Reminder to join us for QSource QPoint “Disruption” Sunday (1/10/21) following Crossroads. Pizza Man will be leading the discussion.
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Brothers,
Let me begin with a thank you to Def Leppard for his service in what proved to be one of the most challenging years any of us may ever experience. He is a man that exemplifies all 3 F’s and has always led by example. This is true of all the former Nantan’s; Whoopee, Freight, Tool Time and Stroganoff all share these characteristics and have done a remarkable job in leading F3 Gastonia to become what I feel is the best region in all of F3 Nation. I am both honored and humbled to be chosen to follow in the footsteps of these High Impact Men and promise to make every effort to achieve the high standards they have established.
Thank you to all of the F3 Gastonia PAX for pushing me to levels I never thought possible. Since becoming a part of F3 I’ve been able to set PR’s in multiple races, I have 100’s of men that I now call friends and my faith has grown through bible studies and QSource. That’s what this F3 thing is all about, pushing one another to excel in all areas so that we can be the men that God has called us to be!
Many of you choose a focus word at the beginning of each year to help you improve or strengthen your life. These words could be something like prayer, love, communication or anything related to an area of your life where you feel you need improvement. This same concept can be applied to an organization and the focus word I’ve chosen for F3 Gastonia this year is….
GROWTH
I’ll be communicating more on this topic throughout the year, but when you think of Growth don’t limit your focus to numbers of PAX or improved fitness. Growth applies to all 3 F’s. Grow your personal relationships with other PAX by getting together one on one or in small groups, grow your faith through the study at Coconut Horse or QSource at Crossroads on Sundays or become a part of the Whetstone program and start really working on those things you are struggling with.
Again, I appreciate the opportunity to serve as Nantan and thank each of you for your support. Stay safe and I’ll SYITG!
I’m Broke
As voted on by the PAX, here are the results for the 2020 F3 Gashouse awards.
PAX of the year
1st place: Broke
2nd place: Freight
3rd place: Def Leppard
Best EHer
1st: Sargento
2nd: Flubber
3rd: Sparky
Rookie of the year
1st: Purple Haze
2nd: Wichita
3rd: Achy Breaky
1st F MVP
1st: Broke
2nd: Dr. Seuss
3rd: Gold Digger
2nd F MVP
1st: Tiger
2nd: Tesla
3rd: Huckleberry
3rd F MVP
1st: Tiger
2nd: Big Pappy
3rd: Sparky
Best Q
1st: Short Sale
2nd: Roscoe
3rd: Freight
Site Q of the year
1st: Sargento
2nd: Wichita
3rd: Dirt
Most supportive
1st: Dr. Seuss
2nd: Wichita
3rd: Sparky
Mumblechatter
1st: Freight
2nd: Sargento
3rd: Tool Time
Form Police
1st: Sister Act
2nd: Roscoe
3rd: Freight
Fartsacker of the year
1st: Allen Tate
2nd: Roadie
3rd: Medicine Woman
Most Improved
1st: Watts Up
2nd: Flintstone
3rd: Wichita
Well done to all the winners. I appreciate the opportunity to be the 2nd F Q for 2020. It was a wild year, and we were severely limited on 2nd F opportunities. With that said, congratulations to the 2021 2nd F Q: Allen Tate. I’m certain the region is in good hands.
Huckleberry
Thanks F3 Gastonia
A word to my F3 brothers: Serving as Nantan of F3 Gastonia for 2020 has been one of the biggest honors of my life. To lead this group of the best men in our area was such a great privilege for me. I want to thank each man in F3 Gastonia for their never-ending work toward our mission. I would especially like to thank Broke, Huckleberry, Tiger, Watts Up and Montross for leading in their positions. I would also like to thank all of the Site Q’s for keeping F3 working. We had many plans for the year and not all of the plans happened, yet F3 Gastonia adjusted and kept working toward the mission. F3 is a wonderful organization and I saw that first hand this year as Nantan. It is a pleasure and an inspiration to lead a group of leaders that are all striving to accomplish the mission of invigorating male community leadership. I have been inspired to be a better husband, father, friend, worker and servant. I know the next leaders will continue this mission and F3 Gastonia will continue to thrive. I encourage you to keep EHing to give away F3 to men who need it. I encourage everyone to keep pushing the workouts to be challenging and organized. I encourage each of you to connect with the men around you to build friendships beyond just acquaintances. I encourage everyone to continually strive to be better each day especially to those we are around the most. I also strongly encourage everyone to increase their living out of their faith to continue to impact our community. It should be very noticeable to those around you that you are better with F3! Thanks guys. Love you all, Def Leppard. SYITG!
Reminder to join us for QSource QPoint “Disruption” Sunday (1/10/21) following Crossroads. Pizza Man will be leading the discussion.
Guys, I would like to personally invite and challenge each of you to tackle a QSource QPoint one Sunday morning after Crossroads in 2021, especially if you’re not from the Folsom area. All the resources you need are located on the F3 Nation website. I’ve attached the current list of QPoints and Qs that have stepped up! Will you be one of them? Please pick something you’d like to learn more about or share and contact me. Thanks. AYE! QSource 2021
If you’ve been wanting to join QSource but not start in the middle, now’s the perfect time! We will be starting fresh on the entire series this Sunday (1/10/2021). Join us right after Crossroads for Qpoint “Foundation” presented by Broke. I challenge all the PAXs to show & grow your leadership skills. Hope to see you there!
