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The CORE: Share with Others 

“Now I do all this because of the gospel, so that I may share in the blessings.” – 1 Corinthians 9:23 

Building our spiritual core has one last part. In addition to praying and reading our Bibles and spending time with others on God’s Team we also need to ready to share all of this good news with others. 

For today’s game we are going to try to convince the team that our answer is the best.  

What is the best cereal? (choose one player, they say their answer and give 2 reasons it is the best, then choose another player who also gives their 2 reasons)  

What is the best Gatorade/Powerade flavor?  (choose one player, they say their answer and give 2 reasons it is the best, then choose another player who also gives their 2 reasons) 

What is the best kids movie? (choose one player, they say their answer and give 2 reasons it is the best, then choose another player who also gives their 2 reasons) 

What is the best animal? (choose one player, they say their answer and give 2 reasons it is the best, then choose another player who also gives their 2 reasons) 

Trying to convince people that something is the best is not easy.  When we are sharing about God’s Team, we don’t have to convince anyone of anything. We simply share about how God is working in our life. 

Athletes have a lot of influence. Can any of you name a famous athlete who has had a big influence on you?  What do they influence you to do? (buy their shoes, get their merch, earn a million dollars, try really hard). Just like those athletes, you have influence that God wants you to use to help others learn about God’s Team.  

When we join God’s Team, we begin a discipleship journey.   

What is a disciple? (take a few guesses)  

A disciple is someone who is in a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and His church.   

What things can you do to grow your relationship with Jesus? (read Bible, pray, spend time in fellowship – hey we learned all of those things!).  

The good news is this discipleship journey takes place over your whole life and God wants us to invite others to join the team! In the Bible, in the book of Matthew, Jesus tells his disciples that they need to make disciples of all nations. So, as you go to school, play sports, and hang out in your neighborhood, God is asking you to share about Him with the friends you are with.   

One way we can invite others to God’s Team is by engaging, equipping and empowering them.  We engage others through friendship and by sharing what we read in the Bible, sharing the Gospel (week 1 – The FOUR), talking about what God is doing in our lives and praying with our friends.   

We equip those we have engaged by helping them get into God’s Word just like you have. That could be you reading the Bible with a friend, or it could be reading some verses and then talking about it together. Last, we empower them to bring someone else on the discipleship journey too. It is a big cycle of disciples making disciples.  

Additional Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20; Colossians 1:6; 1 Thessalonians 2:8; Ephesians 4:12; 2 Timothy 2:2 

Using your influence to bring others to God’s Team is a very important role. The best news is that God is our coach on the discipleship journey. 

Pray and break Huddle 

Lord, sharing our faith can seem a little scary. Make us bold so we can bring our friends to God’s Team. Show us who You want us to share with and guide us as we engage, equip and empower others. Thank You for this time and for this team. Amen.”