Gods Champions

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Eric Liddell

"I believe God made me for a purpose, but He also made me fast. And when I run I feel his pleasure" Eric Liddell (British & Olympic running champion who refused to race on the sabbath because of his belief in God Almighty, the creator of heaven & earth, the maker of all things, the one who sent Jesus christ, his one & only son to come & become flesh as man to die on the cross for our sins, not that we deserve it, but to give us everlasting life & life in abundance).

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Sunday, April 4, 2010

He has risen!

The Lord has risen, He has risen indeed!
May you all be blessed this easter as we celebrate the death & resurection of our Lord Jesus Christ, as we celebrate what the Lord our God did for us, something that none of us can & ever will understand. That, as it says in John 3v16, "for the Lord loved us so much that He sent His one & only begotten son to die for us, so for whoever should believe in Him will have eternal, everlasting life".

God bless all as we celebrate.
SB

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Thursday, April 1, 2010

As for me & my House

Got this song stuck in my head today where I cant help thinking how symbolic it can & should be for athletes. Not sure who sings it & I would not do it justice if I tried to sing it for you.

I believe that it is based on a bible verse in Isaih. The words are along the lines of
"As for me & my house.... We will serve you. As for me & my house we will spend our life for you. .... Today I choose to follow you, today I choose to honour, Today I choose..... "

Is this not amazing words. As individuals we have the choice, the choice to accept Jesus as our Lord and saviour. We can make that choice today & is provided the freedom to do so. As athletes we have the choice too. We have the choice to honour God through our sport, our actions, our interactions with other athletes, how we conduct ourselves on the sporting fields, how we honour God through our templs / bodies & talents we have been blessed with.

So today make the choice.
SB

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Prayer Requests

Spiritually lead & focused coaches who have a critical role in the development of their athletes.
Athletes participating around the world in various sporting feats. That they do it not for personal clory but for glory of God
All soccer / football players coming to South Africa in just over a month's time for the FIFA 2010 World Cup
Focused Godly Athletes
Guidance and Grace to all Athletes on all levels in their training
MORE ATHLETES THROUGH THIS BLOG CAN SHARE THEIR TESTIMONIES
Praise God for the unbelievable performances, the dedication & perserverance of our Paralympians

Why Gods Champions?

Its all about honouring the God Almighty. The giver of talent, allowing us to honour Him through challenging it to the maximum.

I believe that when I started this blog I was led by the Holy Spirit to be part of Sportsmen and Women, from all walks of life giving their testimony of faith,their walk with God and the role that God has played in their lives and more so within their sporting lives. That picture still remains, however the purpose has shifted through the posts to also include and share about my walk, others walk and sharing of their faith and ultimately challenging ourselves, athletes and coaches to walk an unwavering road to the ultimate prize.

As sporting professionals (athletes and coaches) we have been blessed by the Lord God with abundant talents and it is always amazing for me to see how they are abel to utilise these God given talents within the sporting arena. More so it is encouraging for me to see how through our bodies and talents, you are able honour God through their faith.
My wish, as when I started this blog, is that a platform is created for Christian sporting soldiers, a platform to profess their faith, interact with other believers and provide support and strength from and too one another.

During the Beijing 2008 SA Olympic trials, I was amazed to see the faith of some of our swimmers that I was working with at that time and how they swam for God, were willing to publicly profess their faith and in turn become inspiration for fellow athletes. These swimmers, along with many other athletes were and are an inspiration to me personally and i trust that through this blog, them and many others will be able to spread the gospel.

In reading Ecclesiates one morning before coaching, during the time of starting this blog, I came across this in Chapter 3 v 1-9. It is all based around the fact that God says there is a Time & Place for everything.This I believe is one of the greatest challenges for many athletes especially when they are looking for performance BUT it may not be the right time. What a challenge for each one of us to know that God has a plan for a us all. Sometimes it is not evident to us, other times it is, but just maintaining the faith and belief in him we will move towards glorifying His name.

I was challenged a few years back with Proverbs 16v3 (Commit everything to the Lord and your plans will succeed). I still would like to commit this blog to Him and I trust and pray that it is used to the fullfitment of His name and prophecy. God Bless to all who enters this site and especially to all those athletes who are walking the tightrope of life and sport.

SB

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Saturday, April 10, 2010

Eric Liddell

Sunday, April 4, 2010

He has risen!

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As for me & my House

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