Basketball champs

Well, another week has come and gone, and we have named the all-around best basketball team for our youth group! Teams from the farthest reaches of Alvarado came to compete in a legendary basketball tournament.
The battles were hard fought (Especially when Ian tackled Marissa on concrete!), the level of skill was unbelivably high (or maybe it was the heighth of the rim... it seemed a bit too high to me), and we all had a good time (unless we lost!).

I don't remember their exact name, but third place went to a team that was known as Death something or other. It didn't fit in very well with the whole Jesus atmosphere we strive for at church, so when they made the top three, I automatically forfeited the rest of their games so they wouldn't win. (Sounded fair to me!)

Second place went to Superbob. A team consisting of all junior high players (Ashlee, Marissa, and Michael) wound up missing first place by one measley point in the championship. Good job!

But in the end, there could only be one winner. And it went to none other than the Angels. The team consisted of J.T., Justin, and a rotating player (the last game was played by Ryan). Their coveted prize? You guess it...



Ok, enough basketball and spam. We talked this week about how our bodies and lives are on loan from God. Daniel chapter 1 gives a great example of someone who realized that his body belonged to God so defiling it was wrong. Instead, we are to offer our bodies as "Living sacrifices - Holy and well pleasing to God." (Romans 12:1)

SO!! The challenge? This week, ask yourself at 5 times a day, "Is what I'm doing right now pleasing to God?" If not, take a deep breath... AND STOP IT!

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Pleasing to God in everything we do... Let's try it!