoffs but the cover picture and story caption tell ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Rick Pendleton avatar

    Restoration Of A Failure

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on May 20, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,637 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
     | 4,698 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

  • John Raulerson avatar

    The Value Of Failure

    Contributed by John Raulerson on Nov 7, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 5,918 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

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    How To Be A Failure

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jan 14, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 7,004 views

    Failure is a habit, the parable of the talents can teach us some lessons about failure

    INTRODUCTION SLIDE 1 „X 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? „X 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

  • Shane Brooks avatar

    Fear Of Failure Series

    Contributed by Shane Brooks on Jul 17, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,455 views

    Though a righteous man fall seven times, he gets back up again.

    1 John 4:13-18 This morning continuing our discussion on Fear We have covered fear of Man, Fear of Rejection Today covering FEAR OF FAILURE We all have failed at one time or another: Parent, child, student, team member, friend, publicly, morally, privately, • Doctors say you should drink 8 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • David King avatar

    Failures Of The Foolish

    Contributed by David King on Mar 4, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,066 views

    Left behind when I was so sure I would go.

    Text Matthew 25:1-13 Matt 25:13.. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. KJV INTRO: The parable concerning the ten virgins isn’t a new one to the church world. It has been preached upon many different times and many different ways. I suppose ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Paul Decker avatar

    An Embarrassing Failure

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Mar 12, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 7,888 views

    We are to practice humility.

    AN EMBARRASSING FAILURE John 18.15-27 S: Peter’s Denials C: Failure Pr: WE ARE TO PRACTICE HUMILITY. TS: In our study of John 18.15-27 we will find how Peter’s weakness is exposed. Type: Inductive I. UNDERCOVER (15-18) II. UNDERHANDED (19-24) III. UNDERCURRENT (25-27) IV. UNDERSTANDING ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jimmy Chapman avatar

    The Failure Of A Success

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Jan 18, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,655 views

    Lessons from a fool

    The Failure Of A Success Luke 12:13-21 It would be interesting and revealing some day to do an exit poll to find out all the things that people had thought about during the sermon. Some young men would no doubt be thinking, “I wonder who that beautiful is sitting three rows over? I wonder if ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    Failure Into Favor!

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Dec 23, 2007
    based on 21 ratings
     | 7,128 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

  • Larry Finley avatar

    Dealing With Failure

    Contributed by Larry Finley on Sep 15, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,721 views

    Failure never needs to be final

    DEALING WITH FAILURE 9/14/08 Exodus 2:15-25 1. REQUIRES A TIME OF EXTRICATION – Moses Fled A. Cut your Losses! 1. Moses could have stayed – would have died 2. Could have tried to start a rebellion of slaves B. Or as Kris Kristoferson says ‘know when to fold em” 1. Can’t do much except ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gary Stebbins avatar

    Failure And Rejection Series

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Oct 4, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,631 views

    How do we live fearless lives as Christians? God’s heart is that we not just survive, but thrive (adapted from a series taughty by Pastor Larry Osborne, North Coast Church).

    Part 5- Fearless (adapted from a series by Pastor Larry Osborne/Chris Brown from North Coast Church). Review How do we master our fears/respond properly to life? I want us as a church to understand … who we are and the high calling on our lives. Jn 15:15-16 Many times we look at the giants in our ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic