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Hot Pursuit

THE SCENE:   31 and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER:  Skipped for you bunch of veterans
WARM-O-RAMA: 

  • Michael Phelps
  • RFTS / LIH
  • Growing arm circles
  • Imperial walkers
  • Squats
  • Down/up dogg
  • Merkins
  • Mosey to the pool wall for 10 wall-ups

THA THANG:

Mosey to the playground;
Max pull-ups
Partner-up:  Max sit-ups in 1 minute

Mosey to the bell
Max merkins in 1 minute
1.5 miles for time

MARY:

Max burpees in 5 minutes

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

Me and 9 of the best men I know

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Once upon a time, I was dating a real hottie – the whole package; legs…hair…figure…smart…her sense of humor…  Incredibly – she seemed into me as well.  It was 18 years ago yesterday that we shared our first kiss on the patio of the Student Union at Oklahoma State.

I was crazy about that 19-year-old girl…and I did crazy things because of how I felt about her.  Like the time I drove to Houston just to spend a few hours with her – then turned around and drove back.  Or the time I tipped a mariachi band the entire contents of my wallet – a few hundred dollars – to play some songs at our table.

Back then, I was crazy about that young woman – who is now my wife.  I was nuts about her and was pursuing her to be my wife (mission accomplished!).

The Word we talked about this morning was “pursuit”.  We looked at two passages in Genesis.

First, in Genesis 2, God creates Adam – then Eve.  Adam writes this impromptu poetry about his wife saying, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.”.  Scripture then says, this is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.  We often hear this passage read during marriage ceremonies…

“and is united to his wife…”  Some other translations say “hold fast to his wife” or “bonds with his wife” – the Hebrew word there is from the root word dabaq.  That word is used 54 times in the Torah – often in the context of a CHASE.  In other context, the same word is translated “in hot pursuit” (1 Samuel 14), and “pursued hard after” (Judges 20).

When I was enamored with that young woman, “debaq” could have described our relationship – I was in hot pursuit!

There is another story of pursuit later in Genesis – this time in Chapter 29.

Jacob was looking for a wife – he meets and falls head over heels for Rachael.  He makes a deal with Rachael’s father to work for him for seven years in exchange for his daughter.  He does – he works for seven years and at the end of those years, Laban pulls a fast one and gives Jacob his other daughter, Leah.  Jacob complains “no, I’m supposed to marry Rachael” – and Laban agrees to give him Rachael as well – in exchange for another seven years of work.  And here’s the thing… Jacob gets Rachael – then continues to work for her after he already had her as his wife.

How amazing would our marriages be if we continued to work for our wives after we’d already married them?  What if we continued to be in hot pursuit of our spouse, like we were when we were dating?  If you want your marriage to THRIVE, pursue her like that again.  Pursue her mind.  Pursue her heart.  Pursue her spirit. 

If you are scrambling for ideas – here are some tips from the internet (written by a woman, so I suppose they are expert tips 😊)

  1. Write her a special note
  2. Plan some quality time with her and let her know in advance
  3. Tell her how you feel about her. Compliment her. You can never compliment her too much
  4. Tell her often that you love her or that you miss her
  5. Text her when you are thinking about her.

But also, men, nobody should know better than YOU how to pursue your wife.  You should be the world’s foremost expert on that.  Ending with a quote from John Piper…

“Don’t marry so you can stop pursuing women. Marry so you can perfect the pursuit of ONE woman for a lifetime.”

MOLESKIN:

  • I’d love to hear how you pursue your wife’s heart today – drop it in Slack or DM me!
  • SKEWER – you crushed your spring scores today, brother.  Nice work!
  • Everyone made improvements – good work all around!
  • Hat tip to my lovely wife for being the inspiration for this Word
  • Hat tip to Craig Groeschel for the Hebrew background info
  • Hat tip to Shanti Landon for the pro tips above

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Oak Ridge Halloween party – next Thursday evening!  Bring your kiddos to trick or treat.  Come staff the F3 tent!
  • Brolympics Nov 5

Into the Danger zone

  • THE SCENE: clear and 60 degrees
    F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
    WARM-O-RAMA:  enjoyed some SSH and squat to the beat of Danger zone
  • Then 10 Chattanooga Cherry pickers
  • Five Knoxville Cherry pickers
    THA-THANG:
  • Two 2 rounds of hard core at the playground.  10 Pullups, 10 awkward turtles( hand to ankle touches while on yourbback) 10 crunches and 60 seconds Plank hold
  • Then 4 rounds of Whitton at the flag and track area;  22 kettle bell swings, 22 goblet Squats,  run 400 meter, 22 curls 22 Thrusters.  Exercise were done with a coupon.

