POP N DOGS

 

Last time we did Pop n Dogs it was at the skate park. This time around we will be doing it at the church. We still have games planned and a Bible study so it will be a full night. Make sure to come early as we will be cooking the dogs up until around 7:15 p.m. after that we will have to be getting on with the rest of the night. I am planning on being set up around 6:30 p.m., see ya there!

Remember bring a friend, there will be enough dogs to go around!

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BTLN "WHO AM I?" PART 4

 

It isn't Samuel, all good guesses so far. Here are two more.

CLUE #5 - I have seven brothers.

CLUE #6 - I am listed among the heroes of faith.

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BTLN - "WHO AM I?" PART 3

 

The answer wasn't Moses, Elijah or Daniel, here are a couple more clues.

CLUE #3 - I am one of the authors of the Bible.

CLUE #4 - I lived among the Philistines.

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Hurricane Havoc & Dirty Moves Day

hey everyone! i wanted to let you know that my bro and your 2009/2010 sergeant is putting on two plays at GFSS tonight at 7:00! he wrote and directed them both! donations at the door for the play go toward Invisible Children which is an amazing christian organization that helps child soldiers in Africa. so head down for a great show and support our sergeant!

-bent ;)

BTLN - "WHO AM I?" PART 2

 

CLUE #2 - The king tried to have me killed.

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BTLN - "WHO AM I?"

 

A little different this time, the person we are looking for is from the Bible. Remember only one guess.

CLUE #1 - I am a prophet of God.

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BTLN UPDATE

 

I know that I say it too often but tonight's Murderball was some of the best Murderball that I have been a part of! The last game that we played lasted at least fifteen minutes! My team must have been down to our last guy at least half a dozen times. I don't ever remember being that tired after Murderball.(Insert old man jokes here.) In the end Jeremy and Blake's team won the marathon game, it was amazing! In a game like that there are so many big catches and big throws it is hard to find a turning point!
In Bible study we looked at the armor of God.(Ephesians 6:13-18) It is a topic we have studied before but I felt like we needed to look at it again. God does not send us into the battle of life without giving us what we need to defend ourselves!

Ephesians 6:10,11 - Finally be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.

We need to remember to be strong in the Lord and not to depend on our own strength. It is the only way that we will be able to withstand the devil's attacks. It is interesting that the passage tells us to put on the full armor of God.(It should be obvious.) Putting on part of the armor makes us vulnerable! What good would it be to have the helmet of salvation if we leave ourselves exposed and forget to put on the breastplate of righteousness? We need God's full protection! We looked at the story of David and Goliath(1 Samuel 17:1-51)and how David depended on God's armor instead of depending on the armor that King Saul offered him. (What good was Goliath's armor?) One more passage.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 - For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

Finally we ended the night the way we always do, with Bulldog! Ryan started in the middle and after a couple of rounds he had taken down Zach G.! Zach now had to make sure that Sam S. did not win and take a bigger lead in the Winston Standings. Somewhere along the way Zach ended up with a bloody nose,(Not sure if it was Sam.)so he was forced to leave the gym to stop the bleeding. One round later Zach is back in the gym with paper towel up his nose taking Sam to the ground! It was amazing! Definitely one of the B-Dog highlights of the year! The rest of the guys battled hard and in the end it was down to Sammy J. and suSpence! Sammy finished the night with a big win, taking his second Helmet of the year! Congrats Sam!

NEXT WEEK! Pop n Dogs at the church! We will have the BBQ going before Battalion, come early and bring your appetite! (Pop n Dogs and Menno on the menu!)(We will still be playing games and having Bible study.)

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BTLN IS BACK!

Yes we are back at the gym, but will we play this week? Will it be Murderball, Stickball, S*A*M, Mike, Mike 23 or Handball? So many good games to choose from! One thing you know for sure is that we will be playing some B-Dog!

Battalion 3739, more fun than you can handle on your own, so share it with a friend!

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P-DUB

 

Last week when I was preparing for the P-Dub I was looking for this passage, I wasn't sure of the exact wording but I knew that there was a passage like this.(I spent at least an hour with my concordance last week.)Tonight I found it right away. Anyways this passage and the P-Dub from last week should have close to the same theme.
Many times life gets busy and we tend to lose our focus. Truth is we allow ourselves to get too busy and then we forget what is really important.

Colossians 3:1,2 - Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

What will happen if we set our hearts and minds on things above?

