18TH ANNUAL BTLN PING PONG TOURNEY

Congrats to Austin and Jakob! Jake and Austin are our two Ping Pong finalists! 33 guys competed in the 18th Btln Ping Pong Tourney! So many twists and turns along the way! GeRRald, Jordan, Maxwell, Nate and Lukas all were picked as potential favourites. Landon nearly beat Austin after knocking out Jordan. The 18th was one of the best we have ever had and we still have the finals on Sunday Night!

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BTLN PING PONG

Here is a look at last years results! Who is the favourite this year? Is it Jordan, Spenny, Landon or Max? Or will someone else surprise? We will settle this on Wednesday night!

Don't be late!

Can't wait for the 18th Btln Ping Pong Tourney!

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BTLN UPDATE

Congrats Luke! First Btln 3739 career Helmet for Luke! Luke is the second grade seven this year to win the Helmet! Tristan started in the middle for Bulldog and he started by taking out Maxwell, GeRRald, Austin and Nate. After taking out the favourites for Winston, T-Square took the rest of the bigger guys out leaving the grade sevens. Luke survived the last round winning his first Helmet!

This week we played Stickball 2.0 for the second time ever. In the first inning Ben's team made it look easy scoring seven runs and jumping out to an early lead. Zach's team struggled early only scoring two runs total in the first two innings.  GeRRald's team was close after the second and Zach's team had a fourth inning rally but ultimately it was Jake's team lead by T-Square that would take the win!

Stickball final scores 

Jake's Team - 14

Ben's Team - 12

Zach's Team - 11

GeRRald's Team - 7 

This week we looked at Daniel as we continued our series "The History of the World" or "His Story".

(Daniel 6:1-28)

Daniel 6:1-5  It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom, with three administrators over them, one of whom was Daniel. The satraps were made accountable to them so that the king might not suffer loss. Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent. Finally these men said, “We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his God.”

Daniel sets himself so far apart from the rest of the leaders in Darius' kingdom that Darius put him in charge of the whole kingdom! Because Daniel also did his best to follow God, God used Daniel to influence King Darius who was the most powerful man in the world!

Daniel 6:25-27  Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations and men of every language throughout the land: “May you prosper greatly! “I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel. “For he is the living God and he endures forever; his kingdom will not be destroyed, his dominion will never end. He rescues and he saves; he performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”

Looking back at some of the stories we have looked at this year it is interesting to see that God was able to take men that were in jail, were exiles and sentenced to death and put them into positions of influence. What else did these men have in common? They were all doing there best to serve God! God is looking for men that are willing to serve him like Daniel, Joseph, Moses, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego! God also has a plan for your life! If you are willing to serve God with your whole heart he will use you in some amazing ways just like he did with Daniel!

Daniel 4:17 “‘The decision is announced by messengers, the holy ones declare the verdict, so that the living may know that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives them to anyone he wishes and sets over them the lowliest of men.’

Next week is the 18th Btln 3739 Ping Pong Tourney!

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BTLN UPDATE - MIKE NIGHT

 

Congrats T-Square! First Helmet of the year for Tristan. I had to check the Winston Standings to be sure, it is hard to believe that this was Tristan's first Helmet of the year! The good news for Tristan is that there is still enough time to get back in the race for Winston!

Congrats also to Noah who is the first to 100 points in our Memory Work Challenge! Halfway home Noah! Keep up the good work!

It was Mike Night this week! Can't get enough of the strobe and the blinking balls! Jake's team jumped out to an early lead but was caught by Jason's team and then by Zach's team. Nathan's team was close halfway through but couldn't keep up to Zach's and Jason's teams. It came down to the final round with Jason's team holding on to their lead and the win.

Final Mike Score

Jason's Team - 44

Zach's Team - 41

Nathan's Team - 34

Jake's Team - 28

This week in Bible Study we took a look at Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in our continuing series "The History of the World" or "His Story". (Daniel 3:1-30) 

Romans 13:1-2  Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.

1 Peter 2:13,14  Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right.

God tells us that we need to submit ourselves to the governing authorities that he has set in place. But what if these authorities ask us to do things that we know that God would not want us to do?

Daniel 3:13-14  Furious with rage, Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king, and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up?

Daniel 3:16-18  Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were willing to risk their lives to follow God and do what is right! King Nebuchadnezzar was the most powerful man in the world but he was no match for the all powerful Creator of the Universe that gave Nebuchadnezzar his power.

Next God saved Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego from Nebuchadnezzar and the fiery furnace. The change in Nebuchadnezzar's attitude is amazing.

Daniel 3:28  Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.

Because of  Shadrach's, Meshach's and Abednego's faithfulness the most powerful man on earth began to acknowledge the one true God!

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BTLN BIRTHDAYS - FEBRUARY

 

 

Btln Birthday time again! (I can't believe we are nearly half way through February!) So thankful for all of these men! So good to see the Alumni growing with God and praying that the younger guys will follow their lead!

Hebrews 13:7  Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.

Happy Birthday and may God bless you again this year!

HARRY TOURNEMILLE - February 2
DYLAN WARWARUK - February 2
ANDREW NEUFELD - February 6
GEORGE KOZUB - February 13
TIM FEENSTRA - February 14
BEN JEPSEN - February 14
JUSTIN BEKKER - February 17

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BTLN PREVIEW - MIKE NIGHT!

Mike Night this week at Battalion! Spread the word!

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BTLN UPDATE

 

Congrats to Noah! First Helmet of Noah's Btln career! It was Noah and George battling it out at the end and this time it was Noah that came out on top! How was the Yorkie? Chocolate never tasted better!

We had Owen Spisak show up this week! Talk about a blast from the past!(I forgot to take a picture, I must be getting old.) I have said it many times before, it is so good to have Btln Alumni show up on a Wednesday Night! Thanks Owen!

It was more than a month since we last played Murderball and Owen was in town, easy decision! Unfortunately for Owen and the rest of his team (Myself included) we got destroyed! It was not even close! We lost 5-0! Nevertheless it was Murderball at Btln 3739, how could we not have a good time?

This week in our continuing series "The History of the World" or "His Story" we compared promises that God made to David and Solomon.
(2 Samuel 7:8-17)(1 Kings 9:1-9)

I didn't think that we would be still looking at David and Solomon in our Bible studies but there is just so much to cover that we needed another week.

2 Samuel 7:16  Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.’”

God promises David an everlasting Kingdom and that his family would never die out.

1 Kings 9:4-5  “As for you, if you walk before me faithfully with integrity of heart and uprightness, as David your father did, and do all I command and observe my decrees and laws, I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised David your father when I said, ‘You shall never fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’

Solomon is promised the same thing as his father David, but God adds that if Solomon or his descendants don't follow his decrees and laws that the kingdom would be taken away.
Solomon does not follow God's decrees so most of the kingdom is taken away.

1 Kings 11:34-36  “‘But I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand; I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David my servant, whom I chose and who obeyed my commands and decrees. I will take the kingdom from his son’s hands and give you ten tribes. I will give one tribe to his son so that David my servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put my Name.


1 Kings 11:39  I will humble David’s descendants because of this, but not forever.’”

God knew that Jesus would one day fulfill these promises. (Take a look at Jesus' geneology in Matthew chapter 1.) Jesus did not sit on David's throne when he was on earth but he will one day!

What can we learn from these stories? Even though we will not always follow God's plans for our lives he will always keep his promises! When ten of the twelve tribes were taken away from David's descendents and then later when David's descendents were carried off to Babylon God was still in control.

Numbers 23:19  God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?


2 Peter 3:9  The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.


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