Football
If you know me, you know that sports are very important to me. I like playing them, I like talking about them, I like watching them, I like taking stats for them, and I even like reading about them! Today was week 3 of the NFL season, and I finally watched an entire football game. Pretty sad, but it is only bearable because last year I missed the entire season while I was in Israel. And see, THAT is the very problem I've been mulling over recently. How important is too important?
I went over to my roommate Nick Foy's house to watch the game and about five other guys from the college came over to watch. Talk came around to the Super Bowl. Now, I have only watched one Super Bowl all the way through. Some guys were talking about the Super Bowl as if it were the greatest thing that God ever gave to mankind. And, to some extent, I find my own thinking drifting in that direction a lot of the time. How important is too important?
I've heard a few stories from people I know saying that their churches just cancel their Sunday night service or maneuver it around the Super Bowl. That's pretty sad. Amy's church in New Hampshire either cancels their night service or makes it earlier to accomodate. She said that no one would show up and the pastor would be preaching to an empty church. That's very sad. What's at stake here, really?
What about, "Oh c'mon Happy, it's only one church service that you're missing." Sure, you're right! But does that mean God and fellowship with our church families gets to take second place once a year because a football game is on?! I think that's what is happening. Somehow, we have bought into the lie of the world's thinking, that we can place God on the shelf whenever we feel like it; whenever it's most convenient.
Now, I've never attended another church in my entire life, but if this is a widespread norm, I think perhaps we should rethink our earthly passions and desires. If we don't desire God enough, it will show in our church attendance/participation.
Stepping on toes is not my focus here, but making us think is. Please contribute by commenting if you can. I'd like to get others' opinions on this to round out my thinking.
I went over to my roommate Nick Foy's house to watch the game and about five other guys from the college came over to watch. Talk came around to the Super Bowl. Now, I have only watched one Super Bowl all the way through. Some guys were talking about the Super Bowl as if it were the greatest thing that God ever gave to mankind. And, to some extent, I find my own thinking drifting in that direction a lot of the time. How important is too important?
I've heard a few stories from people I know saying that their churches just cancel their Sunday night service or maneuver it around the Super Bowl. That's pretty sad. Amy's church in New Hampshire either cancels their night service or makes it earlier to accomodate. She said that no one would show up and the pastor would be preaching to an empty church. That's very sad. What's at stake here, really?
What about, "Oh c'mon Happy, it's only one church service that you're missing." Sure, you're right! But does that mean God and fellowship with our church families gets to take second place once a year because a football game is on?! I think that's what is happening. Somehow, we have bought into the lie of the world's thinking, that we can place God on the shelf whenever we feel like it; whenever it's most convenient.
Now, I've never attended another church in my entire life, but if this is a widespread norm, I think perhaps we should rethink our earthly passions and desires. If we don't desire God enough, it will show in our church attendance/participation.
Stepping on toes is not my focus here, but making us think is. Please contribute by commenting if you can. I'd like to get others' opinions on this to round out my thinking.
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