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# Devotion 1 - Galatians 6:1-6
1. Context
1. Paul writing to the Galatian churches to counter influence of Judaizers
2. Last section of the book, Paul defending freedom of the gospel of justification by faith
3. Just described fruits of the Spirit--the power of walking by the Spirit
2. Be Humble
1. In dealing with sin (weakness of others), v1
1. Such a picture of the difference between walking by the Spirit and walking under the Law
2. Caught: catch unawares (not looking for it)
3. Restore: mend a broken bone
4. Watch ourselves: we're weak too
5. More generally: dealing with the weaknesses of others
2. In bearing one another's burdens, v2
1. In contrast to legalist: bury others under the law to look more righteous by comparison
2. Under the Spirit: bear each other up by carrying each others burdens together
3. In our view of ourselves, v3
1. Humble: "not proud or haughty: not arrogant or assertive"
2. Proud: "having or displaying excessive self-esteem"
3. Arrogant: "exaggerating or disposed to exaggerate one's own worth or importance often by an overbearing manner"
4. Humility: having the _right_ view of yourself, not exagerrated
5. NLT: "If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important."
4. In examining works, v4-5
1. We examine our OWN works
2. Bear his own load? Be accountable for our own works
5. Summary j
# Devotion 2 - Galatians 6:6-10
1. Do good…to your teachers
1. Paul teaching them to value their teachers
2. Application: what you're doing here is worthy of reward in the Lord's eyes
2. Do good…to reap eternal life
1. John 17:3
2. 1 John 1:2
3. We can experience some aspect of eternal life now through:
1. Knowing God
2. Growing in following Christ
4. Application
1. Teaching here (devotions, messages, etc)
2. Mostly character development, develop the qualities of Christ
3. Do good…with perseverance
1. Keeping up this mindset is hard!
2. The reaping is in God's time, but the promise is there
3. Maybe not on earth?
4. Do good…with a sense of urgency and priority
1. Won't always have time to do these things
1. Christ is coming back
2. We may not always have freedom to run camps
3. We won't always know these kids
# Devotion 3 - Galatians 6:11-16
Be honest
1. Be honest…in your outward appearance, even if it means persecution
1. Jews causing the persecution (who else would stop persecution after they adopted the law?)
2. Believers are doing this false teaching (why else would be escaping persecution for Christ's sake?)
2. When we are not being honest
1. It's hypocrisy
2. Boasting in flesh
3. What we can boast in - Christ
1. No differences based on outward appearance anymore
2. It is the inward, new creation that matters

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# Monday, 8/6/2018
Working ahead on verses is OK. Say them in order, say regular verses before bonus.
Can borrow a Bible, want these kids to want a Bible at the end of camp.
50% chance of rain today.
Isaac and Joe (Pine)
- Rough night with boys staying up late
- All have at least some Bible knowledge
- Some vague survey answers--right, but maybe not a deep understanding?
- Colby - wants to hang out with other Christians most at camp, Isaac shared gospel last year, 12 years old. Saved last year? Brody is his brother.
- Third year for Brody, second year for Colby. Have a lot of friends here this week.
Jon and Josiah (Oak)
- All go to church
- A lot are young, struggling with filling out survey
- Zach: Jesus is Father, Son and Holy Spirit--might need some explaining
- Josiah Eisenberger - last year he thought was lost, no other notes from last year that he was clear on this
Anna and Leah (Maple)
- Brooke - a handful, argues with everything, doesn't want to do anything, wants to know when we're going to end everything. Dad is an atheist, has rejected "untrue" Bible. Mom is not this way. Told Joel at parent-teacher meetings that Brooke has a lot of questions, has a seeking heart, but she definitely marches to a different beat!
- Half of girls are pretty solid, other half were baptism and good works.
- Maddie, professed salvation last year, had good survey answers
- Daisy is here, late arrival
Jackie and Julie (Birch)
- Almost all put down "believing in Christ" for "how to get to heaven"
- Dana, Tessa put down other answers -- good works, going to church
- Kaitlyn - never been away from parents this long, hard time sleeping
One more kid coming today, one more Tuesday. No cancellations yet!
# Tuesday, 8/7/2018
Tonight is hat night at supper. Remind Nathan to announce. Archery class cancelled. Only two registered. McKenna to art class, Brody to sports class.
