Every month, Granville Keepers Soccer Club sends a newsletter to all of its members. A summary of Coach Nick Garner’s monthly devotional is included in the newsletter. The full content of each devotional can be found below.
- Let Your Light Shine
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. -Matthew 5:16 If you have watched sports for any amount of time you have probably seen a player that simply stands out. Perhaps it’s their skillset that… Read more: Let Your Light Shine - The Gift of Life
“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”-Romans 6:23 (ESV) April starts out this year with Easter Sunday. A time where Christians celebrate the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. If you are a believer, it is a great time filled… Read more: The Gift of Life - Good Overcomes
“Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good.”-Romans 12:21 ESV The game of soccer can be a very physical game and often can quickly get out of hand if the refs don’t maintain control of the game. It starts out small where a player bumps into you, then they kick your legs… Read more: Good Overcomes - The Love of Christ
12This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.– John 15:12-13 In February we celebrate the holiday of love known as Valentine’s Day. And the world may provide many different definitions of love, but when we… Read more: The Love of Christ - Promises
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” Luke 2:11-12 ESV “I promise!” That’s a phrase I hear all the time. I’m… Read more: Promises - An Attitude of Thanksgiving
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!2 Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!3 Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his;[a] we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his… Read more: An Attitude of Thanksgiving - Iron Sharpens Iron
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” -Proverbs 27:17 There is a show called Forged in Fire where blacksmiths compete to make different tools/weapons. It is always cool to see how they can make the things they make. They heat the metal, hammer it down and shape it into whatever they need. This… Read more: Iron Sharpens Iron - The Peace of God
4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness[d] be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.… Read more: The Peace of God - When you are Weary
Isaiah 40:28-31 “Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. 29 He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. 30 Even youths shall faint and be weary, and… Read more: When you are Weary - Be Steadfast!
1 Corinthians 15:58 “Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. In this chapter Paul (the writer of Corinthians) is taking time to explain the resurrection of Christ and why it is important. He was showing that… Read more: Be Steadfast! - He is Risen!
5 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you… Read more: He is Risen! - Do Good To One Another
10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. Galatians 6:10 ESV We all need a little help from time to time. On the soccer field we have a team that works together and helps one another. A pass to an open player helps… Read more: Do Good To One Another