Chapel - Be a Man. #3

Chapel Talk - Be a Man. #3

Prayer.

Introduction:

• A Man Loves.
• A Man Takes Responsibility.
• A Man Serves.
• A Man Takes Initiative.

As the next part of our season approaches, many people have many different expectations of our team. There are expectations from outside the team, expectations from within the team, and expectations within each of you.

Let's shift our attention to this one thought - how a man loves.

We get a clear picture of how a man loves in Romans 12:9-10 (read text aloud). This will be my #1 expectation of our coaches and players.

• A man loves sincerely. Without hypocrisy - without pretending.
• A man loves by hating what is evil. Evil destroys people.
• A man holds tightly to good. Good makes others better.
• A man commits deeply to his teammates.
• A man gives preference to his teammates.
• A man honors his teammates.

This is how a man loves his family, his friends, and his teammates. Let's be this kind of men.

This is my expectation for each and for all of you.

Pray.

Chapel - Be a Man. #2

Chapel Talk - Be a Man. #2

Prayer.

Introduction:

• A man loves.
• A man takes responsibility.
• A man serves. 
• A man takes initiative.

This is what a man does in relationship with his team, his coaches, and with each teammate.

This is described very well in Romans 12:3-5 (read text aloud).

1. Check your attitude re: your role (responsibility) with this team. "Exercise sound judgment."
2. We have ____ players, each with differing roles and responsibilities. We are not interchangeable parts.
3. We are one team, one body, one heart. All of us are fit together with varying functions to fulfill one purpose.
4. The man who loves:
1. His team,
2. His teammates, 
3. His coaches will fulfill his unique role in the pursuit of the team's success.

This is what a man does today.

Prayer.

Chapel - Be a Man #1

Chapel Talk - Be a Man. #1

Prayer.

Introduction:

• A Man Loves.
• A Man Takes Responsibility.
• A Man Serves.
• A Man Takes Initiative.

Jesus is the prime example of what it is to be a man. John 13:1-5 (read the text aloud).

• Jesus loves to the end.
• Jesus takes responsibility, "knowing the hour had come..."
• Jesus serves (washing feet).
• Jesus takes initiative. "...rose from supper and laid aside his garment..."

To be a man:

• Love to the end.
• Take responsibility for others.
• Serve your teammates.
• Take initiative to see this team become great.

Prayer.

Chapel – Men are Needed

Chapel – Men are Needed 

Introduction: Who are the important men in your life? 

Consider when you need those men.
Offer suggestions like:
· When making big decisions.
· When in trouble.
· When confused.
· When in need of guidance.
· When achieving greatly.
· When failing.
· When feeling thankful.
· When needing affirmation.

Men are needed, by all of us in the room, and by all those around us.

Prayer -

Read the Bible text - Philippians 1:21-24.

For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. 22 But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor for me; and I do not know which to choose. 23 But I am hard-pressed from both directions, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better;24 yet to remain on in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.

The apostle was ready to leave this life and to be with Christ in Heaven. He was very aware, however that his friends in Philippi needed him. He, therefore, was committed to stay where he was, for their sake.

Men are needed:
· Men are needed by their friends.
o When they need someone to trust.
o When they need someone to encourage them.
o When they need someone to believe in.
o Men are needed by their friends.

· Men are needed by their parents.
o For their lives to have a legacy.
o For security.
o For a sense of family pride. “That’s my son.”
o Men are needed by their parents.

· Men are needed by the women in their lives – mothers, sisters, girlfriends, wives.
o For security.
o For provision.
o For comfort.
o For stability.
o For courage.
o For direction.
o For confidence.

· Men are needed by their children.
o Your children need you. Hear these statistics:
   63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes.
   90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes.
   85% of all children who show behavior disorders come from fatherless homes.
   71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes.
o My son is 41 years old. He still needs me, and I need him.

· Today, Men are needed by their teammates.
o To compete.
o To battle.
o To overcome.

· We are men. We need each other. Let’s compete like champions. Let’s be the men we were created to be.

Prayer -

Chapel – Vision

Chapel – Vision

1 – Your coaching staff and your senior leaders have a vision for your team.  To be champions is a vision worth believing in and pursuing.

2 – Habakkuk 2:2-3 (read the text)

·      Record the vision…

o   Write it down.

o   Talk about it with your teammates.

o   How would you keep a vision like this in front of you?

·      For an appointed time…  Destiny.

o   Do you have a sense that we’re on a track toward being a great team?  That comes with vision.

·      The vision is on the move without fail.

o   What are some indicators of progress toward this goal for your team?

·      It is certain…even if delayed.

o   The delay has been long.

o   Now it’s time to see the vision fulfilled.

Chapel – Unified

Chapel – Unified

1 – Introduction – If we will compete in a unified way today, we will do very well.

2 – Take encouragement from this story in Genesis chapter 11.  Read the text – Genesis 11:1-8. 

·      There are two main points to take from this text: They were one people and everyone spoke the same language.

·      God Himself observes, “Now nothing which they purpose to do will be impossible for them.”

o   God believes in the unlimited potential of unified people who communicate effectively.  (Repeat)

o   This is what God saw in these people and I see that in this team.  Nothing you purpose to do will be impossible for you.

3 – In today’s game-

·      Be unified!  When adversity arrives:

o   Don’t criticize teammates, rather challenge them.

o   Don’t avoid failing teammates, embrace them.

o   Don’t withdraw from others, encourage others.

·      Communicate effectively!  All day.

o   In meetings

o   In the locker room

o   During pre-game on the field

o   In the huddle

o   During each moment of the game

o   On the sidelines

o   At half-time

o   As we finish strongly

·      Play today as a unified team, communicate wisely and effectively and we’ll witness first-hand the unlimited potential of our team.

4 - Prayer

Chapel – Team Unity

Chapel – Team Unity

1 – Competitions like this one require tremendous team unity.  Each one must bring his/her best to make the team all it can be.

2 – Think for a moment about how diverse your team is:

·      Size

·      Strength

·      Background

·      Ethnicity

·      Skill sets

·      Personalities

3 – Think about how the team is diminished if any one of you is at less than 100%.

4 – Think about how the team’s personality on the floor changes with each substitution.  You are not interchangeable parts in a machine.

5 – Think about the factors which unify such a diverse set of people.  These are most important.

6 – Ephesians 4:4-7 (read the text)

·      One body / one Spirit / one hope of calling

·      One Lord / one faith / one baptism

·      One God / one Father

·      Over all, through all, in all…

·      But each one was given grace as a gift.

·      Each one is uniquely gifted.  All united, but not all the same.

7 – Today, your team will be most successful when each one brings the best of his/her unique giftedness to a unified effort with the whole team.

·      You will be very good today as you play as one.

·      Unified in purpose

·      Unified in values

·      Unified in strategy

·      Unified in heart