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    A Message in a Game
    A Message in a Game
    A Message in a Game
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    A Message in a Game

    By Loretta D. Moore

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    A Message in a Game is a new look at an old time favorite: football. Using the many aspects of the game of football, an underlining message appears for those who can get in the game. Many analogies are used to compare the format of the game of football too spiritual truths. Have you ever thought about how your life is like the fast-paced game of football? How sometimes we are hit hard but we have to get back up? So while you are going through the plays of life, I ask that you will allow this book to assist you on your journey. After reading this book, my prayer is that your view of the game will change. Not only your view of football but the game of life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateJan 16, 2015
    ISBN9781490858012
    A Message in a Game
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    Loretta D. Moore

    Loretta is the wife of Rogers, and the mother of Rosalind. Loretta has a Bachelor’s degree in Theology from Zoe University and a Master’s in Education from Liberty University. She attended Ministry Training School at Cliffdale Christian Center in Fayetteville, N.C. Currently she is a member of Cornerstone Church in Anniston, Al. Loretta has a passion for writing and sharing the Word of God.

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      A Message in a Game - Loretta D. Moore

      Copyright © 2014 Loretta D. Moore.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Bible.

      WestBow Press

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

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      ISBN: 978-1-4908-5802-9 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4908-5803-6 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4908-5801-2 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2014919139

      WestBow Press rev. date: 11/18/2014

      CONTENTS

      Foreword

      Introduction

      Chapter 1   Who’s on Your Team?

      Chapter 2   Building a Team

      Chapter 3   The Equipment

      Chapter 4   Penalties

      Chapter 5   Position Yourself

      Chapter 6   The Big Games

      Chapter 7   The Final Seconds

      Chapter 8   Circle of Champions

      Bibliography

      To my husband, Rogers: You were instrumental in how the book started. Thank you for being there for me. Rosalind, you are my daughter and my best friend. Thanks for the push and support. I love you both.

      To my mom, Mary: I love you and am so glad to call you Mom. To my brothers, Jimmy (I miss you) and Ken, and my sisters, Nina and Tan, I am so thankful that God chose you as my siblings. Love you.

      A shout out to my nieces and nephews, my aunts and uncles, my cousins and friends, and to my church family.

      I love you all.

      Foreword

      My name is Chad Pesnell, Family Life Pastor at Cornerstone Church. I’m the proud dad of my awesome twin boys, Noah and Eli, and my beautiful daughter Brynn. My wife, Sheryl, and I have been married since 2005. We love ministry and seeing the effects of powerful books such as this one written by Loretta Moore.

      I have known Loretta for fifteen years and have personally seen her stand behind what she believes and be an incredible role model to the students at the school where she teaches. I believe A Message in a Game will inspire you and deeply challenge you to become a more devoted follower of Christ and ensure that you will never watch a football game in the same way again.

      I love the spiritual truths and applications that Loretta pulls from something that is so common to everyone today, which is football. I’m also a huge fan of using an everyday, common thing that we are all familiar with and allowing it push us into a more devoted relationship with our Savior.

      As you read the book and begin to see how God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit and you are part of God’s team, it will challenge you to step up and do something significant for our leader, Jesus. Loretta has been a teacher of God’s Word for many years and has an incredible knowledge and understanding of God’s Word and how it changes our lives, so I believe you will be greatly blessed as you read this book.

      If you love football and/or love Jesus, this could be one of the most important books you’ll ever read.

      Chad Pesnell

      Family Life Pastor

      Introduction

      A message is communication passed or sent between persons by writing or by signals with the intent of providing information. A game is any specific amusement or sport involving physical or mental competition under specific rules(Webster’s Dictionary). Football is a competitive team sport known for its roughness (life is sometimes like a football game). Therefore the title of this book was chosen with the intended purpose of communicating the hidden teaching in the game of football. This game is one of physical contact. These teams use strategic plans to play the game.

      Many forms of communication are used in this game to help the players communicate so they can effectively run the plays. Speech is one method used to instruct the players. The quarterback can be heard calling out the plays to run. The coach writes out the plays or prints them and places them in a playbook to help the team better prepare for their opponents. The players are not the only ones who need to communicate; the referee, the coach, and the quarterback all use hand signals to move the ball down the field.

      Thus the book is entitled A Message in a Game. It is a written message communicating the biblical teachings in the game of football. Yes, it may seem a little strange to you, and I must admit it sounded strange to me too. But I have come to realize that Jesus wants to get the message of salvation out. In His ministry, He used things that were familiar to the audience, teaching them in parables. Parables are stories, especially those of Jesus, told to provide a vision of life, especially life in God’s kingdom. Parable means a putting alongside for purposes of comparison and new understanding (Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 2004). Thus this is written to convey a message to those who have not chosen their eternal team. It is to help those who have entered the game to be an effective member of the team and to cheer them on as they finish the game.

      Why? He wants more players on His team. He is not willing that any should perish. He wants to load up His team. How can He reach such a vast audience? This is

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