Fitness. Fellowship. Faith.
THE THANG:
We walked 3 miles. :muscle:
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Marine Corps mud run 8/31. I’m taking donations of cases of water for the event
COT:
MARY:
American hammers
Lbc’s
V-ups
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dad camp
COT:
A reflection of what we bring into our life and what our family sees.
THE THANG:
– Four (4) Station Circuit for a Ladder Workout Using Pictionary:
– Station 1:
– Sumo Squats
– X-Factors
– Big Boys
– Wild Card – Bearpees to Next Station
– Station 2:
– Freddie Mercury
– Hello Dolly
– Froggy Squats
– Station 3:
– Gas Pumpers
– Carolina Dry Docks
– Pickle Pounders
– Station 4:
– Iron Mikes
– Lt. Dans
– Jungle Bois
– Rinse & Repeat, Adding an Exercise Each Time
MARY:
– No Time for Her
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– F3 Dad Camp
– Adding Monday Mornings to the-pulpit Meetings
COT:
– Reviewed Romans 12:4-6 to note that we (HIMs) are all the many parts of the body with varying strengths & gifts given by grace. Reviewed some stats on Canadian Geese to show their team work as a gaggle. We as HIMs need to use our gifts to lead others, regardless of our station, to serve the Lord as the body of followers of Christ.
THE THANG:
1. Mucho Chesto: 50/2 rounds with lap parking lot between
2. CMU: 20 each of calf raises, lunges, GM, kettle swings, OHP (2 rounds, lap parking lot between, rabbits hold heavy gore)
3. Heavy Dora: 50 blockees, 100 thrusters, 200 curls, 300 squats, partner farmer carry to tree and back, rabbits hold rifle
MARY: PAX Choice
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: Several weeks ago, during Caveman’s COT you shared a health regimen that works really well for you: daily vitamin, creatine, magnesium, zinc, fish oil, ashwaganda, etc.
I Tim 4:8
“Keep yourself in training for a godly life. Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is valuable in every way, because it promises life both for the present and for the future.”
What spiritual exercises work really well for you?
How can you be as intentional with your spiritual fitness as you are with your physical fitness?
How can you be as intentional with your relationship with God as you are with your other most important relationships?
THE THANG:
Part 1
5 stations of heavy things
Tabata style, once the Q got his phone timer to work
Good Mornings w/ CMU
Rows with 60# sandbag
Sandbag burpees with 40#
Ball-pees with 20# medicine ball
V-Ups with 15# medicine ball
Part 2
4 PAX Nascar with blocks around parking lot with one PAX throws sandbag up parking lot and carries it back.
“Nascar sucks!” to quote Magic Mic (Jarrett Woodall). Agreed. That sucked.
MARY:
Flutter kicks 20 on a 4 count fast, and 5 on a four count really slowly.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
QSource AO starting at Asylum on Sunday mornings
COT:
What would you do with unlimited power, unlimited resources, and no accountability?
I asked this question in the preblast and also in the disclaimer. The answer? You would ruin your life. Don’t believe me? Its already been tried.
Solomon was described as the greatest king in Israel in terms of building projects, wisdom, wealth, possessions, and accomplishments. A sampling of his resume :
1:16 I said in my heart, “I have acquired great wisdom, surpassing all who were over Jerusalem before me, and my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.”
2:1 I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.”
2:4 I made great works. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself
2:7 I also had great possessions of herds and flocks, more than any who had been before me in Jerusalem.
2:8 I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the treasures of kings and provinces. I got singers, both men and women, and many concubines, the delight of the sons of man.
2:9 So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me.
Pretty nice! But wait….
2:11 Then I considered all that my hands had done ant the toil I had expended in doing it, and behold, all was vanity and a striving after the wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun.
2:17 So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me, for all is vanity and a striving after the wind.
Usually, kings had prophets (whether they wanted them or not) who would call the king to account for his actions. Ahab had Elijah, David had Nathan, Hezekiah had Isaiah. I don’t see where Solomon had such a prophet. Let us take note.
However, there was a king greater than Solomon. Jesus said in Matthew 12:42 that “something greater than Solomon is here” referring to himself. What would Jesus do with unlimited power, unlimited resources, and no accountability*? He would choose to be born poor, live in obscurity for most of his life, and die a painful death at a young age.
However, this would not be vanity, like Solomon’s works, which are now long gone. Consider this song about Jesus at the end of time :
Revelation 5:9
And they sang a new song, saying
‘Worthy are you … for you were slain,
and by your blood you ransomed people for God
from every tribe, and language, and people and nation.’
*Psalm 115:3 God lives in the heavens and does all that pleases him. And maintains his holiness.
Daniel 4:35 “..and none can stay his hand or say to him, ‘What are you doing?””