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Praise Him in the good times and praise Him in the bad times. Our only choice is to praise Him. He is God and we are not.

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FCA tomorrow at Mo West 7:30 in Room 460

School started back last week which means FCA Huddles are back!!! Don’t miss out on your campus huddle!

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We had an awesome night at FCA Fields of Faith! Lives changed and students challenged to pursue Christ! Thank you to all our staff, volunteers, churches, and donors for making this night and impact of the Kingdom possible!! Message brought by @frontlinemalone Worship: @lissjohnson and Alec Lambert Video: @arbor_diggs

we enjoyed fall break, but we can’t wait to see you all back at FCA!!! let’s get back to it!!

Lakeway Area students are y’all ready?!? Fields of Faith is coming SOON!!! Matt is ready. We are ready. You don’t want to miss it. Y’all need to BE THERE. • 6th-12th grade • Jefferson Co. Football Stadium • October 27th - 6:30pm • Follow @fcafieldsoffaith for more info!! #FieldsofFaith #LakewayFCA

Well now that Instagram is back up… SEE YOU ALL THIS WEEK!!! Share and bring your friends!! 🎉🎉

Happy Sunday peeps! We hope to see you at one of our huddles this week! Share away and bring your friends, we can’t wait! #LakewayFCA

HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT Let us introduce….. Fields of Faith, a night that you won’t want to miss. There will be food, fun, worship, and a powerful message just for you middle school and high school students. All this under the stadium lights in the Jefferson County High School Football Stadium. Lakeway Area… YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS IT. October 27th at 6:30, be there and bring your teammates and friends. FOR ALL INFO ON OUR FIELDS OF FAITH: FOLLOW @fcafieldsoffaith #FieldsofFaith #LakewayArea

SAVE THE DATE! We are so excited to announce that we will be back in person for our Night of Influence Banquet! This year will include impactful testimonies from Lakeway Area athletes and coaches and feature a special message from Carson-Newman Football’s 2 time All-American and National Champion Jay Floyd. Save the date and we hope to see you all there for an incredible night!

We have some new huddles to add this week!! Check out to see if your school is meeting! We are excited to see you this week, come hang out with us! 🎉

Had an awesome time at our FCA Tailgate tonight!! Thankful for these Jefferson County FCA Leaders for their planning and First Baptist Church Dandridge for providing food!!

Middle School, High School, and College Students: University of Tennessee Basketball player John Fulkerson is coming to speak to you this Sunday at Manley Baptist Church! Come early at 9:15am for a light breakfast and then the event will begin at 9:30am. Service will follow after! Bring your friends and teammates for a great morning!

Huddles of the Week!!! Get ready for an awesome week of FCA!! We can’t wait to see you all, bring some friends! Share to your stories and spread the word! ———————————— #LakewayFCA

If you’re a Jefferson County or Morristown East Student, come join our tailgate before the football game next Friday!! We will have hotdogs, chips, and drinks to eat and lots of fun backyard games to play at the tennis courts! Bring your friends and we will see you there!

Happy Monday Fam! Here are our huddles of the week, and we hope to see your there!

Did you know we have two universities in our area?! Carson-Newman FCA has been a strong tradition for decades that we are so thankful to be a part of! This is their first huddle of the year with 70 student-athletes! This year, Lincoln-Memorial started their own tradition with their very first multi-sport huddle!!! This week they had 50 student-athletes kick off the year! We are so excited to see God continue to work at Carson-Newman, and watch as He opens new doors and grows at LMU! Give them a follow to keep up with what’s going on! @carsonnewmanfca @lincolnmemorialfca

HUDDLES OF THE WEEK ⭐️ Here are our huddles meeting this week, get there and bring some friends!! 🏈⚾️🏀🥎⚽️🏐🎾 DM us here or @martyblakely and @pey_bacon15 if you have any questions! ——————————————— #FCA #LakewayFCA #Pursue

In the past month, Marty has had 3 opportunities to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ to groups of students using The Four. We have seen 87 students make a decision for Christ and over 100 other rededicate their lives to live for Jesus. God is up to something! Come get on board. #FCA #fcapursue #TheFour #Gospel

A lot of you all are starting back to school this week! We are SO excited to start back our FCA morning huddles soon!!! Be listening at your school for when your first meeting is! ————————— Share your school’s graphic to your story to get the word out to your friends! 🎉