Jon and Josiah (Oak)
- Three guys not sure about relationship with God: Zach, Kael, Brody. Asked what is not right, they were not sure.
- Jackson had conversation with Phil, wants to talk more today
- Zach wants to talk more to Phil too, has not been open to spiritual talks in previous years
- Caleb, wanted to get saved after last night's message, talked to Phil but didn't have much of a conversation with him.
Joe and Isaac (Pine)
- Jackson affected by message last night--afraid of dying, not sure if saved, thinks he was but wonders if he's doubting. His mom told him he got saved when he was 4. Still wants to talk to Phil today.
- Devotions went well, actively listening
Leah and Anna (Maple)
- Sophia confused about "the Rock" song, went through Matt 7:24 about building on the rock or sand
- Brooke, "why is he making lamb's death so dramatic?"
- Leighanna thought she got saved when 4
- Madeline thinking about things during messages
Jackie and Julie (Birch)
- Tammy talked to Ellie last night before dinner
- From Christian home
- Prayed when she was 4 and 6
- Kendra asked about assurance of salvation, never had 1 on 1 at SBL, wants one with Jackie today
# Wednesday, 8/8/2018
Ask for help if you're getting overwhelmed. Be gracious with kids who are trying and still struggling with verses.
Laney getting a visit from mom at free time for about 15 minutes.
Crazy dress-up night for dinner.
Campers need to go to nature center with a staff member.
Leah and Anna (Maple)
- Leah gave testimony, all listening.
- Leah travelling tonight
- 3 or 4 girls through entire verse card
Jackie and Julie (Birch)
- Not too much for devotions last night--trying to get to bed
- Some tension between them starting to build
Joe and Isaac (Pine)
- Isaac did devotions, struggling in thinking about what to say. Jackson saying he was saved yesterday. Ethan professed salvation. Colby thinks he's saved. Nate Mason says he's saved. Others say they are saved.
- Josh very attentive during meeting. Hasn't met with Phil again since or talked to Isaac. Pray he would open.
- Ethan came with Zach and Jackson. Ethan made profession of faith. Ethan professed salvation last year on the last day of camp. Is there an issue of security?
- Another boy (not sure who) wanted to talk with him, maybe Isaiah
Jon and Josiah (Oak)
- Some sort of urgency with Kael? Went to bed reading Revelation. Wanted to know what hell was like. Radio turns off around other boys--he stops thinking about spiritual things.
- Titus is leaving today.
- Zach came in and talked with Phil--not saved. Shared John 3:18 with him.
# Thursday, 8/9/2018
Tonight is dress-like-a-friend dinner. 1-on-1s during work time today--try to get a layer deeper.
Group picture today, announced at lunch.
Leah and Anna (Maple)
- Leah talked with Maddie and Sophia, listened to Leah, mini devotion
- Anna shared testimony (related to Saul's conversion that Joel spoke on), girls wanted to share their testimony
- Daisy, aunt told her about breaking more than 2 commandments which is sin and she has to ask to be forgiven. Anna tried to share some verses with her on that
- Leighanna, saved when 4, didn't want to die and mom did a "repeat after me" thing
- Maddie, said last year she was saved, had right testimony, ended with "I think I'm saved"
- Brooke told Joel she got saved two days ago, but it was very unclear
- Tammy spoke with Eleanore, wanted to come talk to Tammy but didn't come, had nice visit though, not too deep
- McKenna, wrote her testimony out and wants to share it tomorrow
Jackie and Julie (Birch)
- Good talk with Kendra, asked about assurance, didn't want 1-on-1 because she's saved
- Brooklynn not trying very hard
- Tessa and Caitlyn talked to Tammy, good talk but attitude of girls was a little flippant
Joe and Isaac (Pine)
- Good night with devotions
- Jackson, has made profession of faith, gospel is clear, still concerned and worried, Joey talked to him about anchor verses
- Isaiah, talked with Phil last night, solid in faith, but nothing to stand on Scripture-wise. Gave him 1 John, circled some verses
- Will wants to learn, has lots of questions, talking about coming 2nd temple
- Josh still wants to talk with Phil, was feeling sick yesterday
Jon and Josiah (Oak)
- Caleb DeSantell, very confused, Josiah not sure where to go with him
- Carter, sure he's saved, wants to learn to be a witness, worried about Caleb, talked with him about Philip and how he was a good witness
- Noah Hunt, reading through New Testament on his own initiative
# Friday, 8/10/2018
Last opportunity for one-on-ones. Finish point tallying, write notes to campers.
