With friends like these, who needs enemies? This foursome may be out working on their approach shots, but it looks like they are getting more practice approaching each other to confront the silliness.
Main Point: There are many opportunities to take offense – but for the sake of friendship, there is a more excellent way. Synopsis: - Four buddies relentlessly play practical jokes on one another on a golf outing—each time the offended party approaches the jokester and pretends to be upset as a way of one-upping his offender.
- “If a fellow believer hurts you, go and tell him” is the opening text.
- These guys are brutal with one another – with sophomoric antics like exchanging the golf ball for one that explodes, one guy de-panting another, and another makes annoying sounds when his friend is trying to hit the ball.
- At the end of the day, we get the feeling there was a lot of male bonding going on—none of these guys seem to be too serious about their golf game.
- Matthew 18:15 is cited at the end of the video –“If a fellow believer hurts you, go and tell him –work it out between the two of you. If he listens you’ve made a friend.”
Application: - Men and women certainly have different standards for what’s funny and what’s over the line.
- Friendship is more important than taking offense.
- None of us have perfect games –in golf or in life—it’s best to roll with the punches.
Suggested Uses: - Men’s Bible Study
- Men’s Church Golf Outing – Breakfast or Lunch meeting
- Couple’s retreat –illustrating the difference between how men and women relate with one another.
Biblical Reference: Matthew 18:15
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