SermonCentral Logo SermonCentral Logo Sermon Central
Sermons
Free Sermons and Sermon Outlines for Preaching :

Sermons on Wasted Opportunities:

showing 4,681-4,695 of 61,531
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Language

Structure

Sermon Type

Audience

Popular Preaching Resources

New Sermon Series Now Available

Everything you need for your next series

AI Sermon Generator

Generate sermon ideas with a safe, secure tool for solid preaching.

Biblical Sermon Calendar

Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching

Sermon Research Assistant

Free custom sermon in 5-10 minutes!

Topical Sermon Calendar

Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year

Funeral Sermon Generator

Create a personalized, heartfelt funeral sermon

Sermon Kits for Preaching

Faithful to the Finish

Peter's final call to a young and growing church

Grace and Glory

A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter

Entrusted

Gifts, risk, and the return of the King

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    Joy Comes With The Morning Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jul 5, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,738 views

    Psalm 30:1-12 teaches believers to thank God for answered prayer, especially for deliverance from death.

    Introduction Martin Luther was one of the most important figures of the Protestant Reformation. Throughout his life, he experienced many serious health crises. One of the most notable instances occurred in 1527, during a challenging period for him personally and professionally. In the summer of ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Preventing Heart Loss Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Dec 27, 2024
     | 683 views

    To prevent heart loss, declare Christ and demonstrate Christ as you depend on Him.

    Mrs. Shank from Olathe, Kansas, talks about a hot summer day when she was sitting near an open window sewing and keeping an eye on her three grandsons playing outside. “Let's play cops and robbers,” said Mike. “I'll be a robber!” Terry and Melvin wanted the same role, so they needed ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Jeff Simms avatar

    Surrendering The Need To Worry

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 21, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,296 views

    to emphasize that we don’t need to worry and what we should be doing instead.

    Surrendering the Need to Worry Matthew 6:25-34 Primary Purpose: To encourage the congregation not to worry and to give their anxieties to the Lord. A man said to his friend, “I have a mountain of credit card debt. I have lost my job. My car is being repossessed and our houses is in ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Stokes avatar

    Fact Or Fantasy?

    Contributed by Paul Stokes on Dec 20, 2005
     | 2,613 views

    Carol Service sermon asking whether we regard the Christmas story as merely a story, or are there facts which should make us sit up and respond?

    Christmas is a wasteful time ! Not a waste of time, but a wasteful time. In 1998 the UK threw away 2.5 billion cards, worth £350 million in the shops. If you stuck these cards end to end they would have stretched 236,000 miles - that’s nine times round the globe! We used a massive 85,000 miles ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Robert Glass avatar

    The Lost Things Of Luke 15

    Contributed by Robert Glass on Sep 20, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,422 views

    Examining the Lost things of Luke 15

    The Lost Things of Luke 15 In Luke 15, TWO distinct things happened. The publicans and sinners came to HEAR Christ and the scribes and Pharisees came to condemn Christ. The Lost Sheep Christ tells them a story, or parable, about a lost ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    Through Hope Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 5, 2019
     | 9,858 views

    Hope is a significant key to finding in the journey of life because it is a wonderful gift from God and it will become a source of strength and courage in the face of life’s severest trials. Hope will bring you joy when you think there is no joy! Hope will help you see the light in the darkness!

    Series: Finding Joy in The Journey Series: We need to find joy in the journey! Thesis of series: Joy needs to be experienced in the journey of life! But Joy, like any other attitude, can come and go. It is not guaranteed simply because we are born again believers because storms will blow in and out ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ralph Juthman avatar

    When Faith Is Not Enough Series

    Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Feb 9, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 9,419 views

    This is part of a sermon series entitles, Overcoming the Grasshopper complex. Believers do not have to live their lives bound by the mistakes and sins of the past. they can achieve victory as they submit themselves to God’s plan for thier lives. this mes

    TITLE: When Faith Is Not Enough TEXT: Numbers 14:39-45 THEME: rebellion, presumptive faith, Israelites, wilderness faith, sin, joshua, P.S. Many people forge ahead with faulty presuppositions about God and His will for their lives. Like the Israelites we have a tendency to rush into situations ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • David Swensen avatar

    The Family: God's Workshop

    Contributed by David Swensen on May 27, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 4,855 views

    Today, Learn how God can use our families to help shape us into the people He desires us to become.

