Congrats Josh! This is Josh's seventh Helmet! Josh is only one Helmet away from tying the record for most Helmets in one Btln Year! Zach Gobbett's eight Helmets in the 2011/12 Btln Season is the current Btln record.
This week our game of the week was Mike 23! Mike 23 is quite different from the other games that we play at Btln. We play six or seven mini games. The scores rise and fall every round. The lead changes almost every round. The team with the lead one round gets picked on the next.
Mike 23 Final Scores
Coady's Team - 23
Jason's Team - 21
Ben's Team - 18
Luke's Team - 17
The Bible Study topic this week was "Victory in Christ".
1 Corinthians 15:54-56 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
On our own we were beaten, but through Jesus we have victory over death! This does not mean that we will not die, it means that we have inherited eternal life through Jesus' death and will spend eternity in heaven with Jesus!
1 Timothy 1:18-19 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by following them you may fight the good fight, holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith.
1 Timothy 6:11-12 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
Even though Jesus has secured the victory, that does not mean that life is not going to be a battle! Twice Paul tells Timothy that he needs to fight the good fight! Fortunately we are not fighting alone! Jesus is on our side!
Ephesians 6:10-17 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
God has equipped us for the battle! He has given us Truth, Righteousness, the Gospel of Peace, Faith, Salvation and the Word of God!
THE CAPTAIN
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