F3Wiggler @F3Metro Strong 11 for 5k. Bring on the Day! Glory to God ✝️ Hotty Toddy! 🔴🔵

Titan has the lead tomorrow at Qsource - topic is Consistency - @F3Metro @dreddcnc @jrempson @ttcharlottenc @f3_titan

LABOR DAY CONVERGENCE #leadright #getright

F3Wiggler @F3Metro 9 for 5k. Solid run this morning. Pax took it easy on the FNG-> Gold Bond.

Another round of Sausage at Q to start your day out right at the Widow. Stay hard and SYITG. @F3Metro

PREBLAST: Heads up Metro PAX via for AUGUST 24th @f3_titan

Recently in @F3Metro we have had several injuries and deaths to Pax or family of Pax, @ttcharlottenc asked me to put this map together showing the risk level for each workout using AI for good. @f3nation dangerzonef3metro.pplx.app

Late notice -- Q shift for tomorrow. Want Ad with the keys. Get on board. St Gabe's: 0515 EC OYO - 0530 main event. Headlock a man in need. @F3WantAd @F3Metro

CONVERGENCE TOMORROW WHERE: INDEPENDENCE PARK (Across the street from Memorial Stadium) WHAT: 4 mile run to Freedom Park w/250 themed beatdown. Gear workout at Independence. Q'S: Newport, Sausage, Sheep, Megellan for bootcamp/run AND Carrier and Snoop for gear/core workout.

20 PAX Posted to MAP in @F3metro this AM for Zechariah 6 Q: Straddler PAX: Stinger, Bear, Festus, Gravy, Pedo, Rollback, Stonewall, AT, ManZell, Carrier, WhitePine, Kodak, ShineBox, Jackaroo, CSFenix, Snoggler, Crabgrass, Straddler, and YHC Section 1 — The Four Chariots (v. 1-8) Four chariots emerge from between two bronze mountains, each pulled by differently colored horses, identified as the four spirits of heaven going out from the presence of the Lord. The group unpacked the imagery thoroughly: •Four — the group landed on totality over all the earth, four corners, physical completeness. Fours show up everywhere in Scripture: four kingdoms in Daniel, four beasts, four horns and four craftsmen earlier in Zechariah, four rivers in Genesis 2. •Ruach — the word translated “spirits” or “winds” is the same word for God’s living breath — the force that brought life to Adam, landed on judges, and animated dry bones in Ezekiel. These aren’t just messengers. They carry the living force of God. •Chariots vs. horses — sharp observation from the group: horses patrol and report (as in Zechariah 1), but chariots go out to execute. Judgment isn’t coming to scout. It’s coming to act. •Bronze mountains — possibly connected to the two bronze pillars of Solomon’s Temple, Jachin and Boaz. God’s judgment issuing forth from his holy temple into the world. •Black horses = judgment and destruction. White horses = God’s power and redemption. Wipe it out, then build it back up. The sequence matters. Section 2 — The Crowning of Joshua (v. 9-15) This is where the messianic weight really landed. Zechariah is instructed to take silver and gold from returning exiles and make a crown, placing it on Joshua the high priest — a symbolic act pointing to the coming Branch. Key discussion points: •The Branch (tsemach) — the group traced this messianic title across Scripture: Isaiah 4:2 (glorious and divine), Jeremiah 23:5 and 33:15 (righteous and just), and Zechariah 6:12-13 (priest and king). One figure. Fully God. Perfectly righteous. Complete in every office. •Straddler — the man whose name is the Branch will straddle two offices that were never meant to be held by one person. Kings from Judah. Priests from Levi. King Uzziah tried to cross that line and was struck with leprosy. Yet v.13 says the Branch will be a priest on his throne — both offices, no tension, perfect harmony. That’s Jesus. •Joshua = Yehoshua = Jesus — same name. The high priest being crowned here is a living sign pointing to the one who would hold the office permanently. •The crown gets given back (v.14) — caught several guys off guard. The exiles give their gold and silver, a crown is made, and then it’s returned to them. Generosity acknowledged, sacrifice honored. •Zerubbabel — both Matthew and Luke’s genealogies converge at Zerubbabel before diverging again toward Joseph and Mary. Right here, in this chapter, in this moment of rebuilding — the lineage of Christ is being preserved. The probability of that being coincidence is essentially zero. •The Temple — the Branch will build the temple of the Lord. But what temple? The group connected it to Jesus declaring he would destroy the temple and raise it in three days. The New Testament temple is us. Spiritual. Each one of us a living stone. •Melchizedek — king of Salem, priest of God Most High. Gave bread and wine to Abraham after battle — what looks remarkably like the first communion. The original straddler. The Melchizedek thread runs from Genesis 14 to Psalm 110 (the divine oath) to Zechariah 6 (the crown) to Hebrews 7 (it all comes together in Jesus, priest of an indestructible life). •Next week’s Q: Snoggler (pending confirmation) •Study continues through Zechariah #ThirdF

