5 PAX beat the fartsack this Gloom for another Gump Ruck beatdown
Warm-o- Rama!
20 SSH IC
15 Hairy Rockets IC
Bolt 45 IC
The Thang!!
This beautiful Gloom the PAX came to play a game of cards. Forwarning might have scared a few HIM from braving the suck and attending this GLOOM.
We circled up and drew cards (or, well, tapped my random card app on my phone) and we preformed Ruck exercises depending on what card appeared.
if we drew and A we did 10 rucking smurf- jacks IC
If we drew a diamond we did merkins to the amount shown on the card (face cards were 10) OYO
if we drew a heart we did IC flutter kicks with rucks held above our chest
if we drew a club we did Ruck pulls (started doing mountain climbers but the act of cinching and uncinching our rucks was a huge hassle and if we didn’t cinch our rucks the Ruck busted the backs of our head) therein, quickly, QIC Gump decided to switch to ruck pulls IC. Also, got off to a rough start but Gump quickly got the hang of it!!
If we drew a spade we did Ruck overhead squats IC. (after the bolt 45s this one really felt great by the end!!)
Half way thru this agony we did the 3rd F
After the 3rd F we continued the horror of drawing cards, to our surprise we seemed to draw the small cards early. We continued draing cards until 5 minues until quitting time
Febreeze
Laying in soft grass (except Wildwing, hes got buns of steal he did these on the Rocks, Hoorah!!) We preformed Febreeze. PAX would complete 2 big Boy situps followed by 10 airlifts (you would be surprised how heavy air is AYE!) we continued the exercise from 2:10, 3:20, 4:30, 5:50(?) on the last rep we lifted our legs 6 inches off the ground as in American hammer style and it proved to be an excellent mary exercise!
COT, prayers for Doubtfires fast healing and chappies army ranger nephew protection while overseas
3rd F- Whole heartedly accepting Gods Plan
Joshua 1:9
9”F3 message started out withHave I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
QIC Gump shared an experience that happened two years ago. One morning after our family did our morning dedication, the reading was Joshua 1:9. Gump told his family to remember the verse Joshua 1:9 for the day, and reminded that that no matter what happened for the day the the Lord our God would be with us every step of the way and reminded them that sometimes life may throw us curve balls, and sometime things may seem real hopeless and grim, but just remember that Jesus is with us and we should not be afraid of anything that comes our way B/C we belong to the Most High and we are royalty in His eyes and He would never leave us nor forsake us.
The very same day around lunch time while Gump and his construction crew were hanging siding on a new construction home when I received a phone call from a guy wanting us to build a 20, 000 sq ft new construction framing job. I assured the guy I would like to meet him and talk to him about the job, however, I immediately thought in my mind that “this guy has the wrong guy, that job is too big for me”. Upon hanging up with the man I laughed out loud at the hypocrisy running thru my thoughts and thought to myself ” wow you just told your family to be strong and courageous today and the Lord is with you with every step”. Therein, my spirits were immediately lifted at the thought of such a supreme God being with me right where I was standing.
Weeks passed, and about 2 months later I had the opportunity to meet the man at the jobsite where he gave me a set of blueprints for the job, and expressed what he was expecting of me. I left the jobsite starsrtuck at the magnitude of this job, and about halfway between my destinations (about a 1 hour ride total) I happened to glare at the set of blueprints that graced the frontseat of my truck. The blueprints were about 3 ft tall and maybe 100 pages thick. They were enourmous, unlike anything I had ever seen before. My thought that ran thru my head was thi, “This job is too big for me!” The instant that thought finished in my head, the very instant, on the local radio station the Radio DJ says “and todays word of hope comes from Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. I immedeatly started crying in praise to God and shouted in thanks at his reminder that infact, He was, and is continuely right beside me and His plan for mylife is way better than my plan for my life. So it was, “okay Lord here I am, have your way if it wins it wins, if it loses it loses!” What do I have to be afraid of? Gods word reminds us of this “And do not fear those who kill the body buy cannot kill the soul. But rather fewar Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell” Matthew 10:28.
