PTR /// Pass the Rock

Read Your Bible Mission - Day 2: Genesis 2 / Ezra 2 / Matthew 2 / Acts 2

This is Day 2! Genesis 2: Adam & Eve enter the scene. Ezra 2: List of Exiles who returned. Matthew 2: Escape to Egypt. Acts 2: Holy Spirit at Pentecost, repentance/baptism and the first Church! God bless- BD

Read Your Bible Mission: Genesis2/Ezra2/Matthew2/Acts2 (Day 2/365)

Read Your Bible Mission - Day 1: Genesis 1 / Ezra 1 / Matthew 1 / Acts 1

Season 3: RYB Mission... we are reading the Bible in a Year.... following the M’Cheyne daily reading plan. It’s 365 days- covers the OT and NT twice.  Please- if you are for the challenge: follow along and invite a friend! Psalm 119...  God: may you “Open our eyes that we may see wonderful things in your law.” LETS GET IT!!! More info on the reading plan: Robert Murray M’Cheyne was a minister in Scotland in the mid 1800’s. He created one of the most popular Bible reading plans ever. It ...

Read Your Bible Mission - Day 1: Genesis1/Ezra1/Matthew1/Acts1

Season 3: RYB Mission... we are reading the Bible in a Year.... following the M’Cheyne daily reading plan. It’s 365 days- covers the OT and NT twice.  Please- if you are for the challenge: follow along and invite a friend! Psalm 119...  God: may you “Open our eyes that we may see wonderful things in your law.” LETS GET IT!!! More info on the reading plan: Robert Murray M’Cheyne was a minister in Scotland in the mid 1800’s. He created one of the most popular Bible reading plans ever. It ...

Read Your Bible Mission: Genesis1/Ezra1/Matthew1/Acts1

Season 3: RYB Mission... we are reading the Bible in a Year.... following the M’Cheyne daily reading plan. It’s 365 days- covers the OT and NT twice.  Please- if you are for the challenge: follow along and invite a friend! Psalm 119...  God: may you “Open our eyes that we may see wonderful things in your law.” LETS GET IT!!! More info on the reading plan: Robert Murray M’Cheyne was a minister in Scotland in the mid 1800’s. He created one of the most popular Bible reading plans ever. It ...

2021 Mission /// Read Your Bible

Join us on the RYB (Read Your Bible) Mission! Please contact [email protected] if you're up for recording a daily reading segment. More information on the man that created the plan we are following below: Robert Murray M’Cheyne was a minister in Scotland in the mid 1800’s. He created one of the most popular Bible reading plans ever. It takes readers through the OT once and the NT twice over a year. M’Cheyne offered four warnings about the misuse of plans like his: Formality- reading the ...

Loss & Response... In Search of Greatness

Day 15/40 - Take a Loss and respond with Worship "Praise HIM in Victory & Defeat, the hills and the valleys, the good and the bad. No excuses whatsoever... time to go to work and be better. Gotta keep fighting and keep believing! Gonna be a fun ride the rest of the season!" -Carson Wentz (after taking one of the toughest losses of his career) 20 At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship 21 and said:  “Naked I came from my mother’s womb...

The Perfect Game... ISOG

14/40 - The Perfect Game... No one sets out to make mistakes or errors... Russ Schoene (Former Seattle SuperSonic) broke it down for me:‘The goal is to play a perfect game... you never reached it but you strive for it and aim to be as close to it as possible.’ Baseball: no perfect game... pitcher will throw some balls. Football: every completion? Perfectly? Short of a TD? Basketball: miss any shots ever? Defense no one gets by? Perfect passes? ““You have heard that it was said, ‘Love y...

Know that you care... Fighting in Jerusalem... ISOG

13/40... People don’t care what you know, until they know that you care. Everybody has a story to tell. “Jesus looked at him and loved him.” On any team you have members of a team from different places, backgrounds, cultures, upbringing, strengths and weaknesses... all with one goal in mind- win a championship. Church is a team... same goal in mind- Love God and Love People... We love when people care about what we know...we have great stuff to offer. People don’t care until they know....

