My Football Sermon - Why Jesus Died
Roger Thomas
Romans 5:6-11
Introduction: I call this my football sermon, not because I am going to talk about football. My favorite teams don't seem to be doing so good this year. So I would actually rather not talk about football. I call it my football sermon for another reason.
Those who are football fans will know the name Vince Lombardi. Lombardi was the legendary coach for the Green Bay Packers from 1959-1968. During his time with the Packers, his teams won three straight NFL championships and five total championships in seven years. His team won the first two Super Bowls in 1966 and 1967. Lombardi was named Coach of the Year in 1959 and was inducted into the hall of fame in 1971. After Lombardi suddenly died of cancer in 1970, the NFL named the Super Bowl trophy after him. To this day, the Super Bowl champions are awarded the Lombardi Trophy.
When Lombardi first came to the Packers in 1959, the team was about ready to close up shop and call it quits. They were losing money and losing games. In fact they had not had a winning season since 1944. When Lombardi arrived on the scene as head coach and general manage, he studied the record and the roster. Eventually he gained a pretty accurate picture of what needed to be done. According to the football legend, the first thing Lombardi did just before pre-season workouts started was to call the team together and sit them down for a preview of what he had in mind for the upcoming season. He set the tone for his years as head coach and winning seasons year after year by holding up a football so that everyone in the room could see it and said, "Gentlemen, this is a football."
His team knew what he meant. They were going to start at the beginning and build from there. They knew that football games are won or lost on the basics. So Lombardi started with the most fundamental basic of all-this is a football. From there they began to sharpen their sk ...
Roger Thomas
Romans 5:6-11
Introduction: I call this my football sermon, not because I am going to talk about football. My favorite teams don't seem to be doing so good this year. So I would actually rather not talk about football. I call it my football sermon for another reason.
Those who are football fans will know the name Vince Lombardi. Lombardi was the legendary coach for the Green Bay Packers from 1959-1968. During his time with the Packers, his teams won three straight NFL championships and five total championships in seven years. His team won the first two Super Bowls in 1966 and 1967. Lombardi was named Coach of the Year in 1959 and was inducted into the hall of fame in 1971. After Lombardi suddenly died of cancer in 1970, the NFL named the Super Bowl trophy after him. To this day, the Super Bowl champions are awarded the Lombardi Trophy.
When Lombardi first came to the Packers in 1959, the team was about ready to close up shop and call it quits. They were losing money and losing games. In fact they had not had a winning season since 1944. When Lombardi arrived on the scene as head coach and general manage, he studied the record and the roster. Eventually he gained a pretty accurate picture of what needed to be done. According to the football legend, the first thing Lombardi did just before pre-season workouts started was to call the team together and sit them down for a preview of what he had in mind for the upcoming season. He set the tone for his years as head coach and winning seasons year after year by holding up a football so that everyone in the room could see it and said, "Gentlemen, this is a football."
His team knew what he meant. They were going to start at the beginning and build from there. They knew that football games are won or lost on the basics. So Lombardi started with the most fundamental basic of all-this is a football. From there they began to sharpen their sk ...
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