Jersey Sunday - The Teams God Has Called You To Join

Guys, Jesus is saying to you today that you are his number one draft pick. I don't care who you are. It doesn't matter what you've done. I know you know, like, all the failures of your life. They they play through your mind like a movie constantly. That's because you have an enemy, an enemy who wants to keep you from the love of a father who picked you to be on his team. [00:25:46] (22 seconds)  #NumberOneDraftPick

But here's what good athletes do. Right? They get back up. They don't quit. And here's what God's asking you to do. Keep showing up. Keep practicing. Keep trying. I'm gonna be open and honest with you, man. I've had bad days. You know, look as a pastor, don't have every day as a good day. I've got days where I fumble the ball. I got days where spiritually I fumble the ball. I've had seasons where I've wanted to quit, but this is what I've learned about team Jesus. K? Jesus doesn't cut his players. You can walk away from him, but Jesus doesn't cut his players. [00:29:19] (38 seconds)  #KeepShowingUp

If you're just Newlifers, I want you to know, man, we designed this Sunday not just so we could wear a cool jersey. Like, who cares about that? Like, what we really care about is the fact that, man, some of you that have never been to New Life, you're here today, and we just do crazy little things like this to try to help you find an easy way to get in the door. But we had a we have a motive, and the motive is this. We want you to know that you're needed, wanted, and loved. [00:20:55] (22 seconds)  #NeededWantedLoved

Let me tell you this. We're talking about team church. I think some people think this. This is a fallacy. Some people think that we come to church to sing some songs and hear a sermon. It's not why we come to church. It's one of the things we do at church, but it's not the reason why we come to church. We don't come to church, sing some songs, hear a sermon. We come to church to do something you can't do anywhere else. And that's this, to let your guard down and to look people in the eye that you love and you care about and ask them the real questions of life. How are you really doing? [00:41:04] (31 seconds)  #RealChurchConnections

It's okay. Give yourself a grade. If you want team Jesus to accentuate and excel, maybe you need to spend maybe ten minutes a day in God's playbook in the Bible. Maybe it's team family. Here's what you need to do. Be more present. Just be more present. Put your phone down. Look each other in the eye and find out how are you really doing, family. [00:46:54] (23 seconds)  #DailyPlaybookTime

Bottom line is this. It's time to get off the sidelines, and it's time to jump into the game. Why don't you stand with me, and let's pray? Jesus, we're incredibly humbled by the fact that you drafted us onto your team. You loved us so much that you called us. You called us before we loved you, before we played on your playbook, before we cared about you, before we wore your jersey, you called us. [00:47:43] (30 seconds)  #JumpIntoTheGame

And, Lord, team church. God, none of us wanna come to New Life Church and waste our time, but I think all of us want New Life Church to be the very best it can be. A place that's healthy, a place where people can belong, a place where I personally can grow, and a place where my friends can come and they can find a life transforming relationship with you, Jesus. [00:48:59] (23 seconds)  #ChurchForEveryone

Let me tell you what I do love about Jersey Sunday. Right? It's not about sports, man. It's about something much deeper. It's about identity. It's about belonging. It's about being a part of something bigger than yourself. And this is really what I wanna talk to you guys about. I wanna talk to you about the teams God designed you and called you to play on today. [00:22:43] (21 seconds)  #IdentityBelongingTeamJesus