The Parable of the Weeds Matt 13:24-30, 36-43 BMGC 6th June 2010

Wisdom to deal with failureBMGC24th Nov 2013BMGC Sunday Ministry1

The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anythingTheodore Roosevelt26th US President

all I know is all these while I continue to improve myself, never give up & keep my life going Jacky Wu Taiwaneese DJ

BMGC Sunday MinistryBMGC Sunday Ministrya Hebrew term pronounced as hatta means missing of a standard, mark, or goal =

So when we sinned against God, we fail to meet Gods standard and at that point there is failure

Failure=a state of inability to perform an expected functionMerriam WebsterBMGC Sunday MinistryThese great bible characters did not become permanent failure, they recovered, use it as a tool of growth by learning through it, confessed it to God & later be used in even mightier waysRom 5:20where sin increased, grace increased all the more

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He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ Phil 1:6BMGC Sunday Ministry

There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear 1 John 4:18

Mature attitudes about failureChristian can become successful in spite of failure because of Gods incredible grace & forgiveness

Seek to use failures as lessons for growth & changeReminds us of the consequences of our decisionsShow us what we should & should not do

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Mature attitudes about failureAcknowledge their failures & refuse to hide behind any lame duck excuses

Confess any sin to God when sin is involved in the failure 1 Jn 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins & purify us from all unrighteousness

Study or examine what happened so they can learn from the failure

BMGC Sunday MinistryMature attitudes about failurePut it behind them & move ahead Phil 3:13.. forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead

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Mature attitudes about failureGrow through failure because they know & act on certain truths:Eph 2:8..by grace you have been saved, through faith and this is not from yourself, it is the gift of God

Rom 3:23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God

Jer 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

BMGC Sunday MinistryMature attitudes about failureOne who understands there are different kinds of failure:Genuinely failed according to the principles of Scripture (1 Peter 3:15)

A false guilt of failure (Is 6:8-10)

Failure caused by others, response (Eph 4:26a)

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Mature attitudes about failureKnows the right measurement stick to determine failure or success before God

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ConclusionsScripture indicates various ways in which believers may fail God while emphasizing God will never fail his peopleGod will not fail his people (1 Ch 28:20, Jos 1:8-9, Ps 89:28)Gods righteousness will not fail (Is 51:6)Gods compassion will not fail (La 3:22-23)Gods word will not fail (Is 55:10-11, Rom 9:6)

Failure teaches us the important truth of how desperately we need God & HIS mercy, grace in our lives

BMGC Sunday MinistryConclusionsFailure can become tools for growth & deeper levels of trust & commitment to God

Failure is not the final defeat to us because God has made more than adequate provision for us in Christ & HIS finished work on the cross

Failure must be measured with the right standard of measurement according to Gods word

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