    Nancy Ortberg tells about an incident with which we can all relate. “I had been, what I thought, was a good mom for the day. I rode bikes, read stories and fixed meals. I patted myself on the back and thought, Okay, I’m done. It’s six o’clock. It’s my time. Just then this little voice from the ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    Flip The Switch Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jun 4, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 9,617 views

    Living as children of light

    Flip the Switch – Eph. 5:3-20 Steve Simala Grant – Nov. 3/4, 2001 Intro: (Sun) Making decisions in the dark can lead to some regrettable consequences. Back in the days before electricity, a tightfisted old farmer was taking his hired man to task for carrying a lighted lantern when he went to call ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mason Booth avatar

    The Extravagance Of Christian Love

    Contributed by Mason Booth on Mar 16, 2002
    based on 28 ratings
     | 6,076 views

    What does Christian love look like?

    If interested please e-mail at MasonBooth@aol.com for a powerpoint presentation The Extravagance of Christian Love I. Introduction A. Mark 14.3-9 B. Society’s Understanding of Love II. The Cost of Love A. This type of love is extravagant B. This type of love is sacrificial C. This type of ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Methodist

  • MELVIN MAUGHMER, JR. avatar

    "Let God Be First"

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jun 12, 2003
    based on 260 ratings
     | 101,805 views

    Seek ye first the kingdom of God.

    “Let God be First” Matt. 6:33 & Col. 3:24 Matthew 6:33 says “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Let God be First. We as a people have not taken this statement to heart. We have pushed God so far back in the operating ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Women Are Needed In Ministry

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 24, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 9,357 views

    We all want to see the great commission (Matt 28:18-20) of our Lord fulfilled but there is some disagreement about the best ways to see it completed. More than two-thirds of the mission force around the world has been and is currently comprised of women.

    How to Encourage Women’s Involvement in Missions – Acts 18:26 “Apollos began to speak freely (fearlessly and boldly) in the synagogue; but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him with them in their home and expounded to him the way of God more definitely and accurately.” (Acts 18:26) ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Encourage Women's Involvement In Missions – Acts 18:26

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 12, 2002
    based on 124 ratings
     | 38,096 views

    How to Encourage Women’s Involvement in Missions – Acts 18:26

    How to Encourage Women’s Involvement in Missions – Acts 18:26 “Apollos began to speak freely (fearlessly and boldly) in the synagogue; but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him with them in their home and expounded to him the way of God more definitely and accurately.” (Acts 18:26) ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Greg Hanson avatar

    Storms Happen Series

    Contributed by Greg Hanson on Apr 14, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,005 views

    We all face times of turmoil in life. Here are five keys to surviving these storms.

    In the early morning hours of September 29, the storm hit. Hurricane Juan made landfall in Nova Scotia as a category 2 hurricane with sustained wind speeds of 158 km/h and gusts up to 185 km/h. About three hours later, the storm hit PEI. By then it had weakened to a category 1 hurricane, and was ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Ken Pell avatar

    Seeds And Silos Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on May 29, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,404 views

    Just as the purpose of seeds is not to store them but to spread them and the purpose of silos is not to fill them but to empty them; so it is with the Good News of the Kingdom.

    SILOS & SEEDS: KEEPING THE MAIN THING THE MAIN THING Mark 7:31-37 (5:18-20) Sermon #4 from “Life on the Farm” Sermon Objective: Just as the purpose of seeds is not to store them but to spread them and the purpose of silos is not to fill them but to empty them; so it is with the Good News of the ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Nazarene