What Is Salvation All About?

1. What are some things that motivate you to compete? What does it mean to you when you’re successful in winning a competition?

2.  How do you feel when you lose or fail to reach your competitive goals?

 How Does God Forgive Me? How Can I Forgive?

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Imagine that the game or match is on the line and your number is called. You make the free throw or you don’t. You make the penalty kick or you don’t. You make the hole big enough so the four yards can be gained or you don’t. You make a birdie or you don’t. If you succeed, you win; if you miss, you lose. You either become the hero or the “goat.“

1. Describe a time when you dropped the ball, fell short, or really messed up when everybody was counting on you. What did it feel like to be the “goat”? What broke down?

2. Why do you think we feel so bad when we fail or miss the mark?

How Do I Walk In The Power Of The Spirit?

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As athletes, many factors play into our success on the court or field of competition. Fitness, nutrition, rest, proper attitude, and mental focus are just some of the less visible factors that determine how we’ll perform. Even though these things are not as visible as skills training or weight training, they play a vital role in being game ready.

How Can I Discover The Deeper Things of God?

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What is it that allows some athletes to soar to the top of their sport? Many athletes have strong skills, are disciplined, and strive with determination, but a few rise above the crowds into glory and greatness.

1. Describe a time when you found your authentic swing, when you were “in the zone,” or when you rose into a level of play beyond your normal experience. During that time, what was the focus of your heart, soul, mind, and strength?

2. Which outside factors or internal beliefs tend to distract you from playing “in the zone” or playing out of your own glory?