The Gospel of John: Stop Waisting…

In this sermon, Pastor Johnathan returns from a difficult period to emphasize that God is opening doors of opportunity for believers who stay spiritually awake. He shares a personal story of witnessing at a bar, where he seized an opportunity to explain 1 Corinthians 13:8 and 1 John 4:8 to strangers engaged in a heated discussion about faith. Examining John 12:1-11, Pastor Johnathan highlights how Martha, Lazarus, and Mary each refused to waste their opportunity with Jesus. Martha served without complaining, Lazarus sat in Jesus' presence after being raised from the dead, and Mary sacrificed a year's wages worth of perfume to anoint Jesus' feet. Pastor challenges the congregation to consider their own stewardship of opportunities, including financial giving, emphasizing that obedience in tithing isn't about prosperity but about worship that fills the room with a spiritual fragrance, just as Mary's perfume filled the house.