Roy Helu on the Gospel

Husker running back Roy Helu on the Gospel. You can download the lesson here. The Roy Helu player card can be downloaded here.

You Must Be Born Again!

John 3:1-36
For those who attended the FCA Leadership Workshop, you might remember David Powlison's statement, “Don’t ever degenerate into giving advice unconnected to the good news of Jesus crucified, alive, present, at work, and returning.” This week's lesson is a good example of a group of religious leaders (Pharisees) that made this mistake. The Pharisees had made their religion ritualized and external. Having unchanged hearts, they replaced true religion with mere behavior modification and ritual. Remember that FCA is NOT just about providing “good advice.” Instead, we must always put first the “good news” before any good advice. Otherwise, our athletes will replace true religion with behavior modifcation and ritual like the Pharisees. Be sure to help your athletes understand the difference between true faith and religious behavior. You can download the lesson here. and the study guide here.

Will Henry on Audience

Following the Huskers 55-0 win over Louisiana-Lafayette, Husker receiver Will Henry talked about the proper audience for a Christian athlete in sports. You can download the lesson here.

Ron Brown on Audience

Following the Huskers 55-0 win over Louisiana-Lafayette, Husker Tight End Coach Ron Brown talked about the proper audience for a Christian athlete or coach in sports. You can download the lesson here.

Sports in Focus Lesson Two

John 1:19-2:25

This week, you will be covering a lot of territory with plenty of important theological truths. Be sure to highlight the context of the passage and the keys to the text. Don't feel like you need to cover every single question. Because of time constraints, you might need to use only a few of the questions so you have enough time to cover the application point or the character quality of loyalty.

Here is the application point based upon Jesus' example during the wedding at Cana: When approaching your training or work schedule, be flexible when you need to change your plans to serve others without compromising your previous commitment. Jesus was able to remain loyal to his mother without compromising His public ministry.

You can download the entire lesson here. The leader's guide includes valuable commentary on the passage and can be downloaded here.