Healthy Competition

February 10, 2023

Looking at competition in our culture

Super Bowl Sunday... down to the last two teams who will battle it out for the Lombardi Trophy!


As we look forward to the big game, we say “may the best team win!” We have woven competition into our culture at many levels. On Sunday, we will consider biblical references to competition and ask, “How can it bring us closer together or tear us apart?”


Our service this Sunday will feature The Good Earth band performing Waiting all Day for Sunday Night by Jett and Underwood (recorded by Carrie Underwood), Runnin' Down a Dream by Tom Petty, and I'm Winning, written by Ballard and recorded by Santana.


Watch this inspiring Tedx Talk about competition.

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