2 Timothy 2:20,21 - In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for noble purposes and some for ignoble. If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.

We will be useful instruments in the Masters hand! What could be more important than this?

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MEET THE NATION - OWEN SPISAK

This time with "Meet the Btln Nation" we get to know Btln Legend Owen Spisak a little better. Owen has been helping a lot at Battalion the last few years.(Your help has not gone unnoticed.) Owen was one of the guys that helped build the Btln Locker Room. Owen has left G.F. to further his career as a helicopter pilot.

RANDOM QUESTIONS
(1)What is your favourite style of music?
(A)Country
(2)What is your favourite song?
(A)Every breath is magic (Switchfoot)
(3)Do you shave with an electric razor or a blade?
(A)Blade
(4)What would you grow? A beard or a moustache?
(A)Beard
(5)What would you rather drive? A big truck or a fast car?
(A)Big truck
(6)Ford, Chevy or Dodge?
(A)Ford
(7)What would you rather wear? A ball cap or a toque?
(A)Ball cap
(8)What is your hat size?
(A)7 1/4
(9)What is more important before you go to bed? Brushing your teeth or watching the sports highlights?
(A)Brushing my teeth.
(10)What is your favourite G.F. summer activity? Bridge jumping or tubing down the river?
(A)Bridge jumping
(11)What was your favourite class in school? Shop, P.E. or Band?
(A)Band
(12)What would you rather watch live? Your favourite band or your favourite sports team?
(A)Sports team
(13)What is your favourite sport?
(A)Hockey
(14)What do you like better? Skiing or snowboarding?
(A)Snowboarding
(15)If you could be a superhero for a day who would you want to be?
(A)Batman
(16)What is your kryptonite?
(A)Canadian tire
(17)What is your dream job?
(A)My job, only in G.F.
(18)What is your favourite quote?
(A)"Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away"
(19)If I had a million dollars....
(A)I would own a timber frame home.
(20)I have always wanted to....
(A)Go skydiving
(21)I will never....
(A)Call myself an Albertan.
(22)I really dislike....
(A)Alberta

BATTALION QUESTIONS
(23)What is your M.M.M. from Battalion?
(A)Kenny and the goal post.
(24)What is your favourite Battalion event?
(A)The May Long
(25)What is your favourite Battalion shirt?
(A)The original Bulldog.
(26)What do you miss most about Battalion?
(A)Friends
(27)What did you like better? The Memory Work Trips or the May Long?
(A)The May Long
(28)What do you like better? Mike or Bulldog?
(A)Bulldog
(29)You arrive at the boat launch on your way out to the May Long when you realize the boat doesn't have enough room for both your tarp and your food. What do you leave behind your tarp or your food?
(A)Tarp
(30)How do you spend most of your time at the May Long? Fishing or playing Cribbage?
(A)Playing Cribbage.
(31)One big block of cheese or the outhouse?
(A)The outhouse
(32)How many times did you complete the Memory Work?
(A)2 1/2
(33)How long have you been a part of the Btln Nation?
(A)12 years

FOOD QUESTIONS
(34)What is your favourite restaurant?
(A)Boston Pizza
(35)Menu item?
(A)Jambalaya fettuccini
(36)How do you like your steak?
(A)Rare
(37)What is your favourite vegetable? Beans or potatoes?
(A)Potatoes
(38)What do you like better? Burgers or pizza?
(A)Burgers
(39)What size pizza could you eat in one sitting? Individual, small, medium or large.
(A)Medium
(40)What is your favourite flavour of chips?
(A)Old Dutch BBQ
(41)What do you like better? Coke or Pepsi?
(A)Pepsi

G.S.F. QUESTIONS
(42)Was there ever a time in high school that you would have rather climbed into a cage with a hungry bear than call the girl that you liked?
(A)No
(43)Have you ever been shafted by a girl?
(A)Yes
(44)When do you plan on being married? Five, ten or fifteen years?
(A)Five years
(45)What do you like better? Blondes, brunettes or redheads?
(A)Blondes
(46)What do you like better? Short or long hair?
(A)Long hair
(47)What would you rather do on a first date? Dinner and a movie or 4x4ing up moto?
(A)4x4ing up moto

SERIOUS QUESTIONS
(48)What is your favourite book of the Bible?
(A)Isaiah
(49)What is your favourite Bible passage?
(A)Psalm 49:16,17 - Do not be overawed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases; for he will take nothing with him when he dies, his splendor will not descend with him.
(50)Who is your favourite Bible character?
(A)Job
(51)Where do you work?
(A)Remote Helicopters - Slave Lake, Alberta.
(52)What are your plans for the future?
(A)Keep working where I am, buy a house in G.F. and get married.

