Thursday, July 13, 2006
Kings' Academy Kids
I was asked by the Sydney Kings management to present "my message" to the Kings' Academy last Tuesday. I sensed the Lord's blessing in answer to others' intercession. I was introduced as a "part of the support team who is a tremendous help to the players off court with a lot of positive things to say about life and spirituality."
I used ball games, stories, and quotes from players to add some "zing" to a brief talk on the importance of developing your spiritual life to improve your game. I shared how I had made a commitment (at about their age) to Jesus as both "champion" and "teammate"...and encouraged them to give some careful thought to entering into a relationship with Him themselves.
Each of those (over 40) at the academy received a colourful booklet (Gospel of Mark) which included the spiritual journey stories of several sportsmen and sportswomen including the Captain of the Sydney Kings (Jason Smith).
There were several enthusiastic responses from young players in the cafeteria after the session...and more importantly (to me) a "Perfect!" evaluation from the Academy director. This was a special area of concern for me as I felt the tension of honouring and serving both the Sydney Kings (who trusted me with a half hour of time with these young charges) and the King of Kings (Who trusted me with a half hour of time with these young people).
Our next session (my fifth with the Kings) starts in 72 days, 17 hours, and 5 minutes. Can you tell I'm looking forward to the challenge?
Have you visited our Australian AIA website recently… http://austaia.net
I used ball games, stories, and quotes from players to add some "zing" to a brief talk on the importance of developing your spiritual life to improve your game. I shared how I had made a commitment (at about their age) to Jesus as both "champion" and "teammate"...and encouraged them to give some careful thought to entering into a relationship with Him themselves.
Each of those (over 40) at the academy received a colourful booklet (Gospel of Mark) which included the spiritual journey stories of several sportsmen and sportswomen including the Captain of the Sydney Kings (Jason Smith).
There were several enthusiastic responses from young players in the cafeteria after the session...and more importantly (to me) a "Perfect!" evaluation from the Academy director. This was a special area of concern for me as I felt the tension of honouring and serving both the Sydney Kings (who trusted me with a half hour of time with these young charges) and the King of Kings (Who trusted me with a half hour of time with these young people).
Our next session (my fifth with the Kings) starts in 72 days, 17 hours, and 5 minutes. Can you tell I'm looking forward to the challenge?
Have you visited our Australian AIA website recently… http://austaia.net
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