The job ended up being a fail monetarily wise. It was an amazing experience so I wont say it was a loss. I often say ” I received my dr. in construction on that job.” But it offered a great learning experience. At one point our small business employed 12 people whom worked 60 hours a week for about 8 weeks. Our weekly payroll was at 13k per week. And at one point I was in charge of 40 people, of which only 13 spoke English fluently. However, God was there in the Midst and for some reason communication was real easy. It was like they could understand my language and I could understand their language. After all is said and done the following year we were pounded from workers Comp and had to pay 7k per month for the insurance for the employees. After doing the math based on previous years I confided in my crew, “guys the only way we are going to get thru this is, if God allows it to happen. But, when we get on the other side we will be better for it”. Well long story short, (haha) we made it thru the storm, and it started with this one thing. “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go”. Joshua 1:9 The plan the Lord has for us is totally different than any plan we could come up with for ourselves, not only that but if we were to be told exactly how God is going to work things out in our life’s we wouldn’t even believe it! So there is this notion, our lives are not really our lives but we live in servitude to Him, and he loves us more than we love ourselves and He would never leave us nor forsake us!
Do Not Worry
25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one [a]cubit to his [b]stature?
28 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not [c]arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6: 25-34
Bolt 45’s IC (4 Count) – 15 squats to halfway down. 15 squats halfway to full down. 15 full squats.
Windmills – 15 IC
Mosey .5 miles to “Holy Freaking Hill”
The Thang
The Super Sheldon Cooper on a “freaking
hill” with a few of my friendly animals – Complete 10 Burpees, 10 Squats, 10
Merkins & 10 Big Boys. Nur up the
hill and mosey down and complete 9 Burpees, 9 Squats, 9 Merkins, & 9 Big
Boys. Crawl Bear up & mosey down and
complete 8 Burpees, 8 Squats, 8 Merkins, & 8 Big Boys. Nur up the hill and mosey down and complete 7
Burpees, 7 Squats, 7 Merkins, & 7 Big Boys.
Inch worm up the hill and mosey down and complete 6 Burpees, 6 Squats, 6
Merkins & 6 Big Boys. Nur up the
hill and mosey down and complete 5 Burpees, 5 Squats, 5 Merkins, & 5 Big
Boys.
Time did not allow us to finish, but
below are the remaining evolutions as planned.
Dragon Crawl up the hill and mosey
down and complete 4 Burpees, 4 Squats, 4 Merkins, & 4 Big Boys. Nur up the hill and mosey down and complete 3
Burpees, 3 Squats, 3 Merkins, & 3 Big Boys.
Boo Boo Bear Crawl up the hill and mosey down and complete 2 Burpees, 2
Squats, 2 Merkins, & 2 Big Boys. Nur
up the hill and mosey down and complete 1 Burpee, 1 Squat, 1 Merkin, & 1
Big Boy.
Mosey .5 miles back to CHOP
Count-O-Rama, Name-O-Rama, and the Circle of Trust. Welcome to FNG Thomas Bunting a.k.a. Radar. Please keep all our HIM in your thoughts and prayers.
Ambassador
grad 1970. Pastor in Canada and Germany retired in 2017. On the Council
of UCG-Canada and COE of UCGIA. Wife Valerie is British. Four adult children, 14 grandchildren
and 7 great.
Give me mountains to climb
and the strength to climb them” was a line I once read. I grew up in the
mountains, and although we did not climb in the technical sense of using ropes,
pins and other devices, we did spend many hours walking the hills and
mountains. The majesty of the peaks makes clear the concept of the grandeur of
God the Creator. It is humbling.
Climbing produces many
benefits that I’ve found to be helpful: strong legs, building confidence in
tackling heights, considering where to place your foot for each step. They are
all lessons of good planning and enable the body to become stronger and more
physically fit. The sheer exuberance of completing the task makes one want to
stand on top of the peak and shout with all of your might.
One of the
most important benefits of hiking is pushing yourself beyond what you think are
your limits.
In the past, I have taken
teenagers and young children for longer hikes in the mountains. I find
resistance comes when they get tired and weary. That is normal. One of the most
important benefits of hiking is pushing yourself beyond what you think are your
limits. Human beings are able to go beyond what they think they can do. The
body may be putting a great deal of pressure on the mind to stop, but the mind
is able to override the complaints of the body and complete the task. There are
lessons learned and character built that will keep you in good stead for a
lifetime. One lesson you can learn is knowing when to rest or pause and when
to proceed.
