Why do we love watching sport?

Why do we love sport?

Sport is so popular, and whilst there is little we can do to alter the result,

It can deeply affect us—we cheer, we scream and shout as our team aims to win glory and honour.

There is a human instinct to support our side—in the quest to win honour and glory—and we seem to like being connected to a champion:

Someone or something who represents us, who becomes the one we cheer for and who fights for our team's glory.

The good news is that no matter how successful or unsuccessful our sports teams might be, the Christian faith is the ultimate champion:

Jesus Christ, is who fights for us to defeat our greatest opponent—sin and death—giving us ultimate glory; and this makes Team Jesus the best team to be part of.

"When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”

“Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”

"The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." - 1 Corinthians 15:54-57 (NIV)