4 November 14 (Tuesday)

Dear children,

I hope you enjoyed watching the first half of the movie "Facing the Giants". If you had attentively watched this movie about American football, you would have learnt quite a few lessons from that hour or so.

My favourite part of the movie was when Coach Taylor had the following conversation with his team:

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COACH TAYLOR: Winning football games is too small a thing to live for. And I love football as much as anybody. But even championship trophies will collect dust and one day be forgotten. It's just that so far this has all been about us - how we can look good, how we can get the glory. The more I read this book, the more I realise that life is not about us. We're not here to get glory, make money, and die. The Bible says that God put us here for Him, to honour Him. Jesus said that the most important thing you can do with your life is to love God with everything you are, to love others and yourself. So if we win every game and we miss that, we've done nothing. Football then means nothing. So I'm here to present you a new team philosophy. I think that football is just one of the tools we use to honour God.

TEAM PLAYER: So you think that God does care about football?

COACH TAYLOR: I think He cares about your faith. He cares about where your heart is. And if you can live your faith out on the football field, then yes, God cares about football because He cares about you. He sent His son Jesus to die for us so we could live for Him. That's why we're here. But see, it's not just on the football field; we've got to honour Him in our relationships, our respect for authority, in the classroom, and when you're at home alone surfing the internet. 

I want God to bless this team so much that people talk about what He did. But it means we've got to give Him our best in every area. If we win, we praise Him. And if we lose, we praise Him. Either way, we honour Him with our actions and our attitudes. So I'm asking you: what are you living for? I've resolved to give God everything I've got. Then I'll leave the results up to Him. I want to know if you'll join me.

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Which is your favourite part? Let me know by writing a comment below.

I know that for some of you, it was the scene about the Death Crawl that was most interesting. What did you learn from that scene? Write a comment below. :)

After the movie, we played Captain's Ball together. Although for many of you it was your first time playing the game, I saw some who were not only good at throws and passes, but were also careful to include your teammates in the game. Captain's Ball is a game that requires a lot of team work. I am glad some of you showed good team work. If you did not, you'll have more chances to do so over the next few days.


Here's today's reminder:

1) You would have received the list of books and stationery that you have to buy for next year. Pass the list to your parents.

See you tomorrow for more fun and learning together! :)