The safest place for a ship
is a harbor, but ships were not designed for staying in a harbor. You do not
become a great sailor by staying in quiet waters. Great sailors learn to be
great by facing and conquering the most severe storms and conditions that the
sea can give. No one would advocate that a sea captain start his career in the
most severe storm. Usually, a person starts out as a helper and assistant. He
gains experience during smaller storms and slowly develops the qualities needed
to tackle problems with expertise and competence. The same applies to the
mountains that we climb in life—whether they are real mountains or the
challenges of daily life, physical struggles, emotional or
spiritual issues.
A hard trail
Almighty God is very careful
about inviting humans to become part of the first fruits and first
resurrection. We read in John 6:44 that only God the Father decides
whose mind to open. It is not the great of the world that He chooses (1
Corinthians 1:26-27), but those chosen definitely must be able to embark on a
hard trail. It is surprising how some seemingly unlikely people have great
inner strength. Those chosen will have great rewards that will make the
struggle worth every difficult step. It will take all the strength, determination
and effort that they are able to put forth along with God’s help to reach the
summit. God is a strong helper during all of the struggles, and Jesus Christ
intercedes on our behalf.
People who
are new to the mountains do not always appreciate the dangers hidden there.
They will learn through experience that there is a proper way to climb
a mountain.
In Matthew11:12 we are told
that forceful men lay hold of the kingdom God offers. Jesus called them
“overcomers” in several places in Scripture. The obvious conclusion is that a
person will have to look forward and glimpse the wonderful future with such
conviction that nothing will deter them from achieving the goal. Hebrews 11
records the suffering of many. In Hebrews 12:3-9 Paul explains that
we need to endure hardship as discipline; God is treating us as sons. Hardships
are the mountains God has given us to climb. We need to rely on God’s Holy
Spirit and use our minds and concentration skills for this daunting task. God
will supply what we need, with His only request being that we appreciate what
is happening and learn to love His ways. Age and physical abilities are not
factors in this spiritual expedition.
Luke 14:28-33 reveals
the need to count the cost before embarking on an adventure. We need to know we
are able to complete the task. It is certain that no person, by themselves can
accomplish this task. They neither know the way nor have the strength. God
gives us what we need.
It’s worth the climb
Mountains are climbed one
step at a time. There are periods of rest, traversing and planning. Our
spiritual mountain gives us similar challenges. In 1 Corinthians
10:13 Paul stated that God only gives us that which we can bear and helps
when temptations or hardship come. It is comforting to realize that we are not
alone and have a thoughtful Creator who will lift us up.
People who are new to the
mountains do not always appreciate the dangers hidden there. They will learn
through experience that there is a proper way to climb a mountain. They will
find out that the view from the top is breathtaking. This spiritual climb is
the only way that leads to eternal life, and it is worth every ounce of
expended energy.
It is probably true that most
people would rather avoid the strenuous and demanding task of climbing
mountains (real or spiritual). Most people avoid pain and suffering. The way
God chose for His people is a difficult and narrow path. Jesus Christ felt the
loss of many disciples when the way was too difficult (John 6:66). Even His
close followers fled in panic when they saw that Jesus was not resisting arrest
and torture (Matthew 26:56).
In the end, the reward will
be more than worth the struggle. This life is short and full of troubles,
whether we choose to follow Jesus Christ or not. This life is physical and
temporary. The life we hope for, pray for and suffer for is eternal. God places
this hope into the hearts of all people.
Climbing mountains is a great source of joy and satisfaction. How much greater and joyful are God’s mountains when He walks at our side. So then we can pray, “Give me mountains to climb and the strength to climb them.”
9 HIM posted for the first First State beatdown of the week and the month.
YHC pulled out what has become a standard of measure at the CHOP AO in Milton, DE: The 4 x 4! But the name was changed from 4 x 4 to 4 for #4 this time in honor of #4 Troy Haynes, star QB from Woodbridge High School, Class of 2019. This young-man was starting QB for 4 years, leading his high school football team to 2 State Championships. He was diagnosed in the Spring with kidney cancer. He’s been a strong tower through this battle, and his parents and family have been an amazing testimony of faith in Christ the whole time, hoping, praying for, and expecting the best. Sadly, Troy went home to be with the Lord on Sunday. He just turned 19-years-old!
