Kurt Warner and CBS’ James Brown: Living by God’s Playbook
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🗓️ 5 September 2019
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Some moments feel like you’re playing in a big game. It’s the 4th quarter, your team is down by 6, and you’re the quarterback—the outcome rests on your shoulders. You’ve spent hours watching your opponent on film, and you’ve played against them for nearly 60 minutes. You’ve been watching their patterns and strategies, and you come up with a play you’re certain will outsmart them and lead you to victory—but your Coach doesn’t agree. He gives you another play to run, one you don’t quite understand. So you’re faced with a dilemma: should you run your own play, the one you understand? Or do you trust your Coach’s wisdom and run with His strategy, leaving the game in His hands? Our guests this week, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner and CBS Sports broadcaster James Brown, decided to live according to God’s playbook. And each of their journeys is a testament to the amazing things that happen when we lean on God’s wisdom and trust His timing.
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Kurt Warner, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback
James Brown, Sportscaster
The Cove (Billy Graham Training Center)
Interview Quotes:
"When I finally did get to the NFL, it was so much bigger than [people wearing my jersey]. It was, 'How can I use this to inspire and impact other people?'" - Kurt Warner
“[I have] this unique story that has a chance to impact more people because of the journey [itself] than anything accomplished on the field.” - Kurt Warner
“Every time something goes against us, the first thing we want to do is scream out to God, or blame God, or blame someone else. And [now I] have that constant reminder: Hold on, we've been here before. And you've seen how God has taken something that you think is horrific and [He has] made it into something unique, special, and impactful.” - Kurt Warner
"My [high school basketball coach] stressed those of us playing for him had to have four priorities in place: God had to be first. Family second. Then school, then your sport." - James Brown
“Many things that are very simple are really profound and leave an indelible impression, a life-changing influence.” - James Brown
“So even though in the work environment, you may not find me running around beating people over the head with the Bible, I pray that I am modeling God's word with all the characteristics being displayed in what I do.” - James Brown
“God has got each of us right where He wants us, so let's maximize that lean, that sphere of influence where we are.” - James Brown
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| 0:00.0 | You know, it's fortunate to have a lot of success in the game, but the biggest part of things is how many people can associate with my story and the fact that life doesn't always play out as you want it to and |
| 0:15.1 | sometimes their struggles and perseverance that you have to have along the way to |
| 0:19.7 | ultimately accomplish your goal. So through all those ups and downs, |
| 0:24.2 | finally got that second chance in the league |
| 0:26.9 | and was fortunate to turn it into a pretty good career |
| 0:30.3 | and finishing up just a couple years ago by being selected into the Hall of Fame. |
| 0:35.0 | Welcome to the Jesus Calling Podcast. |
| 0:38.0 | Today we talk with two men who followed their dreams in the world of sports and how God guided them in his timing to exactly |
| 0:44.8 | where they needed to be to fulfill his purposes. Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner and |
| 0:50.8 | CBS Sports Personality James Brown. |
| 0:54.4 | Kurt Warner's dream of playing in the NFL didn't come as soon as he expected. |
| 0:59.0 | A series of twists and turns left him wondering if he would ever achieve his goals. |
| 1:03.0 | When he finally did see his dream come to light, he was able to look back and see how God |
| 1:08.2 | was preparing him not only athletically, but spiritually as well. |
| 1:12.2 | You know what a lot of people recognize. athletically but spiritually as well. |
| 1:13.0 | You know what a lot of people recognize about me is not so much what I did on the field, |
| 1:19.0 | but the kind of journey that got me there, a guy that had the dream like most kids to play in the National Football |
| 1:26.0 | League and be a superstar and all that stuff. But got a little sidetracked in college. |
| 1:31.2 | I sat on the bench for four years in college, got cut from my |
| 1:34.5 | first NFL team, found myself working in a grocery store before trying to get back into |
| 1:40.8 | football, playing arena football and in Europe and got my second chance |
| 1:45.0 | in the league at 28 years old. |
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