A sermon by the Rev. Super Bowl this afternoon. Most of us will, even those who have little interest in football. The Super Bowl, as an annual spectacle, has transcended its own sport and becomes the focus of national attention beyond reason.
Churches recognize the impact.
In bulletins across America today are no doubt a zillion sermon titles similar to the one in our own. On PresbyNet last week was the description of one of last year's services on Super Bowl Sunday. The ushers were dressed in referee-stripe shirts, the pews were marked off as yard lines, and at the beginning of the service the choir director and pastor came down to the front of the chancel fully robed, then pealed off to reveal Chicago Bear and Green Bay Packer sweat shirts. The lay leader flipped a coin to see who would direct the choir and who would preach. The choir had a couple of cheers ready.