The whole community of Woodbridge has stood by the Haynes family during this battle. YHC’s wife teaches in the Woodbridge School District and has been involved in rallies for #4 and kept YHC abreast of his situation. What a community! Everyone was praying. Everyone was wearing their shirts that said #fightlike4. Everyone was right there, on the sidelines, rooting for Troy through what turned out to be an insurmountable battle. Troy was apparently not accustomed to losing, but this one was out of his hands. If they could everyone around him, including Troy himself, would no doubt call some other play, any play, that would pull this one out for the win–whether it be a come from behind, after the 2-minute warning, last second, or an OT situation. Texas. In the end, there was no play call to beat this opponent. Cancer. Time ran out. Cancer sucks! A young man has been taken from his parents, family, friends, and this world. Too soon! Our hearts ache for the whole family, but for the parents, especially. Some of you have been there and done that, but most of us cannot imagine losing a child. They’re supposed to outlive us! There’s no understanding this side of heaven to be able to explain, more less fully accept such a loss. There are no easy answers. Presence. Yet, we know Christ who holds this family and the entire world in His hands. In situations like this we may not know the future, but we can find peace in Him who holds it. We pray this for Troy’s mom and dad, and for his siblings. As part of the community-at-large, we’ll continue to pray for and support and stand beside this family–their hopes were not seemingly satisfied. While there are no answers in all of this (yet), the family’s faith has been strong. We trust that it remains as such, and if not, where it is perhaps tested or maybe even broken, may God use this experience to rebuild their faith in due time.
This workout was themed in honor of Troy: 4 for #4: 4 corners [around the block, 0.5 miles] with 4 workouts, one on each corner. It went a little something like this:
Cherry Picker (Crab Flipper, Hairy Chigger) – 18 IC
Italian Night Club – 18 IC
B2G (Butt 2 Ground) Squats – 10 Count Hold (x3)
Brief review on the purpose of the Shovel-Flag, the Mission of F3 to plant, grow, and serve small workout groups of men for the invigoration of male community leadership, and the principles of F3: 1. All men 2. Always outdoors, rain or shine, hot or cold 3. Peer lead 4. Free, and 4. Always end with a COT.
Brief explanation of workout and how we were going to use it as a simple tribute to Troy Haynes. #4!
Transition to next corner: Mosey down Willow Ave. toward Union St. 50% mosey to 1st light pole, 75% mosey to 2nd light pole, Jail Break rest of the way to…
Corner #4: Body – Burpees – 10 OYO, Mt. Climbers – 10 OYO, Flying Squirrels – 10 OYO, and Mule Kicks – 10 OYO (YHC’s back still hurts! note to self: NEVER put these on the Weinke again!)
There you have it, 4 [corners] for #4.
Mosey return to the AO. And looky, looky, it’s 0600 hrs.
COT/BOM:
Announcements: Lots of chatter about some unheard of run. The Dogfish somethin’ or other? We’re going to check into this thing and see what it’s all about. Anybody know anything? (Seriously, great job to all the guys who ran it! Chairman, Chattahoochee, Leatherman.) Shout out to all those pushing not only to improve their wellness, but also their leadershipness. #F3FirstStateVisibility
Prayers: Haynes family, that God and His people would surround them during this time | Gump, recovery from possible stress fracture | A bunch of other requests that I’ve forgotten but Christ has not. All humbly lifted to our Lord.
Thanks to all the HIM who won That First Battle, overcame the draw of the fartsack (which has apparently been very strong as of late), and posted. You posted and that’s why YHC posted! Honored to lead this workout as a simple tribute to #4, and honored to lead the PAX of F3 First State! Aye!
Chappie, out!
3rd F Message shared prior to Corner 3 workout. The full version:
We’ve all inadvertently inflicted pain on someone else, we’ve all inadvertently been the source of someone else’s pain. I remember once when Zeke (our 20-yr-old) was a baby and I had just changed his diaper. As I was getting him dressed again, I began to snap the shoulder snaps on his onesie. One moment everything was fine, a split-second later, he was red-in-the-face screaming and crying. I had no idea what was wrong with my little guy, and I all I wanted to do was finish dressing him so I could pick him up to comfort him. I was having trouble with one of the snaps, so I hurried even more, pressing the snaps harder between my fingers. He screamed and cried louder. I became all the more determined to get the thing snapped, so I squeezed the snap harder still. The result was his escalating pain. At that moment I was horrified to realize he was being tortured by ME! He was screaming and crying because of ME! The snaps I’d kept squeezing harder together would not close because I had the skin of his left shoulder between them. I was the source of his pain! Inadvertently, yes! But I was inflicting severe pain upon someone I loved. (Not talking about discipline here, that’s very purposeful pain, but I’m talking about inadvertent infliction.)
