Olympics Assembly at Knysna Primary

KIX - Kids In Christ 


Invited to share a message about the Olympics, Nathan and I scoured Youtube for relative clips and came up with a fun message.




Starting with the symbol of the Olympics... the 5 rings representing the 5 main continents - the whole world.  God so loved the whole world that He gave his one and only Son that whoever believes in Him will receive eternal life!

The spirit of the Olympics represented by the Olympic flame... and the Holy Spirit is our encourager, teacher, and enables us to run the Christian race!


With a "Chariots of Fire" clip, Nathan told the story of Eric Liddell who said "I feel God made me for a purpose, but He also made me fast, and when I run I feel His pleasure."  Eric chose to honor God by observing the Sabbath and refusing to participate in the race he was favored to win in the 1924 Olympics.  God honored Eric by giving him the ability to beat a world record in a race he was not even expected to win.


Paul often compares the Christian life to a race.
"Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize?  Run is such a way as to get the prize." (1 Corinthians 9:24)


"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us." (Hebrews 12:1-3)


"You were running a good race.  Who cut in on you and kept you fro obeying the truth?" (Galatians 5:7)








These two clips highlight perseverance: the importance of getting up when we fall, and never giving up.

Ending with this clip... when the mouse is caught in the trap we encouraged him on to never give up... go... go...go... watch for a giggle!

Thank you to Theuns Visser for his commitment to these youth and bringing his talent of worship to start and end the program!

"One thing I do: forgetting what is behind and straining for what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:13-14)