1 – Today’s competition will require a tremendous amount of leadership for us to be victorious. It will require a unique type of leadership.
2 – This kind of leadership is best described in Mark 10:42-45 (read the text aloud).
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Serve Like Christ
Set:Growing up in Buffalo, New York, hockey was my sport. I started skating pretty early in life, and it quickly became my dream to play in college and then in the NHL. As seasons went by, I scored more goals and had more assists, and I started getting recognized for my ability to play the game I loved. In high school, I played on multiple teams, winning two national championships and a gold medal at the Empire State games. My senior year, I captained my team to a perfect 40-win season, which resulted in the National Junior B Championship.
As I look back on those years, I find myself asking, “Was I the leader that my teammates and coaches deserved? Was I following the example that Jesus Christ had provided for me when He was leading His team of disciples here on earth?
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Session 1: The Big Win
What Is Salvation All About?
READYAthletes have a strong desire to compete—whether we’re trying to make the team, set a personal best, win a championship, or simply outplay our buddies in a friendly game.-
What are some things that motivate you to compete? What does it mean to you when you’re successful in winning a competition?
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How do you feel when you lose or fail to reach your competitive goals?
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Session 2: The Final Buzzer
How Can I Experience Eternal Life?
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Time is always a major factor. We live in a world of 60-minute games, 30-second time-outs, 3-second lane violations, 2-minute warnings, and other time crunchers like having 2 outs and 2 strikes in the bottom of the 9th inning.
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Describe a situation when time played a role in the outcome of a competition. What adjustments were you or your team forced to make as the clock ran down?
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List three emotions that you’ve felt when under pressure. What impact did those emotions have on your ability to perform?
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Session 3: Missing the Mark
How Does God Forgive Me? How Can I Forgive?
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Imagine that the game or match is on the line and your number is called. You make the free throw or you don’t. You make the penalty kick or you don’t. You make the hole big enough so the four yards can be gained or you don’t. You make a birdie or you don’t. If you succeed, you win; if you miss, you lose. You either become the hero or the “goat.“
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Describe a time when you dropped the ball, fell short, or really messed up when everybody was counting on you. What did it feel like to be the “goat”? What broke down?
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Why do you think we feel so bad when we fail or miss the mark?
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Session 4: Mastering the Basics
What Are The Basic Skills For Growth?
READYEvery sport requires players to learn fundamental skills that lay the foundation for excellence. At times, the basics can be unexciting and unglamorous. They can even be difficult to learn. But in any sport, mastering these basics is always the key to success.-
What three basics have you mastered in your sport or your position?
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What has motivated you to work on the basics? How has this helped your performance?
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Session 5: Power Up
How Do I Walk In The Power Of The Spirit?
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As athletes, many factors play into our success on the court or field of competition. Fitness, nutrition, rest, proper attitude, and mental focus are just some of the less visible factors that determine how we’ll perform. Even though these things are not as visible as skills training or weight training, they play a vital role in being game ready.
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Session 6: Heart of a Winner
What's The Secret To A Life Of Victory?
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It seems most of us are born competitors, with the quest for challenge, adventure, and victory arising from deep inside us. As athletes, we’re willing to give our blood, sweat, and tears to defeat an opponent.
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Session 7: Rise Into Glory
How Can I Discover The Deeper Things of God?
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What is it that allows some athletes to soar to the top of their sport? Many athletes have strong skills, are disciplined, and strive with determination, but a few rise above the crowds into glory and greatness.
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Describe a time when you found your authentic swing, when you were “in the zone,” or when you rose into a level of play beyond your normal experience. During that time, what was the focus of your heart, soul, mind, and strength?
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Which outside factors or internal beliefs tend to distract you from playing “in the zone” or playing out of your own glory?
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Session 8: Take the Challenge
What's My Role In The Great Commission?
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With pride, we look back on past accomplishments. It will be even more fulfilling to look back at the end of the journey and know for sure that our lives counted for something big.
- How do you think it would feel to be accepted into the Hall of Fame for your sport?
Read Hebrews 11:30-39 for God’s Faith Hall of Fame.
If we allow fear—fear of change, the unknown, failure, ridicule, not following the crowd, our own inadequacies, or dozens of other things—to set the course for our lives, we’ll miss many rich, fulfilling opportunities. God has a spot in His Faith Hall of Fame waiting for you.
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