As a reward for their week of hard work, the Servant Leaders enjoyed a whitewater rafting trip on the Ocoee River!
Servant Leader Program
By on July 27, 2019 Comments
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We had seven Servant Leaders this year in our two-year leadership program which was designed to develop future counselors and staff.
Pictured from left to right are Matt Lawson, Servant Leader Director, Emma Arbuckle, Ashley Devereux, Matt Lewis, Sara Lyon, Isabella Thomas, Elaine Ezernack, Ben Williams, and Trina Lawson.
We focused daily on leadership examples from Scripture.
On Sunday evening our Servant Leaders were introduced to their duties.
The main focus of our Servant Leaders was to assist Camp Arete … Read more
Life Lesson
By on July 21, 2019 Comments
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Isabella has an admirable trait: patience. She waited an entire year to win a bet.
What was the bet? That if she remembered to bring her sunglasses back to camp, Alex would wear the decidedly pink shades for an entire day.
What Alex didn’t know is that Isabella kept those pink stunners on her nightstand for an entire year just waiting to bring them to camp and win that bet.
Alex told Isabella, “I can’t believe you remembered!”
Isabella’s reply? … Read more
Thoughtful Service of Worship
By on July 19, 2019 Comments
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Pastor Clay Ward, Pleroma Bible Church, taught us again last night and emphasized that we are Saved to Serve!
Understanding our positional identity in Christ makes it possible for us to offer ourselves as a living sacrifice that God accepts in Christ. We are believer priests!
In order to do our priesthood duties, we must be both positionally clean and experientially clean. Positional sanctification makes us acceptable before God, but acceptable service requires drawing near by faith.
How does God … Read more
Stop Looking At Your Problems
By on July 18, 2019 Comments
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Are your problems the focus of your life?
We talked about our trying circumstances–people, money, health–and our limitations—lack of knowledge, lack of ability, feeling overwhelmed.
Just as Peter lost his focus on the Lord and began to sink after walking on the water with Jesus, when we look at our problems, our courage breaks down.
In the context of our problems, we stay ON MISSION by taking courage and not being afraid (Matthew 14).
Pastor Dave encouraged us to focus … Read more
Bonfire
By on July 18, 2019 Comments
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Have you been to a bonfire with a Tuba??? Only at Camp Areté!
Cell phones were returned on Wednesday night to call home and check in.… Read more
What is Righteousness?
By on July 17, 2019 Comments
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Lot was our example tonight. Even though we know him for the terrible things in his life, 2 Peter 2:8 calls Lot “that righteous man.”
We learned that when we’re saved, God gives us His very own righteousness.
“For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”
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