Team Jesus - Chemistry (3 of 4)
series: Team Jesus
Steve Jones
I Corinthians 12
MESSAGE SUMMARY: For a church to have great teamwork it needs an intangible quality called “chemistry.” In I Corinthians 12 Paul breaks “chemistry” down as follows:
1. Chemistry eschews jealousy
2. Chemistry appreciates interdependence
3. Chemistry defers to God
INTRODUCTION: From 2000 to 2002 the L.A. Lakers won three consecutive NBA championships. Then they fell apart. The reason? Bad chemistry between veteran center Shaquille O’Neal and shooting guard Kobe Bryant (pic). The irreparable rift ended in O’Neal being traded to the Miami Heat in 2004. Although their talent led to titles, their lack of chemistry kept them from getting more.
We’re in a sermon series entitled “Team Jesus” wherein we’re exploring the importance of teamwork in the church. In I Corinthians 12 Paul addresses the teamwork, or lack thereof, in the Corinthian church. He doesn’t use that word but the concept is definitely there. So far, we’ve learned that a great team requires a great coach. “Team Jesus” has a great coach in, well, Jesus! Secondly a great team must have a great identity forged through a common experience. For “Team Jesus” that identity is found in the common experience of baptism. Today we’re looking at the importance of “chemistry” on a team and yes, that’s a thing.
EXAMPLE: In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine (11.8.17) Houston Astros 3rd baseman Alex Bregman talked about the importance of building team chemistry in the Astros run to the World series. “The clubhouse chemistry was probably one of the best things we had going for us all year long,” he says. “We added some veteran guys in the offseason that really brought this team closer together. The year before we had little cliques and we weren’t as tight knit. The Latin players hung out with the Latin players, the American players hung out with American players.” That changed this season. “We had countles ...
series: Team Jesus
Steve Jones
I Corinthians 12
MESSAGE SUMMARY: For a church to have great teamwork it needs an intangible quality called “chemistry.” In I Corinthians 12 Paul breaks “chemistry” down as follows:
1. Chemistry eschews jealousy
2. Chemistry appreciates interdependence
3. Chemistry defers to God
INTRODUCTION: From 2000 to 2002 the L.A. Lakers won three consecutive NBA championships. Then they fell apart. The reason? Bad chemistry between veteran center Shaquille O’Neal and shooting guard Kobe Bryant (pic). The irreparable rift ended in O’Neal being traded to the Miami Heat in 2004. Although their talent led to titles, their lack of chemistry kept them from getting more.
We’re in a sermon series entitled “Team Jesus” wherein we’re exploring the importance of teamwork in the church. In I Corinthians 12 Paul addresses the teamwork, or lack thereof, in the Corinthian church. He doesn’t use that word but the concept is definitely there. So far, we’ve learned that a great team requires a great coach. “Team Jesus” has a great coach in, well, Jesus! Secondly a great team must have a great identity forged through a common experience. For “Team Jesus” that identity is found in the common experience of baptism. Today we’re looking at the importance of “chemistry” on a team and yes, that’s a thing.
EXAMPLE: In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine (11.8.17) Houston Astros 3rd baseman Alex Bregman talked about the importance of building team chemistry in the Astros run to the World series. “The clubhouse chemistry was probably one of the best things we had going for us all year long,” he says. “We added some veteran guys in the offseason that really brought this team closer together. The year before we had little cliques and we weren’t as tight knit. The Latin players hung out with the Latin players, the American players hung out with American players.” That changed this season. “We had countles ...
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