Thanks to Owen for taking the time to answer all of these questions!

THE CAPTAIN

HOCKEY NIGHT FIVE

 

 

 

According to Joe 2006 was the first year making 2010 the fifth straight year that we have had "Hockey Night at Battalion". Numbers were down at hockey but that doesn't mean we didn't have a good time.(Plenty of ice time for everyone.)The Hieberts and Robbie play hockey so the rest of us took them on. If you have enough guys on one team you can plug up the ice so that you can slow down the skating. Jeremy played net for my team while Cody played net for the Hieberts. In the end the score was Hieberts 8 the rest of us 7. After Hockey we put the flag football belts on and we played Bulldog between the blue lines. Because of their speed the Hieberts were the last two and in the end Levi beat out his younger brother Seth. First ever Helmet win for Levi! Congrats Levi! Afterwards we adjourned to the locker room for some Pepsi's, another good night at Battalion!

Thanks to DJ Zej for coming out and playing some tunes!

Next week Battalion is back at the gym. Remember Battalion is like Heaven, there is always room for one more! So bring a friend!

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HOCKEY NIGHT AT BATTALION

 

Battalion is back! After one week off we are at the G.F. Arena playing hockey! 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. March 17Th.
Remember, if you don't have skates or a stick they will be provided for you. Did I mention that it is FREE?(That's right I said FREE!)
Pepsi's in the dressing room after the game.
I was going through the H.N.A.B. pictures and was trying to figure out how long we have been doing this and I am not sure of a date. So if you have any idea let me know in the comments.

"Meet the Btln Nation" with Owen Spisak coming soon!

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P-DUB

 

I was out hitting some softballs this afternoon, it is amazing what green grass and a blue sky do for my psyche.(When everything is going right for us it is easy to be in a good space.) But not nearly what God can do for me! It is funny that when I feel a little down and I take a look at my life I usually realize that I have not spent enough time meditating on God and his word. If you read Gods word you can not help but be lifted up!

Psalm 63:1-4 - O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift my hands. (Written by King David.)

We need to seek God in the same way that David did! If we will seek God and meditate on his word he will be there ready to help us! Remember God is waiting to help us and he is never far away!

1 John 4:15 - If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God.

God lives within us! You can't get closer than that! Just knowing(and remembering)this should lift us up!

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FEBRUARY, A MONTH IN REVIEW

 

What a month! It started with the third Btln Major of the season and ended with the fourth! Sam S. won the Heavyweight division and suSpence the lightweight division at Winterslam! Next up was the Super Bowl party and the Big Papa pickles. Later in the month we had Sting Pong and Mike Night! There were visits from Btln Alumni Al Martens and Ryley Heppner! On the blog we had a "Meet the Btln Nation" with Jordon Walsh and a "Who am I" with Tim Feenstra. Zach finished the Memory Work in February.(Nice work Zach!) The Helmet winners in February were Sam S., Kaleb and Zach. The 15Th Annual Btln Ping Pong Tourney completed what was one of the busiest months of the year! (Although we didn't have our winner until March.) It seems like every month is better than the one before it!

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BTLN MOVIE

This movie is like the one that we showed on Battalion Night minus the Stockade pictures. It is like Battalion, blink and you'll miss something! 144 pictures from the last year at Btln 3739 and TobyMac "Showstopper"! It just doesn't get any better than this!

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MEMORY WORK UPDATE

 

 

After the boys have said their passages on Battalion Night it is time again to update the Memory Work totals. The guys have been working hard and they are all getting close. Keep up the good work! It will be worth it in the end!


MEMORY WORK TOTALS
ZACH GOBBETT - 205 POINTS
MAXWELL NICHOLSON - 168 POINTS
SAMMY JEPSEN - 141 POINTS
GERALD NICHOLSON - 123 POINTS

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WINSTON STANDINGS

 

 

 

We are now twenty-four weeks into the Btln season with seven weeks left!(Only seven weeks left!) After the fourth Major of the Btln season it was time for another update. Could the Winston Standings be any closer? At the beginning of the year it looked like Sam S. would easily win but now the race has tightened up.

