[ The Scene ]
– Hot, sunny, minimal clouds or cloud coverage
[ Welcome/Disclaimer ]
1 – Welcome to F3: Fitness, Fellowship, Faith
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- Name is Steam and I’m pumped to be your Q tonight
2 – Couple of things before we begin
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- I am not a professional
- You are here on your own volition
- If you need to modify anything we do this evening feel free to do so but push yourself and the men around you!
3 – FNGs? — No
Theme of the day: “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones”
Whatever got you to this point today, whatever your experience was at work, in your spheres of influence, your relationships, your family, let that pass. You’re here now. Lock in with me for the next 45 and everything that you’ve walked through today fade away.
[ Warm o Rama ]
- This will be a true warm O (circle) Rama
- SSH: 20×4 IC
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- Run down to the R tree = 1 burpee
- Run back
- Baby Arm Circle: 10×4 F + 10×4 B IC
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- Run down to the L tree = 1 burpee
- Run back
- Imperial Walker: 10×4 IC
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- Run down to the R tree = 2 burpees
- Run back
- Cherry-Pickers: 10×4 IC
- Windmill: 10×4 IC
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- Run down to the L tree = 2 burpees
- Run back
- SSH: 24×4 IC
[ The Thang ]
(Mosey down to The Bowl)
(1) 90 Degree Pyramid of Strength
POCs: Point – Sign on the other side of the street // Top Corners – 2 benches
- Point: 10 SSH (1 count)
- Top Corners: 10 Dips/10 Incline Merkins (1 count)
- R+R 2x for a total of 90 reps
- All end up back at the sign
- Done? Pickup the 6
-10 count-
(Mosey to the next shaded tree — curb)
- Rocky Balboas: 15×4 IC
- Back peddle across the street
- 15 down/up squats
- Walk up to the curb — Rocky Balboas: 10×4 IC
- Back peddle across the street
- 10 down/up squats
- Walk up to the curb — Rocky Balboas: 5×4 IC
- Back peddle across the street
- 5 down/up squats
(Mosey to below the coliseum rock pile)
(2) Rock It
- grab a rock
- 1: mosey to 2nd rock pile with it overhead
- Execute 10 curls on a 4 count IC + drop
- 2: Get another rock from rock pile 2 + walk back to rock pile 1 bear hug style
- Execute 10×4 chest presses IC + drop
-10 count-
(Mosey over to Haslam Rock)
- Wagon wheel if necessary
- end up at sidewalk across the street in the middle of tree coverage
-10 count-
(3) Lunge Plunge
- Lunge to the tree (pine on ground)
- 10 squats (1 count)
- Side shuffle back
- R&R 1x — shuffle with opposite leading foot coming back
(Battle buddy up)
(4) FP
- BTTW to the bat cave (get flag on the way
[ Mary ]
- Core 4
- American Hammers: 10×4 IC
- Flutter Kicks: 10×4 IC
- LLBCs: 10×4 IC
- Cockroaches: 10×4 IC
- Stretching With Steam
- breathing stretches (lower body/back/neck/shoulders)
- flexibility stretches (core/chest/legs)
[ COT ]
- # off
- Name o Rama
- FNGs
- BOM
If we have no desire to be discerning, we won’t be discerning. Proverbs 2:3-6 says,
If you cry for discernment, lift your voice for understanding; if you seek her as silver and search for her as for hidden treasures; then you will discern the fear of the Lord and discover the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
If we are driven by a yearning to be happy, healthy, affluent, prosperous, comfortable, and self-satisfied, we will never be discerning people. If our feelings determine what we believe, we cannot be discerning. If we subjugate our minds to some earthly ecclesiastical authority and blindly believe what we are told, we undermine discernment. Unless we are willing to examine all things carefully, we cannot hope to have any defense against reckless wandering faith.
The desire for discernment is a desire born out of humility. It is a humility that acknowledges our own potential for self-deception—“the heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick; who can understand it” (Jeremiah 17:9). It is a humility that distrusts personal feelings and casts scorn on self-sufficiency—“on my own behalf I will not boast, except in regard to my weaknesses (2 Corinthians 12:5). It is a humility that turns to the Word of God as the final arbiter of all things—“examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so” (Acts 17:11).
No one has a monopoly on truth. I certainly do not. I don’t have reliable answers within myself. My heart is as susceptible to self-deception as anyone’s. My feelings are as undependable as everyone else’s. I am not immune to Satan’s deception. That is true for all of us. Our only defense against false doctrine is to be discerning, to distrust our own emotions, to hold our own senses suspect, to examine all things, to test every truth-claim with the yardstick of Scripture, and to handle the Word of God with great care.
The desire to be discerning therefore entails a high view of Scripture linked with an enthusiasm for understanding it correctly. God requires that very attitude (2 Timothy 2:15). So the heart that truly loves Him will naturally burn with a passion for discernment.
- As I was reading and reflecting on this article, I noticed there were guidelines for the comments on this post, and that they tied in exceptionally well to the message. In the link above you can see this.
- “Blog Guidelines”
- Respectful
- Helpful
- Responsible
- And as I was thinking about the message in this post and how I have failed tremendously at discernment and how I have also improved on leaning more into God’s will for my life and using discernment and wisdom from Him, these three things are great to keep in mind as we, as HIM, work on our discernment and wisdom and choices daily.
- (1) Is it respectful?
- (2) Is it helpful?
- (3) Is it responsible?
- As HIM, we have the unique opportunity to live out this. We have the unique opportunity to exemplify Christ by making sure our choices are respectful, helpful, and responsible.
- Lastly, I am thankful. I have seen these traits played out in real time in you men, you High Impact Men of F3 Knoxville. As I am still young(ish) in my journey, I am incredibly grateful to you men for showing me what responsible decision making and discernment looks like. For showing me what helpful and considerate discernment looks like. For exemplifying what responsible discernment and decision making looks like. Thank you for living this out and setting the example for me.