This week was Mike Night and it is always a hit. The noise and excitement generated by Mike is hard to beat!(But were gonna try!) We played Mike with three teams. Zach's team jumping out to a big lead, but once we started using the bonus five point ball things changed quickly. Zane's team stormed back to take the win! The final scores were Zane's team 59, Zach's team 52 and Stevie's team 51.
Our theme this year at Battalion is "Entrust to reliable men". This week we took a look at Cain and Abel.(Genesis 4:1-16) These brothers can serve as a lesson to us. Cain was unreliable and dishonest, while Abel was reliable and called righteous by God.(Hebrews 11:4) Why was Abel called righteous? Abel was righteous because he listened to God and then he did what God had asked him. God required the shedding of blood for the remission of sins.(Hebrews 9:22) Even though Cain and Abel didn't know it, the lamb sacrificed represented Jesus' death on the cross for both them and for us!(Romans 3:23-26) We might not always understand what God is doing but we must always follow! He is the only one that can see from the beginning of time to the end of time!
1 John 3:11,12 This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother's were righteous.
Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
How will we be remembered after we have died? I pray that we will be remembered as righteous men like Abel!
Daniel started in the middle for Bulldog, not an easy job for a younger guy, but if you are able to win the Helmet you should be man enough to start in the middle! Good job Daniel! Congrats to Nathan on his first Helmet of the year! The Helmets wins are never easy!
It was our first Random Bible Check of the year. This time everyone got a burger, it will be different next time! Bring your Bibles!(No matter what Max tells you, there is no pattern!)
Next up is Battalion Baseball at James Donaldson Park! "Baseball under the Lights!"
Remember, Battalion is like Heaven, there is always room for one more! So bring a friend! There will be plenty of Menno to go around!
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