Tag: The Sword (Page 6 of 9)

5 Pax showed for a Thanksgiving week Monday to log a few miles and hear a verse for the week. Slaw and Wichita took off running like they were being chased. The Mayor and I are both on the injured list right now so we took a stroll through downtown Dallas. Big Pappy joined us for the final part of this AO where all three F’s are guaranteed!
Verse for the week.
Philippians 4:6-7 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Notice that after prayer and thankfulness, comes peace and that only God can give. We talked about loved ones we knew who demonstrated that peace through difficult times. We also listed many things we were thankful for. Life, health, strength, family, friends, electricity, food, water, ice, vehicles, shelter, our freedom, our country and on and on it went but we ran out of time. Thanks to the Pax who showed.

Announcements:
Triple Post Opportunity on Thursday, November 26th. Folsom 5:30 a.m., Goat 7:00 a.m., Pub 5K 8:30 a.m. (M’s and 2.0’s welcome with a $5 donation request to help with the Christmas Party)

Blood Drive in Belmont on December 10th from 1pm to 6pm. Go to the American Red Cross website and search for F3.

Christmas Party is December 12th at Lewis Farms in Ranlo. This is being catered and is $10 per person. Look for the Preblast to RSVP and also vote on some interesting categories.

The Sword is a special challenge to Q. As a running AO, there is no weinke to plan, but I always feel more pressure than a regular AO. This is 3rd F…the truly important stuff! Like many things in life, I like to keep my eyes open for a sign or other “clues” as to what is the “right” verse to share (not unlike the story I told Tool time and Sarrlac Saturday morning). While perusing Facebook this weekend and navigating the political/election posts and pics of everyone’s life highlights, I saw this cool pic that immediately caught my attention. 2 Corinthians 7:14 appiles to our country now more than ever! I knew this was the one!

Before the discussing the verse, I had a great mosey with Purple Haze. My running is pretty bad right now and I appreciate Haze hanging out with the six! Better late than never, Sparky joined us around 6 a.m. for the message.

Prayer requests: Sparky’s injury, parents and co-worker, Wichita’s parents, Purple Haze, Montross, Sargento’s prayer list. YHC took us out in prayer.

• Montross aka Tronmoss aka T-Ron

5 HIM’s got in some work and more importantly the Word.

November is National Adoption month and this past Sunday was orphan Sunday. In the US, there is ~425,000 children in foster care annually.  ~17,000 children in North Carolina.

As of Today, there are 2,861 children in North Carolina in foster care awaiting adoption.  Most will never be adopted and will “age out” of the system.

Recently, Tool Time put out an opportunity to serve at Children’s Hope Alliance in Troutman. Please sign up and serve. This organization serves many of these ~17000 children in NC. A simple day of work goes a long way in support of their mission.

Here is a the link to sign up.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B44A5AC23A6FF2-childrens

Our Verse for the week:

James 2:14-17 ESV
What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? [15] If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, [16] and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? [17] So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

Prayer Request

• Sister Act’s Family
• Sparky’s Family
• Achey Breaky’s Friend
• Purple Hazes’s Nice
• Family of Wichita’s Friend

Announcements

• Next Saturday PT Test
• Christmas Party Dec  12

Big Pappy

Psalm 139:13-14 ESV
For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. [14] I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.

5 PAX posted in the 30’s for some running at the Sword this morning. Sparky was late but who am I telling you knew.

We discussed John 17:20-22. Jesus is praying for all of us to become one with God. What I wanted to point out is he is praying for all of us not just Republicans or Democrats, Americans or Iranians, White people or Black. All of us. We need to remember, especially now,  to act in a  way that helps to reconcile people to God not alienate them. We like to put labels on groups and join them. The only group that matters is God’s children.

It was a damp morning for The Sword but 5 HIMs showed for the gloom.  Good run though a little on the humid side.  We met back at the parking lot for the verse… a repeat of the previous day’s Q-source (Sua Sponte Leader).

LUKE 10:2
HE TOLD THEM, “THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL, BUT
THE WORKERS ARE FEW. ASK THE LORD OF THE
HARVEST, THEREFORE, TO SEND OUT WORKERS
INTO HIS HARVEST FIELD.”

Announcements:

• WLMS 5k
• Brew-Ruck
• Convergence
• PT Repeat

Prayers:

• Purple Haze interview
• Stogie’s Dad
• Anchorman
• Bed Pan’s M surgery recovery

Big Pappy prayed us out.

Due to Site Q obligations at Mt. Hollywood, YHC doesn’t make it to The Sword very often but this AO is a great way to start off the week. Sparky was kind enough to give me the last minute Q and 7 PAX came out to get in a run and follow up with some discussion on how to live.

1 John 2:15-17 – “Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world – the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life – comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.”

John is warning us in this verse against stumbling over the temptations of the world and letting them take over our lives. When we continually stumble or struggle with something like envy or materialistic wants and desires we begin to let those thoughts and actions control our lives. Little by little, we concern ourselves more with the ways of the world than with the will of God and move farther and farther away from living the life he calls us to live. When we do this we are living for the world and not living for God.

Announcements

10/31 – Convergence at Martha Rivers Park. EC at 6:15am, Bootcamp at 7:00am and 3rd F afterward. All regular AO’s are closed.

Bring gently used athletic shoes to the Convergence to donate to the Charlotte Rescue Mission See PreBlast from BOS

11/14 – PT Test at Gashouse All other AO’s are open that day

November Challenge – see PreBlast from Roscoe

Prayer Request

SA family

Huck

Purple Haze

James Goudelock

Sparky co-worker who is lost and has cancer

Kelly Robb family

Medicine Woman

Big Pappy

Sparky took us out.

Thanks for the opportunity to lead this morning. There are some strong men of faith that are regulars at this AO and I encourage everyone to come out and hear what they have to say.

I’m Broke

Sparky had reached out to the pax asking for a Q at the Sword. I gladly to the opportunity.
We talked about how Jesus walked the bank of Galilee, calling the future disciples to follow him.
These men simply dropped there nets and followed Jesus.

We also ran some too.

Announcements: Convergence 10/31/20, PT test 11/14/20

Prayer request: SA’s Family, Sargento’s M,

The Bed Pan is full!

It was a great morning at the Sword. We learned to increase our circle of caring and that with good beards comes great responsibility.

Our verse this week is:

Micah 7:8  Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me.

Prayer Request

• Stogie
• Sister Act
• Mayor
• Nothin
• Slaw
• Tater Hole
• Huck
• Purple Haze
• All the injured PAX
• All unspoken prayers

Announcements

• Convergence 10/31 at Martha Rivers

Big Pappy

I pulled to Ingles around 515, I wanted to take off a little early. I ran by myself, this gave me some good alone time to spend with the Lord in prayer, i don’t always take advantage of those situations! While I was out running, I got the chance to say good morning to my friend pizza man as I passed his house. I got back to the truck about 5 minutes till 6, I waited a little bit, no pax showed this morning. I’m figuring everyone was tired from the weekend, if anyone understands, I do!

The scripture for this week is 2 Corinthians 9:7- Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

We should be “cheerful givers”, God loves a cheerful giver!

For us to be truly cheerful givers, or hearts have to be right with Christ! Knowing and excepting the ultimate gift the he has given, himself!

I prayed for all of you guys this morning, hope y’all have a good week!