BTLN OLYMPIC PREVIEW

 

 

 

 

This is a look back at last years results(2010/11), just to give you an idea who might be the favourites for this years Battalion Olympics. Dalton and Chris are both gone but Zach(2009/10 Btln Olympic Champion) and Jordan are both still here. This year we have added a new event, bringing the number of events up to five. The new event is Bench Wrestling, it is a Btln 3739 classic that goes back to the Perley school days and possibly even back to when Battalion was at Hutton.(Not many guys can remember that far back!) A fifth event could change the strategy of winning the Battalion Olympics! A new chapter in the Battalion Olympics begins!

Good luck to all!

THE CAPTAIN

BTLN UPDATE

 

Congrats Nathan! This is Nathan's second Helmet of year!
This week we played S*A*M, it is optically trippy.(I love it!) Murderballs that glow, glow sticks on the center and back lines and every guy in the gym wearing a glow stick, it is awesome!(Thanks Sam!) Ben's team took it to Joe and Owen's team beating them 3-1.(It was an old fashioned beat down!)(Thanks to Jeremy who was rotating the balls in and out of the game charging them up with the black light.)
In our continuing series "Entrust to reliable men" We shifted our focus to David and the story of David and Goliath.
(1 Samuel 17:1-51) It is amazing to think that even though Goliath was over nine feet tall and was carrying a spear with a spear head that weighed fifteen pounds that David was not afraid!(David was a teenager!) David did not challenge Goliath because he wanted the King's reward, he challenged Goliath because he had defied God.(1 Samuel 17:45) David's confidence came not because he had killed lions and bears but because he had God on his side.

1 Samuel 17:36,37 - "Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God. The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine."

Our confidence should always come from knowing that we have God on our side!

Philippians 4:13 - I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

1 John 4:4 - You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

We also read Psalm 51, David's response to God's rebuke after David sinned with Bathsheba. We are all sinners saved by grace, it is how we respond after we have made a mistake that determines what kind of man we are.

Psalm 51:4 - Against you, you only have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are proved right when you speak and justified when you judge. Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

Psalm 51:12 - Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

David knew that he had not lost his salvation, he had lost the joy that came from God's salvation because of the sin in his life. He needed God to restore that joy!

GeRRald was in the middle for Bulldog and he had this attack strategy. GeRRald didn't wait for the guys to run to him, he ran at them and took them down.(It worked well!) In the end it was Zach and Nathan. Zach was trying to take his fourth Helmet of the season and a three Helmet lead into the Btln Olympics but Nathan prevailed taking his second Helmet of the season! Again congrats Nathan!

Next week is the 17th Battalion Olympics! Make sure that you are early!

THE CAPTAIN

BTLN PREVIEW - S*A*M

 

That's right we will be playing S*A*M at Battalion this week! S*A*M is visually amazing and a whole lot of fun to play! S*A*M, that's entertainment!

Btln 3739 more fun than you can handle all on your own!(So share it with a friend!)

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CREATION 2004 PICS!

 

Both Owen and Ben found pictures from Creation 2004 and brought them to me on Sunday! These pictures are Golden! I love finding pictures that we figured were lost! We had some of these pics but others I have never seen before. Creation 2004 was the beginning for Btln 3739 at Creationfest. I count myself fortunate to have been a part of that trip, good music, good friends and good memories!

Creation 2012 is only 209 days away!

Just went to the new Creation web site and they haven't announced any artists but they have videos from some artists. It is an interesting list. (They may be adding Third Day and losing Switchfoot.)

Skillet - Hero
TobyMac - Tonight
Third Day - Lift up your face
Newsboys - Born again
Chris Tomlin - I will rise
Red - Death of Me
Tenth Avenue North - Love is here
Family Force 5 - Dance or die
Brandon Heath - Give me your eyes

Creation East has the same list only it also has Owl City - Fireflies

THE CAPTAIN

BTLN UPDATE

 

 

