2020 Summer Camp Booklet

Anderson Ck

Summer Camp 2020 Name:

Welcome Aboard!

This summer, you are coming to camp from a world that seems to be going crazy; with powerful elements at work that are rocking the foundations of our society. There is a powerful pandemic that shouts with the voice of fear. There are powerful politics that are pressuring for dramatic changes in the freedom that our society enjoys.

There is powerful economic pressure that comes as our ďŹ nancial well being is challenged.

The whole world shouts and demands that you bow down to its command for change and control.

Let me remind you, there is a God that is in control; and His voice and His plan and purpose for your life is more powerful than anything this crazy world can throw at you.

My prayer and heart’s desire is that your week here at Camp Anderson would be the most spiritually powerful experience of your life. The Gospel, the Good News of Jesus Christ is more powerful than anything and my heartfelt desire is to see you overcome this world through the Power of God!

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William Bloodworth Camp Director, Camp Anderson

Welcome Aboard!.................................................2 Camp Awards........................................................3 Camp Schedule................................................4-5 Camp Contacts.....................................................5 Camp Map.........................................................6-7 Camp Rules & Counselor Info....................8-9 Memory Verses..........................................10-13 Speaking Christian...........................................14 Service Notes..............................................15-21 Huddle Time Devotions........................22-29 Camp Competition & Points................30-31 *1. Christian Character Award *2. Camp Servant Award *3. Camper of the Week *4. Counselor of the Week 5. Iron Man Award - Paint ball 6. Top Shot Award - Marksmanship 7. Robin Hood Award - Archery 8. Cake Boss Award - Cupcakes 9. Big Fish Award - Fishing 10. Mad Max Award - 8 Minute Madness 11. Scripture Memory Award 12. Cabin of the Week 13. Color Team of the Week Note: Awards with an asteric * above will be voted on by the counselors at the end of the week so watch and be prepared to vote for your candidates !

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Monday 1:00-3:00pm 3:00-4:00pm 4:00-4:10pm 4:30-6:00pm

Arrival, registra on, & check in Orienta on at the Pavilion Group Team Colors Together for Roll Call Free me - Blob, Tubing, Pool, 9 Square, Gaga Pit, Bball, Vball, Tiki Hut, Game room 4:30-5:30pm Counselor Mee ng in Coffee Shop 6:00-6:30pm Shower & Clean Up - All Ac vi es Close 6:30-7:30pm Dinner at the Pavilion 7:30-8:00pm Chill me 8:00-9:30pm Evening Assembly 9:30-10:30pm Free- me: Campfire & S’mores 10:30-11:00pm In Cabins - Cabin devo ons / Prayer me in Cabins 11:00pm Lights Out! - Everyone in Your Cabin!

Tuesday-Thursday 7:30-8:00am Counselor/Adult Mee ng in Coffee Shop No Mee ng Wednesday 8:00-9:00am Breakfast at the Pavilion 9:00-10:30am Morning Assembly & Huddle Groups 10:30-1:00pm Morning Ac vi es - by Assignment 1:00-2:00pm Lunch at Pavilion 2:00-3:00pm Chill Time 3:00-5:30pm Free Time - Tubing, Blob, Pool, Game Room, Tiki Hut, Gaga Pit, Vball, Bball Op onal Ac vi es: Tues. @ 2:30pm - Zorb Ball Wed. @ 2:30pm - Mud Pit, Thurs: @ 2:30 - The Power Wheel 5:30-6:30pm Showers & Clean Up - All Ac vi es Close 6:30-7:30pm Evening Meal at the Pavilion 7:30-8:00pm Chill me - Use Restroom, Prepare for evening Assembly 8:00-9:30pm Evening Assembly 9:30-10:30pm Free- me: Campfire & S’mores, V-Ball, B-Ball, Gameroom 10:30-11:00pm Cabin devo ons / Prayer me in Cabins 11:00pm Lights out! - Everyone in Your Cabin!

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Friday 7:30-8:00am Counselor/Adult Mee ng in Coee Shop 8:00-9:00am Breakfast at the Pavilion 9:00-9:30am Bap sm Mee ng in Pavilion 9:30-10:30am Bap sm by the Riverbank - Meet in Pavilion 10:30-11:30am Camp Clean Up / Pack up to leave - Meet in Pavilion 11:30-12:30pm Awards Ceremony in Pavilion & Group Photo! - Wear your Camp Shirt!

