BTLN UPDATE - ROYAL RUMBLE TEN

Congrats Tyler! Tyler is the Royal Rumble Ten Champion! Thirty-seven guys competed for the belt! There were 10 Heavyweights (grade 10 - 12) and 27 Lightweights (grade 7-10)! The grade nines are a huge group and are a force to be reckoned with! Next year the grade nines will all be moving into the Heavyweight Division, it's going to be crazy!

The Lightweights battled for about 40 minutes before the Heavyweights started to join them in the ring. There were so many Lightweights left in the ring that it became dangerous for the Heavyweights entering the ring. Eventually, the Heavyweights eliminated James, the last of the Lightweights! Congrats James! It is big deal to outlast 26 other guys in the ring!

It looked like there were two different teams in the Heavyweight Division. Jonathan, Nate and Tyler were in one corner and Luke, Ben and Noah were in the other. Ben was injured and had to leave early. Jonathan was next out of the ring, leaving Luke and Noah in one corner and Nate and Tyler in the other. Gabe was the wild card of the final five. Gabe was the next to be eliminated. Shortly after both Luke and Noah were gone! Tyler and Nate were the final two in the ring. Tyler and Nate battled, but in the end, Nate was too exhausted to continue, giving Tyler the win!

2014 Royal Rumble Champion - Tyler Coupland

2014 Lightweight Division Champion - James Podmoroff

Special thanks to Ben, Jason and Drew for all their help at the Royal Rumble! We couldn't have done it without you!

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BTLN PREVIEW - ROYAL RUMBLE TEN

That's right, it has been ten years since we first revealed the boxing ring! Eight men have won the Royal Rumble. Six Sergeants, eight grade twelve's and one grade eleven. Will the trends from years past continue? Is there someone that can break the trends from the past? Can't wait to find out!

Royal Rumble Ten, Wednesday Night, October 29, 6:45 p.m.

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BTLN UPDATE

Congrats Noah! This was Noah's first Helmet of the year. Noah was second or third nearly every week this year! It was only a matter of time before Noah would win his first Helmet of the 2014/15 Btln Season! Nate was there at the end, but Noah would not be denied this time!

23 Balls and 30 boys playing Mike 23 this week at Btln!  Mike 23 is as much fun as it is chaotic! There are balls and bodies flying everywhere! So much fun! The lead changed hands nearly every round, it was awesome!

MIKE 23 FINAL SCORES
Jason's team - 21
Nathan's team - 19
Drew's team - 18
Devin's team - 15

In Bible study we looked at the story of Paul and Silas in prison in Philippi. (Acts 16:16-34)

Acts 16:22-24   The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods. After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

Paul and Silas were badly beaten and thrown into prison for serving God. You would think that Paul and Silas would have been questioning God, but instead they were praising God!

Acts 16:25   About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

Paul and Silas reacted this way because they had the peace of God!

Philippians 4:6-7   Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

The peace of God comes from a knowledge of the Scriptures. When we understand God's plan for our lives, and what he has in store for us, we will have greater peace in our lives. The question is, what did Paul and Silas know that gave them peace?

Philippians 3:20-21   But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.

Ephesians 2:6-7   And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 1:3   Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

Ephesians 3:20-21   Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

Paul and Silas knew that even though they were in prison, that they were actually seated in the heavenly realms! Paul and Silas also knew that God was going to bless them more than they could ask or imagine! These truths apply to all of us that have accepted God's free gift! God not only gives us salvation, he also blesses us and gives us his peace!


Next week is Royal Rumble Ten! Make sure that you are early, and bring a friend!

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BTLN UPDATE

Congrats to Ben! This is Ben's first Helmet of the year! Finally someone other than Jonathan, Luke or Nate winning the Helmet! At the end it was Ben and Noah fighting for the Helmet. Both Ben and Noah were stopped on the last round, but Ben gained five yards more forward progress than Noah.

This week we played the Trifecta. We started with Handball. Ben's team was up 3-1, 4-2 and 6-4 but my team battled back to win 8-6! (Great goaltending again at both ends! Ben and Noah at one end and Jake and Tyson at the other end.) Next we played Murderball. My team won the first game and Ben's team won the second game, setting up a third and final game! The last game was the closest of the three that we played, but in the end it was my team taking the win and the Trifecta! (I'm on a winning streak this year!)

This week in Bible study we talked about "Peace with God" and the "Peace of God". In Romans chapter five we find out that we were sinners, ungodly and God's enemies before we accepted God's forgiveness!

