I read an amazing thing. Supposedly, if I wanted to blog about the Superbowl®, I am supposed to pay a fee. I am not a licensed sponsor. Now I suppose, even mentioning that I am not supposed to use the term Superbowl®, could get me in trouble with the Superbowl® people. (Oops, I have already used Superbowl® 3, no 4 times!)
So, if people want to talk about that certain game, they are supposed to use terms like, “The Big Game” and “Super Sunday”. Otherwise, I am using the NFL's ® trademark to further my interests. So, most advertisers just use a generic term, thinking that people will naturally know what they are talking about and what is happening on February 1st. Well, I have a new one…
Instead of tickets in the $1,000 dollar range, people can come to church for free. Instead of endless commercials, they can hear the word of God and instead of a traffic jam after the game is over, they can enjoy a time of fellowship and coffee. At our “Super Sunday”, there would not be a winning and losing team, just people excited to experience God’s love! And who knows, the preacher might even be willing to add an “extra point” onto the sermon (sorry, I couldn’t resist).
We can make every Sunday “Super”, not by hype but by heart! Now, don’t get me wrong, I am going to watch the “Big Game”, but I am also going to try to remember something. If we believers would remember to get as hyped up about worshipping God as we do about the big game, our friends, family and neighbors might wonder what all the excitement is about. Then we might be able to encourage them to make every Sunday “super” as well. Enjoy the game, and I will see you Sunday!