CHRIST IS NUMBER ONE- SO LIVE LIKE IT!

TODAY’S SPRIPTURE: “This same Good News that came to you is going out all over the world. It is changing lives, just as it changed yours that very first day you heard and understood the truth about God’s great kindness to sinners.” Colossians 1:6

TODAY’S MESSAGE: As sports fans we can really get excited about our favorite teams. Whether they are 11-0 or 0-11 we seem to be able to muster up excitement every time they take the field. Because they are our favorites, we want to show our support and root them on. Today we have another team that is ready to be rooted on. It is probably the most famous team in the world and is one that has the strongest offense, and the strongest defense ever recorded. This team is one that never loses and deserves our very loud support. It is team Jesus. There is no doubt that as Christians we belong to a team that is number one in the world. We, however, don’t always treat it as such. Many times, we like to hide it under a rug or shy away from even talking about it. This isn’t how we would treat our favorite football team. So, why do we treat team Jesus in this way? I am guessing, but I think I am pretty close in saying, that sometimes we don’t want to field the pressures that sometime come with belonging to this great team. The other teams in the world like to persecute and taunt in very unnerving ways. They like to yell loudly mean words that my sting and hurt us as we hear them. They may even get so angry that they try to hurt us. Because of this treatment we will hide our team Jesus relationship in the basement and not even talk about it. Well the time has come to show up. Jesus did not shy away from those who were fiercely against him. He didn’t shy away from those who put him to death. Instead, he stood up and put his record on the line. He didn’t yell, throw words back at his persecutors or try to find others that he could hire to hurt them. Instead, he lived his life in God. He lived with a calmness, a powerfully joyful attitude and went forward with success. You and I are to do the same. We have Jesus as our team leader. How can we go wrong. He is there to help us up when we are pushed down. He is there to give us his loving hand when we need a little nudge to move forward. Our lives must show our support and love for this great team. It is Jesus who we should focus on and not the world. It is Jesus we should put first in our lives. When we do, we will never lose. We are undefeated no matter the opposition! Let us all let it be known our support for being a member of Team Jesus! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!