Several pieces of this scene translate into tools we can use when discovering that we’re the source of someone else’s pain:
First: STOP DOING WHAT YOU’RE DOING. When I discovered I was causing my son pain I stopped. I realized I’d had some of his skin between the snaps and I was hurting him, so I stopped right away. When you and I realize that what we’re doing is a source of someone else’s pain — a loved one, a friend, a peer, an acquaintance, or even someone we may not know — we have to stop doing whatever it is that’s causing them pain. You might discover it on your own, they may tell you (depending on age, they might even scream or cry :-), or an outside voice might come from someone observing what’s going on and mention it to you. The point is that awareness should bring it’s end.
Second: COMFORT THE OTHER PERSON. When I discovered I was causing my son pain I comforted him. I immediately picked him up and I soothed his shoulder the best I could. I couldn’t believe what I’d done. Frankly, I’m surprised there’s no scar there today. Pain brings discomfort. The level of pain inflicted carries with it a corresponding level of discomfort. My son was only a baby at the time, and it was easier to comfort him in that moment than at other times in his adolescence, or since as a young adult when I’ve failed him and inadvertently inflicted pain upon him (or others). The same is true among all of us as adults; we can’t simply pick up another adult and soothe them from [physical/emotional/relational] pain we’ve caused. Oh, if it were only THAT easy! It’s going to be different when we’re dealing with each other as brothers and sisters in Christ. Yet, still, maybe it doesn’t have to be as complicated as we sometimes make it. After all, we’re “members one of another” according to Romans 12:5. And Romans 14:19 says, “So then let us pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another.” What it is that will provide comfort for someone when we’ve been the source of their pain? Our pursuit of making peace with them (no matter who it is).
Third: EXPRESS YOUR SORROW. When I discovered I was causing my son pain I pleaded my sorrow to him. As a baby, he had no clue what I was saying. But he did understand the action of my love. He knew my sorrow because it was expressed not just by my voice (words he didn’t understand) but by my affection and by my repentance (I stopped doing that which was his source of pain and I picked him up and held him til the pain subsided). God’s Word talks about a sorrow that leads to repentance (2 Cor. 7:10). While that refers to salvation, I think we can apply it here. When we’re the source of someone else’s pain, its not enough to simply say we’re sorry. Our sorrow over hurting someone else has to lead us not only to stopping, but it has to lead to reconciling with them. Taking full responsibility for our words and/or actions is part of godly sorrow.
When Carol and I were first married we attended what was essentially a small group for Marriage Ministries International. Someone in the group quipped that there were 12 words that we’d have to get used to saying: “You were right. I was wrong. Please forgive me. I love you!” If I recall correctly, the husbands (especially) were taught we’d have to get used to saying them if we wanted a happy marriage. I jest, but there’s truth in those words that we’ve both actually kept handy for nearly 26 years now. Here’s some key advice for expressing your sorrow when you’ve been the source of someone else’s pain. DO NOT just say sorry! DO tell them you know exactly what you did that hurt them. Take full responsibility for it! Plead sorrow and use these words EVERY time: “Will you forgive me?” If you’re the one who’s been hurt, and someone is admitting their wrong and asking for your forgiveness, use these words EVERY time: “I forgive you.” Say it! You’ve probably noticed some who are utterly uncomfortable using these words. Well, make it your practice anyway! Who knows, maybe it’ll catch on. Remember, express genuine sorrow and take full responsibility for doing whatever it was that was the source of someone’s pain, and let the action that follows do the convincing: “…fervently love one another from the heart” (1 Peter 1:22). In Matthew 5:23-24, Jesus said, “If therefore you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you [i.e. you probably hurt him], leave your offering there before the altar, and go your way; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering.”
Also, in the next chapter, right after the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus taught this about forgiveness: “For if you forgive men for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men, then you Father will not forgive your transgressions” (Matt. 6:14-15). In summary, these verses say we are to treat others the way God has treated us.
Rest assured I was careful to never pinch my boy’s skin between the shoulder snaps of his onesie again. Nonetheless, I have been a source of pain to him in other ways. To be fair, he’s done the same. I’m human. He’s human. We’re all human, and there have been plenty of times when we’ve inadvertently been the source of someone else’s pain. And maybe they’ve been the source of ours. Yet, we have this God-driven love for one another, supernatural love, which not only prompts us in the Spirit of Christ to reconcile, but He’s also given us the above tools and many more to work through the pain and continue on in healthy relationships with one another. That’s what HIM men do!
