My introduction to Christian athletics Principles apply to any kind of competition God is my audience and He gets the glory 1 Cor 1031 Whether therefore ye eat or drink or whatsoever ye do do all to the glory of God ID: 490817
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Principles of competitionSlide2
My introduction to Christian athleticsSlide3
Principles
apply to
any kind of competition
God is my audience and He gets the glory
1
Cor
10:31
Whether
therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.Slide4
Principles
apply to
any kind of competition
God is my audience and He gets the glory
John 17:4
I have glorified Thee on the earth: I have finished the work Thou
gavest
me to do.Slide5
Principles
apply to
any kind of competition
I will do my best in practice and in competition
Col 3:22-24
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with
eye service
, as
men pleasers
; but in singleness of heart, fearing God;
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And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
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Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.Slide6
Principles
apply to
any kind of competition
Paul knew sports and compared the Christian life to them
1
Cor
9:24-27
24
Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one
receiveth
the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
25
And every man that
striveth
for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
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I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that
beateth
the air:
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But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.Slide7
Principles
apply to
any kind of competition
Even though God is our audience others are watching
Recent tournament in western PASlide8Slide9
Principles
apply to
any kind of competition
Defeat does not discourage
Prov
24:16
For
a just man
falleth
seven times, and
riseth
up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.Slide10
Principles
apply to
any kind of competitionSlide11
Principles
apply to
any kind of competition
The fruit of the Spirit can be shown when we practice and compete
Gal 5:23, 24Slide12
Principles
apply to
any kind of competition
Love – giving (example of the PCB basketball coach)
Joy- gladness for others
Peace- harmony with team mates
Longsuffering- patient perseverance
Gentleness- moral integritySlide13
Principles
apply to
any kind of competition
Goodness- goodness
Faith- belief in God
Meekness- mildness, the proper way to react
Temperance- self controlSlide14
What kind of competitor are you?
Psalm
20:7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
CONFIDENCE
COCKY
Says the Lord helped us
Says
we are #1
Encourages an opponent Trash talkSlide15
Ignores ref’s bad call and Confronts ref
focuses on next play
Plays with same intensity Score
determines effort regardless
of the score
Praises teammates Showboats and brings glory to
selfSlide16
Respects coaches and Respects self over
teammates coaches
Respects and even
Treats opponent
as
commends opponent’s enemy
good
playSlide17
Is content out of the spotlight
Loves
the spotlight
Gives best effort at
practice Gives
less than best at
practice
Focused on pleasing God
Focus
on pleasing self
Will to win
Fear
of losing or failureSlide18
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