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Christ The Redeemer Was The Unexpected Star Of The World Cup Final<\/p><\/div>\n

By Jorge<\/em><\/p>\n

During this month’s Football Word Cup, besides the excitement and the drama we watched or heard about, \u00a0we were also \u00a0reminded of some of the parallels we can drawn between soccer, or football, and the spreading of the Gospel\u2026 surprised? Well, it was in Mozambique, crossing the bush last year that I thought of this. We stopped the car at a village and we started to play around with a ball. Soon, \u00a0many of the children in the village came to play too. That was easy. Well, promoting football is not hard. Just bring the ball. Now, should we not promote our club (say Manchester United or Barcelona)? Well, Club-ism or national-ism, as in the case of a World Cup, is really more a hindrance than a help in promoting a sport. In fact, ultimately it may bring more division and strife than real healthy interaction. \u00a0One should promote the sport and the joy that it brings to the people. \u00a0To play rather than to watch – the benefits are contrasting. Should we practice Christianity or just sit and watch? \u00a0With Wordproject we promote the sport (Christianity) and we bring the ball (the Bible?), and we let people have fun, rather than promoting our club (denomination), and gathering membership. We focus on the ‘practice of the sport’, so to speak\u2026. Practicing Christianity, reading the Word – that is what brings real benefits to the people. This comparison might not apply in all its facets but we did get it when we passed through the bush of Northern Mozambique.<\/p>\n

See it here:<\/p>\n