12:30-1:00pm Lunch at Pavilion & Concert by Camp Andy Band!

1:00pm Camp dismissed, Bus departure, Parent Pickup

8 am-12:30 pm Joshua Carter Renee Wiggins

12:30 pm-5:30 pm Joshua Horne Jade Baker

5:30 pm-11:00 pm William Bloodworth Gabe Villali

William Bloodworth

Josh Carter

Cindy Bloodworth

770-598-6896

678-588-2362

Camp Director/Board of Director Worship Pastor/Board of Director

wbloodworth@campanderson.org

jcarter@campanderson.org

Finances/Board of Director

770-598-6897

cbloodworth@campanderson.org

Josh Horne

Renee Wiggins

Camp Pastor

Registration/Administration

252-820-0402

904-772-5683

jhorne@campanderson.org

rwiggins@campanderson.org

Pam Jenkins

Ladies Pastor/Board of Director

pjenkins@campanderson.org

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Map

536 NE 168th Ave. Old Town FL. 32680 770-598-6896

Paintball Course

Archery Marksmanship Additional Parking RV Park

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Mud Pit

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GA GA Pit Basketball Court Volleyball Court

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Kayaking and Life Vests Bathrooms

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These rules are in place to protect you at camp!

1. Never go alone – Do you have your exit buddy?

2. Respect your counselor & camp staff – They know where you sleep.

3. Respect others and their property – Swiper, no swiping!

4. Be where you’re supposed to be when you’re supposed to be there and participate – This schedule ain’t optional.

5. Swim only with a lifeguard & life vest – No, you’re not THAT good of a swimmer!

6. Leave your cell phone in your cabin – #anotheronebitesthedust 7. No boys (blue) in girl’s (red) cabins or vice versa – This is called a “Code Purple.”

8. Golf carts & boats are reserved for camp staff only – Say “no” to the temptation.

9. No PDA – Keep your hands to yourself!

10. Stay in camp boundaries – Color inside the lines.

11. Bikes are for you to use – Ride, return, 8

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1. Counselor Meetings – Monday @ 4:30pm; Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday @ 7:30am in the coffee shop. We’ll let you sleep in on Wednesday!

Yay! 2. Lights out at 11:00pm Get ALL of your animals in the ark & shut the door. Camp A staff can’t go to sleep until you lock your cabin down.

3. Be prepared to counsel one-on-one with students at each evening assembly.

4. Be prepared to facilitate the huddle group at the conclusion of each morning assembly on Tuesday through Friday.

5. Please make sure that your campers make it to their scheduled morning activities. Come to the morning assembly ready to go!

6. Keep your cabins locked at all times. Lockers are provided to lock up valuable items. Locks can be purchased at the Tiki Hut. 7. Keep an eye on your students – make sure they drink a lot of water and eat during meal times.

8. Please keep an eye on your students during the assemblies. Adult counselors can sit in the back picnic tables, but all students must sit in the chairs.

Thank you for volunteering your time this week to love on students!

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Isaiah 43:21 This people I have formed for Myself; They shall declare My praise.

Romans 10:17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. 1 John 2:17 The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.

2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

Ephesians 1:7-8 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence.

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Luke 23: 34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they divided His garments and cast lots.

1 Chronicles 16:11 Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore!

Colossians 1:13-14 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.

James 1:22 But be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

Galatians 6:14 But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

1 Corinthians 1:18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. Psalm 130:3-4 If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with You, that You may be feared. .Matthew 10:32 Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. 33 But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven..

Luke 17:19 And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.

Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Acts 3:19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.

1 Peter 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; Hebrews 13:15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.

Galatians 3:26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

Acts 4:12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. .Romans 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me Romans 10:14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?

1 Chronicles 29:11 Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, And You are exalted as head over all.

Exodus 14:14The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.

1 John 4:4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He Who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

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James 4:8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded Romans 8:37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him Who loved us.

Psalm 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I will praise Him..

2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes first to the Jew and then the Gentile also.’

