Football teams and churches may seem to be two very diverse topics, but they actually have a lot in common. They both are made up of people coming together for a common goal. Their goals are very different, the football team just wants to win and the church is made to glorify God, but they both have goals and they work very hard to achieve them.
One way they are very different is that a football team has a lot of support from people on the outside, their fans. The fans go to the games and buy all the shirts supporting their team. The church doesn't have a lot of outside fans, if anything it has more critics and people that are very judgmental about them. Both the football team and churches stick together and help encourage each other whether they are winning and doing very well, or if they are going through a hard time and they need extra support to help them stay motivated and positive even when it feels too difficult to be able to overcome.
Football coaches are like the churches pastors and leaders. They are there to instruct you and show you how to reach the goal that you are trying to achieve. They want what is best for you and they will do whatever it takes to help you reach your fullest potential. They also have a lot of pressure. The coach has the pressure to hold his team together and to make them be successful. Pastors have pressures because they counsel so many people and it really is a big load to carry, and because they have to maintain their walk with Christ in order to help support you in yours.They both have great expectations to fulfill and a lot of people that are dependent on them.
Whether you are a member of a football team or a church you have probably realized that you go through a lot together. If you are on a football team you go through very tough workouts together. If you are in a church you go through tough trials together and you are sometimes dependent on each other to help you persevere. Both churches and football teams train for battle together, even though their opposition is different. Sometimes it is hard to get along because we are all different and we have our own opinions and sometimes we are strong willed and stubborn, but we always come out closer and stronger because of it. In both churches and football teams everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, but after you find out what those are, you can work together to achieve maximum excellence.