Parents coming to 6:15 meeting tonight, need to make room in observatory.
Sheers are leaving after Bible lesson: Leon, Eleonore, Theodore.
Leah and Anna (Maple)
- Leah - talked to Laney and Joy, questions about assurance. Laney more open. Thinks she is saved. Joy, need 1-on-1 without Laney.
- Devotions - answered some questions from night before.
- McKenna gave testimony that she had written the night before. Got saved this week. Asking lots of questions. What heaven is like, what hell is like?
- Daisy wanted to share testimony again -- was a lot of repetition of what McKenna said.
Jackie and Julie (Birch)
- Juli - talked with Brooklyn outside for a long time. Talked about a lot of things, says she is 100% saved. She is very confused and disruptive.
- Jackie - Tessa talked to Tammy, flippant, doesn't seem to matter much. As they talked she got more serious. Could be thinking more about whether she is saved or not.
- Moriah and Grace went and talked to Tammy - Moriah came back and looked up verses that Tammy had given her. Both made professions with Tammy. Moriah was upfront with not being ready.
Joe and Isaac (Pine)
- Isaac did devotion based on Phil's message of two lamps
- Nate Mason - not much desire for the Bible after camp last year, usually assured from Scripture, prone to have fearful thoughts, but is comforted by Scripture.
- Joe - talk with Jackson, convinced that the did get saved at camp, not doubting anymore, wants to go home to share the gospel with friends.
Jon and Josiah (Oak)
- Good night, good devotions, questions about eternal security
- Zach, why didn't God destroy Satan right away?
- Three thought they could lose their salvation
- Josiah had 1-on-1 with Kael, didn't think blood was applied to his heart, by end of talk he thought he was saved, Wednesday night he told God he was sorry for sin, he is asking and seeking.
# Saturday, 8/11/2018
Next year, week of July 15th. Everyone welcome to return!
10am game while kids can be pulled in to get their prizes in order.
Daisy leaving at 9:30 today.
Kael, Colby and Brody have to leave to pick up somebody, but not until 11:30.
Latest, need points sheets by 10am.
Turn off AC after everyone is out of cabins/lodges.
Front table in main lodge is the lost-and-found table.
Suggestions for improvement are welcome.
Prayer request:
- Good News Club, more outside kids came, going back to it, lots of kids from 4th grade last year did not join Good News Club in 5th grade. Pray for kids to come back.
- Josiah Isenberger, a bit unclear on his testimony, says he was saved last year with Tom.
- Vanessa shared testimony last night, sounded like confirmation was her salvation. Just received first holy communion. Lots of family problems, dad left, was crying while telling her story.
- McKenna, shared testimony with Joel and Phil, seemed solid. Doesn't know where she goes to church?
- Jackson's testimony sounded solid at testimony
- Follow-up for all kids, will the Lord open the door for another camp for older kids?
- Tessa was really crying during Tammy's testimony at campfire and talked to Juli. Has abuse in family, her and Brooklyn sexually abused by grandpa. Says she was saved, referenced talking to Tammy, very clear about it--the cross.
- Brooke Sly's parents, there for part of the meeting last night.

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Theme: Character of God
Ideas
1. Gentleness of God
2. Kindness of God
3. Holiness of God
God is…
1. …not a man, Num. 23:19
2. …a consuming fire, Deut. 4:24
3. …a compassionate God, Deut. 4:31
4. …the God of gods, Deut. 10:17
5. …gracious and compassionate, 2 Chron. 30:9
6. …a righteous judge, Ps. 7:11
7. …our refuge and strength, Ps. 46:1
8. …my helper, Ps. 54:4
9. …a sun and shield, Ps. 84:11
10. …faithful, 1 Cor. 1:9
11. …opposed to the proud, James 4:6
12. …light, 1 John 1:5
13. …love, 1 John 4:8
# Devotion 1: God is light - 1 John 1:5
I want to read a very interesting little verse to you all from a letter by the apostle John. It's in 1 John, chapter 1, verse 5. Here's what it says:
**1 John 1:5**
**5** This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
What does this mean?
