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DISCUSSING DISCIPLESHIP (10 OF 28)

by Donald Cantrell

Scripture: Matthew 10:1-42
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Discussing Discipleship (10 of 28)
Donald Cantrell
Matthew 10:1-42

Matthew Series Sermon 10 of 28

I - The Chosen (1 - 4)

II - The Commission (5 - 15)

III - The Charge (16 - 23)

IV - The Comfort (24 - 31)

V - The Choice (32 - 33)

VI - The Cross (34 - 39)

VII - The Compassionate (40 - 42)

The Rigors of Hell Week

Everyone and their mother has heard of the Navy SEALs. Propelled to fame after Operation Neptune's Spear, the daring SEAL Team 6 mission that killed Osama bin Laden in 2011, the Navy SEALs have become a household name.

What is most widely known about the SEALs is their extremely hard selection and assessment process. Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training is notoriously difficult, with an attrition rate hovering at between 70 percent and 85 percent for enlisted and over 90 percent for officers, thus making it one of the most selective special operations pipelines in the U.S. military.

In this highly selective process, one evolution stands out.

U.S. Navy SEAL candidates participate in Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training. SEALs are the maritime component of U.S. Special Forces and are trained to conduct a variety of operations from the sea, air, and land.

Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training is a six-month selection process and the path to becoming a Navy SEAL.

It is divided into three phases (First Phase, Second Phase, Third Phase).

The First Phase is the basic conditioning part of BUD/S, where students learn to work as a team and the instructors put increasingly more mental and physical pressure on them. This is when Hell Week takes place.
Lasting from Sunday evening to Friday morning, Hell Week forces students to run more than 200 miles, often with heavy rubber boats on their heads, swim endless miles, and do hours of physical training, all the while being cold, wet, and sandy. During the almost six-day evolution, students get approximately four hours of broken sleep.
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