Sermons about Seizing Opportunity

Making The Most Of The Holiday Opportunities

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 5, 2005

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A message to encourage followers of Jesus to live beyond the glitter and live like "Christmas" all year long.

Making the Most of the Holiday Opportunities Ephesians 5:15-20 November 27, 2005 Introduction Well, here we are, now "officially" into the Christmas season. Although judging by what I’ve seen in the stores, I’d have guessed that the season actually began just after Labor Day. Pictures in the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-20

Denomination: Wesleyan

Ordinary Opportunities To Offer The Unordinary

Contributed by Bob Aubuchon on Sep 4, 2002

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Everyday ordinary opportunities present themselves to us to offer the unordinary touch of God.

Look back over this day and ask yourself … "What did I do with the opportunities God gave me?" You might ask, "What opportunities?" · You work beside the same people day after day. · You walk the hallways with the same people day after day. Ziggy cartoon … "Opportunity, knocked while you were ...read more

Scripture: John 13:2-5

Denomination: Baptist

How Obstacles Become Opportunities

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Feb 5, 2002

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Four people-principles to help us turn stress into success!

1 Corinthians 16:8,9 - "But I will tarry in Ephesus until Pentecost. For a great and effective door has been opened unto me, and there are many adversaries." USA Today published the results of the following Hilton survey in January 2001: Percentage of Americans who say they: Need more fun: ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:8-20

Denomination: Baptist

Make The Most Of Every Opportunity

Contributed by Andrew Schroer on Jul 23, 2001

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God wants us to make the most of every oportunity to give him credit and to serve our fellow man.

In 1985, in only his second season in the NFL, Dan Marino made it to the Superbowl. Despite throwing for over three hundred yards and a touchdown, Marino’s Miami Dolphins lost to the San Francisco 49ers, 34-16. Marino felt bad, but he wasn’t devastated. He was one of the most promising talents in ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:1-16

Denomination: Lutheran

Making The Most Of Every Opportunity

Contributed by Brian La Croix on May 30, 2002

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Encouragement to recognize and take advantage of opportunities God places in front of us.

Making the Most of Every Opportunity Ephesians 5:15-16 June 2, 2002 Introduction Have you ever walked away from a situation frustrated because you realize you just missed an opportunity? Maybe it was to make a sale, or make an improvement, or maybe even make a point. Maybe it was an ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-16

Denomination: Wesleyan

New Year, New Opportunities

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 19, 2001

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A call to open our eyes to the possibilities of the New Year.

New Year, New Beginnings Various Scriptures Introduction Well, here we are, on the brink of a brand new year, and for you purists out there, a new millenium. As is traditional for this time, we take time to reflect on the last year, and to make promises to do better this year. This morning I ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-17, Mark 12:28-31

Denomination: Wesleyan

God Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

Contributed by Troy Mason on Jun 30, 2001

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God created both rich and poor for His reasons, not ours.

GOD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Proverbs 22:2 Introduction – Story of Rockefeller interview. I met a millionaire in Hyde Co. His automatic response to the question, “How are you,” was “If I could just make that next nickel, I believe I would be alright.”. In this world there are only two ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:2

Denomination: Baptist

Redeeming The Time - Pray For The Opportunity

Contributed by William Akehurst on Nov 25, 2011

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How many times, or even years, have you been praying for a loved one to come to Christ? Paul says, 'don't give up'. This is a message of encouragement and lessons learned from Paul about taking opportunities to share Christ with those around you.

2011.10.23.Redeeming the Time William Akehurst HSWC Colossians 4:2-6, 17 Ephesians 5:15-16 How many times have you prayed for something and given up? Have you ever grown tired of praying for someone or something. Colossians 4:2 Paul says, ‘keep at it’. Continue in prayer. ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:2-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Horeb Experience ~ Opportunity To Change

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jan 15, 2009

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The Israelites encountered Mt. Horeb [Mt. of God] a number of times in their lives. We may be encountering Horeb(s) continually in our lives but have remained unchanged [not transformed]. Are you willing to do it today and let it stay that way till our Lo

Opening illustration: A lady was out hitting all the local garage sales when she came across an old needlepoint picture that read, “Prayer Changes Lives.” She bought it, took it home and began to look for just the right place to hang the new picture. Finally, she decided that it went well in the ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:7-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Common Men With An Uncommon Opportunity

Contributed by Clayton Beck on Jan 16, 2009

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God’s looking for common, ordinary people to do an uncommon thing through them.

Common Men with an Uncommon Opportunity… Matt. 4:18 ¶ And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 And they ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:18-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Opportunity Is Bald From Behind

Contributed by Mark Adams on Feb 25, 2009

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This is a short devotional talk beginning with the Greek god Kairos, who represents the fleeting nature of opportunity, and using an understanding of Kairos to inform our reading of Ephesians 5:8-20 where Paul presents several things that are urgent for C

In Greek, there are at least a couple of different words that mean “Time.” - Kronos – This is the word you use when you talk about the clock. It is a sequential word, where we get words like “Chronology” or “Chronological”. It’s a word about Order. - Kairos – This is the word I want to examine ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Opportunities Right In Front Of You

Contributed by Dr. George Calhoun on Oct 24, 2008

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If you want to understand the Lord’s will, be wise by looking for the opportunities He sets before you, especially in difficult circumstances.

“Opportunities Right in Front of You” Luke 9:10-17 When NASA began the launch of astronauts into space, they found out that the pens wouldn’t work at zero gravity (Ink won’t flow down to the writing surface). In order to solve this problem, they hired Andersen Consulting. It took them one decade ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:10-17

Denomination: Baptist

Being Thankful For The Opportunity To Serve

Contributed by Guy Glass on Feb 22, 2010

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This message was preached as part of a series dealing with thankfulness, and looks at our being thankful for the privilege of serving.

BEING THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE MATT 25: 14-16,35;28:19-20 Matthew 25:14-16 "Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. 15 To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-35

Denomination: Baptist

Caught Between The Mountains And Opportunity Series

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Feb 9, 2011

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Just because you see no exit does not mean that there’s no way out. Go makes openings when there seems to be nowhere to go...

Caught between the mountains and an Opportunity 1) The Lord Spoke (Talked) to the head (Moses) (The one whom he gave the charge to) Speak to: 1) The People That Are There 2) The People That Will Come 3) The People That Will Obey Speak to the Future of the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Making The Most Of Every Opportunity

Contributed by Selvan John on Aug 8, 2008

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Opportunities in life are not to be missed since it might bring in unexpected blessing.

The sermon that I want to preach to you today will be on “Making the most of every Opportunity.” I remember someone tell me about the Japanese culture of eating, their ways of doing it will surely give an insight into how best we make use of the opportunity. When they sit around the table, they ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

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