Sermons about Seizing Opportunity

All Things Can Become New

Contributed by James May on Jan 2, 2011

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Each new day, and each new year, brings with it a new opportunity for all things to become new if we serve the Lord.

All Things Can Become New Sunday, January 02, 2011 AM By Pastor James May Welcome to a brand new day – the first day of the rest of your life; and a great opportunity to make your life really count in the grand scheme of human history. That may seem like a statement that is a little over ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-31

Denomination: Independent/Bible

According To Your Faith

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Feb 12, 2009

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As our stewardship is a proportionate response to God’s blessings likewise God’s opportunities and blessings are a proportionate response to our faith.

ACCORDING TO YOUR FAITH MATTHEW 9:27-31 And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, Son of David.” When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:27-31

Denomination: Baptist

Does Satan Have A Better Plan? Series

Contributed by Bud Ross on Jan 29, 2005

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The wilderness temptation was about Satan offering Jesus 3 opportunities to reject God’s idea of what the Messiah should be.

The dad was trying to teach his 6-year old son how to shoot a basketball. The boy would push the ball as hard as he could toward the basket but always the ball would fall short. The dad would effortlessly toss the ball toward the basket and say, "Just do it like this, son. It’s easy." The boy ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Who Is My Next-Of-Kin?

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 26, 2008

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The world needs Boazes, who will see others as ntext-of-kin who create opportunities for ministry, not merely depersonalizing obligations.

It’s summertime, and various ones have been telling me about their vacations and their trips. One thing I keep hearing over and over again is the phrase, "family reunion". Lots and lots of you have attended family reunions. Now there are family reunions and there are family reunions. For Margaret ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 3:10-13

Denomination: Baptist

Stumbling Blocks To The Cross Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 9, 2016

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On their way to Jerusalem and the cross, Jesus has three encounters that become teaching opportunities on stumbling blocks to following Him and embracing the cross

Stumbling Blocks Luke 9:57-62 According to the UPI news, the Metropolitan Insurance Company received some unusual explanations for accidents from its automobile policyholders. The following are just few: “An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my car, and vanished.” “The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:57-62

Denomination: Methodist

The Parable Of The Great Banquet Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 30, 2015

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We examine the lost opportunity in Luke 14:12-24 and see what it teaches us about the amazing grace of God.

Scripture One Sabbath, while on his way from Galilee to Jerusalem, Jesus was invited to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees. While there, Jesus healed a man of dropsy (Luke 14:1-6). Then Jesus told them all the parable of the wedding feast to illustrate the necessity of humility to enter ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:12-24

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Wet Blanket Of Discouragement

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 4, 2015

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The wet blanket of discouragement become a real battle ground for us today. This great difficulty could be an opportunity for God. (Part #1)

BEWARE OF THE WET BLANKET... OF DISCOURAGEMENT By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Part #1 I. I AM NOT HAPPY HERE? A. HAYDEN PLANETARIUM ran several advertisement in different news paper. The ad invited people to submit applications for those that would like to be the first to journey ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 8:15

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Main Purpose Series

Contributed by Aneel Aranha on Feb 6, 2021

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While Jesus healed the sick and delivered the demon-possessed at every opportunity, that was not his main purpose. His main purpose was to preach.

Scripture Reading: Mark 1:29-39 As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her. So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left her and she ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:29-39

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Week Four Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Mar 15, 2021

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Confession is not so much a requirement for believers as it is an opportunity for restoration of fellowship after offending our holy God. Christians are a confessing people!

“Lent is one of the oldest observations on the Christian calendar. Like all Christian holy days and holidays, it has changed over the years, but its purpose has always been the same: self-examination and penitence, demonstrated by self-denial, in preparation for Easter. Early church father ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-11, James 5:16, 1 John 1:8-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Should We Live In A Pluralistic Polytheistic Society Series

Contributed by Bev Sesink on Nov 7, 2016

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This sermon addresses the opportunity and challenge of how to live out our faith in a multicultural/multifaith context such as is experienced in Canadian/American cities.

How Should We Live In A Pluralistic Polytheistic Society? July 17, 2016 As we begin this morning I want to ask you a question – if you had to move to a different city, a different province, even a different country, how would you want people who live there to treat you? What would you want ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:37-39

Denomination: *other

Go Into All The World Series

Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Feb 7, 2017

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Jesus went where the sinners were. He took advantage of the opportunities to heal, mind, body, and soul. Our mandate is to go.

Introduction A. My Dad and I were talking the other night about love and marriage. He told me that he knew as early as their wedding what marriage to my Mom would be like. It seems the minister asked my Mom, "Do you take this man to be your husband." And she said, "I do." Then the minister asked ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

Denomination: Baptist

I Have A Testimony!

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Nov 19, 2018

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Nothing is more tragic in life than missing an opportunity to share the Gospel message to someone Jesus has sent your way!

I Have a Testimony John 4:27-40 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 I sometimes think I might have been in darkness and despair until now, had it not been for the goodness of God in sending a snowstorm one Sunday morning, while I was going to a certain place of worship. I ...read more

Scripture: John 4:27-40

Denomination: Baptist

Falling In Love Is Only The Beginning: 4 Steps To Preparing Series

Contributed by Vince Miller on Oct 3, 2019

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Between the day of the proposal and the wedding day, there’s a tremendous opportunity for a man to prepare for a life together with his new bride.

Falling in Love Is the Beginning, Not the End Between the day of the proposal and the wedding day, there’s a tremendous opportunity for a man to prepare for a life together with his new bride. While a lot of time, energy, and money will be spent on the wedding event, marriage is much more than a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:24

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Reboot 2.0 Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Dec 31, 2018

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God gives second chances to people because of His love but those opportunities end when a person completely refuses God!

We noted a while back how God freed the Israelites from slavery in Egypt; then God did a “spiritual reboot” in Exodus 13 by telling them of God’s unchanging love and how to respond to that love! After that “spiritual reboot” in Exodus 13, what have we observed about how the Israelites lived for ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 34:1-27

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Hackernoon #7 - Working It

Contributed by Robert Butler on Sep 14, 2020

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God's original intent was for mankind to work and enjoy the opportunity to serve Him through our stewardship of the resources provided

HackerNoon is one of the leading tech blogs to learn about coding, blockchain, and startups. With over 7000 writers and 200,000 daily readers, Hacker Noon has become the voice of hackers around the world. The urban dictionary classifies a hacker as: as someone who strictly pursues creature ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:1, Genesis 2:15, Colossians 3:17, Exodus 20:8, Philippians 4:3, Proverbs 12:11, Proverbs 14:23, Proverbs 15:22 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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