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Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying:
"Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?"
And I said, "Here am I; send me!"
– Isaiah 6:8
Yes, this coming Sunday is football Sunday as well as the kickoff of the back-to-school season, and Linda and I are ready.
Author James Moore is ready for this football season. Here's his story.
Imagine this. You go to a football game. Fifty players huddle with their coaches. The referee blows his whistle to start the game and a crazy thing happens. The 50 players stand on the sideline and the three coaches run out on to the field to play the game. Some of the players shout encouragement, "Go get 'em, Coach!" and "You can do it!" But none of the players go on to the playing field. They expect the coaches to do it all.
If you saw that at a football game, you would think, "This is most the bizarre thing I have ever seen!" And yet, that's the way some people relate to the church. They think the ministers and staff are supposed to do it all, while the other church members stand by and watch.
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