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1-27-2013
Be very careful, then, how
you live- not as unwise but as
wise, making the most of
every opportunity because
the days are evil.
Thomas Edison once said,
"There are many more
  opportunities than
 there are people who
      see them."
1.
 Opportunity for more
  effectual service.
1 Corinthians 15:58
•Every day, God brings you
 a new opportunity to
 serve Him in a greater
 capacity, but you have to
 seize those opportunities.
•Along with every
 opportunity comes a
 confrontation.
 –1 Corinthians 16:9
2.
Opportunity to do good.
  Galatians 6:9-10
Why does He give us these
         opportunities?
• So that He will be glorified in
  everything we do. He wants
  us to be blessed so we can
  be a blessing.
•Don't wait for perfect
 conditions before you
 move out to seize your
 opportunity.
 –Ecclesiastes 11:4
3.
 Opportunities for
    success.
1 Corinthians 15:57
• God doesn't give you the
  opportunities to serve Him
  and to take possession of
  your promised land without
  giving you the supernatural
  ability to do it.
4.
Opportunity to bear
      fruit.
 John 15:5,8,16
What do we do when
   opportunities come?
•Seize it
•Be willing to take risks
•Don’t procrastinate
Revelation 3:8a “I know
what you do. I have put
before you an open door
that no one can close.

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Seizing God-Given Opportunities

  • 2. Be very careful, then, how you live- not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity because the days are evil.
  • 3. Thomas Edison once said, "There are many more opportunities than there are people who see them."
  • 4. 1. Opportunity for more effectual service. 1 Corinthians 15:58
  • 5. •Every day, God brings you a new opportunity to serve Him in a greater capacity, but you have to seize those opportunities.
  • 6. •Along with every opportunity comes a confrontation. –1 Corinthians 16:9
  • 7. 2. Opportunity to do good. Galatians 6:9-10
  • 8. Why does He give us these opportunities? • So that He will be glorified in everything we do. He wants us to be blessed so we can be a blessing.
  • 9. •Don't wait for perfect conditions before you move out to seize your opportunity. –Ecclesiastes 11:4
  • 10. 3. Opportunities for success. 1 Corinthians 15:57
  • 11. • God doesn't give you the opportunities to serve Him and to take possession of your promised land without giving you the supernatural ability to do it.
  • 12. 4. Opportunity to bear fruit. John 15:5,8,16
  • 13. What do we do when opportunities come? •Seize it •Be willing to take risks •Don’t procrastinate
  • 14. Revelation 3:8a “I know what you do. I have put before you an open door that no one can close.