Did 20 minutes of 100 lb thrusters, 5 reps, hang powerclean, 7 reps, sumo deadlifts, 7 reps. I think I completed six rounds. It was exhausting and I felt a little light headed.
Spiritual: They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. My spiritual strength comes through prayer and time with God. Only then will I be filled with the Spirit to be used by God. On my own, I am useless to God and a stumbling block to others.
Jennifer Dean says unless I am empty, I can't be filled. I must be emptied of myself and reliance on my own strength in order for God to fill me and use me. Then He gets the glory.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
090417
Crossfit: 3 rounds of 400 m, 21 reps of kettle bell swing, 55 lbs and 12 pullups
Time 15:12
Spiritual: Gal 5 - believers have crucified the flesh - aorist tense, meaning it has been completed. Yet we still sin and exhibit the fruits of the flesh. Maybe it means the act has been done at conversion, but the death of sin is slow, like the snake whose head has been cut off still wiggles. But, while able to sin, we are not able to practice sinning because this indicates that there has been no conversion.
Time 15:12
Spiritual: Gal 5 - believers have crucified the flesh - aorist tense, meaning it has been completed. Yet we still sin and exhibit the fruits of the flesh. Maybe it means the act has been done at conversion, but the death of sin is slow, like the snake whose head has been cut off still wiggles. But, while able to sin, we are not able to practice sinning because this indicates that there has been no conversion.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
090408
Crossfit
100 ft walking lunge, 21 pull-ups, 21 situps, repeat with 18 reps, 15 reps, 12, reps, 9, 6
Time 21:46
My knee didn't bother me this time, but that might be bad too!
Spiritual: Read Gal 4 about being free from the Law and freedom in Christ.
100 ft walking lunge, 21 pull-ups, 21 situps, repeat with 18 reps, 15 reps, 12, reps, 9, 6
Time 21:46
My knee didn't bother me this time, but that might be bad too!
Spiritual: Read Gal 4 about being free from the Law and freedom in Christ.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
090331
Crossfit - 20 minutes as many rounds of 400 m and max rep pushups (instead of pullups)
6 rounds completed: 42 pushups, 28, 22, 23, 22, 20, 20
Spiritual:
Matt 12 (or 13): the parable of the sower. God sows the Word into our hearts. The results depend on the soil of our heart. If we have a hard heart, it doesn't get in, a rocky heart, we are not quite ready; thorns and thistles, a divided heart; the good soil, a pure heart, fully broken up and prepared to grow a garden. What's the point? Prepare your heart that God's word will produce a harvest through you.
6 rounds completed: 42 pushups, 28, 22, 23, 22, 20, 20
Spiritual:
Matt 12 (or 13): the parable of the sower. God sows the Word into our hearts. The results depend on the soil of our heart. If we have a hard heart, it doesn't get in, a rocky heart, we are not quite ready; thorns and thistles, a divided heart; the good soil, a pure heart, fully broken up and prepared to grow a garden. What's the point? Prepare your heart that God's word will produce a harvest through you.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
090324
Crossfit
pullups, 10 rounds, 3 reps with weights, 5 strict, 7 kipping
I was weak
45 lbs for two rounds, then 25 lbs
Most rounds only 7 total pullups
Also did 3 sets of leg press
Yesterday:
Dead lift 205 lb, 21, 15, 9 with 800 m runs after each set. Time 22 minutes
Spiritual
Is 60 - Reads like Revelation - makes me long for the return of the King when the world will be put back in order and there will be peace and love everywhere and people will be kind and accepting of each other. Unconditional acceptance is hard to find, even in the church which teaches this command, obviously not very well. Love one another - easy to say, hard to do. Maybe because it takes the HOly Spirit filling us with love for it to be a fruit in our lives.