Have a Day! ...In Search of Greatness

Day 12/40 - Have a Day “This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalms 118:24 NLT -Inky Johnson posts this on Twitter everyday... it’s Good to be alive! -God has given us this day... be glad, give joy and make the most of it! -86,400 seconds have been given to you today... use it wisely! Q: What’s a monumental day in your life? A: July 10, 2009... Blake Hawksworth called up to Pitch for the STL Cards! Most days you don’t wake up knowing the monumental m...

Who is my Enemy??? ...In Search of Greatness

11/40- Who is my enemy?  “You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.  They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the Lord, but he did not answer.  I beat them as fine as windblown dust; I trampled them like mud in the streets.” Psalms 18:40-42 NIV Players pray to same Jesus- not even about opponent. “Athletes, as with all people, fall into two motivational categories: those that truly want success and those who simply try to avoid failure.”...

Prayer Weight Room... In Search of Greatness

10/40 PRAYER WEIGHT ROOM Q: What is something Jesus did- that you would want to learn how to do?! Heal, miracles, walk on water, genius answers- know when to flip a table, taught, preached... Spiritual discipline, truly serve, walking on water, being grateful- count blessings, not reacting. Q: What did disciples ask to learn? “One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”  ....

The Parable is in the Game... In Search of Greatness

9/40- The Parable is in the Game “I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from of old— things we have heard and known, things our ancestors have told us.”-Psalms 78:2-3 NIV What is a parable??? It’s an earthly story with a heavenly  meaning. -How Jesus taught... 55 in 4 gospels... 7 alone in Matt 13... Parable of the Sower - Matthew 13:3-8. Parable of the Weeds - Matthew 13:24-30. Parable of the Mustard Seed - Matthew 13:31-32. Parable of the Yeast - Ma...

Give Courage... In Search of Greatness

8/40- Give Courage “See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.  But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.” -Hebrews 3:12-13 NIV -Greatest command: Love God and Love People... when we sin- heart hardened and do the opposite. -Following Jesus isn’t about what you get- it’s about what you give! -‘See to it’ not optional! -Encourage ...

By Faith: Shooters Shoot... In search of Greatness

7/40- By Faith: Shooters Shoot “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”  -Hebrews 11:1 Before you shoot- you should believe that jumper is going in... Swish. -Even if you missed the one before.... Ray Allen after going 0-11, Seattle SuperSonics: “Nothing’s wrong. I shot the ball the right way, they just didn’t go in.” Ultimate confidence!!! Steph Curry... running back on defense after releasing the Ball....   Before you swing the bat- believe it...

Trophies v. The Crown... In Search of Greatness

6/40- Trophies v. The Crown Q: What you do for a trophy? Apple Cup? Conference chip? Natty championship??? Ex) Coach Mike Vrabel... of the Titans, just beat Ravens over weekend on a radio show: Said he would cut off his 'private' for a SB trophy! Love a Coach like that, but I probably wouldn’t go that far. Q: What would you cut out of your life to get the trophy? Q: What would you do that your not doing? Habits? Discipline? 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 NIV “Do you not know that in a race al...

DIE HARD DREAMERS... In Search of Greatness

5/40- DIE HARD DREAMERS When did you fall in love with the game?! Q: What are your dreams now? God is a dreamer: “The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”” Genesis 12:1-...

PRE GAME RITUAL: SACRED TIME... In Search of Greatness

On today's episode: George Kittle Heart of the San Francisco 49ers….  In 2018 he broke the NFL single season record for TE receiving yards in one season with 1,377 yards. He did it with a 43 yard catch and run against the Rams... When asked about his pre game routine: He gets a letter from his father (started soph year at Iowa) and reads it before each game to get in the zone. Each letter contains words of inspiration, thoughts, from the previous game, notes on opponent- NEVER MISSES IT...

