Thousands of sportspeople hear gospel

More than 100 teams with thousands of players from around the world have enjoyed a major Christian sporting event.

Christians in Sport hosted its big online World Cup Quiz during the men’s soccer tournament in Qatar. The initiative seized the opportunity to bring sportspeople from around the world together to play and hear a short evangelistic talk.

Teams played together online via video call, in person in homes, as well as all together in churches or other larger venues. The evening involved four quiz rounds along with an interview with England football coach Michael Johnson, an evangelistic talk and time for teams to reflect on the message they had heard together.

The talk came in the form of a specially made short film entitled The Greatest Save. The film featured Graham Daniels speaking on Matthew 1:21. Using Gordon Banks’ famous save against Pelé in the 1970 World Cup as an illustration, Graham explained the greatest save in history – that Jesus came into the world, both fully man and fully God, to save people from their sins.

Over many years Christians in Sport have supported churches and sports clubs to host sports quizzes in their venues to reach sportspeople with the gospel. Hundreds of quizzes will be run in 2023 across the UK: please pray that these events would bear fruit for God’s glory during the year. You can find out more and get your own quiz pack at christiansinsport.org.uk/quiz.