pullups, 10 rounds, 3 reps with weights, 5 strict, 7 kipping
I was weak
45 lbs for two rounds, then 25 lbs
Most rounds only 7 total pullups
Also did 3 sets of leg press
Yesterday:
Dead lift 205 lb, 21, 15, 9 with 800 m runs after each set. Time 22 minutes
Spiritual
Is 60 - Reads like Revelation - makes me long for the return of the King when the world will be put back in order and there will be peace and love everywhere and people will be kind and accepting of each other. Unconditional acceptance is hard to find, even in the church which teaches this command, obviously not very well. Love one another - easy to say, hard to do. Maybe because it takes the HOly Spirit filling us with love for it to be a fruit in our lives.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
090313
Spiritual experience: In the middle of the night I was feeling attacked by that enemy of our souls, Satan, who was telling me I was a loser. And I tried to think of all the ways that I wasn't. A couple hours later, I got up to have my morning quiet time. I currently switch between three books: Is, Matt, 2 Cor at the present time. Today was 2 Cor. And lo and behold, God meets me there and tells me I'm not a loser and that He is with me to help me. How, you ask. Well, it just so happened that this day I was to read 2 Cor 10, which contains a famous verse that deals with thoughts that come from Satan: vs 5 - "take every thought captive to the obedience of Jesus Christ..." So cool to see that God knew exactly what I was going through and revealed His love for me. Because, you see, I frequently forget which book I am supposed to read from and I debated between Is and 2 cor. It was like God said to me, you give this advice to others, now I am going to give it to you! It's not so much the advice He gave, but the fact that He met me at my point of need. What a great God!
Crossfit:
090311 - 4 rounds of 20 pullups, 30 pushups, 40 situps, 50 squats - 30 minutes time with a 3 minute break between rounds (average round about 5 minutes) - the last round I was unable to do the pull-ups.
090310 - 100 45lb sumo dead lift high pull in lieu of 1000 meter row, 50 45lb thrusters (no clean), 20 pull-ups, 3 rounds, 15 minutes
Crossfit:
090311 - 4 rounds of 20 pullups, 30 pushups, 40 situps, 50 squats - 30 minutes time with a 3 minute break between rounds (average round about 5 minutes) - the last round I was unable to do the pull-ups.
090310 - 100 45lb sumo dead lift high pull in lieu of 1000 meter row, 50 45lb thrusters (no clean), 20 pull-ups, 3 rounds, 15 minutes
Thursday, March 5, 2009
090305
Clean and Jerk, 7 rounds of 3 (instead of 1 as prescribed)
95, 115, 125, 120, 120, 120, 120
Could have done 135 but I had a little trouble with 125, so I stopped there. No use hurting yourself to prove to others how strong you are!
Spiritual: Is 57 - Judah makes alliances with Egypt in fear of Assyria instead of seeking God and requesting the help of God. How many times do we as Christians seek the help of the world instead of first seeking God. God is our last resort when He should be the first resort. We weary ourselves seeking out every possible avenue and then exhausted turn to God. God wants to give us rest. This is the mentality of a theology that says, "God helps those who help themselves" which, BTW is NOT in the Bible. What is in the Bible is "God answers those who pray to Him."
95, 115, 125, 120, 120, 120, 120
Could have done 135 but I had a little trouble with 125, so I stopped there. No use hurting yourself to prove to others how strong you are!
Spiritual: Is 57 - Judah makes alliances with Egypt in fear of Assyria instead of seeking God and requesting the help of God. How many times do we as Christians seek the help of the world instead of first seeking God. God is our last resort when He should be the first resort. We weary ourselves seeking out every possible avenue and then exhausted turn to God. God wants to give us rest. This is the mentality of a theology that says, "God helps those who help themselves" which, BTW is NOT in the Bible. What is in the Bible is "God answers those who pray to Him."
