Play to Win, Honor God
Maybe playing to win and honoring God sounds like a contradiction, but at Mount Paran Sports Ministry we believe that competing to win is the ultimate goal of any game. Why is this important? It is how we go about winning. In our programs we play hard and play to win, but we do it in a way that honors the game and our Lord. How we go about winning applies to players, coaches, officials and parents. We like to call it “Competition without Compromise.”

In the book of Mark, Jesus was asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” Jesus replied, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with your entire mind and with all your strength. The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself.” Mark 12: 30-31. We show our love and honor for God by praying and giving thanks for the privilege of being able to play the game. We also honor Him by following His command to love one another as ourselves. We show love for one another by respecting each other and by thinking of others before ourselves. This includes playing by the rules of the game, respecting our opponents, officials, teammates and parents. We teach life lessons through sports.