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We should not be asking "What can one person do to help others in need?" Instead we should be asking "What can God do through me to help others in need?"

The game is not won in the locker room.  It is won on the court, not by the spectators, but by the players.  The locker room is whenever and wherever Christ followers get together  The court is wherever you go after you leave the locker room.    It’s at the restaurant, your home, the job, in your car... 2 Sam 11:1 David had a fall because he stayed in the “locker room”, and did not go out. 

Often times in evangelism, we may be trying to plant a full size tree right at the beginning instead of planting a seed.

After getting pumped up and encouraged in the locker room to get out on the court and win the game, teams go out on the court and play the game. There’s a segment of Christianity that is comfortable in the locker room and they don’t go out onto the court. Then there’s another that believes they don’t even need to go to the locker room and still think they can win the game. ...and another thing; during practice for sports, players don’t get to choose to practice only what they like to practice. Everyone does the same drills. Similarly, we don’t get to choose the drills at church. Whether it’s prayer, fasting, worship, fellowship, teaching... we should partake of it all to be well rounded and be a good team player. Luke 9:1-2

"Power and authority always go together. Authority without power is a badge without a gun. Power without authority is a gun without a badge." Apart from Jesus we can do nothing. Your authority comes from being a child of God. Your power comes from your connection and relationship with Jesus Christ.

The devil wants you in hiding, in fear, away from the “marketplace”.

"The church is a hospital for the sin sick"