But for those of us who want to be serious about Jesus Christ, we may really enjoy football but try at the same time to keep it in its place. We remind ourselves that it is just a game and not something to be worshiped. Living in the South, this is not easy, so to prepare us for football season, here are five questions we should all ask ourselves…
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Fleeing the Love of Money
Posted 1224 days ago byWe live in a materialistic society. Things and the desire for acquiring more things drive everything in our world. How does a Christian keep his heart from this? Paul told Timothy to flee the love of money. But how do you do that?
Faith of Our Fathers
Posted 1224 days ago byRisking your life to worship God. Hmmm… Does this seem radical? It does to us but would it have seemed radical to those immortalized in Hebrews 11? Would it have seemed extreme to our spiritual forefathers who suffered the loss of everything for their faith?
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You know how football can take control of your heart and life. And while you’re excited about the season that’s about to kick off, it makes you just a bit nervous at the same time. Perhaps you vowed at the end of last season to not let football dominate your life again, but the negative feelings have worn off. The season is about to begin and you’re craving football now just as much as you ever have.
What do you do about it? Let me suggest a few preseason suggestions that could help.
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