This year's theme at Camp Patmos theme is "Detours."
I want you to use every chapel time to exhort, strongly encourage, remind the campers that God is the one we need to trust for everything - salvation, godly living, help in difficult times.
Monday Night—God is Faithful to Keep His Promises
Exhort means to strongly encourage, urge, to build up
God is SOVEREIGN WHICH MEANS HE IS THE BOSS
God is the creator and sustainer
Nothing happens except through Him and by His Will
Action Step: Look to God and not yourself.
Tuesday Morning—God Rescues and Delivers
God is THE RESCUER
Israel suffered because of sin
- other people's sin (in Egypt)
- their own sin (in the wilderness)
Salvation comes from God.
Salvation connects us to God.
Action Step: Repent of your sin because God Rescues
Tuesday Night—God Rescues and Delivers
God is THE RESCUER
Two ways to live
- Keep saying "No" to God and pretend to be your own king.
- Stop "No" to God and say "Sorry" to God and start living with Jesus as your king.
Action Step: Talk to God. Say sorry, thank you and please.
This 2 Ways to Live Gospel presentation can be found at
Wednesday Morning—God Provides
God is THE PROVIDER
John 3:14—17
Idolatry is trusting in created things/the provisions
rather than the Creator/Provider
Israel suffered because of false worship
Action Step: Seek God because He truly satisfies.
Wednesday Night—God Provides
God is THE PROVIDER
- God may provide differently than you expect or plan.
- God provides more of Himself
- God’s ultimate provision is the Gospel
- God provides finally in eternity.
Action: Pray because it shows dependence on God.
Thursday Morning—God Desires Obedience
God is THE LIFE CHANGER.
Bugs
Big Walls
Buried Treasure
Action Step: Obey because God changes things.
Thursday Night—God Desires Obedience
God is THE LIFE CHANGER.
We obey God so that our lives show God our love and gratitude and
so that our godly behaviors show others what a great Savior Jesus is.
Action Step: Obey in order to show your love and gratitude for God and to show others God's glory.
Friday — God Gives Hope
God is the HOPE GIVER.
I will be posting more about Friday's messages later in the week.
Action Step: Trust in God because He is our hope.