Devotional – Perseverance

Devotional

Big picture As in sports, as in life, working together as a team is important.

• Q: Have you ever gone to see a college or professional sports team play? (or tell about one you have)
• Q: What would have happened if only one player had showed up to play?
• That team would surely lose or maybe even have to forfeit the game.
• Jesus Christ had a team. Who was his team? That’s right, the 12 Disciples (and other disciples)
• Jesus didn’t work alone. We shouldn’t either. Teamwork is important.
• Today when we played, wasn’t it important to work together as a team?
• You would not have played very well without the rest of your team.
• It is important in life to have people near us, on our “team” to help us through life.
• Q: Can you name some people close to you who are part of your team every day?
  • family, teachers, etc
• These people help you through life, so they are part of your team.
• We are also part of Jesus’ team if we follow Him. He chose everyone of you, just like His disciples.
• It sure is fun to be part of a team. Sharing fun and even hard times can be one of the best things in life.
• Around here, everyone lives in large communities: Raleigh, Cary, our church, our state, etc.
• A sports team is like a small community.
• As young boys you learn to live in community when you play team sports.
• You learn how to share, how to get along with others, and how to do things to help each other.
• That’s the same thing that adults have to do in real life communities across the world.
• Q: Can you think of any other small community/teams you may be a part of? (Trail life, school, family)
• One day, when you grow up, what you learned in your teams will be important. So things go well.
• Playing team sports teaches you so much. Even Jesus was on a team. We hope you play well with others and work hard at learning to play whatever it is you choose to play (sports, chess, maker-games)
• The memory verse talks about a team of 3 people. Can you guess who they are? (Trinity)