BTLN UPDATE

Congrats Riley! This was Riley's second Helmet of the Btln Season! Riley has now won two Helmets in the last three weeks, making a late charge in the race for Winston!

This week we played Stickball for the second time this year. I am always amazed how easily the guys are confused when we play Stickball. The confusion adds an element of humour to the game. This time around Isaac's and Dolan's team were tied. We used Rock-Paper-Scissors to break the tie, Dolan winning for his team!

Stickball Final Scores

Dolan's Team - 8

Isaac's Team - 8

Riley's Team - 6

Luke's Team - 4

In Bible study our topic was the Compassion of God.

Matthew 9:35-36   Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

Matthew 15:32    Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way.”

Mark 6:32-34   So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place. But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.

Luke 7:11-15   Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, “Don’t cry.”Then he went up and touched the bier they were carrying him on, and the bearers stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!” The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.

Jesus was and is still is compassionate! Jesus healed everyone that asked, fed them, taught them and even raised them from the dead! Jesus has compassion on us as well! That is why he died and rose again for our sins!

THE CAPTAIN