Sermon Tone Analysis

One Yard Short

Super Bowls come and go, but the moments are embedded in history.

One of the most remembered moments in Super Bowl history was played out in Super Bowl XXXIV when the comeback St. Louis Rams faced one of the league's newest teams, the Tennessee Titans.

Super Bowls come and go, but the moments are embedded in history.

One of the most remembered moments in Super Bowl history was played out in Super Bowl XXXIV when the comeback St. Louis Rams faced one of the league's newest teams, the Tennessee Titans.

The last two minutes became an intense battle for the greatest NFL prize.

The Titans had just kicked a field goal to tie the game at 16.

Following the ensuing kickoff, the Rams and quarterback Kurt Warner wasted no time and called one play that would break the tie.

Warner hit wide receiver Isaac Bruce with a 73-yard touchdown pass.

The Rams now led 23-16.

Not demoralized, the Titans did not give up.

It was third down and five yards to go from the 36-yard line with 22 seconds on the clock.

Steve McNair scrambled away from the pocket and found wide receiver Kevin Dyson for a 16-yard reception.

Titan fans were alive with energy as their team was on the 10-yard line with 6 seconds left in the game.

After a time out, McNair, from the shotgun, again found an open Kevin Dyson on a quick slant pattern.

It appeared he would go all the way, but at the last moment Rams linebacker Mike Jones caught him from behind and took him down.

Dyson later said, "When he (Jones) got his hands on me, I thought I was going to break the tackle, but he got my foot, tripped me up and wrapped up nice.

That's what he's supposed to do.

That's his job."

With the football in his right hand and his arm fully outstretched, Kevin Dyson came up just One yard short of the end zone as time expired!

What a shame to come so close and yet fall so short, But the Bible teaches us that so many people fall short of a far more important goal than any end zone.

That is to attain eternal life.

learn the playbook

Believe in the quarterback

Get to know the God the coach,

learn the playbook

have faith in the Jesus quarterback

follow your blocker the Holy Spirit

God the father (coach) has called the play and He sent in his son as the star Quarterback

Jesus comes in with the play

Jesus comes in with the play

Jesus pitches the ball to you, follow your blocker the Holy spirit

just as you get to the 1 yard line the defense (satan, the world ,your flesh) make their play it looks like your going to fall fall just 3 feet short

the old folk used to say 99 and a half wont do, so focused on the play (you can’t be so focused on life that you take your eyes off jesus and don't follow the blocker the holy spirit) and you look up and you see Jesus has not left you and he took terrible hit and your 1 yard short just 3 feet you can see the the Goal line cant you see as the defense thought Jesus had the ball as they (Calvary)we have just 3 feet to the goal line Jesus spent 3 days in a borrowed tomb one foot for the father, one for the Son one for the Holy Spirit,

christ has risen with all power in his hands and we are presented