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  • JERRY GATSON avatar

    What Are You Waiting For?

    Contributed by Jerry Gatson on Nov 25, 2004
    based on 83 ratings
     | 27,152 views

    The delay to recieving from the Lord is often because we are waiting for God to do something when we should be doing something.

    What Are You Waiting For? TEXT – Isaiah 40:31 There is not one place in the bible that tells you to wait for the Lord. It says wait upon the Lord. The revelation of the difference between waiting for the Lord and waiting upon the Lord is the attitude with which we wait. There is waiting and ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    It's Harvest Time

    Contributed by Dr. Abraham Obadare on Oct 29, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 15,150 views

    This sermon urges all Christians not to delay soul-winning activities. Now is the time to introduce Christ to people all over the world

    John 4:35-37 speaks of Jesus response to His disciples who marveled at Him after He spoke with the woman at the well. In verse 35 Jesus made them realize that we often think and say that harvest time is still in the future, but the truth is that the time of harvest is now. Go ahead, say to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Midnight Oil

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 27, 2025
     | 224 views

    Jesus is coming soon. Prepare daily, own your faith, and don’t delay. Midnight is coming, but grace is here now.

    Picture the scene Jesus paints. Night has settled in. A moon is rising lazy and late. Shadows stretch across the village road. Somewhere nearby, a bride waits with trembling excitement. Her friends surround her with music and laughter and nervous energy. They do not know when the moment will ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Inshallah… And Wait

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 10, 2025
     | 220 views

    To say Inshallah is not to delay life but to dedicate it — to live surrendered to the will of God, waiting in faith and walking in obedience until His “Mashallah” comes.

    Introduction – The Word That Waits I once heard a story about a missionary who had served for twenty years in Lahore, Pakistan. He had learned many things in those two decades — how to drink tea politely, how to haggle in the market, how to stay calm when the electricity cut out for the fifth time ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    The Clock Of Mercy: Why We Must Evangelize

    Contributed by Paul Dayao on Dec 6, 2025
     | 97 views

    This sermon explains the reason for the seeming delay of God's coming and why we must haste to proclaim the good news.

    Introduction We live in a world that is obsessed with speed. We want fast food, instant messaging, and same-day delivery. When things are delayed, we interpret it as a failure—someone is lazy, forgetful, or "slack." In the context of 2 Peter 3, scoffers were looking at the world and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    High Hopes When All Is Not Well

    Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 26, 2025
     | 312 views

    Faith is not measured by certainty or outcomes, but by a living relationship with Jesus—trusting Him faithfully when answers are delayed and life remains unresolved.

    Some of us are old enough to remember a simple song that used to show up on the radio and in cartoons. It wasn’t trying to be profound. It wasn’t aiming for insight. It was lighthearted—almost silly. And yet, it stayed with people far longer than you’d expect. --- High Hopes Next time you're ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Tackling Temptations Series

    Contributed by Chip Monck on May 16, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 5,285 views

    The third in a series walking through the book of James. This message deals with the issue of temptation, and how to grow in our ability to have victory over it.

    (EARLY IN THE SERVICE) I need all children, ages 4 through 10 who like marshmallows to come up here. Okay kids. This is the deal. I have a marshmallow for you. And I’m going to ask you to take this back to your seat, and hold on to it for a little while. Now, if you can hold on to this ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Giving Up Billy Mcfarland

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Sep 1, 2010
     | 3,455 views

    a sermon on sacrifice

    Giving Up Billy McFarland A sermon on sacrifice TCF Sermon August 8, 2010 When I was about five years old, I lived in Pittsburgh, PA, where I was born. We lived in one of those classic eastern row houses - you know, where the houses are all attached to each other kind of like a duplex, except ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Surprise! Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Sep 30, 2023
     | 2,589 views

    If you’ve lost all hope, trust Jesus with your life, and don’t be surprised by His delays His devotion, and His deliverance when it finally does come.

    Surprise! (John 11:1-44) John Ortberg, pastor of the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in California, talks about a friend of his, who used to work as a denominational official in Minnesota. One of his jobs was to travel to little rural communities where they didn't have churches to do funerals. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    No Noise

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Dec 18, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,965 views

    God meticulously works out every single aspect necessary for your life. If you trust Him, there would be no flaws, no confusion and no delays!

    No noise! 1 King 6:7 “And the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.” God meticulously works out every single aspect necessary for your life. If you ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Toxic Living

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 1, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,602 views

    Instant obedience is the only kind of obedience there is; delayed obedience is disobedience. Whoever strives to withdraw from obedience, withdraws from Grace.

    Opening illustration: Picher, Oklahoma, is no more. In mid-2009, this once-bustling town of 20,000 went out of business. In the first quarter of the 1900s, Picher was a boomtown because of its abundant lead and zinc. Workers extracted the ore, which was used to help arm the US during both World ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Michael Stark avatar

    Four Days Late

    Contributed by Michael Stark on May 29, 2021
     | 6,540 views

    When Christ delays answering our pleas, how shall we respond? God is merciful, even when it appears that Heaven in silent.

    “Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent to him, saying, ‘Lord, he whom you love is ill.’ But when Jesus heard it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Dunn avatar

    The Best Is Yet To Come

    Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 24, 2025
     | 229 views

    Jesus delays out of mercy, calling His church to repent, unite, and trust His righteousness as we stand at eternity’s border.

    INTRODUCTION — A SIGNAL FROM FAR AWAY Forty-five years ago, NASA launched a space probe the size of a small table—Pioneer 10. Its mission was modest: fly past Jupiter, take a few photographs, and send them home. At the time, nothing built by human hands had ever gone beyond Mars. The plan sounded ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    Hope

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 26, 2025
     | 690 views

    Life often brings seasons of pain, delay, and uncertainty, but as believers, we are never without hope. Hope is our anchor in the storms of life.

    HOPE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Romans 15:13 "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." Supporting Texts: Jeremiah 29:11, Psalm 42:11, Lamentations 3:21-23, Hebrews 6:19, Isaiah ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    No Longer At The Gate Of Beautiful Without Testimony

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Aug 26, 2025
     | 355 views

    God has not ordained His children to remain in shame, delay, or reproach at the edge of breakthroughs—He gives testimonies that glorify His name.

    NO LONGER AT THE GATE OF BEAUTIFUL WITHOUT TESTIMONY By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Acts 3:1-10 Key Verse: “And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God