Romans 5:6   You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.

Romans 5:8   But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5:10   For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!

As God's enemies we needed peace with God! We can have forgiveness and peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ!

Romans 5:1-2   Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.

Once we have made peace with God we can receive God's peace to help us in our time of need!

Romans 15:13   May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Colossians 3:15   Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.

2 Thessalonians 3:16   Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.

Philippians 4:6-7   Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

With God's peace we don't have to be anxious about anything!


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BTLN UPDATE - BTLN BASEBALL

 

Congrats to Luke on his second Helmet of the Btln Season! There is now a three way tie for first in the race for Winston! Luke is now tied with Jonathan and Nate! Should be an interesting race this year!

It has been three years since Btln 3739 has played baseball at James Donaldson Park. It was way too long in between games! The weather in the past has not been kind, but this year guys were playing in shorts and t-shirts! It was awesome!

Jason, Noah and Ben's team beat Tyler and Drew's team. The final score was 11-8. The quality of baseball is never that good, but still so much fun!

It was so good to have Tyler Francis show up for Baseball, I just love it when Alumni show up from out of town! So much fun to shag flies with the Alumni after the game!

Thanks to Noah for helping set things up! Noah has the keys to the James Donaldson Park Kingdom! We have never had the infield raked before!

Thanks to Ben for pitching for both teams! Thanks to Jason for helping clean up!

Thanks to Jeff (Isaac's Dad) for umpiring the game! It was awesome to have a real umpire!

Next week we are back at the church.


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BTLN PREVIEW - BATTALION BASEBALL "UNDER THE LIGHTS"

That's right, this week we will be eating Menno and playing Baseball under the lights of James Donaldson Park! Can't wait!

Wednesday October 8th, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Remember, Battalion is like Heaven, there is always room for one more! So bring a friend!

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BTLN BIRTHDAYS - OCTOBER

It's October and that means that Btln is now in full swing! So many good pictures of the guys having birthdays this month! (I have a hard time choosing pictures.)  So happy to know these guys!

Happy Birthday and may God bless you again this year!


Colossians 3:12   Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.



 

HARLEY KOVACS - October 1

TALON HARSHENIN - October 4

TYLER COUPLAND - October 5
DALTON ERIXON - October 6

DREW BROWN - October 6

DARTAGNAN BUTCHER - October 12
KENNY JOHNSON - October 14

KAYLON SIEBEN October 15

SPENCER HENDERSON - October 23
GERRY NICKEL - October 31

  

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BTLN UPDATE - MIKE NIGHT

 

What a night! We had a bunch of new guys come out to play Mike! It was our largest crowd of the 2014/15 Btln Season!

Congrats to Jonathan on his second Helmet of the Btln Season! So far this year Nate and Jonathan have been dominating the race for Winston! Can they be beaten? Luke has one win and Ben and Noah are always there at the end. Can't wait to see how this will end!

Mike Night always seems to draw a crowd, and this week wasn't any different. Mike is very unique, I guess that is why it is so intriguing. This time around we had some larger and different balls, making Mike even better. (As if this were possible!) The game was very even. At one point, all four teams were tied at 10! As the game went on Nathan's team and Nate's team both pulled away. Nate's and Nathan's teams ended up tied for first! We broke the tie with one round of Rock-Paper-Scissors. Nate defeating Nathan, Rock-Scissors! It was an awesome way to end the game!

MIKE FINAL SCORES
Nate's team - 21
Nathan's team - 21
Zach's team - 15
Jonathan's team - 12

Last week in Bible study we looked at Romans 7 and Paul's struggle with his old and new natures. This week we moved on to Romans 8. Just because we will struggle at times with these two natures does not mean that we cannot be secure in our salvation!

Romans 8:31   What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

This verse should give us confidence! Not in ourselves, but in the God of the universe that is for us! Who else would you want as an ally?

Romans 8:33   Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies.

1 Peter 1:18-19   For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.

God has chosen and justified us! God paid for us with Jesus' precious blood so that we could be justified!

Romans 8:34   Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.

Romans 8:1-2   Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.

No one can condemn those that are in Christ! Christ has paid for our sin and is now interceding for us!

Romans 8:38-39   For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Nothing in all of creation can separate us from the love of God! This should give us confidence in our God and in our eternal destiny!


Next week Battalion is at James Donaldson Park playing baseball "Under the Lights"!
7:00 - 8:30 Wednesday, October 8th


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