Pals – another week another dollar!!

I guess you’ll all be in some sort of daily routine and normality since the summer!!

Let's remind ourselves of where we are – last week: 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

Read v2-4 – Paul tells the Christians to pray.

What is prayer? – If you haven’t already looked at the website there is a whole chunk of info that will help you think this through.

Prayer is talking to God as our Father

Have a read of Romans 8v15-17. Here Paul teaches us that it is the wonderful privilege of all believers that we can now once again call God ‘Father’. The Spirit of God that comes to live in the believer confirms that we are now children of God, heirs with Christ and so able to share in all the privileges that belong to Jesus as God’s only true Son. The lines of communication have been restored!

Don’t feel guilty about prayer – just try and understand the absolute privilege it is to talk to God.

Back to Colossians 4 v2 Paul tells the believers to devote. What a word that is? Devote! It simply means be addicted to pray. Who are you praying for at the moment. In Christians in Sport we carry the names of 3 friends on a little card which reminds us to pray that they would come to know Jesus.

Before you go any further – stop and pray for your 3 friends!

See you next week as we have a look how we should pray!!!

Be thrilled with your God given ability to play sport this weekend and pray for those 3 mates that need Jesus!

The youth team