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INTRODUCTION

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Charlie
Brown

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But we have this treasure in earthen

vessels, that the excellence of the
power may be of God and not of us.
2 Corinthians 4:7

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But we have this treasure in earthen

vessels, that the excellence of the
power may be of God and not of us.
2 Corinthians 4:7

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We are hard pressed on every side, yet not

crushed; we are perplexed, but not in
despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken;
struck down, but not destroyed; 10 always
carrying about in the body the dying of the
Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may
be manifested in our body.
2 Corinthians 4:8-10
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For we all stumble in many things.
James 3:2

For we do not have a High Priest who

cannot sympathize with our weaknesses,
but was in all points tempted as we are,
yet without sin. 16 Let us therefore come
boldly to the throne of grace, that we
may obtain mercy and find grace to help
in time of need. SLAYING THE
Hebrews 4:15-16
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For our light affliction, which is but for a

moment, is working for us a far more
exceeding and eternal weight of glory, 18 while
we do not look at the things which are seen,
but at the things which are not seen. For the
things which are seen are temporary, but the
things which are not seen are eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:17-18

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Paul’s Contrast:

light affliction and weight of glory

things seen and things unseen

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Four Crucial Paradoxes

1. We fail now to succeed later

2. We fail in the incidental to succeed in the
important. (practice makes perfect)
3. We fail in the temporary to succeed in the
eternal
4. We fail outwardly to succeed inwardly.

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Therefore we do not lose heart. Even

though our outward man is perishing,
yet the inward man is being renewed
day by day.
2 Corinthians 4:16

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Acknowledge Your Failure

Not all failure (problems as some look at

them) are sinful. Sometimes they are just a

product of living in a sinful, fallen world).

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Accept God’s Forgiveness

Psalms 103:10 He has not dealt with

us according to our sins, Nor punished
us according to our iniquities.

“God doesn’t deal with you on the basis

of your failures, but in the light of His
grace”
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Apply the Lessons of Failure Toward Success

Accept Failure as a Fact of Life,

Not a Way of Life

Arise from Failure and Start Again

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Arise from Failure and Start Again

Now the word of the LORD came to
Jonah the second time, saying, "Arise,
go to Nineveh, that great city, and
preach to it the message that I tell you."
So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh,
according to the word of the LORD. Now
Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, a
three-day journey in extent. SLAYING THE
John 3:1-3
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Avoid Judging Failure in Others

Whether by the way they dress, or by their

spiritual discipline, or by their mistakes.

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CONCLUSION

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