Congrats Jakob! This was Jakob's second Helmet of the Btln Season! It looks like Jake is going to be a force to be reckoned with for the next few years!
It was Mike Night this week at Btln! It is so much fun to watch the guys play Mike! The atmosphere in the gym is awesome! The guys were pounding on the walls and cheering on their teammates! I love the big bouncy balls that we added last time we played Mike, they add a whole new dimension to the game! Devin's team had the lead most of the game, but that doesn't mean that the scores weren't close or that the game wasn't in doubt.
MIKE NIGHT FINAL SCORES
Devin's team - 29
Drew's team - 27
Jason's team - 26
Ben's team - 20
In Bible study we looked at three parables that Jesus told from the book of Luke. (Luke 15:1-24)
Luke 15:1-2 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
Jesus was being criticized for spending time with sinners. Jesus tells the three parables to teach us the value of every person in God's eyes. We are all sinners in need of God's forgiveness! The Pharisees did not realize why the Messiah (Jesus) was coming to earth.
1 Timothy 1:15 Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.
Luke 15:4-6 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’
In the first of three parables Jesus compares sinners to lost sheep. Jesus lets us know that he is not content if there is even one sheep missing! I love how Jesus talks about the owner of the sheep carrying the sheep home. What an amazing picture Jesus paints of God's love for the lost!
The third parable is the parable of the lost son. A father has a son that takes his inheritance and squanders it on wild living. This lost son is forced to steal food from pigs to keep from starving.
Luke 15:17-24 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ So he got up and went to his father.
“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
“The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
“But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.
Again Jesus shows God's love for the lost in this parable! I love how the father runs to his son while he was still a long way off!
Luke 15:7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.
Luke 15:10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
There is a party in heaven whenever ONE sinner repents!
It is Winterslam (boxing) next week at Btln!
THE CAPTAIN
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