Camp time is here!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Here is all the info you need, sign up TODAY for a camp experience you won’t forget!!! Camp is for incoming 6th graders -graduating Seniors!! Contact Marty or Peyton if you have any more questions! @martyblakely @pey_bacon15 #LakewayFCA #PURSUE

Last Jefferson County FCA for these senior leaders!! So thankful for their servant hearts and leadership they have demonstrated in FCA, in the classroom, and on the field!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS CAMP IS HERE Swipe through to see all about it! Middle School and High School students we will have registration up and running soon, let us know if you want to come!!! We are so pumped for this summer! #Pursue #FCA #LakewayFCA

Our annual golf tournament is right around the corner!! Register today as a sponsor or to play and help support our ministry to coaches and athletes in the Lakeway Area! Registration link is in our bio!

What’s up guys!! Some of you may not know, but we have been able to start huddles back at some of our local high schools! Swipe through to see if your school is meeting! Share it to your story, invite some friends, and we will see you there! 🎉

Everything has changed. We all know this, but just because the world around us has changed, doesn’t mean that ministry has stopped. Our theme for Lakeway Area FCA 2020-2021 year is: If not us, then who? If not now, then when? “Don’t you say, ‘There are still four more months, and then comes the harvest’? Listen to what I’m telling you: Open your eyes and look at the fields, because they are ready for harvest. John 4:35 (CSB) With so many changes in our world, our vision and mission have remained firm. Our vision: “To see the world transformed by Jesus Christ through the influence of coaches and athletes. Our mission: “To lead every coach and athlete into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and His church.” We have had to get creative and find new methods to continue to minister to coaches and athletes in 2020, and God continues to be faithful. We were not able to host our normal banquet this year, but we put together this short video to show you some of the things that have been going on in FCA this year, and to ask you please consider supporting us financially. We hope you join us in watching! If you feel led to give after this video you can give in one of three ways: 1.) You can make a one-time donation by mailing your check to FCA P.O. Box 3383, Morristown, TN 37815 2.) You can go to the link in our bio to make your donation online. 3.) Consider becoming a member of the FCA Family by becoming a regular monthly donor. You can become a monthly donor by going to the link in our bio and entering your credit card or check information. We are so thankful for your support of this ministry! @martyblakely @pey_bacon15 #FCA #LakewayAreaFCA #FellowshipofChristianAthletes #FCAVirtual

This morning we had our first FCA morning huddle since the shutdown! We are excited to see Jefferson County High FCA meeting again, and we are so thankful for our amazing students, administrators, teachers, and volunteers!

Last week we did a prayer walk at Jefferson County High, this week we are going to Morristown West! Join us at 8:00 am on Saturday morning to pray for our coaches, athletes, teachers, and administrators!

Happy National Boss Day to our fearless leader! Thanks Marty for being the best boss, like a boss 😎. Dara, Peyton, and the Lakeway Area appreciates you!

Sports are back!! Thankful to be able to support two of our area volleyball teams tonight, Cosby and Lakeway 🙌🏼

Thank you to all the Major Sponsors who helped make the 2020 Lakeway FCA Golf Tournament a great success. Special thanks to Rusty WAllace Toyota and Crye-Leike Lakeway Real Estate.

Our Lakeway Area FCA Golf Classic is just around the corner! ————— Each participant gets their choice of grey or white Titleist hat and a sleeve of custom Callaway golf balls! Follow the link in our bio to find out more information, to register, or to sponsor this tournament! ———————— #LakewayFCA

——— Encouragement from Psalm 56:3! Thank you Jovanny Gonzalez (@gjovanny09), Morristown West football player, for sharing with us!!

@emma_hamer_03 , Morristown East rising senior and cheerleader, encourages us from Romans 8:28-29 tonight!! Check it out! ————————— #LakewayFCA #FCAvirtual

Tune in tonight at 6:00pm for our Lakeway Area FCA Huddle!! East High rising senior and cheerleader, Emmalynn Hamer (@emma_hamer_03) will be leading our devotion!! See you then! ——————— #LakewayFCA #FCAvirtual

Jase Rumph of Morristown West High School football and fishing team, shares with us from Romans 12:21!!