Week eleven of the 2011/12 Btln season is in the books! First off, Congrats to GeRRald on his first Helmet of the season!
This week we started the night with a game of fumble, it is always good for a few laughs. George had a couple Red Bulls to start the evening and let me tell you, it did not help his reflexes, he fumbled the ball more than anyone.(Not that I can say much, I was nearly as bad as George!)
Later in the evening we played a game of Handball. We were going to play the Btln Trifecta but Handball took so long that we decided to leave the Trifecta for another night. Joe's team had a 6-4 lead but let Ben's team come back and win 7-6! (I was playing on Joe's team and Jeremy was on Ben's team. The score is Jeremy 5 and The Captain 4.)(We also played a round of Fire-Fever-Flood)

Joe had the Bible study this week and he had us looking at Moses in our year long series "Entrust to Reliable Men".(All of these O.T. characters that we have been looking at are right up Joe's alley!) (Exodus 2:1-25, Exodus 3:1-22, Exodus 4:1-31)(Where do you stop with the story of Moses?)

Joe pointed out how God had a plan for Moses' life beginning when he preserved his life as a baby right through to the end of his life when God buried his body! Joe told us that God also has a plan for our lives! Who else would you want to plan your life? He will never make a mistake or forget anything in his planning!

Joe also talked about how even though Moses wasn't perfect God used him in a mighty way!(In the beginning Moses didn't think that God could or should use him. (Exodus 4:10 Moses said to the Lord, "O Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.") God will use us even though we don't have it all together.(Just like Moses!) In the end after Moses' life was over God's word says this about Moses,

Deuteronomy 34:10 Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, who did all those miraculous signs and wonders the Lord sent him to do in Egypt-to Pharaoh and to all his officials and to his whole land. For no one has ever shown the mighty power or performed the awesome deeds that Moses did in the sight of all Israel.

Hebrews 11:24-27 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward. By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king's anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible.

The night ended the way it always ends, with Bulldog! Luke started in the middle and he battled hard to take down the guys! After some help from the bigger guys everyone was down and out except GeRRald! Nice work GeRRald!

THE CAPTAIN

BTLN MEMORY WORK

 

Traditionally we start the Memory work in the second half, but a couple of the younger guys have been anxious to get going, so I wasn't going to tell them that they couldn't start memorizing! So with this in mind, here is our Memory Work list and let's get started!

Creation 2012 is only 216 days away!

THE CAPTAIN

BTLN UPDATE

 

Congrats to Luke on his first ever Helmet! How was that Yorkie? Chocolate never tasted better right? Earlier in the night Luke told me, "I'm going to win Bulldog one of these times" little did he realize it would be that night!
This week Mike 23 was on the agenda. Mike 23 is a blast to watch,(Thanks Mike!)(I wish that I had remembered to take some pictures.) there are balls flying everywhere! The scores jump around a lot, we use the larger murderballs(1 point), the large exercise balls(2 & 3 points) and a Zorb(10 points). Jeremy tried to get Joe's team and Aaron's team to help him defeat Ben's team.(Why are they all scared of Ben?) Ben's team was loosing bad until we introduced the Zorb to the game, then when the other three teams were fighting for the Zorb Ben got his team to collect all of the other balls! (It was brilliant!) By the time the other teams realized what was going on it was to late, the round was over. Ben's team battled back but it wasn't enough as the game ended. The final scores were,

Jeremy's team - 20
Ben's team - 19
Aaron's team - 10
Joe's team - 4

This week in the Bible study we had a look at Isaac in our continuing series "Entrust to Reliable Men".
(Genesis 26:1-6 & 26:12-30) Isaac was living in the land of the Philistines. The Philistines became jealous of Isaac's wealth and power. The Philistines filled in Isaac's wells and stole the other wells that he had dug. They also asked him to move away. Finally the Philistines came to him,

Genesis 26:26-30 Meanwhile, Abimelech had come to him(Isaac) from Gerar. Isaac asked him, "Why have you come to me, since you were hostile to me and sent me away?" He answered, "We saw clearly that the Lord was with you; so we said, "There ought to be a sworn agreement between us" -between us and you. Let us make a treaty with you that you will do us no harm, just as we did not harm you but always treated you well and sent you away in peace. And now you are blessed by the Lord." Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they left him in peace.

