Northeast Tennessee

Episode 143- Reformation Rumble – Sola Sweat, Sola Grace! πŸ“–πŸ”₯πŸ’¦

Northeast Tennessee Arrowhead (Indian Trail) Johnson City

Date: November 22, 2025
AO: Arrowhead – Where the clouds gathered like a Synod debate β˜οΈπŸ—£οΈ
Weather: Balmy 59Β°F, cloudy with a chance of divine intervention, then rain hit like Luther’s 95 Theses in the last 5 mins 🌧️⚑
PAX (6 Reformers in Training): Jobs, Bolt, Copy Machine, Jake (QIC, channeling his inner Calvin with that predestined playlist 🎢), FNG Bling… but we found out there was already a Bling so yours truly has renamed him “Sparkle Solder” until next week when we can officially rename him (welcome, shiny scholar! πŸ’Ž), FNG 50 Y (because “50-Year Mortgage” is a mouthful, and who wants eternal debt vibes? πŸ πŸ˜‚)
QIC: Jake – Nailing workouts to the church door since 1517 πŸ“œπŸ”¨


Warm-O-Rama: By Faith Alone, We Get Loose! πŸ™πŸ•Ί

We kicked off like every holy huddle should: Imperial Walkers to march against indulgences, Hillbilly Walkers for that rustic reformer flair 🌾. Then, Jake cranked up “Cotton Eye Joe” by Rednex – because nothing says “warm-up” like a heretical hoedown! πŸŽ»πŸ„

  • Man singing: SSH like we’re hopping to heaven πŸš€
  • Banjo solo: Squat low, kick left/right – alternating legs like debating predestination vs. free will πŸ€”πŸ¦΅
  • Woman singing: Mericans, dropping low in humble repentance πŸ’ͺπŸ˜‡
  • Rinse & repeat – Sola Scriptura, but with beats! πŸ“–πŸŽ΅

Wrapped with extra stretches (Etch A Stretch vibes, doodling our sins away ✍️) and Lil Baby Arm Circles forward/backward – circling like Geneva theologians in a heated discussion πŸ”„πŸ§ . Bling and 50 Y jumped in like they were born for this; turns out, they’re Reformed theology buffs, so we’re predestined for deep convos! πŸ“šβ€οΈ

The Thang: Dora’s Doctrines & Tabata Testimonies πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ§±πŸ“–

Mosey into the fray with a Dora-style beatdown – partners justifying each other by works (wait, no – by faith alone, but with sweat equity)! One PAX hammered reps, the other ran to the third light pole and back like fleeing papal bulls πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ’¨.

Circuit 1 & 2: The Five Solas of Suffering (Twice Through):

  • Squat Thrusters w/ weight – thrusting sins skyward like Calvin casting out errors πŸ‹οΈβ€β™‚οΈβœοΈ
  • Dips – dipping into grace, deeper each time πŸ•³οΈπŸ˜…
  • Pull-Ups – pulling ourselves up by God’s bootstraps (or something Reformed – no Pelagianism here!) πŸ’₯🀣

Break: Tabata Thunder by Imagine Dragons βš‘πŸ‰
Toe Raises & Freddie Mercurys – raising toes like rising in resurrection, pedaling mercies like eternal election! πŸš΄β€β™‚οΈπŸ™Œ Rain? Nah, just baptismal sprinkles starting early. πŸŒ§οΈπŸ˜‰

Circuit 3: Swap Thrusters for Squat Upright Rows πŸ‹οΈβ€β™‚οΈπŸ”„
Upright like Luther standing firm at Worms – “Here I stand, I can do no other… but squat!” πŸ§β€β™‚οΈπŸ˜‚ Did the full trio again, partners swapping like synergists in a debate.

Modified Elizabeth Warren Bernie Sanders Indian Run: Political Predestination? πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ—³οΈ
Lunge walk backwards in line (retrograde like rethinking Arminianism πŸ”„). Front PAX Bernie’d back, yelling “GO!” like a call to repentance. Twist: Last PAX forward-lunged to front – everyone got their glorious lunge turn! Bolt led like a bolt from heaven, Copy Machine duplicated the pain perfectly πŸ–¨οΈπŸ˜­. Jobs? Employed full effort. Bling sparkled through the gloom πŸ’Ž, and 50 Y mortgaged his quads for the cause πŸ πŸ’Έ.

Final Circuit: Round It Out Strong πŸ”„
One more lap through the exercises – perseverance of the saints, baby! πŸ’ͺ✨

Tabata 2: Africa by Toto πŸŒπŸ’
Curls & Monkey Humpers – curling weights like curling up with Institutes of the Christian Religion, humping like… uh, monkeys in a Reformation zoo? πŸ΅πŸ“– (Humor level 7: We’re all sinners here! 😜)

Final Tabata: Thunderstruck by AC/DC Under the Portico ⚑🏠
Rain poured like Noah’s flood – we huddled under metal like ark survivors! Overhead Press & JLO’s – pressing overhead to the heavens, shaking it like Jennifer Lopez in a Geneva gown πŸ’ƒπŸ™. No Mary; she was busy with rosaries or something (Reformed joke! πŸ˜‚).

Moleskin: None – But Theme? Sola Fide, Brothers! πŸ“–πŸ€

No official moleskin, but today’s sweatfest echoed Martin Luther and John Calvin: We’re justified by faith alone, not by our thrusters or pull-ups (though they help the temple! πŸ’ͺπŸ›οΈ). Like Luther nailing theses, we nailed reps; like Calvin’s predestination, Jake’s Q was foreordained awesome. Bling and 50 Y, theology fans? Welcome to the elect – F3’s where iron sharpens iron, grace abounds, and rain just means extra blessings! 🌧️❀️ Let’s reform our fitness, one cloudy gloom at a time. 😎

Announcements

None – Too busy pondering TULIP (Total Ultimate Leg Ignition Protocol? πŸŒ·πŸ˜‚)

COT: Prayer Requests & Close πŸ™

Gathered for prayer requests, then sealed it with a heavenly huddle. Soli Deo Gloria! ✝️πŸ”₯

#SYITG – Reformed and Ready for More Gloom! πŸŒ™πŸ“–πŸ’¦πŸ“πŸ€œπŸ€›

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