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Tim Tebow To Deliver The Super Bowl Of Sermons Tomorrow
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Ben Yakas
Published Apr 7, 2012
Modified Apr 7, 2012
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Fresh off his first authentic NYC lap dance offer and a quick mani/pedi, newest Jets backup quarterback/meme generator/holy light Tim Tebow will deliver the Easter sermon at a Texas church on Sunday. And more than 30,000 are expected to turn out to watch Tebow preach at the World Series of Jesus Christ Super Bowls: “Obviously, it’s our Super Bowl,” said Joe Champion, pastor at the Celebration Church. “Easter is the resurrection of Christ, which we celebrate in our faith.”
In case any eager Jets fans want to tailgate the sermon, Tebow's will give the 10 a.m. address at Celebration Church in Georgetown, Texas. Plenty of time to get the grills ready for some 8 a.m. action. Champion cautioned that despite the fact that everyone is coming out to hear Tebow, the real guest star will be Jesus: “There will be the sacredness of Easter,” Champion said. “It’s not a Tim Tebow show. It’s not about a celebrity. There’s really only one celebrity that we are going to honor and highlight.”
We don't know how they got it, but Kissing Suzy Kolber provided the following sneak peek of Tebow's sermon. Warning—much holiness lies ahead:
I’m here. I’m excited to be here. God’s here. He’s excited. Well, God’s everywhere. He’s excited about that. Omniexcited, if you will. Jesus is excited. He rose on this day. My excitement rises just thinking about that. He died for your excitement. That’s exciting, and kind of sad, y’know? Also, no abortions! Peace.
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