Chapel – Power, Love and Self-control

Chapel – Power, Love and Self-control

1 – To compete strongly today and throughout the season, three qualities will be required – Power, Love and Self-control.

·      These are powerfully described in II Timothy 1:7 (read the text aloud).

2 – Not a spirit of fear

·      We are not driven by fear.

·      Fear of failure

·      Fear of embarrassment

·      Fear of success (with increased expectations and pressure)

·      Fear of people (family, media, classmates… What will they say?)

3 – Power – the ability to do the right thing

·      Capacity for good

·      The capacity to make great plays

·      The capacity to make good decisions

·      That is power

4 – Love – seeking the team’s best, even at your personal cost

·      Commitment (do your job)

·      Sacrifice (give yourself up)

·      Encouragement (wise speech)

·      Loyalty (to struggling teammates)

·      That is love

5 – Self-control

·      You control your emotions, not fear or anger

·      You control your mind, not your opponent or the crowd

·      You control your body, not outside factors

6 – For today’s contest and the remainder of the season, we’ll be successful if our team is characterized by power, love and self-control.