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So yesterday Matt brought some thunder with his message on keeping our bodies fit during the Refuel series. He really does an amazing job and slapping people in the face without them knowing. A couple thoughts on yesterdays message…
1. I wonder what all the overweight people in the church were thinking?
2. I wonder what all the underweight people in the church were thinking?
3. Why do we squabble over drinking when suspenders are the main fashion staple for ministers over 30?
4. Do people in America have a bigger problem with drugs or with food?
5. They have xxxchurch.com. So I just bought XXXLchurch.com and a few others.
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i am sure i would have been shuffling in my seat just like i was while reading your post. i have wondered to myself as well if there is a bigger food problem in america then a drug problem. since being overweight is not illegal, it doesn’t get as much focus.
viva transfatty acids!
true that. i need those slap-in-the-face messages in my life.
Is there a Weight Watchers small group?
how are you doing fat ragamuffin? time for an update. (i know you’re not fat…)
i thought it was a great message, but i did sense some awkward-ness throughout the aud- i mean congregation.
did i spell awkward right?
I am neither under nor over weight.. but I definetely don’t eat ENOUGH. I wondered when Matt would bring that up… but he never did? And a note to those with kids… did anyone else have a flash from the movie “Over the Hedge”… “And this is the place where they worship the food…”, I was waiting for that clip from Matt, too!
that was rhetorical. no answer is necessary =)
i just listened to the message on itunes. wow… 100% total and complete conviction. dang. thank you for that.
You said you wonder what the overweight people in the audience were thinking. I was one of them and I was inspired. Good bye to soda and hello to Mixed Martial Arts training. Problem solved.
It’s funny how gluttony is a hard thing to hide. Lust, greed, pride–you can get away with those without the rest of the world knowing sometimes. But if you’re a fat-ass? Well, there’s no t-shirt big enough.
HAHAHAHAHA. That was what I was thinking yesterday.
well its hard to broach this subject… I mean people look at me and think I’m a glutton (I was 420lbs at one point) but those who know me, know I had cancer, and was on steroids for 3 years and they put 190lbs on me in 9 months… and those who know me also know I”m a jock at heart, play softball, love to lift weights and hike and have dropped 80lbs in 6 mos. Overall I’m at 280 now. (don’t look it tho, I used to be a weight lifter so I’m solid). I look about 210ish.
People are going to judge one way or another, but it IS something that needs to be addressed. I know that even tho I know a number of people who are long distance runners, that doesn’t mean they are necessarily healthier than me.
Anyhow, anytime you talk about something controversial, you will get wiggly butts in the seats.
And honestly, this is the best I’ve felt in a long time. I can’t wait to get back to my target of 175 (thats a size 8 for me). YAY!
yeah those steroids (decadron) can add some weight… i put on 42lbs after initially losing 15 from stress before treatment. i’m carlos’ weight now. we are pant sharing buddies now, eh los?
So my bro came to visit yesterday. The first time in many years. We didn’t even know he was there until 20 min into the service when he came by the staff area and said he was leaving. And incase you don’t know he has issues with bulimia. So he just up and split. Really I don’t know what that kind of message would do to someone having food issues. There are the fatties, the skinnies, the normalies and then there are the abnormalies. He falls in the latter. Yes God can impact those people but how do we interact with them?
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Whenever I come back from overseas one of the first SHOCKS is all the fat people … I mean huge. I could definitely lose weight … when I’m in Asia I feel like giant girl, but when I come here I suddenly feel skinny. America has a HUGE problem. (punintended)
I use to love being the fat kid at my elementary school but as soon as the summer of ‘97 hit, going into high school, I lost 30 pounds and I had to say goodbye to my beloved fattyness. I was the cutest lil’ chubster. Ten years past and I weigh as much as i did when I was 14. Now I have a desk job and struggle with trying to not gain bad weight (water and muscle weight is okay). I contribute my weight issues with my mama’s Mexican cooking, best food ever!
Funny thing is that weight and health don’t always go together. I’m 6 feet tall and weigh 171 these days, but I’m in terrible cardio shape.
i’m down about 30 pounds, but still not at my “get into heaven” weight. HA! I haven’t listened to matt’s message, but man is that a hard subject to preach on. kudos. when it comes down to it, people DO judge on appearance and it’s kind of hard for someone to hear Christ through us, when we’re chompin on a mouth full of french fries and milkshakes.
It is all about self control.Food, alcohol, etc. We live in a country where we would rather bind Christian’s in legalism then free them in Grace so we have generation after generation that only know extreams, self control is the balance BUT we don’t teach that, so they either get fat or starve themselves, become alcholics or tetotolers. Neither is Goldy. It’s crazy whacked!