BTLN UPDATE

 

 

 

 

It was Jersey night at Battalion this week. Zach Gobbett was officially made the 24th Sergeant of Battalion 3739! Congrats Zach! As you can see from the pictures Ben Jepsen's jersey is on display in the room. Ben will be the sixth Sergeant to receive his jersey later this year. (I love this "One Forward and One Back" Sergeant jersey program.)
We continued our Bible study series this week with a look at Jesus' baptism and the transfiguration. Why these two events together you ask? In both of these events God the father claims Jesus as his Son.

Jesus Baptism
Matthew 3:16,17 - As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lightning on him. And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."

The Transfiguration
Mark 9:7 - Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: "This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!"

Jesus is the Son of God and God the Son!

Hebrews 1:8 - But about the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom." (This is God the Father speaking.)

We played Handball this week and this time around the teams were evenly matched. After many goals, a few dog piles and a couple of head shots Owen and Devin's team got the last goal for the win.(I think it was Nathan Klassen that had the winner.)
Dalton Shore started us off in Bulldog and after a few rounds it was down to Zach and Stevie for the Helmet. A couple of rounds later Stevie emerged the victor! Congrats Stevie!

Next week is Battalion Baseball under the Lights at James Donaldson Park! Plenty of Baseball and plenty of Menno! Remember, Battalion is like Heaven, there is always room for one more!

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BTLN PREVIEW

 

In the Btln preview this week I thought that I would let you know that there will be a Random Bible Check at Battalion this week. Don't forget your Bible or you will miss out!

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ONE OF OUR OWN!

 

Just found out tonight that Dan Trithardt(Btln 3739 Alumni Member and Captain of Kelowna 3445.)has been named Area Staff Assistant in the Okanagan/West Kootenay Area of BC. Congrats Dan! We are all very proud of you! We here at the blog salute you!

Make sure to pray for Dan and Tiffany!

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BTLN UPDATE

 

 

 

Week three is in the books and again we had some old and new faces show up for the first time this year. Murderball was on the agenda, and the teams were very lopsided, Ryley's team got their can kicked.(I was on Ryley's team.) I think we lost every game, actually I am trying to forget.(Yes it was that bad.)
Our main text for the Bible study this week was from John chapter 1.

John 1:1-4 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men.

John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.

Ryley pointed out that the Bible calls Jesus God. He also pointed out that Jesus himself claimed to be God. These facts leave us with a choice. Is he the God that he claimed to be? Or is he a liar? What will you do with Jesus? These are our only two choices. He could not be a good man or a good teacher if he was a liar. We believe that miracles Jesus performed and the prophecy's he fulfilled prove that he is God! This is our goal this year, to show that Jesus is God.

John 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

Jesus is the truth!

Last man standing for Bulldog was Dalton Shore! Congrats Dalton! Little Ben had some help from Jeremy in the middle. Bulldog just never gets old, it is the best part of the night. (Besides the Bible study.)

The Station was the meeting place for our Non-Com's. Again not much planning but a whole lot of Cross Trax and a lot of good laughs! Plenty of good times!

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BTLN "WHO AM I" - CAM TYSSEN

 

Jason had it right, it was Cam Tyssen. This was going to be the next clue.

CLUE #6


We were also thinking about the Ventura, U2, masonry, guitars and music but most of these were too obvious.

We need to do a "Meet the Nation" with Cam Tyssen.

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BTLN PREVIEW

 

 

We are back at the gym playing games this week and Ryley Heppner is starting us off in the book of John! Looking forward to a good study. After Battalion the grade eleven and twelves will be heading over to the Station for a planning meeting and some snacks! (mmmm... Cross Trax)

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BTLN "WHO AM I"

Ryley, Dalton S., Drew and Jeremy are all good guesses but they are all wrong. This next clue should narrow it down.

CLUE #5 - I attended Battalion at Perley school and at the Gospel Chapel.

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BTLN "WHO AM I"

Well it wasn't Sammy J but good guess anyway, J. I'm a poet and don't even know it. Next clue.

CLUE #4 - I was part of a skateboard club.

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BTLN - "WHO AM I"

 

Thought that it was time to bring this feature back. We will do it a little different this time. Everyone is allowed one guess per post. Enjoy!

CLUE #1 - I am part of the Btln Nation.

CLUE #2 - I have attended the May Long.

CLUE #3 - I attended the Btln Royal Rumble (Wrestling) two years ago.

