IN, BY AND THROUGH CHRIST

 

There are several things that God has given us because of Jesus' death and resurrection. Here are a few of them.

We are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. - Romans 3:24

We have eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. - Romans 5:21

We who are many form one body in Christ. - Romans 12:5

We will all be made alive in Christ. - 1 Corinthians 15:22

We are always lead in triumphal procession in Christ. - 2 Corinthians 2:14

We have freedom (liberty) in Christ. - Galatians 2:4

We are sons of God in Christ Jesus. - Galatians 3:26

We are sons and heirs of God through Christ. - Galatians 4:7 (KJV)

We are raised with Christ and are blessed in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. - Ephesians 1:3

We are seated with Christ in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus. - Ephesians 2:6

We are created in Christ Jesus to do good works. Ephesians 2:10

We have been brought near through the blood of Christ. - Ephesians 2:13

We can be filled with the fruits of righteousness through Jesus Christ. - Philippians 1:11

The peace of God will guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. - Philippians 4:7

We can do all things through Christ who gives us strength. - Philippians 4:13 (KJV)

God will meet all of our needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. - Philippians 4:19


Just a small sample of what God has done for us; in, by and through Jesus.

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ZACH GOBBETT

 

Just wanted to let the Btln Nation know that Zach has taken a big step in his walk with God! Today Zach was baptized! Baptized on Easter! How sweet is that? Love to see the guys from Battalion making good choices! Congrats Zach! We here at the blog salute you!(Forgot my camera, hope to post some pictures later.)

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WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF GENTLEMEN!

My highlight from this last week at Battalion was when both Gerald and Max finished the Memory Work! Special Congrats to Gerald as it was his first time completing the Memory Work! Gerald will now receive his Btln Medallion! Owen stayed late to listen to Gerald recite the Memory Work. When Gerald was finished Owen welcomed him to the world of Gentlemen. Thanks Owen, that was very classy!
There are now three that are coming to Creation; Zach, Gerald and Max soon to be joined by Sammy J.!

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BTLN UPDATE

This week we started the night with Pop n Dogs. Plenty of Menno on the BBQ! It was a little cool out but good times all around. I figure we ate around 44 Menno/dogs!(Forty Four!) I had planned to take some pictures but I didn't remember until we were done, next time.
Jeremy led the Bible study and he talked about God's love and how God is willing to do anything for us, including dying for us.

Romans 5:8-10 - But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! For if, when we were God's enemies we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!

God saved us while we were still sinners and his enemies! Now that is love!

1 John 4:9 - This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.

Next up it was time to play S*A*M! We played three rounds of S*A*M, my team winning all three! Not sure why, but I think my aim is better in the dark. Anyways S*A*M was just as much fun the second time as it was the first time. It takes a little time to set up, but it is worth it. It is visually awesome!
We finished the night with Bulldog.(What else would we finish with?) We left the glow sticks on our arms and turned out the lights.(Although I opened the door.)(Chris was hoping we would play in total darkness, a little too dangerous even for Battalion!) The final three were Kaleb, Stevie and Sam S., with Sam coming up with the big win! Congrats Sam!

Next week is The fifth Btln Masters! It is the final Btln Major of the year! We will be leaving the church shortly after 7:00 p.m. next week for Cascade par three. Bring ten dollars if you can help out, if not come anyway we will pay for you!

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BTLN "WHO AM I?" PART 5

 

Bent nailed it, the answer to the "Who am I?" was King David. Nice work Bent! Other possible clues were.

CLUE #7 - God gave me my best friends throne.

CLUE #8 - I comforted the king by playing my harp.

Read Psalm 22 to check out some of David's prophecies. It fits in with the Easter season.

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POP N DOGS

 

Last time we did Pop n Dogs it was at the skate park. This time around we will be doing it at the church. We still have games planned and a Bible study so it will be a full night. Make sure to come early as we will be cooking the dogs up until around 7:15 p.m. after that we will have to be getting on with the rest of the night. I am planning on being set up around 6:30 p.m., see ya there!