Can you imagine it? They said "We saw clearly that the Lord was with you." Will people say the same thing about us? It would be amazing if people would look at us and say "Clearly the Lord is with you!"
Because of the way Isaac treated the Philistines, his life became a witness that God was working in his life!

Bulldog was quick this week, Jordan was in the middle and he was picking off all of the bigger guys. It was impressive! In the end it was between Luke and Stevie. It looked like Stevie was going to win and then Luke got a final surge forward that moved him past Stevie's forward progress! Congrats Luke!

Battalion 3739, so much fun you can't handle it on your own! So share it with a friend!

THE CAPTAIN

WINSTON STANDINGS

 

After a Btln Major(The Royal Rumble) we usually update the Winston Standings. Things have been a little crazy so this is a week late. Last year Zach didn't get his first Helmet until the second week of November and he still ended the year with 5 Helmets!(Only one behind Chris who was the Winston Champion.) This year Zach has 3 Helmets and 1 Major going into the second week of November! Who will step it up and challenge Zach for the title?

WINSTON STANDINGS
ZACH GOBBETT - 3 Helmets and 1 Major
STEPHEN LAWRENCE - 1 Helmet
NATHAN KLASSEN - 1 Helmet
JORDAN HAMMETT - 1 Helmet
DARTAGNAN BUTCHER - 1 Helmet
JOHN VAN - 1 Helmet
DANIEL TRESHAM - 1 Helmet

THE CAPTAIN

BTLN BIRTHDAYS - NOVEMBER

 

Not many guys having birthdays in November, but the quality of men is certainly at a high level! Dan Trithardt, Devan England and Nathan Ball are three Legends of Battalion 3739!(Mitch is just starting his journey in 3739!)

Colossians 3:1-3 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. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.

Our lives are now hidden with Christ in God! Where else would you want your life hidden! What a beautiful truth!
May God bless you again this year and Happy Birthday!

MITCH BRON - NOVEMBER 6
DAN TRITHARDT - NOVEMBER 9
DEVAN ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19
NATHAN BALL - NOVEMBER 20

THE CAPTAIN

BTLN UPDATE

 

 

Congrats to Jordan on his first Helmet of the Btln season!

This week we played Murderball, and after beating Jeremy and Joe's team in the first game, Ben's(I was also on this team.) team got beat the next five games. The last game was a marathon, it seemed like it wasn't going to end, but in the end the result was the same as the previous games, a loss for Ben's team. After this week the score is now The Captain 4 and Jeremy 4.
Ben led the Bible study this week and had us looking at Noah in our year long series "Entrust to Reliable Men".
(Genesis 6:9 - Genesis 9:17)

Genesis 6:9 - Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God.

What an amazing resume! Noah was righteous, blameless and he walked with God! If only these same things were said about us!

Hebrews 11:7 - By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

What a daunting task to build the ark!(The ark was 450 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet high.) But Noah doesn't question God, he just believes and gets to work. If only we would believe God and get to work like Noah!

We missed Bulldog last week because of Wrestling so it was good to get back at it! With Zach in the middle the game didn't take long, Jordan outlasting everyone to take the Helmet and the Yorkie! Congrats Jordan!

Congrats again to Zach and Luke for their wins at the Rumble!(They are holding gift certificates from D.Q.)

THE CAPTAIN

THE DIRECTOR'S CUP 2011

 

"Light speed Jeremy, light speed!" - GeRRald

 

"I'm gonna keep a stern face for all of the pictures." - GeRRald

"Yoda was GeRRald's padawan. Vote for GeRRald!" - Bent

 

"We'll be looking golden!" - GeRRald




"We are going to get up at 5 a.m. to work out!" - John, Cody, Landon and GeRRald.

Another amazing road trip for Btln 3739! We left at 8 a.m. Saturday morning for Vancouver (With stops at Timmy's in Osoyoos and McDonald's in Abbotsford.)and arrived at Science World parking lot around 3 p.m. were we met Geoff, Ryley, Blake and Sam. We were ready to hand the coast team another Director's Cup loss but like almost every other year they didn't show up. Another weak showing by the coast! The Lions game was better as the Lions won the game 29-22 and took over first place in the Western Division!