It’s Huddle Night!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Come back at 6:00pm tonight to hear a devotion from West High football player and fisherman Jase Rumph! @jase.r_17 ————— #LakewayFCA #FCAvirtual

FCA Huddle Up today at 3:30pm Eastern. #FCAvirtual

JCHS softball player Stephanie Steele (@stephanie_steele5) leading our Huddle today!! Armor of God —————— #LakewayFCA #FCAvirtual

•AREA HUDDLE TODAY• Hey guys! Today’s Huddle will be led by Jefferson County softball player (and state champ 😎🏆) @stephanie_steele5!! Come back at 6:00 pm for your devo! —————— #LakewayFCA #FCAvirtual

Monday Challenge: How do we get to know God better? By digging in His word and seeking Him in prayer. Show us how you got closer to Him today!! ———— #LakewayFCA #FCAvirtual

A word of encouragement from @martyblakely from Hebrews 12:1 #FCAvirtual

Hey Lakeway Area!! Come back at 6:00pm tonight and hear some encouragement from Marty!! 🙌🏼🙌🏾 —————— #FCAvirtual #LakewayFCA

Join us Friday at 3pm on YouTube for an FCA huddle with Coach Mark Richt. #FCA #FCAvirtual #LakewayFCA

• Monday Challenge • Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come. ‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭4:8 ——————— • We hope that during this time, you are still training hard for your sport, but especially training in your relationship with Jesus by getting in the Word! • For todays’s challenge, share your favorite bible verse to your story and tag us! We will share and see how the Lakeway Area is growing stronger together! 💪🏾💪🏼 ——————— #FCAvirtual #LakewayFCA

——— In celebration of Good Friday, take time to remember the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross for you. ——— Share this on your story with who Jesus is to you! (Ex. Savior, Healer, King, etc.) ——— #FCAVirtual #LakewayFCA

——— Answers vs. Assurance ——— Exodus 33:12-14 ——— #FCAvirtual #LakewayFCA

—— Yo Middle School and High School!! Today we will have our first Lakeway Area Wide Huddle! We will post a short video with a devotion and some encouragement for you! Tell your FCA friends and come back to hear from Peyton at 6:00pm! ——— #FCAvirtual #LakewayFCA

FCA Huddle Up Today at 3:30pm Eastern. #fcavirtual

———————— CHALLENGE: just because we aren’t together with our teams, doesn’t mean we have to stop working and getting better! 💪🏼🙌🏾 ———————— Do something to get better today in your sport or fitness. Post on your story and tag us and we will share it! Tag some friends to get them to join you! 🔥 ———————— #FCAVirtual #LakewayFCA

We have some cool things planned for Lakeway Area FCA next week! We miss hanging out with you guys and cheering you on in your games, but we are thankful to have social media to still connect and encourage each other. See you Monday for your Monday Challenge! 💪🏼🙌🏼 #FCAVirtual #LakewayFCA

Join us Wednesday at 3:30pm for Huddle Up! #FCAvirtual

Right Now on YouTube. #FCAvirtual

“Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon.  Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done.” - Philippians 4:4-6 —————- Our world is facing one of the fiercest pandemics in history. It has disrupted everyone’s lives by shutting down businesses, schools, and athletic events. The cases of infections and death are increasing. The world is in a panic. Even in these times of crisis we can pause, rejoice, and give thanks to the One who is in control. ————— Similarly, our world is under attack by the spiritual forces of evil. Its spread can wreak havoc. Just like the CDC has guidelines in place to reduce the risk of spreading or contracting the Coronavirus, we can follow spiritual guidelines that can prevent our risk of losing faith and encouraging others in theirs. ————— For example, we must “socially distance” ourselves from worldly ways, clean our hands often by bathing in God’s Word, and live pure and upright lives, practicing godliness and holiness. In Christ, we are the light in the darkness, offering hope and peace to others by encouraging them to replace their fear with faith in God. We can give thanks and rejoice in our Savior for His greater purpose. ————— We have God’s peace that transcends all understanding. God calls us to be strong and courageous. The greater our faith, the less our fear. God can use us to be the calm and peace in others’ lives. We can help them focus on the Lord rather than the fear or the problem our world faces. He is our Savior! ————— 1. As Christ-followers, what should our response be to the current crisis? 2. What steps can you take to help others replace their fear with faith? ————— •Matthew 14:28-32 •Joshua 1:9 •Hebrews 12:14 ————— “Father, thank You for Your divine intervention in our lives. Help us to experience Your presence and peace amidst the chaos around us. Replace any fear with steadfast faith in You.” #FCAVirtual

Join us in a day if fasting and prayer Tuesday, March 24. #FCAvirtual

Meet our staff: Peyton Bacon is our Area Representative for Jefferson County! Peyton is from Greeneville, TN where she attended Chuckey-Doak High School and played softball. After graduating in 2015, she continued her education and softball career at Carson-Newman University. Before graduating in 2019, she served as FCA president for two years, was a part of two softball conference championships, three NCAA tournament appearances, and earned a degree in Physical Education. Peyton joined our staff in May 2019!