Remember bring a friend, there will be enough dogs to go around!

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BTLN "WHO AM I?" PART 4

 

It isn't Samuel, all good guesses so far. Here are two more.

CLUE #5 - I have seven brothers.

CLUE #6 - I am listed among the heroes of faith.

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BTLN - "WHO AM I?" PART 3

 

The answer wasn't Moses, Elijah or Daniel, here are a couple more clues.

CLUE #3 - I am one of the authors of the Bible.

CLUE #4 - I lived among the Philistines.

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Hurricane Havoc & Dirty Moves Day

hey everyone! i wanted to let you know that my bro and your 2009/2010 sergeant is putting on two plays at GFSS tonight at 7:00! he wrote and directed them both! donations at the door for the play go toward Invisible Children which is an amazing christian organization that helps child soldiers in Africa. so head down for a great show and support our sergeant!

-bent ;)

BTLN - "WHO AM I?" PART 2

 

CLUE #2 - The king tried to have me killed.

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BTLN - "WHO AM I?"

 

A little different this time, the person we are looking for is from the Bible. Remember only one guess.

CLUE #1 - I am a prophet of God.

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BTLN UPDATE

 

I know that I say it too often but tonight's Murderball was some of the best Murderball that I have been a part of! The last game that we played lasted at least fifteen minutes! My team must have been down to our last guy at least half a dozen times. I don't ever remember being that tired after Murderball.(Insert old man jokes here.) In the end Jeremy and Blake's team won the marathon game, it was amazing! In a game like that there are so many big catches and big throws it is hard to find a turning point!
In Bible study we looked at the armor of God.(Ephesians 6:13-18) It is a topic we have studied before but I felt like we needed to look at it again. God does not send us into the battle of life without giving us what we need to defend ourselves!

Ephesians 6:10,11 - 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.

We need to remember to be strong in the Lord and not to depend on our own strength. It is the only way that we will be able to withstand the devil's attacks. It is interesting that the passage tells us to put on the full armor of God.(It should be obvious.) Putting on part of the armor makes us vulnerable! What good would it be to have the helmet of salvation if we leave ourselves exposed and forget to put on the breastplate of righteousness? We need God's full protection! We looked at the story of David and Goliath(1 Samuel 17:1-51)and how David depended on God's armor instead of depending on the armor that King Saul offered him. (What good was Goliath's armor?) One more passage.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 - For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

Finally we ended the night the way we always do, with Bulldog! Ryan started in the middle and after a couple of rounds he had taken down Zach G.! Zach now had to make sure that Sam S. did not win and take a bigger lead in the Winston Standings. Somewhere along the way Zach ended up with a bloody nose,(Not sure if it was Sam.)so he was forced to leave the gym to stop the bleeding. One round later Zach is back in the gym with paper towel up his nose taking Sam to the ground! It was amazing! Definitely one of the B-Dog highlights of the year! The rest of the guys battled hard and in the end it was down to Sammy J. and suSpence! Sammy finished the night with a big win, taking his second Helmet of the year! Congrats Sam!

NEXT WEEK! Pop n Dogs at the church! We will have the BBQ going before Battalion, come early and bring your appetite! (Pop n Dogs and Menno on the menu!)(We will still be playing games and having Bible study.)

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BTLN IS BACK!

Yes we are back at the gym, but will we play this week? Will it be Murderball, Stickball, S*A*M, Mike, Mike 23 or Handball? So many good games to choose from! One thing you know for sure is that we will be playing some B-Dog!

Battalion 3739, more fun than you can handle on your own, so share it with a friend!

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P-DUB

 

Last week when I was preparing for the P-Dub I was looking for this passage, I wasn't sure of the exact wording but I knew that there was a passage like this.(I spent at least an hour with my concordance last week.)Tonight I found it right away. Anyways this passage and the P-Dub from last week should have close to the same theme.
Many times life gets busy and we tend to lose our focus. Truth is we allow ourselves to get too busy and then we forget what is really important.

Colossians 3:1,2 - Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

What will happen if we set our hearts and minds on things above?