Colossians 1:11 strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy.

Isaiah 41:10 Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.'

John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. psalms 62:11 God has spoken once, Twice I have heard this: That power belongs to God. Philippians 2:9-11 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father..

John 6:47 Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life.

Psalm 118:14 The Lord is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation.

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Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 1 Corinthians 1:24- but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God 1 Corinthians 6:14- And God both raised up the Lord and will also raise us up by His power.

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Acts 16:25-26 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Ephesians 6:10-Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.

Isaiah 26:4- Trust in the Lord forever, For in the Lord God, is everlasting strength John 6:44 Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth.

Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.”

Acts 22:16 and now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’.

1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 1 Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful, by Whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Philippians 3:14 I can do all things through Christ Who strengthens me.

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We often use words when talking about God that don’t get much use elsewhere. Here are a few, simple, beginner level definitions to some common words found in Christian conversation and teaching.

Sin To go against what is right or good in the eyes of God with words, thoughts, or actions. (Similar words-transgression, iniquity, trespass) Repent To feel truly sorry for what you have done, apologize and seek to turn away from your negative actions Forgive To know that someone has done wrong and choose to not hold it against them; to let go of anger, punishment and revenge.

Gospel “Good News.” We often use this word to talk about the life, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Salvation Being saved from sin and the punishment by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. (Similar words: Born again, being saved, accepted Christ) Christ A title given to Jesus meaning “anointed one” or “chosen one”.

Witness To speak about your relationship with God, to tell people about the gospel or a person who does these things.(similar words: testimony) Temptation The feeling of wanting to do something wrong or sinful, not necessarily acting on it but feeling that you want to.

Trinity A way of describing how God is one God but also three distinct persons; God the Father, God the Son (Jesus), and God the Holy Spirit.

FaithYour full trust and belief.

Grace Goodness given to us by God when we did nothing and can do nothing to earn it.

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These pages are designed for you to take notes during the large group sessions. Even if you’re not much of a note taker, just jot down a few things that stand out to you.

Try Writing Down: Any speciďŹ c teaching points Verse references for Scripture passages Quotes that make you think Anything you have a question about

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The Power of Sin: Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gi of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Power: Who doesn't wish they had more power? It seems like everyone is in trying to get more power. We want to be the most popular, the best looking, most athle c, most talented, smartest, richest, or funniest person in the room. All of these things; looks, influence, strength, smarts, and money promise to give us an advantage, to give us power.

So many things and people in this world promise to make us more powerful but are they really what we should be chasing? Should we want to have power over other people? Is that really all there is to the world; chasing things to make us be er than the next person? What happens when our lives are so filled with trying to get these things that we start hur ng the people around us in order to get them? Are we truly powerful if we pull down and put down others on our way to the top? What happens when our greed and desires become more important that the people around us?

We are sinners: When we turn our backs on what we know is good and right, we SIN. The word literally means “to miss the mark”. We know what is be er, what is helpful and good, but we don't do it. We get distracted and do something else instead. We do what makes us feel good, what we want to do and don't worry about who it will hurt or how.

The tricky part is that many things in our lives are good but can lead to sin. Being strong is not bad but using that strength to bully someone so that you feel even stronger is. Being smart isn't bad but using your smarts to put people down is. Whenever we sin, it damages something.

It damages our own lives, others' lives or our rela onship with God. When we break or damage something, we should get punished. The bible tells us in our passage today that our punishment for sin should be death.

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The Good News: Our punishment should be death, but it doesn't have to be. We talked about power earlier and how so many things promise to give it to us. Sin and death seem pre y powerful, but there is a power that is greater. This week we are going to look at the only TRUE POWER in the universe. The power of God and the Gospel of Jesus Christ. That word “Gospel” means “good news”. The good news of Jesus Christ is that His power has won and we share in His victory.

Paul celebrates this in 1 Corinthians 15:57: “But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” He died on the cross for our sins and was raised from the dead on the third day. He beat the power of sin and death and offers us everlas ng life. Our theme verse for this week tells us that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the power of God to salva on for all who believe. This means that the only thing powerful enough to save or rescue you from sin and death is Jesus and what He did for you.

Have you ever wanted to be powerful?

