CHOSEN BUT NOT DRAFT WORTHY (4)
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31
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Title: Chosen but Not Draft Worthy (4)
Series: 1 Corinthians-God’s Message to a Messed Up Church
Author: Robert Dawson
Text: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31
Years ago, I played Fantasy Football with some of the guys here at church. I named my team the Goat-Herders. A subtle dig at the guys. I told them sometimes, rather than shepherding sheep, it felt like I was herding goats. A little preacher humor. If you don't get the dig, a little digging in Scripture, Matthew 25, reveals the difference between the sheep and goats.
Anyway, the big event in Fantasy Football is the draft. It was a lot of fun with some good-natured ribbing. For those who understood the game of football and Fantasy Football, a group I was not part of, there was definite strategy that went into building your team. You didn't just throw darts at a board and pick whoever it happened to land on, though, in my case that may have been a better strategy.
You wanted a certain caliber player for each position you drafted. You wanted guys that posted every game. You wanted guys that touched the ball a lot were productive when they did.
- You wanted the most talented.
- You wanted the most skilled.
- Simply put, you wanted the best.
The goal was to have the most points and win your head-to-head matchup each week. More than that, you wanted bragging rights and to be able to talk a little smack. To accomplish that, you had to do a little pre-draft work and then draft well.
If you were to look at God's team, the church, us, do you think God drafted well?
Did he pick the best, the brightest, the most gifted, the most skilled, the most righteous, the most ethical and morally upright people to fill out His team? Did he pick the movers and shakers and policy makers?
I won't speak for you, but when it comes to me, it is a hard no. I'm not so sure God did His homework before drafting me to be part of His team, or to put it in biblical terms, adopting me to be part of His family.
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Series: 1 Corinthians-God’s Message to a Messed Up Church
Author: Robert Dawson
Text: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31
Years ago, I played Fantasy Football with some of the guys here at church. I named my team the Goat-Herders. A subtle dig at the guys. I told them sometimes, rather than shepherding sheep, it felt like I was herding goats. A little preacher humor. If you don't get the dig, a little digging in Scripture, Matthew 25, reveals the difference between the sheep and goats.
Anyway, the big event in Fantasy Football is the draft. It was a lot of fun with some good-natured ribbing. For those who understood the game of football and Fantasy Football, a group I was not part of, there was definite strategy that went into building your team. You didn't just throw darts at a board and pick whoever it happened to land on, though, in my case that may have been a better strategy.
You wanted a certain caliber player for each position you drafted. You wanted guys that posted every game. You wanted guys that touched the ball a lot were productive when they did.
- You wanted the most talented.
- You wanted the most skilled.
- Simply put, you wanted the best.
The goal was to have the most points and win your head-to-head matchup each week. More than that, you wanted bragging rights and to be able to talk a little smack. To accomplish that, you had to do a little pre-draft work and then draft well.
If you were to look at God's team, the church, us, do you think God drafted well?
Did he pick the best, the brightest, the most gifted, the most skilled, the most righteous, the most ethical and morally upright people to fill out His team? Did he pick the movers and shakers and policy makers?
I won't speak for you, but when it comes to me, it is a hard no. I'm not so sure God did His homework before drafting me to be part of His team, or to put it in biblical terms, adopting me to be part of His family.
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