BTLN UPDATE

 

First off, congrats John! This is John's first Helmet of the 2013/14 Btln Season. John has been a big help this year! You've earned it John!

 

This week was the unveiling of the new 2013/14 Btln Shirts! Before we were totally settled on the design I predicted that these shirts would be the best Btln shirts we have ever made. I think we have accomplished our goal! This year was Btln 3739's 35th Anniversary and this was our 15th shirt! So we did a redo of our first shirt!(We stylized it!) Anyways, thanks go out to Jason, Bruce and Ben at Eternity Clothing Company! Thanks also goes out to Laird Salkeld for his help with the design! Any Alumni that want one of these shirts can get one of these for $20! (Show your support for 3739!)

 

This week we played Handball for only the second time this year! This week the teams were close and the score proved it. The game went back and forth until we had a 11-11 tie! We went to next goal wins and without the defenseman helping the goalie it usually doesn't take long for the game to end. David Barney had the game winner throwing it past our goalie giving Bent's team the win!

 

Ben was on Bible study this week and he had us looking at purity.

 

Proverbs 5:1-5  My son, pay attention to my wisdom, turn your ear to my words of insight, that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge. For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil; but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.

 

Purity is the goal. If we do not follow God's advice here in Proverbs we are told that there will be terrible consequences! Ben pointed out the way to purity was through wisdom attained through God's Word!

 

Matthew 5:27-28  “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

 

Jesus raised the bar when it came to purity! It wasn't only the act it was also our thoughts that would get us into trouble!

 

Ben reminded us that sometimes we will need to run away like Joseph (Genesis 39) when temptation comes calling!

 

1 Corinthians 10:12-13  So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

 

Hebrews 4:14-16  Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

 

God will not let us be tempted beyond what we can handle and we can go to him in prayer for help!

 

 

So stoked to have Cody Harp come back to visit us at Btln this week! (Should've got a picture!) Got to love it when Alumni come back for a visit!

 

 

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