Palm Sunday - Seize the day - Luke 19:28-44

Today's sermon includes a component of listening to God using the SMORP steps. If you would like to skip this, jump to the following locations;7:35 - Reading of the sermon passage19:39 - Start of sermonToday's sermon is based on a Latin phrase, carpe diem. "Seize the day". Meaning, there are opportunities in every day, and to not let the important ones pass by.For example, when I first met my wife, I was in Bible college and I had made my mind up that it was not going to be a year about girls. I knew what I was there for. But then I met her after speaking at a youth event and I put my resolve aside in a moment. I got her phone number, and we were on a date within a week. I just knew it was an important moment right here and I have no regrets.Some moments you can let slide by. But others, you must seize the day.In this passage, there are people who claimed the moment but there are others who missed it. Jesus talks about it. They missed the opportunity, he says, and he says the way is shut. There are no more opportunities. He wept as he looked over the city, over lost opportunity. But there were those who claimed the opportunity. That is what I want to think about here today.Preacher: Bill DyckExtra reading: Psalm 24