 anointed. Though we are sons of Abraham by faith in Abraham’s seed we still have yet to settle in God’s Promised paradise. The world around us is not a peaceful world. There are wolves, there are lions, there are serpents with forked tongues and venomous words. We are like lambs in the midst of a hostile environment. Lambs have no hope against wolves and lions and serpents with forked tongues and venomous words. Lambs need a shepherd, a good shepherd. Sinners need a savior. You need Jesus. Jesus says, “I am the good Shepherd.” Jesus will save you from your sins. Jesus will lead you in the wilderness. When the Lord calls you to follow, no matter where He calls you to follow, He promises to go with you, to go before you.
Jesus says, “I am the Good Shepherd.” And teaching us what makes Him good, He teaches us what He isn’t. Jesus isn’t a hired hand. Hired hands do not own the sheep. Hired hands do not love the sheep. And hired hands do not lay down their life for the sheep. Why does He teach us this? Because we are like sheep and we like to wander. Scripture teaches, “all we like sheep have gone astray we’ve turned every one to his own way.” (Is. 53:6) Like sheep we follow own way, the way that seems right. This way is often set before our ears by those luring us into a trap. Though their intentions may be pious and from the heart, their ways and methods are opposed to the Good Shepherd as they delude the sheep with self-affirming words, building within them a false hope, securing for them a place amongst the wolves. The hired hand has no place amongst the wolves. He flees. He’s gotten what he wants and now abandons the sheep. The sheep are left for dead. They way of wandering, though it seems right, makes sense, and often feels good and affirming, it ultimately leads to destruction as scripture teaches “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.” (Proverbs 14:12) And again, “The way of the wicked will perish.” (Psalm 1:6) There is no life following our own way. There is only fear of what is come. Despair because of loneliness. And repentance unto sorrow – but not unto life. Sheep don’t need self-help gurus. Sheep don’t need false praise or self-affirming flattery from hired hands who are really out to fleece the sheep. Sheep need a shepherd, a Good Shepherd, one who loves the Sheep. Sheep need Jesus. You need Jesus.
Jesus says, “I am the Good Shepherd and I lay down my life for the sheep.” The Good Shepherd loves the sheep. Jesus loves you. This is love, not that we loved God but that He loved us and sent His Son to be a propitiation for our sins.” (1 John 4:10) Jesus is the Good Shepherd because the Good Shepherd loves the sheep, loves you, and lays down His life for the sheep. Jesus doesn’t run away when the enemy approaches. He’s not intimidated by wolves. He’s not frightened by roaring lions. And though He is pierced by serpents with forked tongues and venomous words He is so for you. Jesus places Himself between you and your enemies. Jesus plants Himself between you and your sins, between you and your adversary the devil who’s prowling about like a roaring lion, and between you and the wrath of God. Jesus is the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd loves the sheep and lays down His life for the sheep. The Good Shepherd loves you and is crucified for you. There on the cross is God’s love. Though the world rage against His anointed one. His anointed one desires to anoint you with Holy Water and pure blood. These flow from His pierced side not to signal His death, as the centurions believed, but to provide us with eternal life. Laying down His life for the sheep our Good Shepherd actually prepares a way for us through death and into life. His way is the way of the righteous. He is that way. He is the only way. There is no other way for there is no other one who lays down His life for His sheep. There is no other who gives life as Jesus gives life. Giving you His life He reconciles you to His Father and He defends you from all danger and guards and protects you from all evil. The life of Jesus is your salvation. He gives you this because He loves you. He has authority to give His life. It is not taken from Him. Nothing happens apart from His authority. Having authority to lay down His life He also has authority to take it up again. Giving His life into death on the cross Jesus allows Himself to be humiliated, mocked, cursed, condemned, even damned for you. He dies for you. And He is buried for you. And on the third day He is risen for you. Every day is now the third day. Every day is a day that Jesus is risen. “For Christ being raised from the dead will never die again. Death no longer has dominion over Him.” And “the death He died He died to sin once for all.” (Romans 6:9-10). Once for all means once for you. If death is conquered so is sin. If sin is conquered you are free!
Such love does not abandon us but draws us nearer and nearer still. Though Jesus died once for all, He continually lays down His life for the sheep. The body once broken and the blood once shed is set before you today. Here, under bread and wine the Good Shepherd nourishes His lambs with holy food. Ours is a long and arduous journey. We are making our way through the wilderness and towards the Promised Land. Many dangers abound, real dangers, dangers that can swallow up the soul into death forever. Do not be deceived beloved, there are wolves watching, lions prowling, and serpents with forked tongues and venomous words slithering about. If it were not so our Good Shepherd would have told us. The truth is, He has told us to beware, to watch out, to stay awake and to be ready. “The enemy prowls about looking for someone to devour.” (1 Peter 5:8) He looks to devour the weak, the vulnerable, the young and spiritually immature, the one who is sick with sin. He looks for you. So does Jesus. That’s what Shepherds do. They look for lost sheep, sheep who hurt, or are sick, or weak, or immature and vulnerable. Jesus is the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd looks for His sheep. The Good Shepherd finds His sheep. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
Sin is destroyed.
Death is vanquished.
And today He lays down His life for you.
Heed His call.
Taste and see that the Lord is good, good for you, good for all.
This week we taught guard submissions for fundamental and shin to shin guard for blue belts.
Our intermediate guard system is focused on nogi guard due to the nogi national.
We will focus on guard that requires more sleeve grips once the nogi season is over.
Tuesday class is very popular compare to Thursday nogi class.
I am still confused if people prefers training on Tuesday because it is GI or it is just that Tuesday is just a more suitable day to train compare to Thursday.
It seems that we have 3 new students and soon we will be looking at putting a waiting list to ensure a good ratio of students/instructors but of course to ensure that the mats are not too crowded.
Also, I am very glad that Edward is back training for us after 3 years. He was one of the original students from our first location in Onehunga.
So if you have been thinking to try out for a free class, do it now and avoid the disappointment of going in the waiting list.
Please bare in mind that we always will keep our doors open for returning students and we will not turn you away if you come for a free class.
Adam is already working on his cardio and diet for the National Nogi competition in Sat 1 April.
Meanwhile, Garth is off to Japan for one month to train Judo. Felipe is going back to Brasil for a well deserved holiday. Diego is also on holiday back home in Chili.Hey man I think this is really bad advice unless you’re playing in a standard league.

The WRs in that range (2/3) have higher floors and ceilings than the RBs 

Reaching for a dead zone RB will kill your teams potential.

RB2 is a pretty easy position to fill weekly as long as you have options of players who get high value touches (catches, green zone rushes etc)

And we need ceiling to win leagues… you want to draft the league winners year over year you don’t wanna draft the vet RB and think “well I think this is the year he starts catching passes”David Want works for the team at Coastwide First National located at 10 Alison Road, Wyong NSW 2259. David has recently sold 3 properties, and currently has 1 listing for sale.
Update from last week - Vince was out so no activity has happened yet. Will try for the upcoming week.
Reviewed the RMB and Okapi Roadmap. Mike Gorrell Jakub Skoc