Game Day - weekly devotions for sportspeople

Aas sports people who trust in Jesus, how do we keep going as Christians?  Is it as simple as sport says: “just keep doing the right things and keep doing things right?”   It’s tough when others in my club march to a different drum-beat. Paul says simply ‘keep on going’: "If you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel." Sign up now at www....

We live in a world that is creaking and groaning under the pressure of independence. From the global desires of domination of world leaders, to the tactics of the bully inside the club – all of this is described as sin - a desire to go it alone and to make ourselves great. To ignore the giver of all good things and greedily seek more power, more money, more control, more recognition.   Do you see...

Sport never fails to astound us. When we think we’ve seen it all, another record gets broken, another hat-trick is scored, another come-back that beats all come-backs is performed.  Amidst the disappointments and set backs there continues to be breath-taking moments in your own performance too.  Where does it all come from?   Colossians 1:17 tells us: “He is before all things, and in him all thing...

How much authority do you think you have? When it comes to sport, within your club or team how much sway do you have in the tactics or decision making? How much clout does your voice hold? It’s so frustrating when you think you have something significant to contribute but your words don’t seem to penetrate. You feel as though you have very little authority and decisions are taken out of your hands...

as we continue to look at Colossians 1 the apostle Paul is asking a similar question - “Would the real Lord Jesus please stand up?”   Not because he has to prove himself but because his real identity has been lost. This means everything to Paul and he is trying to remind and convince these Christians to come back to the real Lord Jesus.   Today is game day - how can a clearer understanding around...

Welcome to Game Day! Over the next 6 weeks we’ll see that our faith is rooted in the person and work of Jesus. The identity and the work of Jesus really is foundational to the way we approach and compete in our sport.  In the depths of despair and in the heights of elation the centrality of the Lord Jesus impacts everything! www.christiansinsport.org.uk/gameday

We’ve been looking at the prayer Jesus taught his disciples to pray and we’ve focused in on the first half of the prayer primarily, so we’re now going to do a half-time analysis of this incredibly rich prayer. A new series of Game Day is starting in February - join us then for more devotions for sportspeople. christiansinsport.org.uk/gameday

Welcome back to Game Day. We’re looking at the prayer Jesus taught his disciples to pray and it’s a prayer we want to pray today before we head out to play, coach, officiate or train. Today we are going to be exploring the words, “your will be done, on earth as it is heaven.” christiansinsport.org.uk/gameday

Welcome back to Game Day. We’re looking at the prayer Jesus taught his disciples to pray and it’s a prayer we want to pray today before we head out to play, coach, officiate or train.  Today we are going to be exploring the words, “your kingdom come.”

Welcome back to Game Day - a chance to reflect on your faith and sport as you prepare to compete today. In this first series we’re working through the Lord’s Prayer as we reflect today on what it looks like to be involved in the world of sport. Today we are going to be exploring the words, “hallowed be your name.” www.christiansinsport.org.uk/gameday

Welcome back to Game Day - a chance to reflect on your faith and sport as you prepare to compete today.  In this first series we’re working through the Lord’s Prayer and today we are going to focus on heaven, “Our Father in heaven.” www.christiansinsport.org.uk/gameday

Welcome to Game Day - a chance to reflect on your faith and sport as you prepare to compete today.   In our first series we’re looking at the Lord’s Prayer - the prayer Jesus taught his disciples to pray. We’ll work our way through the prayer as we reflect on what today will look like for you as a coach, athlete or official in the world of sport.  Today - we reflect on what it means that God is ou...