ROOTED Weekly 8 Years ago, NBA Head Coach Monty Williams' eulogy for his wife after a tragic accident was widely shared and impacted many (for a shorter snippet for this week, play video from 2:14-4:35) youtube.com/watch?v=SXIz14… Scripture: John 10:10

Boise State Head Coach Spencer Danielson and Ahmed Hassanein (Boise State Defensive End and Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year) after their defeat in the College Football Playoff youtube.com/shorts/MLHcAEA… Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:6-11

ESPN's Reece Davis on Faith in Jesus making OSU football 'selfless' Video: x.com/JonnyRoot_/sta… Scripture: Galatians 5:13-15

Kara Lawson - Committing to Eachother youtube.com/watch?v=tZOfxg… Scripture: Colossians 3:12-15

Kerry Carpenter - Detroit Tigers youtube.com/watch?v=AoZ3E2… Scripture: Philippians 4:11-12

Video: Sports Spectrum @ the Super Bowl youtube.com/watch?v=y8l0cW… Scripture: John 1:1-5 ...... bombardment of weekly vids is now caught up! 😀

Week 2 Video: instagram.com/p/DHiezEPRGU7/ Scripture: Galatians 6:2 Reflect: What teammate comes to mind when you think of someone that 'has your back'? Is there anyone around you today that's in distress or carrying something heavy? What could you do to carry out Galatians 6:2?

Week 3 Vid: instagram.com/p/DLlM7NRuE_A/ Scripture: Romans 12:1-2 Reflect: What are some differences between what a 'conformed' life and a 'transformed' life look like? What are some practical ways to create space for God to transform us and make us more like him?

Week 4 Vid: youtube.com/shorts/mhk29Et… CJ Jimcoily LSU Football Scripture: James 2:14-19

Week 5: instagram.com/reel/DO3doINiG… Scripture: 1 John 4:19-21 Reflect: Think of an opponent, or someone else in your life, that is hard to love. What would living out 1 John 4:19-21 look like in that relationship?

Week 6 Jaden Ivey: facebook.com/watch/?v=15016… John 14:6 What does it look like to follow 'the Way' in 2025? What does it mean to 'repent'?

Video: Alisson Becker on Glorifying God in all things (Liverpool FC) instagram.com/p/DNyVBgN1FCr/ Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:31 Reflect: What are some examples that Alisson gives of everyday life things where he can Glorify God? Share some examples or opportunities from your life.

Video: Shohei Ohtani - A short leadership illustration instagram.com/p/DNOo_08y1DE/ Scripture: Matthew 20:16-28 Reflect: What can we learn from this passage if we strive to be a Christ-Centered leader? What are 'little things' you could do to try to emulate this within your team?

Video: Jackie Hill Perry (Poet/Author) instagram.com/p/DMn8p8fMMLI/ Scripture: Luke 22:42-43, 2 Corinthians 12:9 Reflect: What happens when Jesus asks for his suffering to be taken away in Luke 22? What are some areas where you feel weak/powerless?

Kicked off our offseason “Man of God” speaker series yesterday! Athletes in Action chaplain Bruce Dishnow spoke about finding lasting joy through our identity in Christ! #DoMore AIA Baseball Grace Christian University ROOTED

ABIDE IN HIM Video: Jerry Lucas instagram.com/p/DRIt70hkiZ5/… Scripture: John 8:31-36, John 15:4-11 Reflect: What does that mean to Abide in His Word or Abide in Him? What does it look like when we take that to heart? How did Jerry take that to heart?

Video: Tony Bennett - Former Virginia Men's Basketball Coach facebook.com/watch/?v=36137… Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:6-18 Reflect: How does 2 Corinthians 4 paint a good picture of the early church 'using adversity right'? How has adversity shaped your team this year?