F3 Knoxville

Author: Judge Judy

WHY DO WE SUFFER?

THE SCENE: Foggy but nice.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER✔
WARM-O-RAMA:
Cherry Pickers, Windmills, TN Rock’n Chair, Tempo Merkins, Temp Squats, Dancing Bear
THA-THANG:
The warm-up came to an end quickly.

  • AO-Flag Parking Lot Circuit – 25 Burpees, Run a Lap, 50 Merkins, Run a Lap, 75 Squats, Run a Lap, 100 SSH, Run a Lap.
  • Soccer Field DORA: Battle-Buddy Up – 200 Merkins, 150 Seal Squats – Recovery Run to Mid-Field and back.
  • Concrete Bleachers: Stairway to Calve Heaven – 25 Calf Raises every step (4 total), Box Jumping to next step every time. 3 Rounds for a total of 300 calf raises.
  • Mosey to Playground – Same Battle-Buddies – One runs length of parking lot and performs 3 Double Burpees before returning to start.  Other partner performs 10 Pull-ups, 15 Merkins, 20 Dips. 2 Rounds each.
  • Soccer Field: Bear Crawl entire length of field.
  • Long mosey back to AO Flag

MARY:
Nope
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
15 Strong + 2 FNGs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
It’s an age old question and one of the biggest reasons why people reject God – the problem of suffering.  If God were so loving, why would He allow us to suffer? You hear a lot: “Well, I just don’t know why this is happening to me” or “God just doesn’t answer the question of why we suffer” or “I don’t deserve this.” There are times (I believe few) when we just don’t know why we are suffering but to say God does not answer this question is just plain false. Don’t trust me – my words have little weight.  Trust the God of the Universe – His do:

1) Because of SIN – Romans 3:12, Mark 10:18.  There are no good people, not even one He says.  There is a song out by Luke Bryan that states “I believe most people are good.”  Luke Bryan doesn’t know Scripture.  God says not only the opposite but that NO ONE is good. All have turned away.  Sometimes I’ll hear “I just don’t deserve this.”  That’s right, you deserve worse. In my own life, I’m not shocked by the suffering when it comes.  What I’m shocked by is His overwhelming grace.  We deserve His wrath.  We do not deserve His grace.  King David’s life was filled with sin and the awful consequences of it – loss of an infant, wars with his children, never got to see the temple built.  Sometimes we suffer because of our sin.

2)  To Warn Others – 1 Kings 2.  As David did on his deathbed to his son, Solomon. “Be strong, act like a man, and observe what the Lord your God requires: walk in obedience to Him, and keep His decrees and commands, his laws and regulations…..”

3) To Affirm Our Commitment to Christ – 2 Timothy 3:12, 1 Peter 1:6-7.  If you are trying to live a Godly life, you WILL face persecution.  When it comes, you shouldn’t pray for the suffering to go away but that God will give you the boldness to do what He has called you to do.

4) To Produce Steadfastness, Endurance and Character – James 1:2-3. Have you ever considered that suffering may be for your own good?  “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.  Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking in anything.” Want to get a good workout in spiritually, try suffering.

5) To Recalibrate Our Focus on Heaven – Romans 8:18-19.  Suffering can make us yearn for our real home – Heaven, with Jesus as King. “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.  For creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.”

6) To Humble Us – 2 Corinthians 12:7.  The Apostle Paul was shipwrecked, beaten, imprisoned, mocked, rebuked by his kinsmen, and ultimately beheaded for Jesus.  “Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me. I pleaded with the Lord three times to take it away from me.  But, He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”

When suffering comes we have two options: 1) We can reject God or 2) We can run to Him, embrace Him, and allow Him to transform us.  I REALLY like option 2.

MOLESKIN:
N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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Burp’n Up Abs

THE SCENE: Not too bad.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER✔
WARM-O-RAMA:
Cherry Pickers, Windmills, TN Rock’n Chair, Temp Squats, Temp Merkins, 50%, 75% Sprints across parking lot
THA-THANG:
Mosey to small upper parking lot.  10 Ab stations – Partner Up – Each Partner completes assigned exercise at a station then runs to Light Pole for 5 Burpees followed by a Sprint to second Light Pole (approx 100 yards) for 5 more Burpees (always staying together). Mosey back to another Ab station.  Rinse and Repeat for AMRAP.  Stations:

  • LBCs (100)
  • BBS (50)
  • Mountain Climbers (100)
  • Flutter Kicks (100)
  • Pickle Pounders (50)
  • 6 inch LBCs
  • Alphabet
  • Plank for 90 sec
  • Freddie Mercury (100)
  • Side Crunch (25 per side)

MARY:
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COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
20 Strong, including RUSH
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Read a few verses from Romans 9 – an amazing piece of Scripture.  God is totally sovereign and molds each human being like clay into anything He desires: some for special purposes, some for ordinary purposes, and even some for evil so he can demonstrate to believers His glory in overcoming that evil.  We have no complaints and need to be humble in accepting what he makes us into.
MOLESKIN:
N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill, IPC on Friday – early start time of 0515

