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Seizing Opportunity

OK guys here's some extra info/links for you regarding tonights lesson. Take time to write a comment on this blog about whether you're enjoying this whole new "chat" format or not. Does it help you stay connected to the material or is it just distracting? Would your mind wander more without it or does it make your mind wander? How 'bout the Chase the Lion stuff - you liking it? We've got one more week and then we're finished. By the way - follow the link and buy yourself a t-shirt if you want. (PS - that's why the guy wears the same shirt in all the videos.)

Extra stuff:

New Chat Room Link

Chase the Lion videos and sermons downloads

In a Pit with a Lion book on Amazon

Mark Batterson's Blog

Chase the Lion T-Shirts

Quotes:

"It's like a salmon swallowing a whale!"

"This is my moment. If I don't seize the moment, if I don't step out of my comfort zone and risk it all, If I let too much time tick on, my moment will pass. I knew that if I didn't take advantage of this opportunity, I'd replay it in my mind, wondering, "What if?"

"The world defines success by position and possessions, but Colossians 4:5 defines it as making the most of every opportunity."

"Opportunity knocks? No!!! It roars!!! It's scary!!"

"Sometimes our greatest opportunities are disguised as big hairy audacious problems."

"It depends on our perspective. Do you see a  500 pound problem or a 500 pound opportunity?"

You Tube Videos

"Opportunity" by Pete Murray

"Opportunity" Lyrics

"Opportunity" by Pete Murray and John Mayer 

Chat Room Suggestions:

Pretend you're in school and type the "notes" you'd take if it were a class.

Answer the question, "What's the biggest opportunity that you missed out on? What about the one you took advantage of?" Tell everyone about it.

Type any personal responses you'd have to God about these teachings.

Type your prayers for other people in the group or for Steve while he is speaking.

Listen closely and type any good quotes you hear Steve say in his talk.

Listen for God's voice and type any thoughts He shows you in these teachings.

 

Taking Risks

OK guys here's some extra info/links for you regarding tonights lesson.

Extra stuff:

New Chat Room Link

Risk Quiz (Find out how much of a risk taker you really are.)

Chase the Lion videos and sermons downloads

Steve's blog about risk

In a Pit with a Lion book on Amazon

Mark Batterson's Blog

Quotes:

"Small acts of courage change history. Small risks make a difference."

"Do you have a savings mindset or an investment mindset?"

"No guts, No glory!!!"

"The more you're willing to risk, the more God can use you, and if you're willing to risk everything, there is nothing God cannot do in and through you."

You Tube Videos

interview video

did god create us as risk takers? video

stupid risk video

Chat Room Suggestions:

Pretend you're in school and type the "notes" you'd take if it were a class.

Answer the question, "What's the biggest risk you've ever taken for God?" Tell everyone about it.

Take the Risk-Taker quiz and tell everyone the results.

Type any personal responses you'd have to God about these teachings. What talents are you burying? How could you use them for God's glory?

Type your prayers for other people in the group or for Steve while he is speaking.

Listen closely and type any good quotes you hear Steve say in his talk.

Listen for God's voice and type any thoughts He shows you in these teachings.

 

Chat Room Experiment

Hey guys!!! Glad you came to U-TURN tonight! We're gonna experiment with something tonight. I was watching TRL and noticed all the interaction with the videos. People form on-line making comments scrolling across the bottom of the page. Other people calling in on the phone. It seemed like an interuption to me (an old guy) but it seems like it's just part of the whole experience to your generation so I thought it'd be fun to set up a chat room for you guys to interact on while I was speaking at U-TURN. It'll make it more of an interactive experience this way and eventually we can start putting up some of you comments on the screen so I can interact with them while I'm speaking. I don't know if this whole thing will work, but just thought it might be fun to try.

If you wanna take part, just hit the link to download "Java" (if you don't already have it) on the right column and then click the link for the chat room. You'll have to sign-in (any name you want) and then just start chatting.

Thanks for you participation. I hope it all works. Let me know what you think when U-TURN is over tonight.

Steve