After the game we headed to Boston Pizza to celebrate withe Cup. (We drove all that way, we deserved the win! Even if that wasn't how we wanted to win.) Next we headed to Langley and our hotel. In the parking lot of the hotel we met some people that were not going to be feeling very good today(Sunday). Once in the hotel it was nearly an hour before the guys settled down. (Lots of laughing and throwing pillows.)

The next morning we had breakfast at the hotel, swam in the pool,(With a water slide.)went to the mall and had lunch at Red Robin with Ryley and Sam! After lunch we were back on the road and headed for home.

More amazing memories for Btln 3739!

THE CAPTAIN

BTLN 3739 DIRECTOR'S CUP ROSTER

 

Here are the guys that are going to Vancouver to defend our title! (and our new shirts!)

Btln 3739 Roster

Blake Chursinoff
Cody Harp
Ryley Heppner
Ben Jepsen
Sam Jepsen
Stevie Lawrence
Zane Lawson
Noah Makortoff
Geoff Martens
Jeremy Martens
Lance Martens
Ben Nicholson
GeRRald Nicholson
Maxwell Nicholson
Daniel Tresham
John Van
Landon Warwaruk

THE CAPTAIN

BTLN UPDATE - THE ROYAL RUMBLE

 

 

 

The Royal Rumble is now over and what a night! We started with the Lightweight Division and it had some good battles ending with Nate and Luke squaring off for the Lightweight Championship. Nate looked to have the upper hand but he slipped and touched the outside mat before Luke did, giving Luke the win! Congrats Luke!
There were sixteen Heavyweights that were up next, ready to do battle for the belt. Some of the guys formed alliances,(Survivor style.)making it hard for those that went into the ring without any help. This has been a part of the Rumble since the beginning.(Just ask Ben!) The final four were Zach, Nathan, GeRRald and Max. The first out was GeRRald followed by Nathan leaving Max and Zach to fight it out for the belt! It wasn't long before Zach forced Max out of the ring taking the title and the belt! Congrats Zach!

Thanks to Jeremy and Ben for helping with the set up and tear down!

Again Congrats to Zach and Luke!

THE CAPTAIN

CAN YOU FEEL THE RUMBLE?

 

Royal Rumble 7 is this Wednesday! Can Stevie defend his crown? Or will someone else step it up this year?

Make sure to be early! (6:45 p.m. Wednesday Night)

THE CAPTAIN

THE DIRECTOR'S CUP

 

It is going to be a busy week for Battalion 3739! On Wednesday it is our first Btln Major of the year; The Royal Rumble, and then on Saturday we go to Vancouver to defend our crown as five time Director's Cup Champions! We also get to watch the Lions defeat the Eskimos after our game.

Director's Cup info

1)We will be leaving from the church at 8:00 a.m. Saturday morning for Vancouver.
2)We will be arriving at Science World parking lot at around 4:00 p.m. for the Director's Cup(Bring cleats for football.) and tailgate party.
3)We will go to Boston Pizza after the Lions game.
4)We will be staying at the Hampton Inn in Langley.(Bring your sleeping bag)
5)The Hampton Inn has a water slide.(Bring your bathing suit.)
6)We will be back in G.F. around supper time.

Go Lions and Btln 3739!

THE CAPTAIN

ROYAL RUMBLE 7

 

Can't believe that it has been seven years since we started the Royal Rumble! The Rumble is the first of the five Btln Majors of the Btln 3739 season. Stevie has a chance this year to be the first back to back Champion of the Royal Rumble. Will Stevie win again or will Zach, Nathan, Cody, Gerrald, Jordan or Tristan take the belt?

Like in the past there will be two weight classes. Grades 7-9 in the Lightweight Division and grades 10-12 in the Heavyweight Division.

Make sure that you are early!

Remember, Battalion is like Heaven, there is always room for one more! So bring a friend!