WINSTON STANDINGS(AFTER TWENTY-FOUR WEEKS)
SAM SCHIESSER - 5 Helmets and 2 Majors
ZACH GOBBETT - 5 Helmets and 1 Major
STEPHEN LAWRENCE - 4 Helmets
CHRIS HENDERSON - 2 Helmets
KALEB HORKOFF - 2 Helmets
PARKER STEADMAN - 1 Helmet and 1 Major
SAMMY JEPSEN - 1 Helmet
OWEN KNOPP - 1 Helmet
ZANE LAWSON - 1 Helmet

Seven weeks and one Btln Major left!(The Masters)

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MEET THE NATION - ALAN MARTENS

 

Another "Meet The Btln Nation" this time with Btln Legend Alan Martens. Alan was the fourth Sergeant of Btln 3739, he served for two seasons, 1984/85 and 1985/86. Alan also served as The Captain for three years 1996 - 1998. He now lives in North Battleford Saskatchewan with his wife Gloria and two sons Timmy and Isaac.

RANDOM QUESTIONS
(1)Who is your favourite band?
(A)Third Day
(2)What is your favourite song?
(A)It changes every week.
(3)What is your favourite style of music?
(A)Worship and Praise.
(4)Do you shave with an electric razor or a blade?
(A)Blade
(5)What would you rather grow? A beard or moustache?
(A)Beard
(6)What would you rather drive? A big truck or a fast car?
(A)Fast car
(7)Ford, Chevy or Dodge?
(A)Under $1000
(8)What would you rather wear? A ball cap or a toque?
(A)Toque
(9)What is more important before you go to bed? Brushing your teeth or watching the sports highlights?
(A)Peeing
(10)What is your favourite G.F. summer activity? Bridge jumping or tubing down the river?
(A)Tubing
(11)What was your favourite class in school? Shop, P.E. or Band?
(A)Band!
(12)What would you rather watch live? Your favourite band or your favourite sports team?
(A)See answer for (11)
(13)If you could be a superhero for a day who would you want to be?
(A)Spiderman
(14)What is your favourite sport?
(A)Hockey
(15)What is your kryptonite?
(A)Video games
(16)What is your dream job?
(A)Worship Pastor
(17)What is your favourite quote?
(A)"You're gonna love my nuts." - Vince, the Slap Chop guy.
(18)If I had a million dollars....
(A)Guitars, Guitars, Guitars....
(19)Something that you don't know about me is....
(A)I secretly wanna be a fashion designer.
(20)I have always wanted to....
(A)Be a metal star!
(21)I will never....
(A)Bow to you're stinkin idol!
(22)I really dislike....
(A)When the authority of Scripture is attacked.

BATTALION QUESTIONS
(23)What is your M.M.M. from Battalion?
(A)Getting the Herald of Christ.
(24)What do you miss most about Battalion?
(A)The stinky armpit circle prayer.
(25)You arrive at the boat launch on your way out to the May Long when you realize the boat doesn't have enough room for both your tarp and your food. What do you leave behind? Your tarp or your food?
(A)Tarp!
(26)How do you spend most of your time at the May Long? Fishing or playing Cribbage?
(A)Poking the fire with a stick.
(27)One big block of cheese or the outhouse?
(A)The cheese!
(28)How long have you been a part of the Btln Nation?
(A)30 years

FOOD QUESTIONS
(29)What is your favourite restaurant?
(A)A&W
(30)Menu item?
(A)Sirloin burger
(31)How do you like your steak?
(A)Rare
(32)What is your favourite vegetable? Beans or potatoes?
(A)Gravy?
(33)What do you like better? Burgers or Pizza?
(A)Pizza
(34)What size pizza could you eat in one sitting? Individual, small, medium or large?
(A)Was large, now medium.
(35)What do you like better? Chips or cheezies?
(A)Hawkins Cheezies! Duh.
(36)What do you like better? Coke or Pepsi?
(A)Coke

SERIOUS QUESTIONS
(37)What is your favourite book of the Bible?
(A)Romans
(38)What is your favourite verse?
(A)2Timothy 3:16,17 - All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
(39)Who is your favourite Bible character?
(A)Phinehas
(40)Where do you work?
(A)Parkland Pulse, grain company.
(41)What are your plans for the future?
(A)Work, eat, sleep, love my family, praise the Lord and play World of Warcraft.

Thanks to Al for taking the time to answer all of these questions!

