BTLN UPDATE

Congrats to Andrew on his first helmet ever! Brett and Jonny were both close to winning British Bulldog as well, but it was Andrew's night to win! Congrats again to Andrew!

This week we played stickball! With 29 guys playing stickball, it was super exciting! The boys were chanting and cheering the entire time! All the scores were close, with Matthias and Jason's teams ending in a tie. We decided to have a lightsaber battle for the tie-breaker. Aiden represented Jason's team, and Caleb represented Matthias's team. They battled hard, with Aiden beating Caleb. Jason and Aiden's team won stickball with the tie-breaker!

Stickball Final Scores

Jason's team - 13 +1

Matthias's team - 13

Josh's team - 12

Coady's team - 11

When we finished stickball, we all went down for the Bible study. When we got down to the Battalion room, everybody was singing happy birthday to Kedir! After the Bible study we went up for British Bulldog! During the first round of British Bulldog, all the boys ran after Kedir and dogpiled him for his birthday! I love Battalion traditions!

This week we finished our Bible study series on John 14:6. This week's theme was Jesus being the life.

Here are some Bible passages we read on the life:

John 14:6  -  Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

John 1:1-4  -  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.

John 3:16  -  For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Galatians 2:20  -  I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Jesus is the life and gives the only true life. If we accept Jesus as our saviour, he lives within us, and gives us new life. When we as believers die on earth, we get to live the perfect life with God in Heaven for eternity. We have so much to look forward to!

Thanks to all the boys and leaders who came and made this an awesome Battalion night! We are back at the church again this next Wednesday! Remember, Battalion is like Heaven, there's always room for one more! So bring a friend!

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