We love our huddle at Maury Middle School in Jefferson County! We are thankful for great huddle sponsors who go above and beyond for this group.

We would like to wish one of our area teams, Grainger, good luck in their playoff game vs. Anderson tonight!!! #LakewayFCA

What a joy to meet and introduce @chrisblive at the @greaterknoxvillefca Banquet! #FCA #LetsGo

@cnvb_ vs Anderson. Go Eagles! #TalonsUp

@cn_wbb vs @waltersstateathletics #TalonsUp

Some more support of our area teams last night! Grainger Football game and Carson-Newman Volleyball!

Meet our staff: Ro Collins IV is from Kingsport, TN where he played football and threw for the track and field team at Sullivan Central High School. He then went to Carson-Newman University where he was a thrower for the track and field team and worked as an equipment manager for the football team. After working in sales for a year he came to Lakeway FCA to be an Area Representative for Grainger and Claiborne counties.

It’s a busy Friday night in the Lakeway Area supporting some of our teams! @rciv11 supporting Grainger Football, @martyblakely supporting Morristown East Football, and @pey_bacon15 supporting Carson-Newman Volleyball! #LakewayFCA

We had an awesome night at Jefferson County Fields of Faith. Thanks @iamstew.o for leading worship and @revbrocoach for speaking! #ButGod #FCA

We had another awesome night at Carson-Newman FCA! Thanks @icycoy for bringing an awesome message. We love this group! Come join us on Tuesday nights at 9:00pm!

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The Patriot Academy Huddle spent some time this morning praying for each other, their friends, and their school! If you are a freshman in Jefferson County and want to get involved, FCA meets Thursday morning at 7:45am!

Carson–Newman FCA had a great night last night with a classic sing it or wing it game, great worship, a message from CN Football’s Drew Eudy, and of course our tradition of singing Sanctuary. We are so thankful for what God is doing on this campus!! #101Strong #Battle

Grainger High School FCA huddle this morning! Thanks @drew_eudy22 for speaking! Grainger FCA meets on Tuesday mornings at 7:50am.

Another great night at @carsonnewmanfca! Thanks @dawsonscreek57 for sharing! If you missed come join us next week. 9PM in Butler-Blanc Gym. #fca #cnfca #lakewayfca

Meet the speaker for our Annual Lakeway Area Fundraising Banquet on November 12th at 6:30pm! Les Steckel Former NFL Coach & FCA’s President/CEO Steckel’s “One Yard Short: Turning Your Defeats Into Victories”, was published in August 2006. The title is derived from the final play of the 2000 Super Bowl between the St. Louis Rams and Steckel’s Titans, a play that has been called the most exciting play in the history of the Super Bowl. If you are interested in attending or sponsoring this event, contact Marty Blakely. martyblakely@fca.org

Meet our Staff: Marty Blakely is our FCA Lakeway Area Director! He was born and raised in Knoxville TN where he played football, baseball, and wrestled at Karns High School in Knoxville.He then played football at Tennessee Military Institute before transferring to Carson-Newman College (University) where he was an offensive lineman and was a member or the ’84 and ’86 National Championship Teams. Marty graduated from Southwestern Theological Seminary with a Master in Religious Education. Then he served on church staff for 23 years as Minster of Recreation, Singles, Education, Executive Pastor, and Sr. Associate Pastor. He has served in Dallas, TX, Memphis, Knoxville, and Murfreesboro, TN. He joined FCA staff in August of 2015 after serving as a Board Member and Character Coach in Murfreesboro. He is married to Martha Blakely who is originally from Morristown and teaches English at Morristown West High School. Marty also has two children: son Carson who is a senior at UT, and daughter Olivia who is a freshman at Carson-Newman.

Freshmen at Carson-Newman, come see us!! We have info about FCA and some treats!

We had a lot of fun this week with our fall sports starting their seasons and several morning huddles kicking off! #FCALetsGo #LakewayFCA

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