Hope Community Church
A casual, topical bible study to help "fill up your tank" in the middle of the week. Come as you are and dig deeper into the Word!
• Coffee bar at 6:30 in the auditorium
• Child Care (ages 6wks-5yrs) & Kids "Mid-Week Mania" (grades K-5th) provided
Week 7:
Overcoming Failures In Life
Overcoming involves embracing 3 truths:
1. Failure is not OPTIONAL.
Romans 3:23 NKJV
Overcoming involves embracing 3 truths:
1. Failure is not OPTIONAL.
What word best describes the following individuals: Tiger Woods, Richard Nixon, Lance Armstrong, and Anthony Weiner?
A– Failure, all under a different name.
How about Thomas Edison, Michael Jordan, and Ty Cobb?
• Thomas Edison: "I have not failed. I've found 10,000 ways that won't work."
• Michael Jordan: Shots attempted (24,537) / Shots made (12,192)
• Ty Cobb: Lifetime batting average .366 (36.6 hits per 100 at bats)
Some fail by doing bad, others while doing good!
The Price of Pride =
Waking up to realize we've done what we thought we never COULD, let alone WOULD!
Overcoming involves embracing 3 truths:
1. Failure is not OPTIONAL.
2. Failure is not DEFINITIVE.
I John 1:5-7 NKJV
Revelation 12:10 NKJV
Overcoming involves embracing 3 truths:
1. Failure is not OPTIONAL.
2. Failure is not DEFINITIVE.
"I freed thousands of slaves and could have freed thousands more, if only they knew they were slaves."
–Harriet Tubman
Satan is a defeated foe whose only hope for defeating us is through deception.
Overcoming involves embracing 3 truths:
1. Failure is not OPTIONAL.
2. Failure is not DEFINITIVE.
3. Failure is not FATAL.
I John 1:8-9 NKJV
Overcoming involves embracing 3 truths:
1. Failure is not OPTIONAL.
2. Failure is not DEFINITIVE.
3. Failure is not FATAL.
No matter how low you go…
Jesus went lower!
On your best day remember that Jesus had to die for you; on your worst day remember that HE DID!
Next Week:
Overcoming Rejection
