Congrats to Jordan! This is Jordan's first Helmet of the 2012/13 Btln Season! Cody was there at the end and nearly pulled off his second Helmet of the season but was beat out by Jordan! 10 weeks into the Btln Season and we have 9 winners! Crazy!
The first time we played Mike 23 we played with one beach ball and the game lasted about 30 seconds before the ball was flattened. The second time we played Mike 23 we once again played with one ball. It was a tougher ball, but because there was only one ball it became a game of dog pile on that one ball. Now we have 1 zorb, 6 exercise balls and about 20 of the large Murderballs. The result? Chaos! There are balls flying around everywhere! There are four teams and the scores climb and fall depending on which round we are playing.
The final scores were
Ben's team, 3
Nathan's team, 11
Cody's team, -14
Jordan's team, 19
Jordan really cleaned up this week!
In Bible study this week Ben was our guide as we took a look at Joseph in our continuing series
"The History of the World" or "His Story". (Genesis chapters 37-46)
(Ben tackled 10 chapters! Not an easy feat!)
Ben talked about how at the beginning of the story Joseph comes across as spoiled and a little arrogant. He tells his family that according to his dreams they would one day bow down to him!
Genesis 37:9-11 Then he had another dream, and he told it to his brothers. “Listen,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”
When he told his father as well as his brothers, his father rebuked him and said, “What is this dream you had? Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow down to the ground before you?” His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.
Next God would allow Joseph to endure some very hard circumstances. Joseph would be sold into slavery by his brothers and be thrown into prison after being falsely accused. These hard times helped shape the man that Joseph would become. Joseph was 17 when he had his first dream and was 30 when he first entered Pharaoh's service. Which means it must have been close to ten years of hard times! Joseph stayed faithful to God. Joseph must have believed that the hard times he had to endure were a part of God's plan.
Genesis 45:4-8 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.” When they had done so, he said, “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt! And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you. For two years now there has been famine in the land, and for the next five years there will not be plowing and reaping. But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. “So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt.
We would do well to remember Joseph's faithfulness to God when we go through hard times! Remember, God is still in control and he wants what is best for you!
Ben pointed out that Joseph gave his brothers the best land in Egypt even though they didn't deserve it. Ben compared this to what God is going to do for us. God will give an eternity in Heaven to whoever will accept his gift! And like Joseph's brothers we don't deserve it, but we would be crazy not to accept his wonderful gift!
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