What ways would you use your power to help people?

What does it mean to you to know that the Jesus is more powerful than death?

Prayer: Lord, save me from the power of sin and death and fill me with the true power of your salva on. Amen 23

The Power of Repentance: Acts 3:19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blo ed out, so that mes of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.

The first steps are easy: “Repentance”…what is it and how do we do it?

Well, luckily for us the first few steps to repentance are really easy.

Step 1; mess up. That's it. We all mess up and make mistakes so we should all be a pro so far. Step 2; know that you messed up and want to do something about it. This one is a bit harder, but we've all done this as well. The cool thing is that God helps us with this part. He gives us the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is very powerful and one of the things that it does is it lets us know when we make mistakes. That sense of, “oh no, I did something wrong and I need to fix it” comes from the Holy Spirit. When it moves you, you might want to say, “I'm sorry.”

Good news, that's step 3, saying you're sorry. So there you have it, the first three steps are things that we have done and will probably do this week, but we are not finished.

Not Enough: The apology alone is not enough. Trust has been broken, a rela onship is damaged and “I'm sorry” just doesn't cut it. Now, what if we stopped doing whatever it is that hurts someone? What if we le that behavior or those words behind and moved forward doing all that we could to never hurt anyone the same way again? That would be step 4, REPENTANCE. A lot of people seem to think that saying I'm sorry is enough to repair damaged rela onships but it isn't. We have to turn away from the things that we have done or we will be stuck saying I'm sorry all the me and never making things be er. Just saying “I'm sorry” but not making a change is like gently pumping the breaks when you are driving toward a cliff at 100 miles per hour. You might slow down a bit, but you are s ll going to fall off the cliff. Stop, turn around, and live.

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The Power: When we do things that damage our rela onship with God it is a type of sin. He is your creator and you are His crea on. He has a plan for your life and a rela onship with Him is the biggest part of that plan. We can hurt that rela onship by turning our back on God, ignoring Him and by hur ng others. Jesus tells us that the two greatest things we can do are to love God and love others. Ma hew 22:37-39 shows us: “Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” When we are hateful to others, it's like we are hateful to God. We have to do something to fix that. We repent. We admit that we've done wrong, we honestly want to fix it, we say we are sorry but without the fourth step, it means nothing. We turn away from our sin and ask God to help us not do it and He provides the power of the Holy Spirit again here to help us in that fight. That's what turns an apology, into repentance.

How do you feel when people say I'm sorry but they don't seem to mean it?

Do you normally do more than just apologize to others to make things be er?

What are some things that you need help turning away from?

Prayer: Lord, give me the strength and power to turn away from my sin and turn toward you. Amen 25

The Power of Forgiveness: Luke 23: 34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.”

Okay, what now? Yesterday we learned all about repentance and why we need to do it but is it just about fixing the rela onship? We did something wrong and we are going to stop, now everything is all good…right? Well, there's more to it than that. You see, when we do wrong, we owe something to the person we have wronged. More than just the apology and a heart that doesn't want to hurt them again. We may have made them feel sadness and we owe them the happiness that we took. We might make someone feel discouraged our excluded and we owe them the belonging that we took from them.

Unfortunately, we can never repay these debts. We can jump through hoop a er hoop trying to fix everything, but the damage has been done and it leaves deep scars. Our rela onship with God works like this too.

When we sin and do the things that are wrong in God's eyes, we owe a debt. That debt is too big for us to cover no ma er how many nice or good things we do a erward so eventually, someone should come to collect. If you owe someone money, someday they are going to come asking for what you owe.

He didn't come to collect; He came to pay. God did something amazing to erase our debt. When God sent His son to die on the cross, he took on all our debts and erased them. He didn't come to collect what we owed or punish us for the crime, he came to pay all our debts. That's what forgiveness is, acknowledging that something is owed and choosing not to collect it or punish the person who owes it.

The power of love: When Jesus died, our sin died with him. Believing in that sacrifice means that we will be raised like Jesus was. Romans 6:5 tells us that: “For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrec on,” We

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are not perfect. There has only ever been one perfect person, Jesus.

Everyone else, no ma er how amazing, kind, smart, strong, brave, or beau ful they are, has sinned. We all owe a debt, but He owed no one.

