Week 1
WELCOME/WARM-UP
Welcome, everyone! I am so excited that each one of you is on the team. Each week we will take part of practice for Huddle time. During this time we will learn about how to grow in our faith and more about God.
Let’s start with a game to get to know each other a little better.
Rock, Paper, Scissors – Hype:
Pair up, introduce yourself to your opponent, play Rock, Paper, Scissors (“rock, paper, scissors shoot, 1-2-3 shoot”). The loser now follows the winner to their next battle to be their hype man. Introduce yourself to your opponent and play again. The loser and any hype people follow the winner – cheering and hyping for their player. This cycle continues until there is a champion.
Wow! You all are pretty good hype men! Let’s pray and then we will talk about what we are going to be doing in Huddle time.
“Lord, we are so grateful to be on this team together. I pray You always give us a heart to cheer for one another. Be with us this season as we learn more about You and how to live our lives in a way that gives You glory. Be with us as we practice and learn more about our sport. Thank You for this time. In Jesus’ name, amen.”
WORKOUT
(have them raise their hands for each of these)
Do any of you like to win awards?
Do you like to have your name chanted by your team?
Who likes to be chosen for the All-Star team?
Yes, we all like to be recognized. We want people to acknowledge us when we do something great. That is called glory. Glory is like a magnet. It draws attention to the most amazing thing in the area. For example, Chris Paul is popular until Steph Curry walks in the room. Steph Curry draws the most attention, so he is the most amazing player in the gym so, he gets the glory. (feel free to substitute two appropriate players for your sport)
We are going to learn this season that glory really belongs to God, not to us. Giving God the glory He deserves means we honor Him and show how great He is instead of how great we are.
I am excited to learn about these things with you and for a really fun season of competition.
WRAP-UP
Each week we will look more closely at how we can move from taking glory for ourselves and giving it back to God.
Let’s pray.
“Lord, we are excited to learn about glory and how to give You all the glory. Help us to learn and keep us safe as we practice. In Your name, amen.”
We’ll break huddle with our hands in. I’ll say, “Whose glory?”
And you will answer with, “God’s glory!”
Whose glory?
God’s glory!