“It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game.”
~Grantland Rice
“Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.”
“If winning isn’t everything, why do we keep score?”
~Vince Lombardi
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Matthew 28:18-20 New International Version (NIV)
The Great Commission
Our Mission:
Connecting People with Jesus and the New Life He Offers
Playing to Win: Preparation – Priority – Passion – Perseverance
“It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Acts 1:7-8 NIV
W I N – What’s Important Now {to God}
That night Paul had a dream: A Macedonian stood on the far shore and called across the sea, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!” The dream gave Paul his map. We went to work at once getting things ready to cross over to Macedonia. All the pieces had come together. We knew now for sure that God had called us to preach the good news to the Europeans.
Acts 16:9-10 The Message (MSG)
Kari’s Personal Mission Statement:
To be ready to respond when God interrupts.
I know you inside and out, and find little to my liking. You’re not cold, you’re not hot – far better to be either cold or hot! You’re stale. You’re stagnant. You make me want to vomit.
Revelation 3:16 MSG
Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never-in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions or honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.
~Winston Churchill
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Hebrews 12:1-3 NIV
Challenge: Are you playing to win?