Athletes play for all sorts of reasons: Pride, competition, for their parents, for themselves… Who do you play for?
Talking Points:
- For some athletes, it’s easy to tell that the guy who is pounding his chest and pointing at the name on the back of his jersey is playing for himself. But Christian athletes declare their allegiance more authentically by the Christ-like character displayed as they compete. Colossians 3:23-24
- Believers should pursue humility, knowing that they are nothing without the righteousness given to them by Jesus. If you compete for Jesus, what you do can never become who you are.
- Christians have been given the greatest gift and can give God the greatest glory by pointing toward him in winning or losing. In Jesus, a loss will never sting as much, because believers have already won the ultimate race.
Talk About It
- Watch the video together or invite someone to summarize the topic.
- What is your initial reaction to this video? Do you disagree with any of it? What jumped out at you?
- Name a few famous athletes who clearly compete for themselves. How can you tell?
- Name a few famous athletes who clearly compete for Jesus. How can you tell?
- Do we compete for Christ to win His favor, or do we compete because we already have His favor?
- What does it look like when we competing for the attention or approval of people?
- How can you keep your focus on competing for Christ?
- Write a personal action step based on this conversation.