Monday, March 2, 2009
090302
50 lb kettle swing - 21x
12 pull-ups
400 m run
3 rounds: 16:20 minutes (slow, but I was huffing and puffing)
SP: Is 56, but switch to 1 John 3:9
Union with Christ is the essence of what it is to be a Christian. Christ in me, living through me. “If anyone is IN Christ, He is a new creature…” Then, I thought how marriage is to be an example of Union with Christ. Union with your spouse, the two become one. The marriage consummated with intercourse. So sexual union portrays a spiritual union with Christ. Thirdly, in the act, the man puts his seed in the woman and produces a baby: the new birth. God’s Seed (the Holy Spirit) in us, producing a new creature…”You must be born again, born of the Spirit, born from above” (John 3). Lastly, 1 John 3:9 No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. Therefore, the sexual act portrays the spiritual act of salvation.
12 pull-ups
400 m run
3 rounds: 16:20 minutes (slow, but I was huffing and puffing)
SP: Is 56, but switch to 1 John 3:9
Union with Christ is the essence of what it is to be a Christian. Christ in me, living through me. “If anyone is IN Christ, He is a new creature…” Then, I thought how marriage is to be an example of Union with Christ. Union with your spouse, the two become one. The marriage consummated with intercourse. So sexual union portrays a spiritual union with Christ. Thirdly, in the act, the man puts his seed in the woman and produces a baby: the new birth. God’s Seed (the Holy Spirit) in us, producing a new creature…”You must be born again, born of the Spirit, born from above” (John 3). Lastly, 1 John 3:9 No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. Therefore, the sexual act portrays the spiritual act of salvation.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
090226
100 ft walking lunge, 21 pull-ups, 21 sit-ups, 100 ft walking lunge, 18 pu 18 su, 15, 12, 9, 6 -> time of 20 minutes
Thankfully my knee didn't bother me much
Spiritual: 2 Cor 8 - Giving according to your means!
Thankfully my knee didn't bother me much
Spiritual: 2 Cor 8 - Giving according to your means!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
090219
50 handstand pushups (11 real, 39 angled)
400 m run
50 dips (regular)
400 m run
50 push ups
400 m run
19:40 minutes
Yesterday:
7 sets of 1 rep of Clean-Squat (135, 145, 155, 135, 135, 135, 135)
5 sets of 10 pullups
Matt 6 - ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and the door will be opened - be persistent, be aggressive, pursue God, be passionate
400 m run
50 dips (regular)
400 m run
50 push ups
400 m run
19:40 minutes
Yesterday:
7 sets of 1 rep of Clean-Squat (135, 145, 155, 135, 135, 135, 135)
5 sets of 10 pullups
Matt 6 - ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and the door will be opened - be persistent, be aggressive, pursue God, be passionate
Saturday, February 14, 2009
090213
95 lbs thruster, pull-ups: 21, 15, 9
16 minutes
Wow, intense thrusters and in such a short time made legs and arms and shoulders sore!
Eph 4 - "Be filled with the Holy Spirit" - This is an imperative present tense command which means it is a command of an ongoing nature. "Speaking to one another in psalms, spiritural songs, and hymns, singing and making melody " These are participles and can best be interpretted, 'by means of". i.e. - Be filled by the means of singing songs together of praise to the Lord.
So, if you want to be filled and you are commanded to - gather with other believers and worship the Lord together!
16 minutes
Wow, intense thrusters and in such a short time made legs and arms and shoulders sore!
Eph 4 - "Be filled with the Holy Spirit" - This is an imperative present tense command which means it is a command of an ongoing nature. "Speaking to one another in psalms, spiritural songs, and hymns, singing and making melody " These are participles and can best be interpretted, 'by means of". i.e. - Be filled by the means of singing songs together of praise to the Lord.
So, if you want to be filled and you are commanded to - gather with other believers and worship the Lord together!
Friday, February 13, 2009
Thruster
This is similar to a Jerk, but it is really a front squat and press the weight overhead. The thrust comes from the motion of the squat giving momentum to lift the weight overhead.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
090210
Crossfit
dead lifts 185, 225, 255, 265, 255, 255,235
pull-ups 6 sets up 8-10
Matt 6 - do not store treasures up on earth but instead in heaven, because where your treasure is there your heart is also. Your heart will be devoted to your wealth here on earth and you will not be devoted to God, but if your heart is devoted to the treasures in heaven then you will be dvoted to God. Put your money where your mouth is - What you say is important to you is proven true by your actions. What is your life about? Are you living to build wealth or to build the kingdom of God?
