Team Jesus - Identity (2 or 4)
Series: Team Jesus
Steve Jones
I Corinthians 12
MESSAGE SUMMARY: For a team to have great teamwork it needs a strong sense of identity. For the church that identity is forged through an experience common to all believers - baptism.
INTRODUCTION: Veteran’s Day - Play the “Armed Forces Medley”. I love that song. I love the opportunity to recognize men and women who have served in various branches of the military. Veterans have a common identity. By definition, they have served in the armed forces. Beyond that veterans have a more specific identity and we see that illustrated in the “Armed Forces Medley” song. Veterans identify with a specific branch of the armed forces. They are soldiers, airmen, sailors or marines. It’s an identity that most veterans are proud of and rightly so. And we are proud of them. We are proud of you. And we can learn a lot about great teamwork from the military. Teamwork is one for which the military is known.
Last week we started talking about teamwork in the church from I Corinthians 12. We called the Church “Team Jesus” and we said if we’re going to have great teamwork in the church it all starts with a great coach. We have that. God is our owner; the Holy Spirit is the equipment manager and Jesus is our coach.
But if we’re going to have great teamwork in the church we also need to share a great common identity. Just like the military. “I’m Army.” “I’m Navy.” “I’m Air-force.” “I’m Coastguard.” What is it that builds that identity? They all have a common experience that molds them into the lean mean fighting machines that they are - boot camp!
Dr. Darin Gerdes is an authority on leadership. Commenting on Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell’s book “Lone Survivor” he asks, what motivates that kind of dedication to the team?“Maybe it was because these men had endured some of the most difficult training that the military has to offer. SEAL training (BUDs) lasts 25 weeks. By all a ...
Series: Team Jesus
Steve Jones
I Corinthians 12
MESSAGE SUMMARY: For a team to have great teamwork it needs a strong sense of identity. For the church that identity is forged through an experience common to all believers - baptism.
INTRODUCTION: Veteran’s Day - Play the “Armed Forces Medley”. I love that song. I love the opportunity to recognize men and women who have served in various branches of the military. Veterans have a common identity. By definition, they have served in the armed forces. Beyond that veterans have a more specific identity and we see that illustrated in the “Armed Forces Medley” song. Veterans identify with a specific branch of the armed forces. They are soldiers, airmen, sailors or marines. It’s an identity that most veterans are proud of and rightly so. And we are proud of them. We are proud of you. And we can learn a lot about great teamwork from the military. Teamwork is one for which the military is known.
Last week we started talking about teamwork in the church from I Corinthians 12. We called the Church “Team Jesus” and we said if we’re going to have great teamwork in the church it all starts with a great coach. We have that. God is our owner; the Holy Spirit is the equipment manager and Jesus is our coach.
But if we’re going to have great teamwork in the church we also need to share a great common identity. Just like the military. “I’m Army.” “I’m Navy.” “I’m Air-force.” “I’m Coastguard.” What is it that builds that identity? They all have a common experience that molds them into the lean mean fighting machines that they are - boot camp!
Dr. Darin Gerdes is an authority on leadership. Commenting on Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell’s book “Lone Survivor” he asks, what motivates that kind of dedication to the team?“Maybe it was because these men had endured some of the most difficult training that the military has to offer. SEAL training (BUDs) lasts 25 weeks. By all a ...
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