We shouldn't look up at the light shining from the sun, or a lamp and say, "Ahhhh, it's God!" No, that's not what John is saying at all. In fact, way back in Genesis, the Bible says God created the light in the first place. So, the light can't be God. That's not what John is trying to say.
John is using something called a metaphor to help us understand what God is like. For example, if I said, "That Aaron Rodgers, he's a beast on the football field!" You wouldn't really think that I meant that Aaron Rodgers has four legs, a tail and a big fangs! But, you'd probably know that I just meant he was quick and aggressive and strong--just like you might think of some kind of beast. That would be a metaphor to help you understand what Aaron Rodgers is like.
So, what is John trying to say about God when he uses this metaphor, "God is light"?
Well, I don't know if you knew this, but did you know that without light we wouldn't know what anything at all ever looked like? That's right. Light shoots out from the sun, or a flashlight or a lamp and bounces of off things (like that chair) and flies right into your eyeballs so you can see what things look like! Just think if that didn't happen--if you couldn't see anything. You would be constantly running into things, stubbing your toes, tripping over stuff--it would be terribly painful. But more than that, you'd never know how pretty things are--you wouldn't know what colors look like or how wonder the sky looks during a sunset, or how beautiful the clouds can be. You wouldn't be able to hit a baseball or shoot a basket or catch a football or paint or draw or build anything.
Light makes so many wonderful things possible because it shows us where things are and what things look like.
And that's why I think John is comparing God to light. God is like light in that the more we get to know who God is, the more we know about what the world really looks like, the more we know how wonderful it is, the more we know what's good and what's bad, what's beautiful and what's ugly.
If you pay close attention this week, you're going to be learning a lot of things about God. Each little bit more you learn about God is like opening your eyes a little wider to let a little more light in to see the world how it really is.
If you listen closely this week, you'll see very clearly how wonderful God really is. But you'll also see how much you and I need to be saved by God. You ignore this truth if you want, but that would be like keeping your eyes tightly shut and stumbling around in the darkness. "God is light"--let's open our eyes and see things the way God wants us to!
# Devotion 2: God is love - 1 John 4:8
Do you remember how I talked about a little verse that apostle John wrote in one of his letters about how God is light? Well, I found another very interesting little verse in the same letter. Here it is. It's in 1 John, chapter 4, verse 8:
**1 John 4:8**
**8** The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
There's another metaphor, like we talked about way back on Monday. Now John is saying that God is love. When John said "God is light", it seems like he was trying to tell us something about God by comparing Him to light. So what is John saying this time?
There's a lot of talk out there about love, isn't there? We've all read a book or seen a movie or a TV show where somebody falls in love with someone else. Maybe you've even had someone try to tell you what love really is. "Real love", they say, is "doing this" or "saying that" or "feeling another thing".
We all want to be loved, don't we? I think so. So, should we believe all these things we hear about what love is and try to go find them?
Well, here's what God says about love: "Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends". Do you know what it means to lay down your life? It means you'd be ready to even die to save someone else. God says, there is no greater love that kind of love.
Did you know that's exactly the kind of love that Jesus has for you? He died on the cross to save you because He loves you.
That's what John means with this metaphor. If we want to know what it truly means to be loved and if we want to know what love really looks like, we only need to look at what God has done for us.
You can choose to ignore that love, if you want. But if you do, you're missing out on experiencing the greatest love that has ever been shown to any man--the love of God for you.
# Devotion 3: God is opposed to the proud - James 4:6
**James 4:6–8**
**6** But He gives a greater grace. Therefore _it_ says, “God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
**7** Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
**8** Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
This verse really says something about whose side God is on. It says that God is against those who are proud. He's on the side of those who are humble.
So what does it mean to be proud? Is it possible that you are proud? You might think of someone who is proud as someone with their nose up in the air. They think really highly of themselves--they're the best at everything and they "know" it.
How do you think someone who is proud would react when God tells them that they are not the best, they are not even almost the best, but they are sinners who need a savior? I guess they probably wouldn't believe it, would they?
You can leave camp today being proud or being humble. Depending on how you leave, God will either be opposed to you or be giving grace to you. I plead with you to go in humility, having trusted Christ as your savior, abandoning your pride, receiving grace from the Father.

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Saved when I was 5 years old
Maybe some of you from Christian homes feel the same way.
…verse…

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