WINNING /// Leke Lewu

Hear Leke Lewu speak about winning, Jesus and some well placed rhymes, as he shares experiences while playing college basketball.

KNOW YOUR WHY... In Search of Greatness

"...The most important one... is this: 'Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these." -Mark 12:28-31 NIV This was Jesus' eternal WHY. This was Jesus' eternal WHY for US. 'Achieving your goals becomes much easier when you know WHY you want to achieve them' Dr. James Naism...

FIND IRON... In Search of Greatness

'As Iron Sharpens Iron, so one man sharpens another." -Proverbs 27:17 In athletics, finding iron means competing against someone that makes you better and helps your game grow. 'I win or I learn' -George Raveling Bible Drills: Choose one passage of scripture and set a timer for 7minutes. Free write all your thoughts, ideas, questions regarding the passage and then share it with someone else. Grow your spiritual game by learning from others around you worthy of imitating (Hebrews 13:7).

BE IRON... In Search of Greatness

A pre-workout for the spiritual life. "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." -Proverbs 27:17 Be Iron. Who has been iron in your athletic life?  What did that look like? What's one way you can be iron today?

Jeff Daniels /// SACRIFICE

Coach Daniels shares about practicals from his experiences coaching basketball at Montevallo, Valdasto State, University of Alabama-Birmingham, University of Missouri, and University of Arkansas.

Benjamin Hutchins /// WRESTLING WITH GOD

While wrestling at the University of Virginia, Benjamin herniated his c5 c6 disc in his neck and suffered nerve damage. He talks about searching for answers and what he learned along the way!

Jamie Steach /// SUCCESSFUL TEAM BUILDING

Former Pacific University Volleyball star Jamie Steach speaks about building teams successfully and the importance of selflessness, humility, and perseverance.

Allie Benton /// ALL IN

Former University of Washington Crew student-athlete relates going 'all in' towards college athletics with what it means to go 'all in' for Jesus!

Reggie Hearn /// LIFE TO THE FULL

Former Northwestern University and South Bay Laker (NBA G League) Reggie Hearn speaks about his basketball and faith journey, including getting the call to play in the NBA. Reggie's message rings true that no matter what-  life to the full is only possible through Jesus Christ.

Blake Hawksworth /// HOUSE MONEY

Former St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Hawksworth speaks about going "All in" for Jesus Christ.

Blake Hawksworth /// ALL IN

Former St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Hawksworth speaks about going "All in" for Jesus Christ.

Pass the Rock // The Name???

Where did the name: 'Pass the Rock' come from? A brief explanation including Earvin 'Magic' Johnson and Psalm 18.

Trey Tinsley // SEEK & SERVE

Former Washington State University Quarterback & current Mississippi State University assistant coach: Trey Tinsley. 

Trey Tinsley /// SEEK & SERVE

Former Washington State University Quarterback & current Mississippi State University assistant coach: Trey Tinsley. 

Pass the Rock /// The Name???

Where did the name: 'Pass the Rock' come from? A brief explanation including Earvin 'Magic' Johnson and Psalm 18.

David Cunningham // HOPE

Former University of Utah football player and Chaplain; David Cunningham speaks about the power of hope.

David Cunningham /// HOPE

Former University of Utah football player and Chaplain; David Cunningham speaks about the power of hope.

Emanuele Dokyi /// TRUST

Current Northeastern University student-athlete Emanuele Dokyi speaks about his experiences learning the ultimate trust.

Kyle Plum /// REAL LIFE

Former Colorado State University & Texas A&M Kingsville football player, Kyle Plum shares about his real life experiences on and off the field. He details the very first time he opened the Bible and applying his work ethic in football to his relationship with Jesus.

PTR // Pass the Rock Intro

Pass the Rock! The call and vision to collect stories from athletes and coaches that merge their experiences in sport with their Savior, Jesus Christ.

PTR /// Pass the Rock Intro

Pass the Rock! The call and vision to collect stories from athletes and coaches that merge their experiences in sport with their Savior, Jesus Christ.