He had done no wrong and He traded His innocence for our guilt. Now we are innocent in the eyes of God, the debt has been paid and we are forgiven. We owed God an enormous debt and He used His power to make it disappear. God did this because He loves you. The love that God has for you is so powerful that he was willing to give the life of His only true son to save the lives of all of His adopted sons and daughters.

Never underes mate the power of God's love for you. He forgave you, regardless of anything and everything that you have done. Not only are you forgiven but you can forgive too. When we forgive others, we par cipate in the power of the gospel. The truth of God's forgiveness toward us is evident when we forgive others...and ourselves.

How do you normally react when people do you wrong?

What makes forgiving people hard to do?

How does it mean to you to know that you are forgiven and loved by God?

Prayer: Lord, forgive me for the wrong that I have done.

Give me the power to forgive myself and others. Amen 27

The Power of Witness: Romans 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

Plug it in! Imagine having a ba ery that could power an en re city and never run out of energy, what would you do with it? You would plug it in! That's what God wants us to do with the Gospel and what you have learned this week. There is power, unlimited power that is literally at your finger ps and most of us ignore it. The actual life, death, burial and resurrec on of Jesus is the single most powerful story that we can believe and share. When we believe it, we plug it in to our own lives and it powers us on to salva on. Salva on means that we are saved from the penal es of sin and death, something be er is wai ng for us a er we die. Imagine leaving that amazing ba ery in its package on a shelf and never using it. Imagine knowing that the most powerful power source ever is with your reach and you chose to ignore it. Don't ignore it, take hold of it today and plug it in to your life! Believe in the Gospel!

Tell everybody: We have full access to this power in the form of the Bible and it even tells us to share it. God is not selfish, and we shouldn't be either. We are not supposed to hear this good news and just keep it for ourselves. Jesus told his disciples to go into all the world and preach the gospel. In Ma hew 28: 19-20 Jesus says; “Go therefore and make disciples of all the na ons, bap zing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. God wants you to be His witness. To take a stand and tell the world about Him! You don't have to be a preacher to tell someone what Jesus did for them. You don't have to be the smartest person to share good news, we do it all the me. When something good happens, we tell people. So…something good

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happened! Jesus died for you and everyone you know. You don't have to spend eternity separated from God in hell. You are free from the debt you owed. Everlas ng life is yours if you only believe, tell somebody, TELL EVERYBODY! The most powerful first step: This morning at the river, people will be ge ng bap zed. Bap sm is a special ceremony with water showing that our sin has been washed away and we are now clean in the eyes of God because we have accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior. He has saved us from sin and death and we make Him the master or Lord of our life. It is our first chance to give a powerful witness to the only TRUE POWER. It is what we do when we hear the Gospel and believe it.

It is the first and most powerful step we take a er giving our lives to God. Today some of you will stand in front of hundreds of your peers and all of heaven and say that you believe in the power of the cross, the power of repentance, the power of forgiveness, the power of love, the power of the Holy Spirit, the power of the Gospel, and the true power of God to save you from sin and death and that now that power is yours through believing in your heart and confessing with your mouth as a beloved child of God!

What are the ways that you can share the Gospel?

What are some things you can do to live more like Jesus?

Who in your life needs to hear the Good News?

Prayer: Lord, help me to be a powerful witness for you and share the message of your Gospel. Amen 29

Team / Assembly Games 1st place 1,000pts 2nd place 500pts 3rd place 300pts There will be game opportunities throughout the week... participate & win points for your team!

Cabin Challenges (vball, bball, carpetball, etc.)

Winner 1,000pts Loser 500pts Campers & cabins challenge other cabins to games to win points for your team!

Scripture Memory Verses 100pts per verse Campers say verses to their cabin counselor Your total points are DOUBLED if you memorize ALL the verses.

Acts of Service 100pts each Picking up trash, helping other students & staff members, etc... staff & counselors award service points at their discretion.

Campers turn points into your cabin counselor!

Counselors turn in points to the tiki hut each day!

Turn in ALL POINTS by THURSDAY NIGHT! The cabin with the most points will win Cabin of the Week at our awards ceremony on Friday!

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