BTLN UPDATE - ROYAL RUMBLE 15

Congrats Aiden! Aiden Burch is the 2019 Royal Rumble Champion! Twenty-nine guys competed in the fifteenth Royal Rumble! We had ten more guys then we had last year!


We always start the Royal Rumble with the Lightweights Division. This year, we didn't have the Lightweight and Heavyweight divisions. We started with the grade sevens, then eights, nines, tens and elevens. We changed it up because there were not enough Heavyweights this year. It actually worked really well, so we might go this way in the future.

The final four were Aiden, Bryce, Brennan and John. It didn't take long before John was out and we were down to three. Aiden and Brennan were working together, but Brennan slipped and fell out of the ring. Now we were down to the final two! For the first time ever, we had a grade eight and nine in the final two!

Aiden and Bryce battled it out for a long time, in the "Final Two-Ropes Down" tradition that we started a few years ago. I was sure that it would be over quickly, but it actually lasted quite a long time! There isn't any place to hide when the ropes are down, making for an exciting finish! In the end, Aiden was able to force Bryce's hand out of the ring for the win! Aiden is in grade eight and is the youngest Royal Rumble Champion we have ever had!


Congrats to both Bryce and Aiden, it was an amazing finish!


2019 Royal Rumble Champion - Aiden Burch


Special Thanks to Ben, Jason, Coady and Luke for all of their help! The Royal Rumble is not possible without your help!



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BTLN UPDATE

Congrats Anthony! This is Anthony's second Helmet of the Btln year! In the end it was Anthony and Josh battling it out for the Helmet. Anthony and Josh have a good rivalry building!


This week we played Murderball Defender. Ben's team dominated the night, winning all three games. It wasn't until the final game that my team was able to make it close, but in the end Ben's team was just too much for us!


This week our Bible Study was about Thanksgiving.

For the most part we are thankful people, but it is always good to have a reminder to be thankful.



Psalm 95

Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord;
let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before him with thanksgiving
and extol him with music and song.


Psalm 136:1-3

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
His love endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of gods.
His love endures forever.
Give thanks to the Lord of lords:
His love endures forever.

1 Corinthians 15:57
Thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.


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.

Jesus died for our sins so that we could spend eternity with him in Heaven! We have so much to be thankful for!

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BTLN UPDATE

Congrats Bryce! This was Bryce's first Helmet ever! Bryce has been so close in the past, but now he has his first Helmet! I am always so happy for all the first time Helmet winners! Way to go Bryce!

This week we played the New Btln Trifecta! We started with Btln Sumo Wrestling! We used the exercise balls from Mike 23 and the head gear from Btln Boxing. Both teams each had a team of two working together each round in the octagon. At first it looked like Josh's team would win big in Sumo, but Alexei's team would end up taking the win and the 1-0 lead in the Trifecta!

Btln Sumo Final Scores

Alexei's Team - 6

Josh's Team - 4

The second game of the Trifecta was Fire-Fever-Flood. The game was very fast paced. Everyone was exhausted at the end of the game! The final two were Luke for Alexei's team and Jonathan for Josh's team. Luke taking the win, giving Alexei's team the 2-0 victory in the Trifecta!

In the Bible study we did a character study on Peter.

Matthew 14:22-33   Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.

Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.

But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”

“Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”

“Come,” he said.

Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”

Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”

And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. Then those who were in the boat worshipped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

I have always loved Peter because he isn't cautious. Peter was one of those guys that you would always know what he was thinking, because he would tell you! Peter often gets a bad wrap because of his compulsive nature, but he was the one that actually got of the boat during the storm! Peter's passion for following Jesus and his trust in Jesus is something that we can all emulate! Peter's mistake in the passage is not getting out of the boat and trusting Jesus, it was taking his eyes off of Jesus. It isn't any different for us! We need to continually keep our eyes on Jesus, and always trust him!

Hebrews 12:1-2   Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

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BTLN UPDATE

Congrats Josh! This is Josh's second Helmet of the Btln Year! Bryce was second this week and has been close in the past. My prediction is that we will have a first time Helmet winner next week at Btln!

This week we played Mike 23. Mike 23 is Btln Chaos at it's very best! There are 23 balls flying all over the gym in 6 mini games. I don't know if we have ever had a closer game end in a bigger blow out than we did this week! The scores were close up until the very last round!

MIKE 23 Final Scores

Coady's Team 9

Jason's Team 6

Riley's Team 3

Isaac's Team -3

In the Bible Study we looked at the story of Abraham when he was tested by God.

Genesis 12:1-3

The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.

“I will make you into a great nation,
and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.
I will bless those who bless you,
and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth
will be blessed through you.”

God promised Abraham that he would make his descendants into a great nation. God also promised that all peoples on the earth would be blessed through Abraham and his descendants.

Genesis 22:1-3

Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!”

“Here I am,” he replied.

Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”

Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about.

God promised Abraham that through Isaac his son, that he would make a great nation. Then God asks Abraham to sacrifice Isaac! What happens next is amazing. Abraham doesn't question God, he just packs his bags and prepares for the sacrifice! If only we would trust God like Abraham!

Genesis 22:7-8

Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?”

“Yes, my son?” Abraham replied.

“The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”

Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.

All along Abraham believed that God would supply the sacrifice that was needed.

Genesis 22:11-13

But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!”

“Here I am,” he replied.

“Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.”

Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son.

God provided the sacrifice that was needed for Abraham and Isaac and he has done the same for us! 

When we were dead in our sins, Jesus took our place on the cross and paid for our sin! It was through Jesus (Who was Abraham's descendant.) that all the peoples of the earth would be blessed!

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