The Winning Team
GOD’S TEAM!
Matthew 16:16Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ,the Son of the living God."
Matthew 16:18And I tell you that you are Peter,and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hadeswill not overcome it.
Where did Jesus say this? B _ _ _ _ _ S ______
(near CaeareaPhillipi, built by Herod)
Which came out of a giant r_ _ _
What was another name for this place?
G _ _ _ _ of _ _ _ _
What was built at the mouth of the spring? A t_ _ _ _ _ dedicated to C_ _ _ _ _
Peter. Petros, a p_ _ _ _ of a l _ _ _ _ _ rock
rock. Petra, a m_ _ _ of rock
What was Jesus declaring? V ______!
When did he declare it? ______it happened!
Did it? Y N Has it? Y N Is it? Y N Will it? Y N
WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO MAKE THE TEAM?
“People who live in the past generally are afraid to compete in the present. I've got my faults, but living in the past is not one of them. There's no future in it.” Sparky Anderson
Never again say “I AM JUST a sinner” but
“I WAS just a sinner, but I WAS saved by grace,
and _ _ _ I AM playing on G_ _ ‘_ T _ _ _ ”
“The future just ain't what it used to be.” Yogi Berra
WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO BE COACHED?
“About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure.” Tommy Lasorda
“I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.” Tom Landry
No disciplineseems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Hebrews 12:11
WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO BE IN THE PLAY?
“Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.” Coach Landry
for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is thevictorythat has overcome the world, even our faith. 1 John 5:4
But thanks be to God! He gives us thevictorythrough our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthian 15:57
WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO BE WIN?
“But I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, his greatest fulfillment of all he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.” Vince Lombardi
"Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. Revelation 22:12
“Today, you have 100% of your life left.” Coach Landry
A winner never stops trying.
Tom Landry
I don't believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field and be prepared to play a good game.
Tom Landry
I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
Tom Landry
If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
Tom Landry
Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control.
Tom Landry
Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.
Tom Landry
Right after the game, say as little as possible.
Tom Landry
Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.
Tom Landry
The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
Tom Landry
When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn.Peter G4074 ΠέτροςPetrospet'-ros
Apparently a primary word; a (piece of) rock (larger than G3037); as a name, Petrus, an apostle: - Peter, rock. Compare G2786.
Rock G4073πέτραPetra pet'-ra
Feminine of the same as G4074; a (mass of) rock (literally or figuratively): - rock.
“You are Peter (petros) and on this rock (petra) I will build my church.”
Mar 8:27 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?
Mar 8:28 And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
Mar 8:29 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
Mar 8:30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
On attaining the position of Emperor of the Roman Empire in 361Julian the Apostateinstigated a religious reformation of the Roman state, as part of a programme intended to restore its lost grandeur, pagan character and strength.[21]He supported the restoration of Hellenic paganism as the state religion.[22]In Paneas this was achieved by replacing Christian symbols. The history ofSozomencontains a description of the circumstances surrounding the replacement of a statue of Christ:
'Having heard that at Casarea Philippi, otherwise called PaneasePaneades, a city of Phoenicia, there was a celebrated statue of Christ, which had been erected by a woman whom the Lord had cured of a flow of blood. Julian commanded it to be taken down, and a statue of himself erected in its place; but a violent fire from the heaven fell upon it, and broke off the parts contiguous to the breast; the head and neck were thrown prostrate, and it was transfixed to the ground with the face downwards at the point where the fracture of the bust was; and it has stood in that fashion from that day until now, full of the rust of the lightning.'[23]
History
The ruined city was known as Dan or Mivzar Dan by the Jews ("the Fort of Dan"; a suggested identification with the biblical Beth-Rehov is uncertain). It stood over a cliff with a grotto dedicated to the Greek god Pan and the nymphs hence the name Panias (Banias being an Arabic corruption). In 198 B.C.E., Antiochus III conquered Southern Syria from the Ptolemies in victories near this location. Later, the city belonged to the Itureans, from whom it was transferred by Augustus to Herod, who named it Ceasarea in honor of Augustus and to whom he erected a temple there.
In his "Wars of the Jews", Josephus discusses Herod's temple at Panias, "And when Ceasar had further bestowed upon him another additional country, he built there also a temple of white marble, hard by the fountains of Jordan...".
Philip the Tetrarch (Herod Phillipus), Herod's son, developed the city, resided there, and struck coins with images of its buildings. It was generally known as Caesarea Phillippi, to distinguish it from the better-known Ceasarea-by-the-Sea, but the area continued to be known as Panias.
It is mentioned in the New Testament as Caesarea Phillippi (Matt. 16:13; Mark 8:27). In 61 C.E., Agrippa II renamed it Neronias in honor of the emperor Nero, but it kept this name only until 68. In 70, Titus held games there to celebrate his victory and many Jewish captives were put to death. In the Talmud, Caesarea Phillippi is called Keissariyyon (Little Caesarea); the Mishnah also mentions the cave of Pamias, referring to the same place. A statue of Hadrian which stood there was regarded by the early Christians as representing Jesus healing a women. The Talmud refers to the Emperor Diocletian's oppression of the people of Panias. In Roman-Byzantine times, Caesarea belonged to Phoenicia; its bishops took part in Church Councils from 325 to 451. In Crusader times, it was called Belinas and a strong castle (Qal'at al-Subayba) was erected above it.
Brett Favre, after living a full life died. When he got to heaven, Peter was showing him around. They came to a modest house. This house is yours for eternity said Peter. This is very special, not everyone gets a house up here. Brett felt special indeed, and walked up to his house.
On his way up to the porch he noticed another house just around the corner. It was a 3 story mansion with a blue and silver sidewalk. It had a 50 ft. flagpole with an enormous Dallas Cowboys flag, and in every window a Cowboys silver star.
Brett looked at Peter and said, I'm not trying to be ungrateful, but I have a question. I was an All-Pro quarterback, I won 2 Super Bowls andgot into the Hall of Fame.
Peter said, So what do you want to know, Brett??
Well, why does Tony Romo get a better house than me??
Peter chuckled and said, Brett, that's not Tony Romo's house, it's God’s.
Understand that "church" (really Greek's "ekklesia") was a simple, everyday word and functionally meant "community," especially to Jewish hearers who were accustomed to hearing it used repeatedly in the Greek versions of the Old Testament for "the jewish community"—not at all the loaded, technical word we use today.
The Missionary Church is more like a team than an institution -- more like a family than an organization. A team works together for a common goal. The members of a team both give to and receive from the benefits of their commitment to the team.