I love me some sports and though, “How can I pair up March Madness and my speaking calendar?”
I hope these message seeds will give you a quick “What am I going to talk about tonight?” message or, and even better, sparks your own creativity to come up with your own.
The Elite 8 of Faith: Focus on 8 people who lived by faith using Hebrews 11
- Abel
- Enoch
- Noah
- Abraham and Sarah
- Isaac
- Jacob
- Joseph
- Moses
8 Desperate People: Talk about 8 people who took a chance that Jesus could help them
- Woman With The issue of blood
- The Four Friends and the Paralytic (Matt 9:1, Mk 2:1, Lu 5:17)
- Blind Bartimaeus (Matt 20:29; Mk 10:45; Lu 18:35)
- Daughter of Canaanite (Matt 15:21; Mk 4:24)
- The Nobleman’s Son (Jn 4:46)
- The Centurion’s Servant (Matt 8:5; Lu 7:2)
- Jairus’s Deceased Daughter (Matt 9:18; Mk 5:21; Lu 8:40)
- Son With An Evil Spirit (Man 9:22-24)
8 Elite Warriors of the Old Testament: Use I Samuel 23:8-39 and talk about how David, and elite warrior since he was a boy, surrounded himself with the best of the best and who had his back.
- David
- Ishbosheth
- Josheb-Basshebeth
- Eleazar.
- Shammah
- Abishai
- Benaiah
- 30 More (no detailed stories but considered great nonetheless)
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