Hello friends.

Let’s get straight into it this week

You might remember that we’re looking at the structure of the Pray, Play, Say framework that helps us all focus upon our involvement in Sport.

We’re looking at the book of Colossians. Paul writes to a group of Christians who are being tempted to follow new and exciting things and not make Jesus number one. We looked at how Paul told them that Jesus was absolutely everything – all they need.

We’re now in chapter 4 of Colossians following the strap-line of Christians in Sport to PRAY, PLAY,SAY.

We have already looked at Pray and Play, now let's focus upon Saying something of the good news of Jesus.

As soon as we mention saying something of Jesus to friends we freeze.  I was talking to somebody the other day who simply said:

“The most frightening thing in the entire world is telling my mates about Jesus, I think I’d rather sit in a bath full of tarantulas”

Now I kind of agree but I do hate spiders more than her I think.

We think it’s a terrifying thing to do and much of this thinking comes from our understanding of what it means to tell our friends.  Much of the time we think that telling our friends means that we have to stand up with a bible and preach it -  

Check out Colossians 4v6 “Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt so that you may know how to answer everybody”

3 Big points

- Conversation to be full of grace

- seasoned with salt

- Ready to answer everybody

Conversation full of Grace

It doesn’t mention standing up and preaching in your dressing room.  It says – let your everyday chat be full of grace.  What does this mean?  It means as you talk to friends make sure you’re upright, warm and not self centred.  In normal conversation let Christ shine out of you.  Don’t back chat, gossip, lie, bad mouth, swear etc etc.  People will see a difference and will ask questions.

We’ll look at the other areas in the next couple of weeks!!

Go well this week – Let your everyday chat be outstanding in every way!!