Take One For The Team

What do you think of when I say the word "sacrifice"? What's the first thing that comes to mind? Sacrifice is defined as, "the surrender or destruction of something prized or desirable for the sake of something considered as having a higher or more pressing claim." Basically something is given up, so that others may profit. There are really three kinds of sacrifice (that I can think of), that we sort of see today.

1. Heroes - Men and women who risk (or lose) their own lives to save someone else, this is called "self-sacrifice". These kind of people are typically police, firemen, and soldiers in an army. Think, those that gave up their lives to save people in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

2. Sports/Teams - This is typically where you will hear the phrase, "Take one for the team." They will sacrifice themselves for the greater good. Think baseball, when a player gets out on purpose so their teammate can get a point for the team.

3. Involuntary - This would be something like animal or human sacrifice. In the Old Testament God required an animal sacrifice for forgiveness. When you think of human sacrifices think of King Kong, the leading female in the movie was involuntarily tied up and "given" to King Kong (luckily she didn't die).

Come on Wednesday night to Crash as we continue this discussion on sacrifice. Specifically we'll look at the ultimate sacrifice, Christ' sacrifice on the cross. We'll descover what He went through, and what it means for us today.