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Tag: Imaginary

[mountainbiking] 70%

AO: mountainbiking
Q: Tank (Chris DeFranco)
PAX: Gru Petr Hanousek, Imaginary, Hootie, Tank (Chris DeFranco)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
THE THANG: around Lincoln to Sharpshin, Sharpshin up to the cul-de-sac, connector trail to independence, independence to Lincoln, back up Sharpshin, down nightfall

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sat night ride

COT: I gave the guys a is it in the Bible or not quiz. They scored a 70%. The moral of the story is know your Bible. Read it daily. Digest it. So when a non-believer has questions you know how to answer them.

[mountainbiking] Aspiring Hearts (physically & internally)

AO: mountainbiking
Q: Billy Goat
PAX: Bling, Imaginary, Tank (Chris DeFranco), Sasquatch (Greg Blackmon), Hootie, Otis, Abscess, Billy Goat
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARMUP: Up to the pump track while we waited on Bling

THE THANG: Started out on Perseverance to Challenger with a little divergence on to Opportunity (CVTA) then Ridge to South Renegade then bomb down North Contender to To-Hi to Vim & Vigor and then climb back up on Relentless Ridge and then down to the park.

MARY: A great cardio workout with good mix of riders with some breaks for a little convrosation.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Need a Q for Thu

COT: Matthew 23:25 – Many focus on what the world sees of them on the outside but Jesus teaches us to focus on what’s in the heart on the inside. If you do this, you won’t need to focus on the outside because the inside will take care of the outside in the process.

[mountainbiking] Tuesday at Dirty South

AO: mountainbiking
Q: Imaginary
PAX: Hootie, Gru Petr Hanousek, Imaginary
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
WARMUP / ROUTE: Sycamore Loop warm up. Red Bud Crest, Victor Ashe, Hickory, Flow, over Burnett Ridge, up and out Floyd Fox. Great evening for a ride. Thought I got a picture but apparently not with my glove pushing the button :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Let’s fill up the Q calendar. Attendance is dipping.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Not Competing: …bearing with one another through love, striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:2-3

The only qualification required by God is to want to be with him. None of us is substandard. Each of us is invited to come higher, not in wealth or power or position, but in humility and love. We are not competing for this prize but helping each other get there.

[mountainbiking] Bikes with Lazers on their heads

AO: mountainbiking
Q: Tank (Chris DeFranco)
PAX: Frosty, Gru Petr Hanousek, Tank (Chris DeFranco), Trolley ( Dan Shumaker ), Imaginary, Hootie, Riddler
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP: rode around and checked out the park. Really nice place.

THE THANG:
Up Contender from Pump track…then east on Ridge to Dragon on left…down Dragon…climb Relentless Ridge (easy way up)…west on Ridge to Renegade on left…turn right on Contender back to the top…turn left on ridge head down the Right Stuff. Climb back up challenger and down your choice of Right Stuff or Relentless ridge back to the cars.

COT: I talked about how in book of Matthew, Matthew refers to himself as the tax collector. His selfless accounts of Jesus’ life caught my attention and it made me think about how I could be more selfless in my life and if everyone was more selfless our community, nation, world would be a better place.

[mountainbiking] Flight of the Concord

AO: mountainbiking
Q: Tank (Chris DeFranco)
PAX: Billy Goat, Bling, Imaginary, Tank (Chris DeFranco), Riddler, choo choo
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
THE THANG:
Pedal up to the downhill hub and do 20 pushups.
>From the hub, take Warning Track down and back up. Then take Knuckleball to Bad Hop. Join onto Full Count and go under the bridge. Go to Calloway Ridge loop to Claim Letter to loop to top of full steam ahead. Take it down (x2) and then take Shades along the lake to connect back to the junction. From there take Shades to black hole.
Push or ride bike back up Black Hole.
Head back to bridge. Do a game of “last to finish” (Riddler won) Go back under the bridge and take full count to Breakout. Take slow pitch up to upper deck loop. Take lockdown down and do Breakout again or go down slow pitch. Take lago around and back up to the loop to take High and Tight. After climb back up to hub and take Strike zone home.

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: new time? 5:45-6 and new days…Tues-Thurs?

COT:
Phil 1 has Paul in jail and speaking of how people are preaching the good news of Christ for the wrong reasons. To gain clout or thinking they were better than Paul etc.
So what was his response?
Great! Praise God!
He knew God can use anyone to deliver his message.

He even downgraded himself.

In 1st Corinthians, Paul said, “I did not come proclaiming to you of God with lofty speech or wisdom. I was with you in weakness and fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the spirit and of power that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.”

Does anyone know who Balaam was in the Old Testament?
He was an evil profit called upon to curse the Israelites.
God used his donkey to speak to him and have him see the angel in front of him.

So it doesn’t matter if you are not the best speaker or if you don’t have your doctorate in Bible you can still preach the gospel to those who need it. God proved that even a jackass can get his Word across!