Sermons on Gods Opportunities:

A Missed Opportunity

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Apr 26, 2005

How to be there in Jesus’ name

A Missed Opportunity The other day I ran across the story of a man who had a great opportunity that he missed. His friend took him for a ride one day way out in the country. They drove off the main road and drove through groves of trees to a large uninhabited expanse of land. A few horses were ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:5-11

Denomination: Wesleyan

Missed Opportunities

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jan 16, 2005

A Call to evangelism

MISSED OPPORTUNITIES “If you had asked me a couple of weeks ago to define the word tsunami I would have probably given a humorous response, suggesting that it was an item on an Japanese menu or the name of a new Korean car. Today, however, there is nothing funny to be said that that awful word ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Opportunity Knocks Series

Contributed by Tom Owen on Dec 7, 2010

Learning how to be the church in today's world through learning from the book of Acts.

When is it the right time to tell someone about Jesus? When is it a good time to share with someone the beautiful words of life? You know when the right time to be a witness for the Lord is? [2] When opportunity knocks. When God gives you that opportunity to share. I think too many Christians ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Window Of Opportunity

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jul 30, 2012

Certain seasons of opportunity and time exist for people and churches. Don’t miss yours because you are not willing to do the serious soul searching needed to seize the day.

Text: Ezra 9-10, Title: Window of Opportunity, Date/Place: NRBC, 7/29/12, AM A. Opening illustration: B. Background to passage: the temple had been completed and dedicated, and so Ezra was setting up the Levites and priests to serve in it. In the process, he finds out about a huge underlying sin ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Seizing The Opportunity Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 31, 2022

You don’t have to be a Bible scholar, theologian, or pastor to share the Gospel with people.

SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY Text: Acts 3:12-26 Introduction 1. Illustration: “There is a big difference in seeing an opportunity and seizing an opportunity” – Jim Moore 2. Last week we talked about expecting opportunities to share the Gospel. Today we are going to talk about how to seize those ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:12-26

Denomination: Methodist

The Window Of Opportunity

Contributed by Jeremy Poling on May 18, 2013

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

Scripture: Malachi 3:10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Missed Opportunities

Contributed by Tim Shepard on Apr 8, 2008

This sermon is about some basics of prayer that we as Christians seem to have forgotten.

Missed Opportunities It happened only a few weeks ago. The normal time for prayer came in the service. I had asked for requests. Only one person raised their hand. And so I proceeded with the prayer itself. But the moment I was finished praying hands shot up all over the sanctuary. It ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:12-14

Denomination: *other

The Door Of Opportunity Series

Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Nov 7, 2006

The Letter to the Church at Philadelphia.

AM Sermon preached at Central Christian Church November 5, 2006 The Letter to the Church at Philadelphia Rev. 3:7-13 The Door of Opportunity [SERMON SERIES SLIDE---WILL AUTOMATICALLY MOVE TO TITLE SLIDE THEN TO BLANK SLIDE] Let’s see how well you recognize the following landmarks by their ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:7-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Seize The Opportunity!

Contributed by Rev. M Edmunds on Jan 7, 2005

Each season brings about unique opportunities that we should take advantage of corporately and individually for our embitterment in every area of our life.

Each season brings about unique opportunities that we should take advantage of corporately and individually for our embitterment in every area of our life. For if, we remain idle, indifferent, illogical, and illusive to divine opportunities that occasionally become afforded to us from God, we will ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Opportunity To Share Series

Contributed by Kevin Litchfield on Oct 19, 2005

This is a sermon in an Elijah series.

The famous motivational speaker, Zig Ziglar, tells the story of a boy that went with his mother to the old general store. He liked to sneak away from his mother and when no one was looking he would dip his finger into the large barrel of molasses. The storekeeper caught him doing this and decided ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:10

Denomination: Baptist

Missed Opportunities

Contributed by James Capps on Dec 12, 2000

We miss out on the joy of the Lord when we don’t get out of Babylon because we think that’s all there is

Missed Opportunities Ezra 1:5-2:7 We all have opportunities come our way Choices are made on a daily basis Some of those choices are spiritual in nature In this story in Ezra we find the Jews facing a choice in regard to going back to their homeland A. The opportunity they were offered A. The ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Danger And Opportunity Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 8, 2007

Philip’s story: persecution to opportunities for evangelism to building bridges to baptism and the Holy Spirit.

Danger and Opportunity: Experiencing Biblical Community Acts 8:1-25 Intro: Do any of you read Chinese? I wonder if you can read the characters on the screen behind me and translate them for us. (Chinese word for crisis; two distinct characters, put together these = “crisis”) What is ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-25

Denomination: Baptist

Opportunity To Give Series

Contributed by Kevin Litchfield on Oct 11, 2005

This is the seventh sermon in a sermon series on the life of Elijah.

Elijah series Part 7 VII. Opportunity to give Over the last few weeks we have focused our attention upon the divine opportunities given to the widow of Zarephath. Because of her obedience to Elijah’s God, her family was saved from starvation, and because of this miracle, the widow was given the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:10-16

Denomination: Baptist

Opportunity Or Debate? Series

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jul 29, 2022

The focus of this sermon is on the healing of the blind man by Jesus and the debate that surrounded it. It is also a reminder to believers that when it comes to ministry action is more important than debate.

Good morning. If you have your Bibles, why don’t you open up to the gospel of John 9:1. If you have been here for a while, you know we have been going through the book of John. We have been looking at the miracles and ministry of Jesus Christ. We just finished off chapter 8 which involved a ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-12, Proverbs 4:18

Denomination: Christian Church

Boldness And Opportunity Series

Contributed by Ricky Tuttle Thd on Aug 4, 2023

As we once again look at prayers in the Bible, we visit with Peter and John.

“Boldness and Opportunity” Acts 4:23-31 As we once again look at prayers in the Bible, we visit with Peter and John. This passage really begins in Acts 3:1 Peter and John at heading for the Temple in the ninth hour (3PM) and they met a lame man who was at the gate begging for alms (no Social ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:23-31

Denomination: Baptist