Main session recordings from the 2012 FCA Cove Marriage Retreat Weekend. Each file is in MP3 format.
*Please note - these recordings are intended for married couples
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Human Knot
The group starts out in one or two tight circles. Everyone in the group reaches across the circle with their right hand to grab another group member’s right hand (do not grab hands with the person next to you). The group then reaches in with their left hand to grab a different group member’s left hand. The object is to untangle the group without letting go of hands until a circle is formed. If the group is having extreme difficulty, you can administer “knot first-aid&
Physical Activity Level:
Low
Group Size:
Both
Unexpected Results
Set:
How often have we watched a football game in which one team is leading by six points with a few minutes left, and they decide to go into a “prevent defense”—allowing the other team to march down the field, throw short passes, and score a touchdown in the closing seconds? Or a basketball game in which they double-team the post player who has been scoring all the points, only to have that little point guard who hasn’t made anything all year, hit consecutive three-point shots and win the game? I call those unintended consequences or unexpected results.
One Mission - The Mission
One Mission
Meeting Focus
To get to know your Huddle members and break the ice for discussion.
More Getting to Know You (10 Minutes)
Choose another Conversation Starter from page 20.
The Roster (5 Minutes)
If all Huddle members have not filled out the roster, make sure that it is completed at this meeting. (Make sure that this is returned to the Huddle Leader Coordinator after the Huddle meeting. This will allow them to check who is missing and if there is anyone who has checked in but is not with his/her Huddle.)
Reflect on the Day and the Evening Program (10 Minutes)
Iodine
Key Verse:
If we say, "We have no sin," we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:8-9
Do You Love Your Neighbor?
Place all the chairs in a circle before the session begins. One person starts in the middle of the circle. That person goes up to someone and says “(name), do you love your neighbor?” If the person being asked the question answers “NO”, then the people on either side of them have to switch seats with each other. While these two people are trying to switch seats, the person in the middle asking the question has to try to get in one of their seats as well. Note that the person who answered “NO” stays still while all this is going on around them.
Good Team
Set:
A successful partnership is a key in any sport, no matter how many athletes are playing at once. Let's think about basketball specifically. You start with a pick-up game of two-on-two. In that situation, you must work hand-in-hand with your teammate (partner), in order to prevent your two opponents from scoring, and you must find a way to score yourself. Usually, in order to become efficient partners, you have to play a few games together to figure it out. And the more you play together, the better your partnership becomes.
Addicted
Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers talks about his addiction and how addiction can be overcome with God's help.
A Lesson from the Big Game
Set:
Congratulations to Packers fans! You all certainly have reason to celebrate this morning after the great victory in last night’s Super Bowl. Wear the cheeseheads all day and enjoy the moment!
As I watched the post-game coverage on SportsCenter this morning, I saw tons of highlights from the winning team, but there was one thing in the bottom ticker that caught my attention. It was a comment from Steelers’ quarterback Ben Roethlisberger who said, “I feel like I let the city of Pittsburgh down and the fans and my coaches and my teammates, and it’s not a good feeling.”
Man, I feel for Big Ben. That has to be a tough spot. But, honestly, I can’t think of an athlete or coach who hasn’t experienced this feeling.
The Prize
Set:
All through the NFL playoffs, I spent much time scanning the various channels and listening to the experts’ analytical approaches to each matchup: who was going to win, who should win, who won't win and why it was important to win at all. When it comes to what is truly important, I think of the FCA Coaches Mandate, which offers a different take on importance.
After reading this, the concept takes on a different meaning, depending on where you are in your life and your faith. Read it here.
21.5 Days With God Reading Plan
If you can't purchase the pocket Gospel, you can download the Reading Guide Word template and use the Avery 8371 business card templates to print from your office or home printer. No need to cut, the Avery sheets come perforated!
"Glory Road" Bible Study and Guide
Based on the Disney film "Glory Road" (January, 2006) about coach Don Haskins and the boundary-breaking Texas Western basketball team, this 10-page Bible study and corresponding leader's guide takes readers through lessons that were addressed in the movie.
Topics include:
- Recruiting Strageties
- Good Players Need Good Coaching
- Great Players Persevere
- .Players Don't Stand Alone
- All Players Triumph through Belief and Action
- Conclusion: Go Play to Win!
Common Enemies (Teamwork - Chapter 1)
Set:
When a lanky quarterback turned defensive back from the University of Minnesota named Tony Dungy arrived in Pittsburgh for the Steelers training camp, no one would have blamed him for being a little overwhelmed. After all, that team featured 10 future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees: Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Lynn Swann, John Stallworth, Mike Webster, “Mean” Joe Greene, Jack Lambert, Jack Ham, Mel Blount and Head Coach Chuck Noll provided the nucleus of a team that would claim four Super Bowl titles.
Heart of an Athlete: Ryan Carpenter, Bowling Green
Florida isn’t exactly the ideal childhood setting for a future ice hockey career, but that didn’t stop Bowling Green junior Ryan Carpenter, who started playing on the sunny streets outside his home in Oviedo. A move north and stops along the club team route landed him in Ohio, where his passions have changed from scoring goals to spreading Christ’s message through his sport.
Coaching the Red Raiders
Texas Tech coaches Tommy Tuberville (football), Tom Stone (soccer), Shanon Hays (softball), Kristy Curry (women's basketball), and Wes Kittley (track) share how they coach God's way.
Giving Thanks in Everything
Set:
Our world today tends to say that we should only give thanks in the midst of good circumstances, so it's easy for us as athletes to give thanks to God after a victory. Now, there's nothing wrong with thanking Him for good Ws, but God challenges us through His Word to adopt a much higher way of living by giving thanks in everything.
In 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (above), the word "thanks" comes from a Greek word that literally means to be "thankful for God's good grace." This kind of thanks never needs to be circumstantial.
Real Strength in Joy
Set:
The joy of the Lord is our strength. How many times have we heard that? I feel like I say it but don’t always put my full effort into believing it.
In this passage, Nehemiah is talking to the people about the law of God. The people are weeping because they know they have disappointed God, but I believe this response from Nehemiah shows God’s heart: “Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
The 3 D’s of Devotions
Set:
My dad loved to engage God daily. He was a passionate man who loved to challenge people to have a daily quiet time. Even though he passed away last year after a long fight with leukemia, his passion impacted thousands. He was the kind of guy who, if he met you for the first time and had just one minute with you to communicate one thing, he would address your personal quiet time. It was a passion that overflowed from him because it was such an essential part of his life.
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