Super Bowl Effort

“No, Christian brothers, I do not have that life yet. But I do one thing.  
I forget everything that is behind me and look forward to that which is ahead of me.  
My eyes are on the prize. I want to win the race and get the prize of God's call from heaven through Christ Jesus.” Phil.3:13,14(NLV)

“The job of a coach is to make men do what they don’t want to do-  
 in order that they may become what they have always wanted to be”     
 Coach Tom Landry

What does it take to become a “Super Bowl” champion?  
            1)  The greatest desire  
            2)  The team with the most discipline  
            3)  The most commitment and focus  
            4)  The team willing to sacrifice all  
            5)  The team that possesses the most character

 “Winning is not a sometime thing; it’s an all the time thing.  You don’t win once in a while, you don’t do things right once in a while; you do them right all the time.  Winning is a habit.  Unfortunately,  so is losing”.     Coach Vince Lombardi, Green Bay   Packers

Read: I Corinthians 9:24-27

*  Our “game” is continuous-  and has eternal consequences !  
1)  Desire- run to win: we should want to bring others to Jesus Christ  
2)  Discipline is the fuel of success:  spiritual growth  
            I Timothy 4:7,8  grow in Godliness  
            Matthew 6:33   set your priorities  
3  Commitment:  are you serious about your faith?  
            Philippians 3:12-14,20  continue to press on  
            Psalms 37:5  commitment to the “Coach”  
4)  Sacrifice:  to give up for a specific purpose-  pay the price  
            Matthew 19:27-29  give all to receive all  
            Luke 14:33   the rules of the team  
5)  Character:  Christ likeness  
            Philippians 3:10 (v14)  His “strength” in us

*  “Character is not made in a crisis-  it is only exhibited”  Uncle Ben  
 *  “Behavior is a mirror in which we show our image”  Uncle Ben