ROYAL RUMBLE CHAMPIONS
2005-06 BEN JEPSEN
2006-07 JASON HAYASHI
2007-08 DEVIN CHURSINOFF
2008-09 DREW BROWN
2009-10 SAM SCHIESSER
2010-11 STEVIE LAWRENCE

THE CAPTAIN

BTLN UPDATE

 

Congrats to John Van on his first career Helmet win! Will this be the first of many Helmets? Only time will tell.
This week we played Handball and Bent wanted to be on the same team as Joe, so for the first time in years Jeremy and I were on the same team.(Very strange) The teams were very evenly matched and the score was 12-12 when we decided to go to 15. We(Jeremy's team) jumped out to an early 13-12 lead but then gave up three quick goals to lose 13-15 to Joe and Bent's team.
In Bible study this week we looked at Daniel in our year long series "Entrust to Reliable Men".(Daniel 6:1-28) So many good things could be said about Daniel but I will let God's word do the talking.

Daniel 6:3-5 Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent. Finally these men said, "We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his God."

Daniel was 1)distinguished,2)had exceptional qualities, and 3)was trustworthy! They(The administrators and satraps.)could NOT find any corruption or negligence in Daniel.

Daniel learns about the plot against him and what does he do?

Daniel 6:10 Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.

Daniel continues to serve God in difficult circumstances. What is the end result?

Daniel 6:25,26 Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations and men of every language throughout the land: "May you prosper greatly! I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel."

Many people heard about God because Daniel was a Reliable Man!

Colossians 3:23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

Again congrats to John on his Helmet win! Jeremy lasted longer in Bulldog than I did, so our season series is The Captain 4 and Jeremy 3.

Next week is Royal Rumble 7! Make sure that you are early and bring a friend!

THE CAPTAIN

2011/12 BTLN 3739 SHIRT PREVIEW

 

It has taken a little longer than normal but I think it is going to be worth the wait! The shirts have been ordered and are about two weeks away.(They will be here in time for the Director's Cup.) I will have to wait and see the final product, but I think that I have a new favourite.

THE CAPTAIN

BTLN UPDATE

 

Week six of the 2011/12 Btln 3739 season is in the books! This week we played Murderball. The first three games were close but after that it got ugly. Ben had our team screaming at the beginning of each game(Braveheart style)as they charged the balls in the middle of the gym.(It seemed to work.) The final game count was Ben's team 6 and Jeremy's team 1. The season series is now the Captain 4 and Jeremy 2.
In Bible study we looked at Abraham as we continued our series "Entrust to reliable men".(Hebrews 11:8-19)

Hebrews 11:11 By faith Abraham, even though he was past age-and Sarah herself was barren-was enabled to become a father because he considered him faithful who had made the promise.

Hebrews 11:17-19 By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, even though God had said to him, "It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned." Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death.

After waiting 100 years for a son(His wife Sarah was 90!)God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac as a burnt offering! Abraham believed God when he told him that he would have a son in his old age and he also believed that God would raise Isaac from the dead so that he(God)could keep his promises to Abraham. Even when things didn't make sense Abraham believed and trusted God! We will not always understand what God is doing in our lives, but we can always know that he is in charge and is doing what is best for us!

Hebrews 11:13a All these people were still living by faith when they died.

I pray that we will be faithful to the end like Abraham!

Hebrews 11:16b Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God.

What a verse! God was proud to be called their God! I pray that God is also proud to be called our God!

Jake started in the middle for Bulldog and after a few rounds it was Stevie putting on the Helmet! Congrats Steve! This is Steve's 12th career Helmet win! A very impressive total!

THE CAPTAIN

P-DUB, THANKSGIVING

 

Ephesians 1:16 - I have not stopped giving THANKS for you, remembering you in my prayers.

Colossians 1:3,4 - We always THANK God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints.

1 Thessalonians 1:2,3 - We always THANK God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers. We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 2:13 - But we ought always to THANK God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the spirit and through belief in the truth.

Here at Battalion 3739 we are thankful for all that God has done for us. We are thankful for all of the guys that are showing up to Battalion every week! We are also thankful for all of the guys that came out in years past! Calvin Peters is one of the legends of Battalion and was the 18th Sergeant of Btln 3739.(Calvin was the Sergeant in 2004/05) Calvin will be getting his Sergeant jersey this year in our "One forward and One Back" jersey program. Calvin is one one of the guys that we are thankful for! (Check out Calvin's "Meet the Btln Nation" it was posted Nov. 25 2008.)

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