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.