MARY: teamed up with another him in the PAX and jail break back to the meeting area after dropping off the coupon
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
John 15:16 ESV
https://bible.com/bible/59/jhn.15.16.ESV
MOLESKIN: 

The challenge came from a devotional called The Roar within , can be found in youversion app

Every man has a man-killer that could be creeping up to them. But we remember what God tells us In John 15 and Ephesians 2:1-10 as well as surrounding ourselves with the PAX we can overcome a man killer

1. Lack of purpose

2. Lack of respect

3. Anger

4. Lust

5. Shame

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Mini Care Bear Squares

THE SCENE: A fantastic 58 degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER-Yeperdoo
WARM-O-RAMA:
10-SSH

9-Windmills

5-Tempo Merkins

10-Tempo Squats

10-LBAC Foreward, 10-Backwards

10-Morrocan Nightclubs

20-Chattanooga Cherry Pickers
THA-THANG:

Gave the Men of the Fort a taste of IPC so we can do it together Next Year!!

Made a Square with cones set 50 ft. apart

25 squats, Bear crawl to next cone; 25 Merkins Left bear crawl. 25 Big Boys, Crawl Bear to 25 Burpees on the first round, then reduced to 10 on next 2 rounds; right bear crawl back to start.

Mosey to sign and back for a quick breather

WHEELBARROW RACES; Pax partnered up and wheelbarrowed to first set of cones. Pax 1 did 10 derkins while still being held up. Wheelbarrow to the next set of cones and Pax 2 did 10 heavy squats, while still holding up Pax 1; flapjack on the way back. (We had an uneven number so 1 PAX bearcrawled, did 10 Merkins, then 10 Monkey Humpers.

MARY:
Traded Mary in for her buff cousin Sherry. 7 Minutes of shoulder burn exercises Dealers choice for a minute each.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
7 Grizzly Men of the Fort!!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and i will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

We torment ourselves so much with worrying, worrying about yesterday, today and tomorrow. Things that may never happen, and a lot of times don’t. Times when we ignore God the most when we should be trusting him the most. His son has already died on the cross for our burdens. He has already carried the weight of yesterday and tomorrow. So pray and have faith in the lord and lay it all at his feet and take the weight off. Why worry about tomorrow when you can stop and enjoy today!

MOLESKIN:
TAPS for Olive Oyl travelling today, Foghorn Leghorn with his knee, Curious George who will be leaving us in a month. The church as they go through this difficult season. And all our other guys on the DL and DR, WE MISS YALL!!!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Still collecting men’s clothing through the end of the year so go through those closets boys!!

BROLYMPICS!! Nov. 5th @ Asylum. Love to see a great Rampart representation there so hit that sign up sheet!!

Check Mail for Shirts!

Piston is on Q for Saturday SYITG!!

Remission

THE SCENE: The brisk 40 degree weather returns!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Side straddle hops, Knox cherry pickers, Tempo merkins & squats, Tennessee rocking chairs, mountain climbers.
THA-THANG:
Rugby shuttle run to the Freedom bell

