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Youth Basketball Devotions
Youth Basketball Devotions Accept - Week Nine Romans 15:7 NIV Therefore, accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory. Last week we talked about having the Holy Spirit as a friend who not only reminds us about what Jesus taught us while he was here on earth, but also teaches us how to be more like Christ. This week we are talking about accepting one another as Christ accepts us. Romans 15:7 tells us “Therefore, accept each other just as Christ has accepted
Category:SpeechesReads:203Uploaded:07 / 12 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionThe Only Way John 14 vs. 6
Day II Devotion The Only Way! John 14:6 Explain story of player who scored in wrong basket during a game or ran wrong way in football. - did he/she mean to mess up and cause team to lose game? - was he/she trying hard to do the right thing? - did it matter that he/she was trying to be a good player? Explain how many people go the wrong way to get to God - they try to get to heaven by being good. Why doesn’t this work? (passage Romans 3:10-12) - don’t think about God at all and think this life is
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Suggested Halftime Devotions 2010-2011 Upward Basketball FBC Alpharetta, GA Mark Snowden Advantages for using these suggested halftime devotions: 1. Stay Fresh: Avoid repetition of Scripture verses and the same illustrations 2. Teamwork: Reinforce the devotions that players have during their practices 3. Enlistment: Make it easier to recruit first-timers by providing a starting point 4. Scope: By reviewing these devotions, you’ll know where we’re headed and why 5. Catalytic: Sometimes a suggest
Category:SpeechesReads:371Uploaded:07 / 12 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionStay Close to Jesus 1 Peter 5 vs. 8
Day III Devotion Stay Close to Jesus 1 Peter 5:8 Path to Victory – Where the camp name came from: Read I Corinthians 15:57 What does this passage mean to you? Explain story of person at the zoo who hears over loud speaker that there is a hungry lion loose. - There is no one around, what would you do? - Suddenly you see the big zookeeper (who has a tranquilizer gun, and a net), would you run off on your own to find your way to safety or would you stay close to the only one who could help you? Rea
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Basketball Devotions Keep Looking Up! (John 3:16 & Ephesians 2:8-9) 1 Find a partner and try to dribble a basketball while facing your partner and asking the following questions: This can be done with two teams – one team (team with jerseys on) dribbles around and asks the questions and the other team must answer questions. Teams then switch jobs after a few minutes. 1. What is your name? 2. What school do you go to? (If all know each other then skip question 1 & 2.) 3. If you were to die toda
Category:SpeechesReads:310Uploaded:07 / 12 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionRejoice Always Phil. 4 vs. 4-6
Day II Devotion Rejoice Always Philippians 4:6-7 Review Day 1 – recite John 3:16 Do any of you ever have a bad day? What are some things that cause a bad day? - lose game, failed test, get in trouble, sick, classmates mean, parent problems, etc. The Apostle Paul had some bad days (beaten, locked up, tortured, etc.) and yet with God’s inspiration he gave us some advise on how to handle a bad day in Philippians 4:4-6 (page 226) (Verse 4) Paul’s life wasn’t going great, so Why would he say “rejoice
Category:SpeechesReads:45Uploaded:07 / 12 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionPurpse for Playing Colossians 3 vs. 23
Day III Devotion What is your purpose for playing! Colossians 3:23-24 Object Lesson: Bring in trophy and ask who would like to play a basketball game to win a trophy. Tell of a trophy that I won in grade school, but it broke and now it is gone. Trophies do not last. Should winning a trophy or even a state championship be the reason that we play sports? Why do you want to play sports? What should our purpose be for everything we do? (Read Colossians 3:23-24 - Work with all your heart to use your
Category:Art & DesignReads:143Uploaded:07 / 12 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionPress Toward Goal Phil. 3 vs. 13-14
Day III Devotion Press on Toward the Goal Philippians 3:13-14 What happens if a runner loses focus in a race (looks around, stops to eat a donut, etc.)? Lose the race What happens in a basketball game if a player stops playing and loses focus on what he/she should be doing? Lose the game That reminds me of a passage from the Bible. Read Philippians 3:13-14 - What is St. Paul mean when he says “I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it?” Not in heaven yet.(Life on earth is not heave
Category:SpeechesReads:38Uploaded:07 / 12 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionGodly Training 1 Timothy 4 vs.7,8,12
Day III Devotion Godly Training 1 Timothy 4:7-8, 12 Question: How does or should a good player train for the start of a basketball season? (running, shooting, dribbling, weight training, a lot of practice) In general how does one stay healthy in life? What things do you need to do? (eat healthy, exercise, get enough sleep, no smoking or drugs, etc.) Did you know that God speaks specifically about the importance of physically training in the Bible? God does say it has value or is important, but w
Category:SpeechesReads:41Uploaded:07 / 12 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionMissed Shots John 3 vs.16
Day I Devotion Missed Shots Romans 3:23 1 Corinthians 15:57 John 3:16 Hand out Path to Victory N.T. - explain that it is Bible (God’s Word) N.T. – tells about Jesus - explain basketball players (pictures and quotes) Activity: Pick 3 people to shoot last second shot while rest count down 3-2-1. Shoot from 3 different distances. Discuss: In basketball even best shooters miss more “game winning” shots than they make. Has anyone ever made all of his/her shots in their career? (no, just like us in li
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