{"id":20804,"date":"2024-05-24T14:17:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T18:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.strongcatholicdad.com\/?p=20804"},"modified":"2024-06-21T14:56:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T18:56:02","slug":"6-three-pointers-from-the-waterboy-seriously-show-your-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.strongcatholicdad.com\/2024\/05\/6-three-pointers-from-the-waterboy-seriously-show-your-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Three-Pointers from The Waterboy? Seriously? Show Your Kids!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ESPN, the president of the United States, and Oprah jumped in to congratulate this autistic highschooler. God blessed this young man&#8217;s loyalty in an unbelievable way.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1170\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WV1akgvFknk?version=3&#038;rel=0&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=4&#038;end=146&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Spiritual Nuggets for Family Discussion<\/h3>\n<p>Open with a prayer.<br \/>\n(i.e. a Glory Be, or Our Father, or Hail Mary, or <em>&#8216;Jesus, Mary, Joseph, we love You! Save souls!&#8217;<\/em>)<br \/>\n<div class=\"accordion-container accordion-all-closed\"><div class=\"accordion-title\">What was Jason's job on the basketball team?<span class=\"ac-indicator\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"pane\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He was the basketball team manager, which means he handed out water and did whatever the team needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordion-title\">For someone who loves a sport, how tough do you think it was for Jason to be in a supporting role on the sidelines for four seasons?<span class=\"ac-indicator\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"pane\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It must have been really tough!<\/li>\n<li>Jason put in the time like all the other players, but didn&#8217;t get the joy of being able to play.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordion-title\">What does this story show us about how God rewards loyalty?<span class=\"ac-indicator\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"pane\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>God will bless our loyalty to Him in miraculous ways, sometimes in this lifetime, but always in the next.<\/li>\n<li> <em>&#8220;A faithful man will abound with blessings.&#8221; &#8211; Proverbs 28:20 <\/em><\/li>\n<li> <em>&#8220;Indeed we call blessed those who have persevered.&#8221; &#8211; James 5:11<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordion-title\">What analogy can you make between Jason's loyalty to the team and God's loyalty to us?<span class=\"ac-indicator\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"pane\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Like Jason, God is always supporting us, so that we can play our best game and live our best life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordion-title\">Bonus- Check out what happened next for Jason:<span class=\"ac-indicator\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"pane\"><br \/>\n\u201cThank you God!\u201d \u2013 Jason McElwain<br \/>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1170\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/grzZD9qNd-M?version=3&#038;rel=0&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;end=298&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Close with a prayer.<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\n*****Please comment below and share a little something about how it went with your kids or what they liked.<\/em><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This video lesson is part of a Family Conquest. Want to do the full Family Conquest? Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strongcatholicdad.com\/see-for-yourself\/guide\/40\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\nWant access to all the Family Conquests? Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strongcatholicdad.com\/see-for-yourself\/guides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\nWant to learn more about Family Conquest? 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