Proverbs 31
Sayings of King Lemuel
31 The sayings of King Lemuel—an inspired utterance his mother taught him.
2 Listen, my son! Listen, son of my womb!
Listen, my son, the answer to my prayers!
3 Do not spend your strength[a] on women,
your vigor on those who ruin kings.
4 It is not for kings, Lemuel—
it is not for kings to drink wine,
not for rulers to crave beer,
5 lest they drink and forget what has been decreed,
and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
6 Let beer be for those who are perishing,
wine for those who are in anguish!
7 Let them drink and forget their poverty
and remember their misery no more.
8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
for the rights of all who are destitute.
9 Speak up and judge fairly;
defend the rights of the poor and needy.
Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character
10 [b]A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
12 She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
13 She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands.
14 She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar.
15 She gets up while it is still night;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her female servants.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She sets about her work vigorously;
her arms are strong for her tasks.
18 She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night.
19 In her hand she holds the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
20 She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.
21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
22 She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes.
25 She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
27 She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
29 “Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all.”
30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
31 Honor her for all that her hands have done,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
Read that last verse again. Pray for the upcoming year. There will be highs and lows for sure. Whatever the new year holds, God also holds. We have no promise that it will be easy, but that is part of the reason we do what we do. Happy New Year men!
Tiger
Proverbs 30
Sayings of Agur
30 The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh—an inspired utterance.
This man’s utterance to Ithiel:
“I am weary, God,
but I can prevail.[a]
2 Surely I am only a brute, not a man;
I do not have human understanding.
3 I have not learned wisdom,
nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One.
4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down?
Whose hands have gathered up the wind?
Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name, and what is the name of his son?
Surely you know!
5 “Every word of God is flawless;
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
6 Do not add to his words,
or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.
7 “Two things I ask of you, Lord;
do not refuse me before I die:
8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
give me neither poverty nor riches,
but give me only my daily bread.
9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you
and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’
Or I may become poor and steal,
and so dishonor the name of my God.
10 “Do not slander a servant to their master,
or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.
11 “There are those who curse their fathers
and do not bless their mothers;
12 those who are pure in their own eyes
and yet are not cleansed of their filth;
13 those whose eyes are ever so haughty,
whose glances are so disdainful;
14 those whose teeth are swords
and whose jaws are set with knives
to devour the poor from the earth
and the needy from among mankind.
15 “The leech has two daughters.
‘Give! Give!’ they cry.
“There are three things that are never satisfied,
four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
16 the grave, the barren womb,
land, which is never satisfied with water,
and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’
17 “The eye that mocks a father,
that scorns an aged mother,
will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,
will be eaten by the vultures.
18 “There are three things that are too amazing for me,
four that I do not understand:
19 the way of an eagle in the sky,
the way of a snake on a rock,
the way of a ship on the high seas,
and the way of a man with a young woman.
20 “This is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth
and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’
21 “Under three things the earth trembles,
under four it cannot bear up:
22 a servant who becomes king,
a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,
23 a contemptible woman who gets married,
and a servant who displaces her mistress.
24 “Four things on earth are small,
yet they are extremely wise:
25 Ants are creatures of little strength,
yet they store up their food in the summer;
26 hyraxes are creatures of little power,
yet they make their home in the crags;
27 locusts have no king,
yet they advance together in ranks;
28 a lizard can be caught with the hand,
yet it is found in kings’ palaces.
29 “There are three things that are stately in their stride,
four that move with stately bearing:
30 a lion, mighty among beasts,
who retreats before nothing;
31 a strutting rooster, a he-goat,
and a king secure against revolt.[b]
32 “If you play the fool and exalt yourself,
or if you plan evil,
clap your hand over your mouth!
33 For as churning cream produces butter,
and as twisting the nose produces blood,
so stirring up anger produces strife.”
Pray for M’s and 2.0s
Tiger
Proverbs 29
29 Whoever remains stiff-necked after many rebukes
will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy.
2 When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice;
when the wicked rule, the people groan.
3 A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,
but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
4 By justice a king gives a country stability,
but those who are greedy for[a] bribes tear it down.
5 Those who flatter their neighbors
are spreading nets for their feet.
6 Evildoers are snared by their own sin,
but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.
7 The righteous care about justice for the poor,
but the wicked have no such concern.
8 Mockers stir up a city,
but the wise turn away anger.
9 If a wise person goes to court with a fool,
the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.
10 The bloodthirsty hate a person of integrity
and seek to kill the upright.
11 Fools give full vent to their rage,
but the wise bring calm in the end.
12 If a ruler listens to lies,
all his officials become wicked.
13 The poor and the oppressor have this in common:
The Lord gives sight to the eyes of both.
14 If a king judges the poor with fairness,
his throne will be established forever.
15 A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom,
but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.
16 When the wicked thrive, so does sin,
but the righteous will see their downfall.
17 Discipline your children, and they will give you peace;
they will bring you the delights you desire.
18 Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint;
but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction.
19 Servants cannot be corrected by mere words;
though they understand, they will not respond.
20 Do you see someone who speaks in haste?
There is more hope for a fool than for them.
21 A servant pampered from youth
will turn out to be insolent.
22 An angry person stirs up conflict,
and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.
23 Pride brings a person low,
but the lowly in spirit gain honor.
24 The accomplices of thieves are their own enemies;
they are put under oath and dare not testify.
25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare,
but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.
26 Many seek an audience with a ruler,
but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.
27 The righteous detest the dishonest;
the wicked detest the upright.
Pray for kotters and sad clowns. Reach out to one of the former, EH one of the latter
Tiger