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  (SERMON CLIP) THERE ARE NO BENCH WARMERS IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD
  by Mack Tomlinson
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Summary: This sermon emphasizes the importance of every individual in
the Kingdom of God, highlighting that in God's kingdom, everyone is a
starter with a significant role to play. It challenges the notion of
feeling like a 'backup' or 'benchwarmer' in the church, encouraging
believers to recognize their value and purpose as full team players in
advancing the kingdom of God.

Topics: "Value of Every Believer", "Active Participation in God's Kingdom"
Scripture References: 1 Corinthians 12:27, Ephesians 2:10, Matthew 5:14, Colossians 3:23

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This sermon emphasizes the importance of every individual in the Kingdom
of God, highlighting that in God's kingdom, everyone is a starter with a
significant role to play. It challenges the notion of feeling like a
'backup' or 'benchwarmer' in the church, encouraging believers to
recognize their value and purpose as full team players in advancing the
kingdom of God.

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CONTENT
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Now if you played high school football, guys, if you weren't a starter,
you were a scrub, a bench warmer, a substitute, a backup. I remember
early in high school, the coach would walk by and all the subs were
getting too close to the line of the playing field. He'd walk by, back
up, back up, back up boys.

So we called ourselves, lovingly, the backups. We're the backups. So if
you're on a football team, you've played in either one of four places.

Offense, defense, special teams, or the bench. But contrast that with
the Kingdom of God. There aren't three phases of the game.

There's one phase. And everybody's a starter. No backups, no
substitutes, no bench warmers.

If you're warming the bench, and the pew in church, soaking it in, and
you're not advancing the kingdom, get off the bench. Because you were in
Romans 16, and they were workers. If you're a member of a church, 100,
500, you're a full team player.

But so many Christians, who aren't preachers or have any public
ministry, feel like they're a second team substitute. I don't do
anything really in my church. I take up space.

I love the sermons, and I love the church lunches, but I don't have any
real significance. I mean, when it comes down to it, I'm not really
needed. I wouldn't be missed a whole lot if I left.

I don't make much difference. It doesn't matter a lot if I miss some
days. I'm not really anybody.

And then the devil comes to you, and he steals the truth from you with
lies like, see there? You're really not important. It doesn't matter if
you go. It wouldn't matter if you left.

You're not a blessing much to anybody. You're always struggling. You're
a burden at times to others.

It'd be better if you leave because you're really insignificant and not
important. You're just a member. Just a member.

That's right. Just a member. Just a Christian.

Just a child of God. Just an heir of heaven. Just an ambassador of
Christ.

Just a follower of the Lamb.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/rmVeKRBXo1M.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/mack-tomlinson/sermon-clip-there-are-no-bench-warmers-in-the-kingdom-of-god/
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