THE SCENE: Awesome weather.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Done and done.
WARM-O-RAMA:
- 10 Tempo Squat – 4ct, IC
- 10 Tempo Merkins – 4ct, IC
- 10 Windmills – 4ct, IC
- 10 Cherry Pickers – 4 ct, IC
- Mosey to Playground
THA-THANG:
7s @ Playground: Pullups + Burpees=7. 1 Pullup+6 Burpees, 2 Pullups+5 Burpees, etc. (Still lose count at the tipping point: 3 Pullups + 4 Burpees, 4 Pullups + 3 Burpees!)
Brick Work @ Toy Box (until we get a proper name for all our equipment near the Recruiting Offices – CMUs, Cut Utility Poles, Tractor Tires, Concrete Boxes, Pull-up [some assembly required]:
- One at a time, each PAX will Farmer Carry 2 CMUs (pinch grip) from Toy Box to parking lot curb. This will establish the time/# reps for each exercise. Everyone else rotates through these exercises:
- Curls (vary grips – inside, outside, etc)
- Single Arm Bent Over Row (alternating 10 each side)
- Kettle Bell Swing
- Thrusters (cuz we can’t get enough of these!)
- Squat (vary stances – feet together, regular, wide sumo, etc)
- Single Leg Dead Lift (alternating 10 each side)
- Burpees
- For variety, we threw in some Tricep Extensions, Calf Raises, or PAX choice
- At time, Mosey back to Shovel Flag
MARY:
After all that BRICKWORK, PAX Choice yielded 10 Windmills + 10 Cherry Pickers with a lot of moaning and groaning, and a last minute mad rush of Flutter Kicks, Hello Dolly, and Freddy Mercury.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Fantastic 4+1: Erector, Kickflip, Whipper, Snaggletooth and Jesus.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM: “Are You With Me?”
I’ve shared a prayer request with some of the PAX earlier in the week that I’ve had a few stupid moments in the last month (more than usual in quick succession): blow-up anger that terrified my family, open-mouth-insert-foot conversation with wife. I knew something was wrong and that I needed help. Since then, I’ve been able to see a counselor that has proved to be very fruitful and helpful to me. I came away with a question that is vital for marriage. What each partner wants to know is: “Are you with me?” In the midst of pain and fear, anxiety and sin, triggers and rush, each of us needs to know that the answer to this question is, “Yes. I am with you. I am for you.” When I get derailed, lose focus, or forget my priorities, I need to be asked, “Are you with me?” And when I feel scared or anxious, and I ask the question, I’ll need to be convinced that the answer is “Yes.”
With a little distance from Christmas, we may still remember this verse in the gospel of Matthew 1:23, quoted from the prophecy of Isaiah 7:14 – “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God with us’).”
Because of Jesus (Emmanuel), whenever we ask God, “Are you with me?” the answer is forever “Yes. I am with you. I am for you.” Ask Him. (Rom 8:31-39)
MOLESKIN:
This is why Jesus came – that we might be reconciled to God, adopted as sons. (Rom 5, Rom 8) He is a Friend who sticks “closer than a brother.”(Prov 18:24) He teaches us “how deep the Father’s love for us.” (I Jn 3:1) He fulfills God’s promise, “I will never leave nor forsake you.” (Deut 31:6, Heb 13:5) How important it is for us to ask the question of God – so that we are reminded afresh of His answer: “Yes. I am with you. I am for you.” This is the good news for us. This is the gospel.
Prayed for Rocket’s mom, Spotter’s mom, and people affected by tornadoes in Middle Tennessee.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Collecting snacks for Wesley House on Friday March 6, Convergence at JUCO on Sat, March 28, Hardship Hill on Sat, May 2