Here's one of the ten illustrations we have to offer this week to members of PreachingToday. After you've taken a moment to read it, please brainstorm with us in the comments section. How would you use this story in a sermon?
Brett Favre Breaks NFL Record
On September 30, 2007, Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre broke Dan Marino's record for throwing the most touchdown passes in football. His new record stands at 421 passes and counting.
Two weeks later, Favre broke another record. His 278 picked passes made him the most intercepted quarterback in National Football League history.
Brett Favre reminds us of another famous athlete. Babe Ruth once held a record with 714 home runs. What many do not know is that Babe Ruth also struck out 1,330 times.
The football and the baseball player had something in common: neither quit when they failed; both knew what it meant to persevere.
Ted DeHass, New Bedford, Iowa; sources: Jon Krawczynski, "Favre Breaks Marino's Mark With 421st TD," (Associated Press), ABC News (9-30-07); "Favre sets interception record," The Sports Network (10-14-07)
Other illustrations available this week on PT.com:
- "God on Trial"
- Someone Is Watching
- "Brave New World": Death by Gaming
- Friends Can Cause Obesity
- Atheist Richard Dawkins on the Christian Idea of God
- Amy Carmichael on the Brevity of Life
- When a Tent Becomes a Burning Bush
- Missionary Finds Freedom from His Past
- "Dead Man Walking": Vengeance and Mercy
Posted by Brian Lowery at 8:57 AM on October 29, 2007
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