Principle Lab Exercises
Lab #1
THURSDAY NIGHT 7-9PM
LAB TIME:1 HOUR???
PRINCIPLE 1: AUDIENCE OF ONE.
God Alone Is Worthy of Your Worship
Ask: Who or what do I worship?
Read: 1 Kings 18:20-40 "Elijah & the Prophets of Baal"
Theme: God alone is worthy of your worship
Live It: Learning to turn away from false idols and towards the true God transforms sport into worship
PRAYER: 1 MINUTE
- Start by inviting God onto the field with you
(Pray and then step across the line)
WARM-UP/FIRST GAME: 10 MINUTES
® “Pay attention to your thoughts as you play this game” >>10 minute game
GROUP TALK 1: ?? MINUTES
- What are the idols that are creeping into your thoughts? What do others think about me? How stupid do I look playing volleyball? How awesome do I look playing? How can I show everyone that I'm confident even though I'm a little scared? How important is it for me to win right now? Is there someone watching from my team, another team or crowd whose attention means the world to me right now? Does the lack of a paid audience cause me to not care as much right now?
- Audience of One-what could it look like to worship God through your sport? Just be a good person? Smile a lot? Don't cuss? Be glad even when I'm not in? Be a cheerleader for my team?
Ask them....
EVALUATION GAMES: 20 MINUTES
- Attitude, actions & effort (Phil 2-imitate attitude of Christ, Col 3:23-act/eff all your heart)
- Sing a Worship Song- who are you singing to with your sport? Sing to the Lord, thru your sport, with your heart. ---DON'T DO THIS
® 2-3 games for 20 minutes
FINAL GAME: 8 MINUTES
- Wall vs. Window-Be a window for God and let sport be a window for you to see God.
® 8-minute game
- It's okay to enjoy sport! It's a gift from God.
- This is a Process- we all experience it differently.
- Trophy, Lab Reflection Time
Lab #2
- Invite God onto field, remind of Lab 1 and Prin 2 classroom stuff.
® 7-minute game
- Process…help you begin moving to the right side of the Prin 2 chart..
- Slave vs. Free (chain analogy of lies vs. freedom in Christ's truth)--- there was some concern at 1 camp over discussing chains and slavery – we can discuss if this is okay or not
- Col 2:7…overflow with thankfulness…as God's voice of truth grows louder in my life, an attitude of thankfulness erupts from our hearts.
- How do your coaches motivate you? Fear, anger, hate, revenge, pride.
- New motivation…Thank You Response-If it's not positive then pick one of the God's view of you truths and praise Him for it with your attitude, actions, integrity, intensity.
Not performing for God but responding to what He has done for you.
® 2 games for 10-12 minutes (break in and ask what their new motivations are)
- It's okay to want to win! “Run to win”, Go for the Big W-Worship, not just small w-win)
- Levels of Intensity - golfer vs. football looks different- don't fake it. Heart intensity.
® 7-minute game
- All Star Game:
Did your motivation go up? Home Team? Away Team? Thank You Response? Non-All stars?
Externals do affect us, but new goal=be more affected by God's opinion than others opinion.
Challenges: too distracted by chaos or not engaged enough b/c game is not hyped.
Privilege: Worship God no matter the crowd size – Go for the BIG W! AO1.
- Trophy, Lab Reflection Time
Lab #3
(Take a group Camp picture)
- Invite God onto field- reminders- wall/window, slave/free, Thank You Response
® 7-minute game
- Why do we pause to invite God onto field? Remember His presence with us.
Play with God, not for God.
- Visual Focal Point –Heb 12 “fix your eyes on Jesus”
® 2-3 games for 20 minutes (go around and ask them what their focal point is)
- Verbal focal point- Reset & Press Forward- Phil 3:12-14
- Preach the Gospel to yourself throughout the game & Nail it (Col 2:13-14)
- Down time is Reset time.
® 2 games for 10-12 minutes- compete in silence for a few minutes of the last game
- How was silence? Intensity? Focal points?
- Trophy, Lab Reflection Time
Lab #4
(Thankful for the opponents in your life?) (Optional: Student share a pain testimony)
- Invite God onto field- reminders- wall/window, slave/free, Thank You Response
® 7-minute game
- Remind them of slave/free, Thank You response, focal points, down time, Reset & press on.
® 3 games for 26 minutes: Bad calls, play one handed, lose half of team, move boundary lines, silence loud people, mess up score, yell at somebody for no intensity. Start slow & gradually make it worse.
- Debrief-how do you deal with Refs? Injuries? Unfair conditions? How did this affect your motivation? First response to trial? God what are you teaching me?
® 7-minute game
- Trophy, Lab Reflection Time
Lab #5
- Invite God- Every game you play, every practice you attend is part of God's Bigger story!
® 7-minute game
- Remind focal points, down time, hard times, Thank you response, reset
- Transition to SPECIAL
S.P.E.C.I.A.L. (Hebrews 12:1-3 Fix your eyes on Jesus as you run the race set before you…)
Don't try to conquer the SPECIAL. Let Christ conquer you, so you are completely under His rule.
Before Ultimate Frisbee - Luke 22:14-20 (Last Supper)
Half way thru basketball - Luke 22:24-34 (Self-centered)
After Basketball - Luke 22:39-48 (Falling asleep)
Before Kickball - Luke 23:1-23 (Before Pilate)
Golgotha- Summary Reading of Jesus traveling from the back of a donkey to death on a cross.