JUCO WEEK 0 IPC

THE SCENE: Misty, Hot and Humid
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER   ✔
WARM-O-RAMA:
Jogged over to the Week 0 start.
THA-THANG:
IPC Week 0.  4 Rounds:

  • 50 Squats
  • 40 BBS
  • 30 Merkins
  • 20 Bonnie Blairs
  • 10 Burpees
  • 400m Run

MARY:
N/A
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
18
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Q passed the torch to Spotter who will serve as JUCO’s new AO-Q.  Q talked about the importance of being bold in sharing the Gospel with other people and how over the past month the Lord has placed on his heart a desire to do street evangelism.  Q shared that he and his family have engaged in approaching total strangers on the street and at public venues and handing out Gospel tracts.  This activity is definitely out of the Q’s comfort zone but he has made it his mission to become more efficient in spreading the Gospel on the street to glorify Christ.  Q believes bringing people to a genuine understanding of the Gospel is what is most needed in the World, now more than ever.
MOLESKIN:
Ran way over time and next time will start the IPC a little earlier than the usual 0530
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Prayers for Cosmo’s mom who has ovarian cancer.

GRACE AIN’T CHEAP: BETTER GET TO THE ATM

THE SCENE: Steamy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER ✔
WARM-O-RAMA:
Cherry Pickers IC  x7, Windmills IC x7, Shoulder Taps IC x15, Tempo Merkins IC x10, Merkins OYO x10, Imperial Walkers IC x10, Tempo Squats IC x10, Squats OYO x10
THA-THANG:
MOSEY to “ATM,” Rinse and Repeat for 2 miles.

  • ATM 1 – Shoulder Taps IC x15, Tempo Merkins IC x10, Merkins OYO x10
  • ATM 2 – Imperial Walkers IC x10, Tempo Squats IC x10, Squats OYO x10

We mosied around campus stopping at “ATMs,” rotating between the two ATMs above for 2 miles.

MARY:
No time.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
15 Strong

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Grace is costly.  It cost you your SIN.  Jesus said, “If you love me, you will obey my commands.” John 14:15.  Don’t live with “cheap grace,” the kind that leads to “cultural Christianity” and ultimately separation from God in the next life.  The Cultural Christian is the one who says they believe who Jesus says he is, they go to church, and they maybe even study God’s word – but they live a different life, one full of unrepentant sin and an unwillingness to turn from it.  In other words, from an objective standpoint, if you look a their life, there is zero evidence they have true, saving faith.  They honor God with their lips but their hearts are far from Him.  The Bible warns against leading that type of life.  Grace is expensive in that God calls us to repent and turn from our sin, which in our natural state, we love.  Men, if you are living in unrepentant sin, let TODAY be the day you put that to death!

MOLESKIN:
The last stop was at a real ATM machine at the Regions Bank – can’t plan it better than that.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Clothing collections for Mend House.

JUCO REFORMED

THE SCENE: Nice and steamy.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER  ✔
WARM-O-RAMA:
Cherry Pickers, Merkins, Squats, Burpees – all in perfect form
THA-THANG:

  • Large Parking Lot – Stops at Every Line (10 Lines) – Round 1: 5 Perfect Merkins (50 total), Round 2: 5 Perfect Squats (50 total), Round 3: 2 Perfect Burpees with clap at top (20 total)
  • Sophomore Hill – Two groups, Each runs to the top for Round 1: 10 Perfect Merkins, Round 2: 5 Perfect Burpees with clap at top.  (Group was split to maintain Covid Distance)
  • Coupon Pile – Partner Up for “Bo Knows” – P1 holds squat against the wall with coupon extended, P2 does 100 High Knees.  Round 2: 50 High Knees.
  • With Coupon – 30 Curls, 30 Tricep Extensions  (perfect form, nice and slow)
  • Newer Parking Lot – Short Leadership Lesson – to be a good leader, you must be a good follower first – even when it sucks………….Bear Crawl across the entire lot.
  • Mosey back to Shovel Flag

MARY:
No time
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 Strong
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Q talked about the importance of discipline maintaining proper form during exercises, something JUCO is going to emphasize from now on.  This discipline transitions into everyday life, to include our walk with Christ. Q emphasized believers need to be bold in sharing their faith, something that can be costly at times – even at the cost of close relationships with family in the Q’s case.  Most people are one relationship away from hope that is found in Jesus.  Do you love him? Do you talk about him with others? God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. BE BOLD.
MOLESKIN:
The PAX worked hard and noticed a difference in the amount of reps they could complete when they paid attention to form.  Great lesson and one we will continue to hold each other accountable on.  If you are cheating at the workouts, you are likely cheating in other areas of your life.  Let’s Go!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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