2 Timothy 2:20,21 - In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for noble purposes and some for ignoble. If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.

We will be useful instruments in the Masters hand! What could be more important than this?

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MEET THE NATION - OWEN SPISAK

This time with "Meet the Btln Nation" we get to know Btln Legend Owen Spisak a little better. Owen has been helping a lot at Battalion the last few years.(Your help has not gone unnoticed.) Owen was one of the guys that helped build the Btln Locker Room. Owen has left G.F. to further his career as a helicopter pilot.

RANDOM QUESTIONS
(1)What is your favourite style of music?
(A)Country
(2)What is your favourite song?
(A)Every breath is magic (Switchfoot)
(3)Do you shave with an electric razor or a blade?
(A)Blade
(4)What would you grow? A beard or a moustache?
(A)Beard
(5)What would you rather drive? A big truck or a fast car?
(A)Big truck
(6)Ford, Chevy or Dodge?
(A)Ford
(7)What would you rather wear? A ball cap or a toque?
(A)Ball cap
(8)What is your hat size?
(A)7 1/4
(9)What is more important before you go to bed? Brushing your teeth or watching the sports highlights?
(A)Brushing my teeth.
(10)What is your favourite G.F. summer activity? Bridge jumping or tubing down the river?
(A)Bridge jumping
(11)What was your favourite class in school? Shop, P.E. or Band?
(A)Band
(12)What would you rather watch live? Your favourite band or your favourite sports team?
(A)Sports team
(13)What is your favourite sport?
(A)Hockey
(14)What do you like better? Skiing or snowboarding?
(A)Snowboarding
(15)If you could be a superhero for a day who would you want to be?
(A)Batman
(16)What is your kryptonite?
(A)Canadian tire
(17)What is your dream job?
(A)My job, only in G.F.
(18)What is your favourite quote?
(A)"Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away"
(19)If I had a million dollars....
(A)I would own a timber frame home.
(20)I have always wanted to....
(A)Go skydiving
(21)I will never....
(A)Call myself an Albertan.
(22)I really dislike....
(A)Alberta

BATTALION QUESTIONS
(23)What is your M.M.M. from Battalion?
(A)Kenny and the goal post.
(24)What is your favourite Battalion event?
(A)The May Long
(25)What is your favourite Battalion shirt?
(A)The original Bulldog.
(26)What do you miss most about Battalion?
(A)Friends
(27)What did you like better? The Memory Work Trips or the May Long?
(A)The May Long
(28)What do you like better? Mike or Bulldog?
(A)Bulldog
(29)You arrive at the boat launch on your way out to the May Long when you realize the boat doesn't have enough room for both your tarp and your food. What do you leave behind your tarp or your food?
(A)Tarp
(30)How do you spend most of your time at the May Long? Fishing or playing Cribbage?
(A)Playing Cribbage.
(31)One big block of cheese or the outhouse?
(A)The outhouse
(32)How many times did you complete the Memory Work?
(A)2 1/2
(33)How long have you been a part of the Btln Nation?
(A)12 years

FOOD QUESTIONS
(34)What is your favourite restaurant?
(A)Boston Pizza
(35)Menu item?
(A)Jambalaya fettuccini
(36)How do you like your steak?
(A)Rare
(37)What is your favourite vegetable? Beans or potatoes?
(A)Potatoes
(38)What do you like better? Burgers or pizza?
(A)Burgers
(39)What size pizza could you eat in one sitting? Individual, small, medium or large.
(A)Medium
(40)What is your favourite flavour of chips?
(A)Old Dutch BBQ
(41)What do you like better? Coke or Pepsi?
(A)Pepsi

G.S.F. QUESTIONS
(42)Was there ever a time in high school that you would have rather climbed into a cage with a hungry bear than call the girl that you liked?
(A)No
(43)Have you ever been shafted by a girl?
(A)Yes
(44)When do you plan on being married? Five, ten or fifteen years?
(A)Five years
(45)What do you like better? Blondes, brunettes or redheads?
(A)Blondes
(46)What do you like better? Short or long hair?
(A)Long hair
(47)What would you rather do on a first date? Dinner and a movie or 4x4ing up moto?
(A)4x4ing up moto