The THANG- mosey down to food lion to the grass lot behind the former donut shop. 343 firefighters lost there lives on sept. 11th 18yrs ago due to the terrorist attacks on the WTC. To honor that sacrifice we will started the beatdown with different exercises that will equal up to 343 reps
50 squats
50 LBCS
50 alternating lunges
50 alternating shoulder taps from the plank position.
50 american Hammers
50 merkins
20 Bobby hurley’s
23 burpees
After the 343 there happened to be a nice lonely wall right beside us all pax had a seat on the wall will each pax individually done 15 overhead hand claps 1 at a time
Followed this up with a toy soldier set.
30 LBCs/20 E2ks each leg/15 big boys
Then we took a nice mosey back to the AO for a short round of mary.
Finished up with count=0=rama, name=0=rama and giving the FNG his F3 nickname finally ending with COT.
Break into 2 groups: G1 takes a lap around the Library while G2 does Erkins with an alternating K2E (knee to elbow). Groups 1 & 2 switch when Mosie groups has returned. (x2).
Mosie through downtown Milford.
7 of Walls!!! (Play on the 7 of Diamonds).
7: Mike Tyson’s at each wall, mosie from wall to wall (x4). Wall sit waiting for 6.
14: Snow Angels at each wall, mosie from wall to wall (x4). Wall sit waiting for 6.
21: Merkins at each wall, mosie from wall to wall (x4). Wall sit waiting for 6.
28: Deadlift Squats at each wall, mosie from wall to wall (x4). Wall sit waiting for 6.
Third F Message (see below)
21: Double Crunches at each wall, mosie from wall to wall (x4). Wall sit waiting for 6.
14: 4 count alternating hand to wall planks at each wall, mosie from wall to wall (x4). Wall sit waiting for 6.
7: Bobby Hurley’s at each wall, mosie from wall to wall (x4). Wall sit waiting for 6.
WHETSTONE (Q1.8) March 31, 2019 by Dancing Idiot.
A man must be sharpened like a knife blade. Both a man and a knife are made to cut, but neither can be effective until properly honed. A knife is sharpened by a whetstone. While water is used to lubricant the whetstone prior to sharpening, that is not where the “whet” part comes from. To whet actually means to sharpen, like with a man’s appetite and curiosity. In other words, to whet both blade and man is to put on an edge, with a result that is sharp, dynamic, and ready to cut. The unsharpened man is dull and lethargic, in-effective as a leader and I’ll-prepared for the obstacles he will face in his life.
Just as a man’s appetite for pure food must be whetted, so must his appetite for the heavy responsibility that comes with leadership. The HIM acts as the stone to the younger man’s blade, providing the hard surface against which he becomes sharper and whetting his appetite for greater responsibility.
Through the whetstone, the blade receives something he lacked before, a honed edge to his life that he must posses to be effective and have impact on his community. But the stone gets something as well. In fulfilling his natural desire to pour into younger men he accelerates his own pursuit of proper personal alignment.
Bolt 45’s – 15 squats to halfway down. 15 squats halfway to full down. 15 full squats
Windmills – 20 IC
Mosey .4 miles to the Food Lion Shopping Center.
The Thang
Hindenburg BLIMPS from the Exicon
Modified version of BLIMPS. Done on a field. Perform exercise at corner #1, sprint to corner #2, perform exercise, sprint to corner #3, perform exercise. Then to corner #4, perform exercise, and then go back to corner #1. Plank it up until all PAX are in. That completes one round. Round #1 – 10 Burpees. Round #2 – 20 Lunges each leg. Round #3 – 30 Imperial Walkers. Round #4 – 40 Merkins. Round #5 – 50 Plank Jacks. Round #6 – 60 Squats.
We completed three rounds due to time constraints. Each round consists of .16 miles.
Mosey .4 miles back to CHOP.
Toy Soldier Set. 30 LBC’s, 20 E2K’s, each side, 10 Big
Boys.
PAX finished the beat down strong
with 40 merkins OYO
Count-O-Rama, Name-O-Rama, and the Circle of Trust. Please keep all our HIM in your thoughts and prayers.