THE CAPTAIN

BTLN BIRTHDAYS - MARCH

 

Birthday time again on the blog! What will you do this year? Or more importantly what will God do in your life this year?

Ephesians 2:22 - And in him(Christ Jesus)you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.

Christ Jesus himself is making us his dwelling place! Think back to the Old Testament Temple! This is what God is doing for you and will do for you this year! Be encouraged!

Happy Birthday!

TYLER FRANCIS - March 8
MITCHELL BEKKER - March 10
JOSH RIDSDALE - March 14
EVAN PODOVINIKOFF - March 28

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BTLN UPDATE

 

We played some sweet Murderball this week, my team won big the first two games so we switched the teams up early. Zane switched teams and I don't think we won another game but the teams were closer so we left them. I guess Zane was the difference. Chris showed a move in Murderball that I don't think that I have seen before, Chris was spiking the ball back at the guys that were throwing the ball! The ball was traveling faster on the way back than on the original throw, it was impressive!
Blake was in charge of the Bible study and he talked about learning to be submissive. He talked about how being obedient was an outward display while being submissive was from the heart.

James 4:7,8 - Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you.

Ephesians 5:21 - Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Of course submitting to God is most important, and if we do, we will also submit to each other!
We finished with Bulldog(What else would we finish with?)and I actually missed the finish(I was attending to an injury, ya I know, go figure eh?)but in the end Stevie had his fourth Helmet of the year! Congrats Stevie!

Battalion Schedule
March 10 - Spring break, ONE WEEK OFF.
March 17 - Hockey Night at Battalion, at the G.F. Arena (7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.)
March 24 - Back at the church gym.

Further into the future
The Masters (Date yet to be determined.)(Night golf at the Christina Lake par three.)
Last Night - April 28
The May Long Camp out - May 21-24
Creationfest - July 21-24

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BTLN TOP TEN 2010

 

Written by Ben, Jason and Charlie and read by Sam squared.

TOP TEN FUNNIEST BATTALION MOMENTS

10)The time Ryley Heppner spent 10 hours in the Jepsen's hot tub and broke out in a rash.

9)The time when Bruce and Sammy Jepsen fell out of their motorboat at the May Long and the boat circled with no one in it for two hours.

8)The time Ben Jepsen ate a Happy Meal in two bites.

7)The times Ryley Heppner has eaten various things for money like beetles and vegetables. Vegetables being the more challenging items.

6)The time Kenny Johnson ran into the soccer pole at the high school.

5)The time Calvin Peters accidentally kicked a dodge ball into Kenny Johnson's face. (Poor Kenny you're a trooper.)

4)The time Jason Hayashi ACTUALLY got a waitresses name tag at Boston Pizza.

3)The time Devin Chursinoff got girls to write their phone numbers on his arms at Creation Fest.(Before he started dating Brittany Pauls of course.)

2)The time Charlie Langis had to wear a "Free Hugs" shirt to a concert at Creation Fest.

1)The time Ben Jepsen and Jason Hayashi did that weird puppet show instead of the "Top Ten" for Brigade Night.

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BATTALION NIGHT 2010

 

 

 

 

First off congratulations to Parker Steadman on his third Btln Ping Pong Championship! Parker has now tied Courtney Friesen, Calvin Peters and Ben Jepsen with four Btln Majors!(Parker has also won the Btln Masters.) Also congrats to Zane on making it to the Ping Pong Final!
Last year we honoured the Martens brothers for their involvement in Btln 3739 and this year we decided that there were two couples that deserved recognition and needed to be honoured! Thanks to Hank and Evelyn and also to Bruce and Katie!(Bruce was out of town and Ben couldn't make it from Saskatchewan.)Over the years they have borrowed vehicles, hosted parties and have supported us all along the way. Btln 3739 is indebted to you for your support! Btln 3739 would not have grown without your support! Special thanks goes out to Joe and Heather for making the trip to Grand Forks! It made the night extra special!
The night also featured the Sammy J., Gerald and Max quoting a passage. Thanks guys you did a great job!

Sammy J. - 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Gerald - 2 Timothy 2:1-3
Max - Romans 8:28-39

We also had Sammy J. and Sam S. read the Btln Top Ten! (Written by Ben, Jason and Charlie.)(I will post it later in the week.)
Sammy had a full day, he also made the Btln slide show! Thanks Sammy!

One more week before spring break! Bring a friend, there is always room for one more!

THE CAPTAIN