SERIOUS QUESTIONS
(48)What is your favourite book of the Bible?
(A)Isaiah
(49)What is your favourite Bible passage?
(A)Psalm 49:16,17 - Do not be overawed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases; for he will take nothing with him when he dies, his splendor will not descend with him.
(50)Who is your favourite Bible character?
(A)Job
(51)Where do you work?
(A)Remote Helicopters - Slave Lake, Alberta.
(52)What are your plans for the future?
(A)Keep working where I am, buy a house in G.F. and get married.

Thanks to Owen for taking the time to answer all of these questions!

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HOCKEY NIGHT FIVE

 

 

 

According to Joe 2006 was the first year making 2010 the fifth straight year that we have had "Hockey Night at Battalion". Numbers were down at hockey but that doesn't mean we didn't have a good time.(Plenty of ice time for everyone.)The Hieberts and Robbie play hockey so the rest of us took them on. If you have enough guys on one team you can plug up the ice so that you can slow down the skating. Jeremy played net for my team while Cody played net for the Hieberts. In the end the score was Hieberts 8 the rest of us 7. After Hockey we put the flag football belts on and we played Bulldog between the blue lines. Because of their speed the Hieberts were the last two and in the end Levi beat out his younger brother Seth. First ever Helmet win for Levi! Congrats Levi! Afterwards we adjourned to the locker room for some Pepsi's, another good night at Battalion!

Thanks to DJ Zej for coming out and playing some tunes!

Next week Battalion is back at the gym. Remember Battalion is like Heaven, there is always room for one more! So bring a friend!

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HOCKEY NIGHT AT BATTALION

 

Battalion is back! After one week off we are at the G.F. Arena playing hockey! 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. March 17Th.
Remember, if you don't have skates or a stick they will be provided for you. Did I mention that it is FREE?(That's right I said FREE!)
Pepsi's in the dressing room after the game.
I was going through the H.N.A.B. pictures and was trying to figure out how long we have been doing this and I am not sure of a date. So if you have any idea let me know in the comments.

"Meet the Btln Nation" with Owen Spisak coming soon!

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P-DUB

 

I was out hitting some softballs this afternoon, it is amazing what green grass and a blue sky do for my psyche.(When everything is going right for us it is easy to be in a good space.) But not nearly what God can do for me! It is funny that when I feel a little down and I take a look at my life I usually realize that I have not spent enough time meditating on God and his word. If you read Gods word you can not help but be lifted up!

Psalm 63:1-4 - O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift my hands. (Written by King David.)

We need to seek God in the same way that David did! If we will seek God and meditate on his word he will be there ready to help us! Remember God is waiting to help us and he is never far away!

1 John 4:15 - If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God.

God lives within us! You can't get closer than that! Just knowing(and remembering)this should lift us up!

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FEBRUARY, A MONTH IN REVIEW

 

What a month! It started with the third Btln Major of the season and ended with the fourth! Sam S. won the Heavyweight division and suSpence the lightweight division at Winterslam! Next up was the Super Bowl party and the Big Papa pickles. Later in the month we had Sting Pong and Mike Night! There were visits from Btln Alumni Al Martens and Ryley Heppner! On the blog we had a "Meet the Btln Nation" with Jordon Walsh and a "Who am I" with Tim Feenstra. Zach finished the Memory Work in February.(Nice work Zach!) The Helmet winners in February were Sam S., Kaleb and Zach. The 15Th Annual Btln Ping Pong Tourney completed what was one of the busiest months of the year! (Although we didn't have our winner until March.) It seems like every month is better than the one before it!

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BTLN MOVIE

This movie is like the one that we showed on Battalion Night minus the Stockade pictures. It is like Battalion, blink and you'll miss something! 144 pictures from the last year at Btln 3739 and TobyMac "Showstopper"! It just doesn't get any better than this!

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