@F3_Monk with the Q @F3Bastion tomorrow AM. Those pure of heart and those seeking purification should be there, follow the master and be ready for chanting. St Gabe's: 0515 EC OYO -- 0530 the real test begins. Headlock a man in need. @F3Metro @F3BlackWidow

13 PAX Posted to Shorecard in @F3Metro this AM MQ: 4-10berry, Smooch PAX: 40Thieves, SubStack, Fortenberry, Snoop, Dredd, Dagger, YHC, Hollins, Stinger, WhatDid, Grizzly, Stonewall, KickinChicken #FirstF strava.com/activities/189406…

F3Wiggler @F3Metro 9 for the 5k. No humidity. 62-54 - age not temperature.

11 PAX Posted to Common Grounds at@WaypointCLT in @F3metro for Matthew 26:31-45 Q: Art PAX: ShineBox, DOM, Cleaver, FNG, Bulldog, Bonesaw, MonkeyFeet, Pete, ElSpanardo, MaxwellSmart, and YHC ____________ •Peter as the through-line. The observation that Peter runs from Matthew 26:31 all the way through to the angel in Mark 16 specifically naming him is a compelling structural point. He’s not just a character in the passion narrative — he is the narrative in many ways, a lens for the reader to examine themselves through. •Courage vs. fearlessness. That distinction was one of the sharpest insights of the session — courage isn’t the absence of fear, it’s choosing to act despite it. And the honest admission that the disciples simply weren’t there yet spiritually. The racing analogy was a good one: your body overrides your intention at the critical moment. •The cup and the separation. The theological heart of Gethsemane: Jesus wasn’t primarily dreading physical pain, but the weight of sin and the coming separation from the Father — a relationship that had existed for eternity. That reframes the sweating of blood entirely. •The fire barrel moment. Ending with the application — that our version of Peter’s denial happens culturally, in rooms where we stay silent — was a strong landing. Very convicting. #ThirdF

8 PAX Posted to @F3QSource in @F3metro this AM for #Accountability Q: Chowda PAX: Moonshine, BigWorm, MaxwellSmart, Lando, Titanic, Substack, and YHC #SecondF

One PAX Posted to 4C in @F3Metro this AM NQ PAX: YHC #FirstF strava.com/activities/189267…

7 PAX Posted to Panera in @F3Metro this AM for Mark 12:35 Q: YHC PAX: MrGreen, 50Fly (FNG), Spoons, MonkeyFeet, Cowboy, and Tryon Context: Jesus is teaching in the Temple in Jerusalem during the final week before his crucifixion. He has just finished a series of exchanges with religious leaders (Pharisees, Sadducees, and scribes). Now he goes on the offensive with a question of his own. The Question: Jesus quotes Psalm 110:1 — “The LORD said to my Lord, sit at my right hand…” — and asks: if David himself calls the Messiah “my Lord,” how can the Messiah simply be David’s son (i.e., a human descendant)? The Point: Jesus isn’t denying Davidic descent; he’s pressing his audience to recognize that the Messiah is more than a political heir to David’s throne. The Messiah is David’s Lord — a figure of divine authority. It’s an implicit claim about his own nature and identity. #ThirdF

Chowda has the lead tomorrow at Qsource. Leadership topic is Accountability. 815am Cotswold Panera @F3Metro @f3chowda @ttcharlottenc @jrempson @dreddcnc

20 PAX Posted to the MAP in @F3Metro for Zechariah 5 Q: ShineBox PAX: Lando, ChickenWing, Carrier, Lando, JTT, Lynchpin, WhitePine, Snoggler, Jackaroo, Kodak, Deadfoot, Crabgrass, Stonewall, Substack, Beaver, CS Fenix (America’s Prophet), Manzell, Agape, and YHC •The flying scrollepresents the covenant curse hovering over the land, bringing judgment against thieves and false swearers — the whole Law in two representative sins. •The curse is active and penetrating: it enters and destroys the houses of offenders, signaling that the exile’s end does not mean moral accountability has been suspended. •The woman in the ephah represents personified, corporate Wickedness — sealed under a lead cover and forcibly removed, not departing voluntarily. •Wickedness is exported to Shinar (Babylon), its proper home, where a temple is built for it — an ironic inversion showing what Babylon worships and what Israel must purge. •Together the visions move from individual sin (scroll) to corporate/systemic evil (basket), covering the full scope of what must be cleansed from the restored community. •The land is being actively purified by God — these are not judgment oracles against Israel but assurances that God is dealing with sin on their behalf, preparing the community for restoration. #ThirdF

3 PAX Posted to SIP in @F3Metro this AM MQ/PAX: Agape, Jackaroo and YHC #FirstF strava.com/activities/188883…