  • The mission: Gather the required hash (tally) marks for each exercise group…and beat Juco’s time in the same event last week!  Most hash marks required multiple reps to count, and approved modifications to earn a tally were included:
    • Bodybuilders
      2 burpees (w/ merk) : 1 BB
      3 burpees (no merk): 3 BB
      1 hash = 5 BB, 10 with, 15 w/o
      20 hash marks required
    • Pull-ups
      10 Bent Over Rows : 1 PU
      1 hash = 5 PU, 50 BOR
      20 hash marks required
    • Running Laps
      1 hash = 1 lap
      20 hash marks required
    • Clean & Press (with CMU)
      2 squats : 1 C&P
      4 OHP : 1 C&P
      1 hash = 10 C&P, 20 squats, 40 OHP’s
      40 hash marks required
    • Freddy Mercuries
      2 Big Boys : 1 FM
      5 LBC : 1 FM
      1 hash = 10 FM, 20 BB, 50 LBC
      40 hash marks required
    • Clock Merkins
      20 merkins : 1 CM
      30 knee merkins : 1 CM
      1 hash = 1 CM, 20 m, 30 km
      40 hash marks required

    MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!  Beat Juco’s time by 1 minute!  Victory mosey back to the flag.

MARY:
Had time for the Chumbawumba music challenge.  By the end most had some issues getting “up again”, the Q included.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.”  (Matthew 6:13, NIV)

 Temptation: Question: What’s the best way to handle temptation?  Answer:  Don’t try to handle the temptation!  Turn away from it!  “A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is arrogant and careless.” (Proverbs 14:16, NASB) It’s common sense that if you don’t want to get stung, stay away from the bees!  If you don’t want to get burned, don’t get close to the fire!  If you don’t want to fall off the cliff, don’t hang off the ledge! The goal is not to see how close you can get to temptation but rather how far away from it you can stay! Only a fool thinks they can handle temptation.  Analyze when and where you are most tempted and vulnerable, and then stay away from those situations as much as you can.

-Credit to Larry Blakeburn of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Oak Ridge, TN

MOLESKIN:
Great to get our party crashed by three HIMs from Rampart and a Respect FNG!  An honor and privilege to lead you all this morning!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None passed.

Skeletor’s Toy Box

THE SCENE: It’s a beautiful morning
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

As always, ticked those boxes

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH: 15 x 4 IC
  • Tempo Merkin: 10 x 4 IC
  • Tempo Squat: 5 x 4 IC
  • Little baby arm circles 10 x 4 F & 10 x 4 B
  • Chattanooga cherry picker
  • Seal claps
  • Overhead claps
  • SSH: 10 x 4 IC

THA-THANG:

Round 1 Man at each toy.

120# sandbag Mosey out, Bernie back

60# bag Dead lift

40# bag clean

40# bag overhead press

20# bag tricep extension

35# kettle bell swings

53 # kettle bell farmers carry out with right, back with left

30# rucksack merkins

20# plate heavy big boys

Mosey around for rest

Round 2

120# sandbag Mosey out, Bernie back

60# bag bent rows

40# bag curl

40# bag Heavy Squat

20# bag Dead lift to press

35# kettle bell single arm row

53 # kettle bell farmers carry

30# rucksack get ups

20# plate clean

Mosey to sign and back

MARY:
No time
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Use the TAGS on right-side to record PAX (BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOURSELF) in attendance. Be sure to select the AO in CATEGORY above TAGS and then delete these notes!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

We aren’t called to carry the burdens of life alone. Galatians 6:2 Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.

How do we do that:

  1. Be available – This is the easiest one. Show interest in helping a brother carry his load. Ask him how he is doing, how you can pray for him.
  1. Be a listener- We as men can be  bad listeners, we want to take cation to solve the problem. Sometimes folks just want to share what’s on their heart and need someone to confide in. Be there to listen and give a hug or fist bump to say, I love you and I’ve got your back.
  1. Be a conduit – sometimes we aren’t the right people for the situation a friend is in. Be someone who points others to a friend who has dealt with something similar and has experience with the same type of pains.
  1. Be a witness – no matter what the problem, sin, or affliction, there is only one resolution, the Gospel. The Gospel is a daily reminder that we cannot do it, we need a savior, and that savior is Jesus Christ. He is the one who lived a perfect life, that we can’t live, died a righteous death that we can’t die, and rose again defeating death forever and providing a way for his children to dwell with him forever.

Carry your brothers burdens, look for opportunities to be a blessing.

Prayer requests

BOM

MOLESKIN:
None
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

📢IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT📢
We are now moving to an official boot camp on Saturday at 0700. I will work with leadership to get us set. Saturday workouts are a great opportunity to EH guys and be in the community.