NCAA to NFL: What Does It Take?

Lesson: NCAA to NFL
By: Matt Atkins
Location: UNO Amphitheater

Drew Brees and Payton Manning...What set them apart in their pursuit to become NFL Quarterback?
Talent, but also hours studying the plays, time practicing and giving it all they had. They had to stand out to get their seat in the NFL.

Matthew 7:13-14 "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

Luke 13:22-27 Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem. Someone asked him, "Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?"
He said to them, "Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Sir, open the door for us.'
"But he will answer, 'I don't know you or where you come from.'
"Then you will say, 'We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.'
"But he will reply, 'I don't know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!'

If you are comparing yourself to everyone else and think you are as good as the next person, realize that being in the majority is not necessarily a good thing. It means you are lost.
Why is it that only a few are finding? Because few are truly seeking. Jesus says we must make every effort and God says we'll find him when we seek him with all of our hearts in Jeremiah 29:13
How will you seek God with all you heart?
A great opportunity to know more about God and seek him more deeply is to get help from others. Ask the person who invited you about a personal Bible study.

Hot, Cold or Lukewarm

Tell us about your zeal for Jesus. Where would your zeal be on a scale of 1-10 or cold to hot?

Revelation 3:14-22 "To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God's creation. I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see. Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent. Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."

God is disgusted with our straddling the fence. He wants all of our hearts or nothing. If you are not hot for God, you are not on the right path.