There was a time when we all had a spring in our step and bounced into action when a spiritual goal was placed before us. But something has changed.

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Bible Lessons
For Youth -
Slow Leaks
There was a time when we
all had a spring in our step
and bounced into action
when a spiritual goal was
placed before us. But
something has changed.

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So many of the sports we play
today involve little round objects
which we hit, kick, drive or dribble
toward a goal. We have
basketballs, golf balls, tennis balls,
and soccer balls, just to name a
few.
Many men my age prefer golf.
With golf, the objective is to a hit
a little ball into a little hole from
half-way around the world.
Personally I find golf more an
exercise in frustration rather than
enjoyable recreation.

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I have a preference for basketball.
With basketball you can take a
much bigger ball, get as close as
you want to the hole, and jam it
down the hole if you have the
vertical leap to do so.
While golf requires expensive club
memberships, green fees and a
heavy collection of golf clubs, all I
need is a basketball and a short
trip to the nearest basketball
court – which happens to be free.

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Unfortunately my basketball
has developed a little bit of a
problem. It doesn’t quite
bounce like it once did. Instead
of bouncing into action as it
once did, it generally hits the
ground with a dull thud.
Without a forceful push from
an outside force, it is perfectly
content to just sit there. And
even when pushed , It seems
tends to roll off the court and
spend the day simply lying
around.

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You can’t tell by looking at it, but
over time my basketball has
gone flat. I can’t point to a
specific point in time when it
lost its bounce. I can’t find any
from the neighborhood dog or
punctures from angry players.
The real problem is that the
basketball leaks!
Yet now that I have discovered
the problem, the solution is
quite simple. I take out my trusty
air pump and give it a periodic
refill.

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Yet what is true of my
basketball is also true of us as
Christians. There was a time
when we all had a spring in our
step and bounced into action
when a spiritual goal was
placed before us. But
something has changed. We
probably can’t point to a
specific event that took the air
out of our Christianity, but our
spiritual life is now flat. We
have the same problem as my
basketball– we leak!
Mediocrity is rarely the result
of a blowout, but more often
the result of a slow leak.

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So how do we get that bounce
back in our step? How do we
change that dull thud into high
flying goals? Instead of rolling
away from His heavenly court
and sitting in spiritual
stagnation, we draw near to
God and let him fill us with his
presence. “Be ye continually
being filled.” (Eph 5:18b)

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Go for the Gold
Need an evangelistic Youth Camp/ Bible
Study Series with an Olympic Theme?
What is salvation all about? What does it
mean to be saved? This sports themed
Bible Study / Camp Curriculum uses the
Olympic Flag to introduce the concepts of
sin (black circle), forgiveness (red circle),
purity (white background), spiritual growth
(green circle), heaven (Yellow Circle) and
(Baptism) blue circle.
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Destined to Win
Need a Youth Camp/ Bible Study Series
on ”Running the Christian Race”?
The race as a metaphor for the Christian
life is used in several places in the Bible.
This series is a great follow up for new
Christians or to re-emphasize the basics of
our spiritual Journey in the Faith. This
Bible Study / Camp Curriculum has a
sports theme and is great for athletes as
well as a tie in to the youth Olympic
Games.
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