Jesus wants you to serve God. Your security is found in Him. A rich person might live a comfortable life, but if he is trusting in his wealth for his security, then he is insecure b/c he's afraid of losing it and having to lower his standard of living.
dead lifts 185, 225, 255, 265, 255, 255,235
pull-ups 6 sets up 8-10
Matt 6 - do not store treasures up on earth but instead in heaven, because where your treasure is there your heart is also. Your heart will be devoted to your wealth here on earth and you will not be devoted to God, but if your heart is devoted to the treasures in heaven then you will be dvoted to God. Put your money where your mouth is - What you say is important to you is proven true by your actions. What is your life about? Are you living to build wealth or to build the kingdom of God?
Jesus wants you to serve God. Your security is found in Him. A rich person might live a comfortable life, but if he is trusting in his wealth for his security, then he is insecure b/c he's afraid of losing it and having to lower his standard of living.
Monday, February 9, 2009
090209
20 minutes
30 reps rows, 90 lbs
21 reps sumo dead lift, 95 lbs
15 reps pull-ups
3 sets + rows and 5 dead lifts
man, I Couldn't do many pull-ups. Jumping pullups only.
30 reps rows, 90 lbs
21 reps sumo dead lift, 95 lbs
15 reps pull-ups
3 sets + rows and 5 dead lifts
man, I Couldn't do many pull-ups. Jumping pullups only.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
090205
25 each of kettleball swings, knees to elbows, situps, back extensions. Supposed to do 5 sets, did 2 1/2 in 20 minutes. (Ran out of time).
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Going to heaven b/c I'm good?
I preach to a group of people in assisted living and have been doing it for six months. A member of my congregation died last week. He was healthy in the short time I knew him and he was a real nice guy and sweet. I was glad for the opportunity to get to know him better. Alas, that won't happen this side of heaven.
We, of course, believe he is in heaven because he was a good guy. But, being good isn't what it takes to go to heaven. I was reading Matt 5, the sermon on the Mount, and Jesus raises the bar considerably for those who want to go to heaven. He concludes, "Be perfect, as my Father in heaven is perfect." Wow, who can attain that?
The chapter dealt with murder in the Old Testament being punished by death. Jesus says if you are angry with your brother, your consequence is hell. Then, he talks about adultery and the Old Testament punishment was death. He expands this idea and says that if you even lust for a woman in your mind or with your eyes, your punishment is worse than death, it's hell. So, all these Pharisees thought they were pretty righteous and could handle the 10 commandments just fine, thank you, until Jesus comes along and raises the bar so high that nobody can clear the bar.
Good, nobody I know qualifies to go to heaven because he or she is good enough. My friend, Harry, who died was a good guy but that didn't qualify him to go to heaven. Hopefully, his relationship with God was one where he had been adopted into the family as one of God's sons.
We, of course, believe he is in heaven because he was a good guy. But, being good isn't what it takes to go to heaven. I was reading Matt 5, the sermon on the Mount, and Jesus raises the bar considerably for those who want to go to heaven. He concludes, "Be perfect, as my Father in heaven is perfect." Wow, who can attain that?
The chapter dealt with murder in the Old Testament being punished by death. Jesus says if you are angry with your brother, your consequence is hell. Then, he talks about adultery and the Old Testament punishment was death. He expands this idea and says that if you even lust for a woman in your mind or with your eyes, your punishment is worse than death, it's hell. So, all these Pharisees thought they were pretty righteous and could handle the 10 commandments just fine, thank you, until Jesus comes along and raises the bar so high that nobody can clear the bar.
Good, nobody I know qualifies to go to heaven because he or she is good enough. My friend, Harry, who died was a good guy but that didn't qualify him to go to heaven. Hopefully, his relationship with God was one where he had been adopted into the family as one of God's sons.
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