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Introduction
Moses was a man chosen by God.
He was called by God through a burning bush.
He was used to perform miracles and secure the release of Israel from Egypt.
To most people the call of God on Moses’ life was unmistakable.
It was clear, obvious, and necessary.
But in we meet a man who disagrees.
Korah.
He questions Moses’ call and authority.
The end result is that God opens the earth to swallow Korah and those who followed him.
Now, you might think that is the end of the story.
But it’s not.
tells us that Korah’s children didn’t die.
Then, in we learn that the sons of Korah were gatekeepers of the tabernacle.
God redeemed this family.
The failure, the disgrace of their father didn’t disqualify them.
And it get’s even better.
The sons of Korah were responsible for writing 11 psalms.
They wrote songs for the worship of Israel!
Among the Psalms they wrote is which begins with these words...
Psalm 42:1-2
And it ends like this…
Why begin with this?
God is in the business of redemption.
He takes broken things and makes them useful.
He takes the parts of our lives that are ugly and He redeems them for His glory!
Today we are going to talk about failure, disagreement, and the sovereignty of God.
Today we are going to talk about failure, disagreement, and the sovereignty of God.
If you have been following along in our outline of the book we are in the final (and longest) section dealing with the gospel going to the world.
Today we begin a new sub-section.
Paul And Silas Commended To Spread The Gospel (2nd Journey) Chs.
15:36-18:22
Preaching The Gospel In Macedonia 15:36-17:15
The call to preach in Macedonia 15:36-16:10
This morning we come to a difficult passage.
Not because it contains complex reasoning or confusing argument.
This passage is difficult because it concerns sharp disagreement between Godly men.
Today we are going to examine three questions.
We will consider the why, the how, and result of disagreement.
The answers to these questions will equip us to recover, to mature, and to trust.
First, we need to deal with why there was disagreement.
This will equip us to recover in the midst of the trials and difficulties of life.
Here is our first question…
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Does Failing Make You A Failure? Vv. 36-38
Raise your hand if you have ever failed at anything.
If I were to list my failures we would be here all day.
I fail often.
But the question is, does that mean that I am a failure?
To answer this question we want to turn to the life of John Mark.
Who is John Mark?
Commonly known as Mark, he is the author of the third gospel, believed to be a companion of Peter, thought by some to be the young man who fled naked from the garden after Jesus’ arrest.
The Jerusalem church met in his mother’s house.
I picture him growing up with something like PK syndrome.
Everyone is watching, everyone has high expectations of you, and everyone tells on you constantly.
The other thing we know about Mark is that he failed royally.
Not only that, we will see in a moment that his failure influenced the separation of a powerful duo used mightily by God in the growth of the early church.
Mark failed.
And so, to answer our question (does failing make you a failure) we need to ask another one.
When you fail, is it possible to recover?
And if so, how do you recover?
From the life of John Mark we learn that recovery from failure requires three components.
Component #1…
Recovery from failure requires three components.
Component #1…
a. Failure 13:13; 15:38
If you are going to recover from failure, you must first fail.
There really isn’t much information on Mark’s failure.
What we have is two statements.
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All that had happened was the opposition and blinding of Elymas.
Yet Mark left.
Left your first love.
Left your first love.
The only clue we have as to why is this statement of Paul in v. 38.
Mark left them and from the wording it seems his motivation was a desire to avoid the work.
Why?
We don’t know.
Maybe it was too hard.
Maybe it wasn’t what he expected.
Whatever his reason, there is one thing we know for certain.
Mark’s decision to leave was not motivated by a desire for service.
What causes failure?
A transfer of focus.
In the spiritual realm failure is caused by a transfer of focus from Christ, to self.
Mark failed because he took his eyes off Christ.
We fail for the very same reason.
Self-focus leads to failure.
If we are going to avoid failure we must keep our focus on the Lord.
How do we do that?
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Maturity requires time and growth.
Picture it like a tree.
A young tree will shoot up tall with growth.
As long as it gets regular nourishment, it will continue to grow.
But that young tree is soft, shallow rooted, and narrow.
As that tree is buffeted by the wind, scarred by animals and people, and afflicted by drought; the roots begin to go deep.
Over time the tree matures, the roots go deep, the bark and wood harden, and the truck fills out.
Through difficulty, the tree gains all that is necessary to endure and last.
Take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.
All of us are going to fail, but we must learn from that failure.
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