Annie's "World Series" Page

Annie's "World Series" Page

"He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large country:
there shalt thou die, and there the chariots of thy glory shall
be the shame of thy lord's house."
~Isaiah 22:18~

Baseball News Related Links:
Daily News at Yahoo about Major League Baseball
Complete World Series coverage
sportsnetwork.com
NY Post Sports Page or their MLB World Series Page
Lycos News Sports Page
To check out the news visit: Annie's News Sources Page
And check out: Annie's List of News Pages
I have many more links further down the page........

As a Christian, every part of our life should reflect the light from our relationship with the Lord and leave a shadow. You don't have to be a Pastor or Missionary to share your faith with others. Use the World Series games as an opportunity to fellowship with church members or neighbors. Sports can be a wonderful opportunity to share your faith with others. If you are with believers then you can share what the Lord is doing in your life and answers to prayer.

Jesus admonished us to be the "light of the world" and not to "hide our light under a barrel". We are also to be "salt" of the world. Salt is for seasoning. Some people don't use salt and others tend to over-salt. Unfortunately some people won't even taste the food before they salt and pepper it. A little here and a little there to taste is much better then dumping the whole salt shaker on someone's head. If you are living your life with the Lord in control then people will see that there is something different about you. They will be drawn like magnets and hopefully you won't repel them by what you say. The Lord makes the 'divine appointments' for you and will help you with just the right words to share.

This year as you are watching the World Series use it as an opportunity to pray for the athletes. If you prefer you can use silent prayer and it will work just the same as spoken prayer. Whether you are in a room full of people or alone you can still pray for the players and no one will be the wiser. Pray for their Salvation, their relationship with the Lord, their health & safety, their marriages, kids and families. You can also do the same for everyone in the room with you and even for yourself. We all need prayer. Someone was once asked if they could pray for them and the reply was:
"I need the prayer and you need the practice."

Enjoy each Game and don't eat too much!!!!!

Here are some good related links for you to check out:
Using Sports to Reach the World for Christ
Sports Evangelism - an introduction
Visit: Annie's Bee an Internet Missionary Page.

Christian Baseball Related Links:
MLB - Baseball from Sports Spectrum
Michael's Baseball Zone
Peggie's Place offers this related page: The SPORTS page at Peggie's Place
Baseball News from the Baptist Press Sports News Site

Sports Ministries:
Athletes in Action
The Goal.com
Sports Spectrum
BP Sports
Link Players International - Golf Ministry
Crosswalk.com Sports
Sports Outreach Online - has many great resources
Campus Crusade for Christ

Start a Sports Ministry in your Church:
Sports Ministry In The Local Church
Conducting Outreach Sports Events
National Sports Event Outreaches
Hosting Outreach Meals
How to Start Your Own Home-School Sports Leagues

Sports Devotionals:
Sports Devotional
Athlete's in Action - Sports Devotional

Athlete Testimonies:
Testimonies
Athlete Testimonies
Baseball Testimonies
Billy Sunday, a converted baseball player article from Back to the Bible
And Hope Remains - different athletes speak about Sept 11th
Arthur Rhodes Testimony

Baseball Links:
About Baseball Site
Official Major League Baseball Site
MinorLeagueBaseball.com
National Baseball Hall of Fame

World Series Party & Food Links:
Better Homes & Gardens has a page about Game Day Nosh
Hosting a World Series Party & Take Me Out to the Ballgame - both from Entertaining at About.com
Take Me Out to the Ballgame Ideas from Cheese at About.com
"How To" Pages Index from About.com
Sports Parties- The main event from BH&G
Baseball Hat & Baseball Cupcakes at their Alphabet Cupcakes Page

Children's Baseball Links:
Michael's Baseball Zone

What does the Bible say about Sports & Games?

Nave's Topical Bible - Games
Easton's Bible Dictionary - Games
Smith's Bible Dictionary - Games

There are 5 Bible Verses with the word "SPORT" in them.
With 4 different uses and meanings.

There is 1 Bible verse with the word "BALL" in it.

There are 4 Bible Verses with the word "RACE" in them.
Nave's Topical Bible - Race
Smith's Bible Dictionary - Race

The words game, games, athlete and sports are not in the Bible.

We know from the old familiar Bible Stories that Dice and Gambling took place at the time of Jesus because the soldiers rolled dice (lots) to see who would get the clothes of Jesus after the crucifixion.

Part of the History of Baseball:

Source: Compton's Encyclopedia

The First World Series was in 1903:
"The annual post-season competition in professional baseball in the United
States is called the World Series. The games are played between the
champions of the American League and the National League, alternatingly in the
teams' home stadiums. The winner in four out of seven games becomes
the world champion team.
The first World Series was held in 1903, when the Boston team of the
American League defeated the Pittsburgh team of the National League.

There was no game in 1904, but the series has been an annual event since
1905--even in wartime. When the number of teams was expanded in both
leagues in the early 1960s, each league was divided into two regional divisions,
and a playoff series between the winners of each league division was inserted
between the end of the regular season and the World Series. These playoffs,
originally five games but now seven, were needed to determine
the league championships."
~From Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia~