Now, when i say this don't think that this camp was just fun and games...because it wasn't! I mean sure we had fun! Why do you think I wrote that whole first paragraph?? We were in the Bible 24/7!! Every single minute of every single day! It was soooo uplifting! Our Senior Pastor was nice enough that he actually went with our High School group up to the lake and we had these in your face sermons every single night! He talked about who God is, what a "real" Christian is, and the most impacting for me was about God taking every broken rule personally! That just hit me in the gut! That every time I lie, or think bad thoughts I am hurting my heavenly Father! Ahhhhh! Thats not how it is supposed to work! As a Christian we are supposed to want to please God all the time! In 1 John 5:3 it says; This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome. It says right there, in the text, love for God is obeying His commandments! I don't think John could've made it anymore clear!
Another thing that stood out to me when Pastor Mike was preaching was when he said, "faith is more than just believing." That just kinda caught me off guard! In James 2:14 it says; What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? And in Acts 20:20-21 it says; You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house. I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus. Repentance and Faith are the two things that Revival 07 were really all about!
Revival 08 babyyy I cant wait!!! =]
6 comments:
Natalie! Great post! Glad to see you start blogging!
"Faith is more than just believing." This is something that so many people struggle with. Of course we need to believe, but we also need to live our lives as a disciple of Christ should! IT definately is hard at times, but with God ..all things are possible!
Love ya Natalie! Keep up the great posts!
<3Heather
This was an amazing post on Revival! It was such a great experience of growth in the Lord, and it was awesome to see so many people give it all to the Lord and have faith that is more then just believing. There were definately some convicting times, like you said.
Revival 08 baby...I like the sound of that :)
<3 Sarah
nice natalie!!
i was talking with your dad on sunday between services and he was talking about how you have been im-ing your friends bible verses late at night... great job!!
looking forward to more!! :P
yeahh nat! i had a GREAT time at revival with you! thank you for helping me through everything! this was such an awesome week and i saw you grow sooo much in your faith! i gotta blog too! check it1
love you!
annnaaaa
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Revival was so fun. Having Pastor Mike there with us was so beneficial to many people. hehehe, glow in the dark power rangers...
Natalie! Hey girl, I got a blog!
Anyways, mmmm Revival was amazing and such a great experience. I can't wait for Revival 08 either! And I'm happy that you grew so much and had a wonderful time at Revival. It was amazing. I love you Natalieee <3
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