F3 Message 09/03/19 – From Ron Hutchcraft Ministries
Why you Matter So Much to the People You Know – #7856
Monday, February 20, 2017
“You sit there staring at the phone for forty-five minutes. There’s this girl you really want to ask out, but every time you try to pick up the phone to call her, you freeze. Finally, you realize she probably isn’t going to call you, and the phone isn’t going to call her all by itself. So, you punch in her number. Are you still afraid? Yes. But courage is not the absence of fear; it’s the disregard of it! So here goes! Yes, that actually was my life at one time.
That
battle with fear must be exponentially greater when there’s a life-or-death
situation where you could make a difference. Like the day a commuter flight
crashed on takeoff from the Lexington, Kentucky airport. Fifty passengers; only
one survived-the co-pilot. He owes his life to three emergency workers who were
there as the flames began to engulf the plane. They said the heat from
thousands of gallons of flaming jet fuel was almost overwhelming. There was a
lot of reason to be afraid. But they went in anyway. One of the workers put it
this way: “We just knew we had to get him out of there.” He’s alive
today because they did.
I’m Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about “Why You
Matter So Much to the People You Know.”
If
you belong to Jesus Christ, you’ve probably heard sermons about how you’re
supposed to “witness” and “share your faith.” Well,
research shows that only a small, really small percentage of us Christians ever
tell anyone what we know about Jesus Christ. If it’s just
“witnessing” or “sharing your faith,” it’s one thing not to
do it. If it’s the difference between someone within your reach living or
dying, it’s something much bigger. And that’s exactly what it is-life-or-death.
There’s
a simple eight-word command in Jude
23.
It is our word for today from the Word of God. It captures the urgency of the
mission that God has assigned to every believer. Here are your orders and mine:
“Snatch others from the fire and save them.” The fire is the awful
eternity that awaits anyone you know who doesn’t know your Jesus.
Jesus
took the punishment for their sins so they wouldn’t have to, but they have to
put their trust in Him. And to do that, they have to understand what Jesus did
for them on the cross. And someone’s going to have to tell them about that;
someone who knows this Jesus; someone who knows them. You have that information
upon which their eternity depends. And because you’re already a part of their life,
they’re more likely to listen to you than probably any other Christian on
earth.
It’s our fear, isn’t it though, that keeps us from going in for the rescue?
What can help you overcome that fear, the fear that’s kept you from telling
people you know about your Jesus, maybe over and over again? First,
understanding that this really is life-or-death; not just sharing your beliefs
with someone.
Without
Jesus, the Bible says, they will “be punished with everlasting destruction
and shut out from the presence of the Lord” (2 Thessalonians 1:9). He doesn’t want
that. He died so that wouldn’t have to happen, but they need to know that.
Secondly,
you have to realize that fear always goes with rescue; rescue always means
risk. It did for Jesus-it does for you. The fear is real, but it doesn’t have
to decide what you do. Listen to the words of the man who went into that burning
plane, “We just knew we had to get him out of there.”
That’s
what will open your mouth. Deciding that whatever you’re risking to tell them
about Jesus, it can’t be anywhere near as terrible as what will happen if you
don’t tell them. You can’t just leave them lost. You can’t just let them die
without a chance. You’re in a position to rescue them.
This isn’t just witnessing. This isn’t just sharing your faith. It’s rescuing the dying. Thank God you were snatched from the fire. Now it’s your turn to “snatch others from the fire and save them.”
PAX stayed at basketball court for a few ab exercises:
Growing Paing
30 LBC OYO
30 Big Boys OYO
Superman 30 count IC
Sweat angels- PAX layed on backs with hands and feet 6 in off ground and made beautiful sweat angels 22 IC
Short mosey to baseball diamond followed by the Cooper routine:
PAX moseyed around perimeter of baseball field ( not baseball diamond)
Once we reached home plate we did 10 burpees, 10 squats, 10 merkins, and 10 Big boys, followed by another lap around baseball field only to do 9 of each, rince and repeat until we passed 5 burpees, 5 squats, 5 merkins, and 5 Big boys where we read the F3 Message.
John 15 1-17:
John 15 1-17 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you. These things I command you, that you love one another.
After a short Bible message we continued the Cooper routine until all PAX reached 0 For a total of 11 Laps around the baseball field 55 burpees, 55 squats, 55 merkins, and 55 bigboys. We finished our beatdown with a COT
