One Mission

Meeting Focus

To get to know your Huddle members and break the ice for discussion.

More Getting to Know You (10 Minutes)
Choose another Conversation Starter from page 20.

The Roster (5 Minutes)
If all Huddle members have not filled out the roster, make sure that it is completed at this meeting. (Make sure that this is returned to the Huddle Leader Coordinator after the Huddle meeting. This will allow them to check who is missing and if there is anyone who has checked in but is not with his/her Huddle.)

Reflect on the Day and the Evening Program (10 Minutes)

Goal
Being a champion is not easy. If it were easy, we’d all be champions. True champions do not just “rise to the occasion.” In actuality, their hard work meets the opportunity to succeed. When the competitor pays the price of practice, preparation and persistence, a champion is made. Here we discover the disciplines that define the champion, not just success in the contest but significance in a life of victory.

Key Scriptures
I Timothy 4:7-8; Acts 17:10; 2 Corinthians 2:11; Joshua 1:6-8; Psalms 119:9-11

Warm Up

Key Verse:

He will see [it] out of His anguish, and He will be satisfied with His knowledge. My righteous servant will justify many, and He will carry their iniquities.  
Isaiah 53:11

• Coach Coale joked about not being able to cook. However, she said to do the best in every area of your life. What areas of your life are you doing the best in right now?
• What benefits do we receive athletically when we strive to be the best we can be in every situation?
• Have you ever slacked on a play or not given your best in a game or practice? What was the outcome of that situation?
• Read Colossians 3:23-24. Why do you think Paul said, “Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically”?
• Why does our focus change when we strive to do something for the Lord, not for others?
• Serving the Lord in this way brings greater clarity to life.

• LT talk about priorities. List your top 5 priorities right now. Read them out loud. After hearing them are there any that seem out of place?
• He shared that we all have gifts. What are some of the gifts God has given you?
• How are you using those gifts? Are any of those gifts being used for your glory rather than God’s?
• Read Romans 12:5-7. Do you know what your spiritual gifts are? Take a spiritual gifts test.

• Brian confessed to doing steroids earlier in his career. He admitted his mistakes. How hard is it for you to admit when you are wrong or have done something wrong? Do you need to confess a mistake or sin in your life? What is it?
• He talked about spiritual mentors. Who are the spiritual mentors in your life? How are they pouring into your daily life?
• What spiritual battles are you trying to face alone?
• Read Proverbs 27:17 and Eccl. 4:12. Why is it so important to have mature spiritual relationships?
• Who has God put in you life at the right time to encourage you after you made a mistake? What did that mean to you?
• How are you handling your mistakes in life?

• As a young athlete Brian said his career and life were out of control. How easy is it to get out of control in your life? What leads you to living that way?
• Living the dream as a professional athlete, he made baseball his god. What is god in your life right now? How did it get that way?
• How do we get so wrapped up in living for ourselves and not for God?
• Read Isaiah 44:6. How do you need to put this verse into practice in your life?
• Brian confessed to making poor decisions. When you find yourself in that place, how do you get yourself out of it? Where does God fit into that equation?
• What areas of your life are you putting before you relationship with God?

• Brian prays in the batter’s box. When do you find yourself praying as an athlete?
• In his prayers he wants to glorify God through whatever happens. Do you pray during competition? If so, are you praying for you to be glorified by doing something great, or are you praying for God to receive the glory in what happens? There is a HUGE difference…what is the difference to you?
• How has God called you to pray as an athlete?
• Read 1 Corinthians 10:31.

• What is your initial response to sin in your life? Does your heart become hard or do you drop to your knees in prayer?
• Why do so many people run from God?
• When is a time you ran from God? 
• Read James 4:7-9. List all the commands in the following verses? What will happen when we obey these commands?
• Brian talked about the daily battle it is to live a life over sin. Where do you battle the most each day? What is your current struggle?
• What does it mean to “submit to God”? Where do you need to draw near to God in your life?
• Pray and draw near to Him right now. Get in a position where you are at that you can totally focus on just you and God.

Key Verse:

…for You gave Him authority over all flesh; so He may give eternal life to all You have given Him. This is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God, and the One You have sent —Jesus Christ. I have glorified You on the earth by completing the work You gave Me to do.
John 17:2-4

Key Verse:

Whoever lives with integrity fears the LORD, but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.
Proverbs 14:2