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  • Jerry Martak avatar

    What A Waste

    Contributed by Jerry Martak on Nov 6, 2010
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     | 5,684 views

    The Lord wants us to be used, yes, but what he is really after is that we pour all we have of ourselves to Him, and if that be all, that is enough. The question is not one of working for Him, but of being of service to Him, of ministering to the Lord.

    What a Waste Mk. 14:3-9 AMP Mary’s family was not wealthy. Mary’s Alabasters box was filled with precious oil valued at 300 denarii. A Denarii was about $0.17.or a whole days wages. This so called waste was valued at a year’s wages for a common worker. MK. 14:3 According to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Scott Carroll avatar

    No Waste In Praise

    Contributed by Scott Carroll on Mar 12, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,233 views

    PRAISE

    There is No Waste in Praise Mark 14:3-9 3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. 4 And there were some that had indignation within ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What A Waste!

    Contributed by Robert Azinger on Dec 14, 2006
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     | 4,882 views

    A sermon for Advent

    Luke 21:25-36 Advent 2 2006 - "WHAT A WASTE!!" I. What a waste! II. What a Savior! 25“There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. 26People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Grant MacDonald avatar

    Wasted Potential Series

    Contributed by Grant Macdonald on Nov 14, 2011
     | 12,757 views

    How do you respond to God's discipline?

    Are you living up to your full potential? Raise your hand and stand up if you think you’re living up to your full potential because I want to make sure you are a good target. I have snipers in the sound booth!—Just kidding! It’s a nasty question isn’t it? I mean if you say ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dr. Abraham Obadare avatar

    I Will Not Be Wasted

    Contributed by Dr. Abraham Obadare on Dec 2, 2023
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    At times, some devoted people are cut off before their time, but if God's children can pray and be discerning, untimely deaths could be avoided.

    From the Genesis 4 story, we see that: • Waste could come from jealousy and anger (Gen. 4:5). • Jealousy could develop into enmity. • Enmity could arise from within, as Cain and Abel were brothers. • Enmity could arise from without, as Peter and King Herod were not related - Acts 12:1-19 o Pray ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • James Bohrer avatar

    Knock On Opportunity’s Door! Series

    Contributed by James Bohrer on Sep 6, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,264 views

    Prayer must be foundational to action. When you have prayed, expect God to give you an answer. When He does, get to work on the things you can do and watch God work through you.

    Ruth: Knock on Opportunity’s Door! Ruth 3:1-11 1 Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, shall I not seek security for you, that it may be well with you? 2 “Now is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maids you were? Behold, he winnows barley at the threshing floor tonight. 3 “Wash ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Williams avatar

    Opportunity For Thanks

    Contributed by Brian Williams on Oct 24, 2023
     | 501 views

    His sacrifice of thanksgiving meant that he wanted everything about his new life to be an expression of thanks for all the Lord had done for him.

    In our Thanksgiving series this month, we have been studying from the book of Psalms, chapter 116. We heard about the foundation of thanks which is the grace of God and about the overflow of thankfulness, which comes from receiving all that God has for you. Last week Rob spoke about the enemies of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Window Of Opportunity

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on May 18, 2013
     | 6,264 views

    Don't miss opportunity

    Malachi 3:10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, AND PROVE ME now herewith, saith the Lord of Host, IF I WILL NOT OPEN YOU THE WINDOWS OF HEAVEN, AND POUR YOU OUT A BLESSING, THAT THERE SHALL NOT BE ROOM ENOUGH TO RECEIVE IT. 2 Kings 23:17 And Elisha ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Keith Andrews avatar

    Opportunity Awaits Series

    Contributed by Keith Andrews on Jan 30, 2006
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     | 3,158 views

    6 months into the deployment to Iraq. This is the first sermon in a series on dealing with some of the issues that soldiers face.

    Opportunity Awaits Galatians 6:10 In speaking of the New Year, Columnist Ellen Goodman writes; We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Perry Fowler avatar

    "don't Waste Your Opportunity To Go To Heaven" Series

    Contributed by Perry Fowler on Sep 19, 2023
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     | 1,593 views

    "How can we neglect such a great salvation?" One of the greatest questions ever asked. Have you considered it? Taken it seriously?

    Perhaps you’ve heard of “lawn chair Larry?” On July 2, 1982 Larry Walters and his girlfriend Carol Van Deusen made history when they decided to purchase 43 weather balloons and purchase enough helium to fill them at their local California Toy Time Balloons store. When they returned home, they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charlie Roberts avatar

    Opportunity Is Knocking...

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Mar 25, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,259 views

    God is ready to help you write the next chapter in your life, “Look what the Lord has Done” I encourage you to seize the moment and grab hold of the opportunity that awaits you! Will you?

    Opportunity is knocking! Illus. By Russell Brownworth Selfishness is a personal thing. This is the self-contained life lived without Christ. That’s the attitude that hears a sermon and thinks, Wow, the preacher really told ‘em that time. A preacher once had a member who was like ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Richard Tow avatar

    The Opportunity Of A Lifetime

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 6, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 23,339 views

    Sermon processes three life principles drawn from the Parable of the Talents.

    7-14-13 In 1967 a vibrant seventeen-year-old girl, named Joni Eareckson, dived into a Chesapeake Bay and hit bottom. The accident left her paralyzed from the neck down. How do you process an event like that in someone’s life? What do you do when you are the most capable, hardest worker at your ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Almost? Wasting Time...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 13, 2021
     | 3,735 views

    Night is coming when no man can work. Two issues are hurting the church. 1. Thinking we have plenty of time. 2. Procrastination. We must redeem the time...

    ALMOST? WE DESIRE TIME THE MOST, BUT WE USE IT THE WORST. By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I HAVE A HOUR GLASS OF SAND, I START IT AT THE FIRST OF THE LESSON. PLENTY OF TIME, JUST WAIT. TIME IS WHAT WE WANT MOST BUT WHAT WE USE THE WORST. 2 Peter 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Wasting Time On Worrying Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 31, 2009
    based on 31 ratings
     | 8,889 views

    Why worry, we serve a GREAT God!

    INTRODUCTION • PC VIDEO CLIP • SLIDE #1 • How many of you here today live a life without anxiety or worry? Please raise your hand. Don’t be embarrassed to raise your hand. • What are some of the things that you worry about in life? Do you have something that sends chills up your spine when you ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Victor Yap avatar

    Waste Not, Want Not

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 24, 2009
     | 8,612 views

    Paul, Pt. 21

    WASTE NOT, WANT NOT (PHILIPPIANS 4:10-13) 2008 was the year of bad year. Unemployment is up in the States – as high as 7.1% locally. Bloomberg reported 1.9 million jobs were lost through November. Low price leader Wal Mart is number 1 among Fortune’s 500 companies in 2008. Gas marched toward $150 a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible