Everybody knew what was coming Tuesday morning…rain. What all of Natville, save 5, knew would accompany the rain was pain. Or maybe these 5 just didn’t want to take a day off from getting better. Knowing these men, it was definitely the latter.

While the rains came strong, the pax matched its intensity and went all-in on every hand. Starting at the flag and welcoming Natville veteran Tetanus, a fence line first-timer, we hit the pavement with a mosey right into the:

***3rd F Highlights*** Bird’s Nest Q***Notes Below

Warm-a-rama

  • Mosey up to Cornwallis
  • SSH x 15 IC
  • Mosey – Hamilton – Sunset
    • Slow Windmills x 15 IC
    • String Rippers x 20 IC
  • Mosey to front of school under awning
    • Imperial Walkers x 20 IC
    • Hillbilly x 20 IC
  • Mosey to basketball court
    • Incline lunges with Sun Gods

The Thang

Section 1 – grab a friend (resistance band)

  • Mosey back to front of school under awning, find a pole
  • Circuit 1
    • Bicep Curls x 40
    • Front Straight Arm raise x 20
    • Lateral Raise x 20
    • Carolina Dry Docks x 20
  • Circuit 2
    • Line Jumps
      • Forward x 10 IC
      • Lateral x 10 IC
      • Split steps x 10 IC
      • Scissors x 10 IC
  • Circuit 3
    • Back Rows x 40
    • Straight Arm pull down x 30
    • Chest Press x 40
    • 20 Merkins
  • Circuit 4 ( no resistance)
    • 20 squats
    • 20 split lunges
    • 20 ice-skaters
    • 5 frog jumps
  • Circuit 5
    • Chest Press x 30
    • Double Arm Kick Backs x 30
    • Overhead tricep-extension x 30
    • 20 Diamond Merkins
  • SSH x 10
  • mosey back to basketball court

Section 2

Pax formed a circle facing out, elbow-to-elbow. A 10lb med ball was introduced. We started by passing it right. After each pass:

  • 1 burpee x 5 rounds
  • 1 double merkin burpee x 5 rounds
  • 1 triple merkin burpee x 3 rounds

Pax were relieved by an onslaught of heavy rain. We were disappointed the circle wasn’t complete by going left. Having 6 men made this particularly fun. Pax quickly made our way to the upper part of the school for some step work.

Section 3

  • Foot displacement 30 seconds
  • Step-ups (picnic table) 30 seconds
  • Split Step 30 seconds
  • Step-ups (picnic table) 30 seconds

Mary

  • LBCs x 20 IC with resistance
  • Knees-to-chest while maintaining core with resistance x 20 IC
    • Flutter Kicks x 20 IC – no break
    • Freddie Mercuries x 20 IC – no break
  • LBCs x 20 IC with resistance
  • Knees-to chest while maintaining core with resistance x 20 IC
  • LBCs x 15 IC
  • Rockys x 20
  • Monkey Crunches x 30
  • Rope pulls x 20 IC

Moleskin

  • T-claps to Tetanus for posting and trying something new
    • also for reminding YHC not to leave the sacred shovel flag onsite in the rain
  • Welcome back to Man-eater (He likes Debbie Gibson tunes)
  • Appreciative of Gilligan staying in town and doing battle with the Pax in the rain

Announcements

  • 3rd F immediately following – Tuesday workouts – Search Office led by Bird’s Nest
  • 3rd F Fridays at Panera – Everest Site Q
  • Prayers for Gilligan and his family. Lost his aunt last week. (omission of group prayer, but privately launching prayers) (Sorry bro!)

COT

  • YHC took us out asking for Christ to keep His hand on these men and this community

Blessing to lead the men as always

Aye!

~ Big Mitt

***3rd F Highlights*** Bird’s Nest Q

Studying Chapters 8 & 9

Chapter 8 is dialogue leading up to the next miracle, found in Chapter 9

  • Jesus refers to Himself as “the light of the world”
    • referencing a spiritual light to the people
      • People “Who are you?” Find testimony invalid
  • vs 14-18
    • gives identity and lays into Pharisees a little bit
    • further identifies with God as His father
      • lets people know – since they don’t know Him, they don’t know His Father”
      • vs 44
      • Jesus launches onslaught
        • refers to people belonging to devil
        • “You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires.”
      • vs 59
        • – people attempt to stone Him –  Jesus slipped away from temple grounds

Chapter 8 – Jesus forgives an adulterous woman

  • Question
    • teachers are so intent on upholding the law- where is the man?
  • History – 100s of years since last stoning
    • – Solomon’s reign
  • Law – 1 purpose – 4 categories
    • 1 Civil Law
      • relate and justice hand out
      • passed away when Israel passed away
      • church state
    • 2 Religious law
      • Sacrificial system
    • 3 Cleanliness
      • food, molds, hygiene
      • sin separates us from God
        • reminder of coming Savior
        • passed away at Christ’s arrival
    • 4 moral law
      • still standing
      • sermon on the mount (Matthew Chapter 5)
  • Israel was under Roman Law – had Jesus stoned the woman, He would have been turned over to Roman authorities for murder (Civil Law)
  • Discussion on purpose of light
    • Remove Darkness
    • Darkness is not the OPPOSITE of Light, it is rather the ABSENCE of Light
  • Jesus speaks about God’s True Children
    • special right
      • Abraham’s children
      • speaks of freedom – people get offended
    • book of Romans -Chapter 6
      • free and slave of Christ
      • or slave to sin
        • sin controls you
      • one or the other
  • vs 58 Jesus takes on the name of God, once more
    • “I am”
    • Jews knew, God revealed Himself to Moses in Exodus Chapter 3: 14 as:
      • “God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ”

Bird’s Nest prayed us out. Next week we will take a look at the miracle in Chapter 9 as Jesus heals a man born blind.

PAX: Big Mitt

QIC: 05/03/16