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BTLN UPDATE - POOL PARTY!

 

 

 

What a night! Last night we had around 35 guys at the pool party! I thought this year would be a rebuilding year with smaller numbers but it seems that God had other ideas! There were at least 7 or 8 new guys out last night! Anyways same drill as in the past, trampoline tag, tossing the football around the yard, eating grapes that are growing around the pool, and Menno cooked over the fire! Once we were all in the pool we played the Btln classic Pool Football. Ryley's team owned Jeremy's this year, it was awesome! I think the final score was 5-2 for the good guys.(Ya I was on Ryley's team.) Next up was the Belly Flop comp. and this year the diving board was broken so we borrowed a mini trampoline! Most years we have needed a second round but this year Ben Nicolson took it in the first round! Ben is the first grade 7 to win the Belly Flop Comp. and only the second to win the Helmet. (Zach Gobbett was the first boy to win the Helmet in grade 7.) We finished the night downstairs with a D.Q. cake, some chips and Pepsi. It was another classic Btln Pool Party!

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

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POOL PARTY!

 

 

I was trying to remember when we started the Btln Pool Party and my earliest memory was from the 2000-01 Btln season. I remember asking Justin Bekker and Ryley Heppner what color they wanted the Btln shirts to be at the pool party in September 2001. (Justin and Ryley were in grade twelve that year.)As you can see from the picture they chose blue. Ryley also wanted a maple leaf, which we put onto the back.(I love Btln history, as if you couldn't tell.)(I have seen pictures of what this years shirts will look like!) Anyways this year will be the sixth annual Belly Flop Competition, can't wait, it is always good for a few laughs.
Don't forget, there will be plenty of food,(Menno, chips, Pepsi and a D.Q. ice cream cake.) so bring a friend!

Btln 3739 Belly Flop Champions
2005/06 - Jordon Walsh
2006/07 - Jordon Walsh
2007/08 - Drew Brown
2008/09 - Andrew Eyre
2009/10 - Sam Schiesser

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BTLN UPDATE

 

 

First Night is in the books and Chris has started the year with the first Helmet win! Congrats Chris!
We started the night with tetherball and I have to say, it is harder than it looks. Jeremy was beating everyone at tetherball until Owen showed up and took him down. After tetherball we played about ten rounds of murderball in which Jere and my team got schooled pretty bad by Ryley, Owen and Blake's team. We got our revenge when we played Handball, it was close but the last goal was ours.(And you all know what uncle Tim always says, "Ye who scores last scores best!")
Last year our theme was "How great is our God" this year it is "Jesus is Lord". The world will admit that Jesus was a real person and even a good man, but we know that he is also God. Our goal this year is to prove from God's word that Jesus is God. The Gospel of John will be our main text, can't wait for this series of Bible studies!

Next week is the pool party at Abe Martens, see you there!

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ARE YOU READY FOR THE NEW BTLN SEASON?

That's right, Battalion starts this week! Take a look back at last year's highlights, there will be plenty more highlights made this year!

Enjoy!

Wednesday night 7:00 p.m. at the church gym! See ya there!

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BTLN TETHERBALL

 

Battalion 3739 has made a habit of taking obscure games and making them ours. (Such as British Bulldog, Handball, Box Hockey, Arm Wrestling, Ping Pong and Zorbing to name a few.) Enter Tetherball, will it become another Battalion favourite? Only time will tell, but I think we have another winner. Our new tetherball set has arrived and will be ready to go on Wednesday night! Less than a week until First Night!



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BTLN BIRTHDAYS - SEPTEMBER

 

I can't believe that it is September already! First Night at Battalion is only one week away! With twelve birthdays, September is a huge month for Btln. So many pictures in the collage, I was having a hard time deciding which pictures to leave out, so I kept most of them.

Insert your name into the blank space.

2 Timothy 1:2 - To _______, my dear brother: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

God wants to give you his grace, mercy and peace! This is what God has in store for you this year! What an amazing gift!

NATHAN KLASSEN - September 1
ZACH GOBBETT - September 3
JONATHAN FOJT - September 9
LANCE MARTENS - September 13
RYLEY HEPPNER - September 16
SAM JEPSEN - September 17
LEVI HIEBERT - September 17
CHARLIE LANGIS - September 20
BRUCE JEPSEN - September 24
CAM TYSSEN - September 25
CAM THOMPSON - September 25
DAVID PODOVINIKOFF - September 26

Happy Birthday, and may God bless you again this year!

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