FIELD GUIDE
“Trust the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make straight your paths!” Proverbs 3:5-6 The dumbest thing I ever did was ignore the biggest “DO NOT ENTER” sign ever. The sign clearly was put there to keep me from going in the wrong direction - but I was in a hurry to get to where I thought I needed to go so I ignored the sign and soon found myself in a place I didn’t need to be. The smartest thing I ever did was turn around and put myself back into position to get where I should be! META for 25 years, has been dedicated to helping students get to where they should be. This year’s camp is no exception. We hope by the time you leave here this weekend you’ll be “honed” in to the true GPS that can get you there.
Bill
TRACK: M-1 DEPARTURE TIME: 1930 DURATION: 25 MINUTES
ALIGN align (v) 1
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
2. to bring into a line or alignment. 3. to bring into cooperation or agreement with a particular group, party, cause, etc.: He aligned himself with the liberals. 4.
to adjust (two or more components of an electronic circuit) to improve the response over a frequency band, as to align the tuned circuits of a radio receiver for proper tracking throughout its frequency range, or a television receiver for appropriate wideband responses.
What do you think of when you think of the word align? What about alignment? Perhaps you think of a chiropractor aligning your mom’s back or a mechanic aligning the front end of your dad’s truck. What about when it comes to you and your relationship with God? What in your life is aligned with God and His Word? Is just salvation through His Son? Or is more of your life aligned with God has shown you through His Word. Take a few minutes and think about the word align and the definitions listed above. What adjustments do you need to make to be aligned with God and what He says about you in His Word?
Navigate to the following passages in your Bible and read the following passages and meditate on what God is saying through them. Jeremiah 29:11 Proverbs 11:5
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TRACK: M-2 DEPARTURE TIME: 0900 DURATION: 25 MINUTES
Walk—Stand—Sit Navigate to Psalm 1 in your Bible. Read it over a few times. Notice it said a man is blessed if he doesn’t do three things.
What are they?
(1) __________________________ (2) __________________________ (3) __________________________
Did you notice the progression of the path of wrong choices?
Walking…..standing….sitting.
What are the differences between the three and what do they signify?
______________________ ______________________ ______________________ Spend some time with God communicating with Him about these verses and how they reflect your life? Is he showing you any alignments that need to be made?
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TRACK: M-3 DEPARTURE TIME: 1930 DURATION: 25 MINUTES
GOD IS... Navigate in your Bible to Revelation 4:8-11. Read through it several times. Spend some time just thinking about who God is
….His holiness
....His honor
....His glory
Worship Him by saying the words of the four living creatures that have six wings.
Worship Him by the example of the twenty-four elders ….falling down before him …..worshipping Him ….laying down your crowns before God’s throne …..saying, “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.”
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TRACK: M-4 DEPARTURE TIME: 0900 DURATION: 25 MINUTES
faith evolution Navigate in your Bible to Daniel 3:1-18. Read through it paying special attention to verses 16-18. The first part of verse 18 offers a huge challenge to our faith. Shadrach, Meschach, and Abednego were confident in their God to say to the King, “but even if He does not, we will not serve your gods or worship the image you’ve made.” Have you ever been through a circumstance that you would say, “but even if He does not, I will still place my faith in Him?
What are some situations that could be an “even if He does not?”
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How do you need to align your faith to be able to say, “even if He does not, I will not serve other gods or worship other images?”
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TRACK: M-5 DEPARTURE TIME: 1930 DURATION: 25 MINUTES
embark You know what to do by now. Perhaps, over the weekend, God has prompted you to deal with some stuff in your life that will grow your relationship with God and your relationships with people.
Maybe you’ve even got some choices to make. Navigate in your Bible to Proverbs 3:5-6. Read through it a few times. You may even remember a song that you learned when you were younger to help you memorize this passage. Do you notice the three things that are listed for us to do? What are they? (1) __________________________ (2) __________________________ (3) __________________________ What is the promise at the end of verse six, if we do those three things? Also notice the use of the word “all.” Where is it used? Are there some places in your heart where you aren’t trusting God with all your heart?
Talk to Him about those areas. Are there some “ways” in your life that you aren’t acknowledging Him? Are you trying to keep some “ways” a secret? Talk to God about those “ways” and how you can acknowledge Him in them or ask Him to help you get rid of the “ways” that don’t acknowledge Him
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saturday july 10, 2010
friday july 9, 2010 600
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monday
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july 12, 2010
sunday july 11, 2010 600
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= late night poolside = in rooms
= free time = align worship
1130
= personal group time
900
= meals
= metatations
700
1230
TRACK: A-1 DEPARTURE TIME: 1930 DURATION: 90 MINUTES
THIS IS YOUR LIFE JEREMIAH
29:11
FOCUS
PICTURE THIS
Write down 5 things you want to have in your life by age 30: (1) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (3) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (4) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (5) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
EML’S (_______________________)
OML’S (_______________________)
WGL’S (_______________________)
REALITY
TINKER TOYS
JIM ELLIOT
AIMLESS PEOPLE
“God, I pray thee, light these idle sticks of my life and may I burn up for thee. Consume my life O God, for it is thine. I seek not a long life but a full one, like you Lord Jesus. - JIM ELLIOT
It is who you _____________________ more than what you ________________. It is more about _______ ______ ______, that __________ _____ _______. It is more about _____________________ than ______________________________.
TRACK: A-2
DEPARTURE TIME: 1930 DURATION: 90 MINUTES
the principle of the path proverbs
7:6-27
WHAT IS A PRINCIPLE? FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
principle (definined)
A __________________ that operates in your ____________ no matter what!
it just is! It is not a ____, _____, or ____________. It just is and it _______ to learn them.
DIRECTION
- Not Intention DETERMINES OUR DESTINATION NAVIGATE
EXAMPLE
THE PRINCIPLE OF THE PATH
Your ___________
vs.
Your ___________
It is tempting to believe that our _____ _______________, _________________, and _______________ somehow have the ability to do an ____ _____ around ___________ that we make on a daily basis.
But at the end of the day, the ________________ of the _________ determines the outcome. You and I will ______ or ________ in ________ by the paths we choose.
TRACK: A-3
DEPARTURE TIME: 1930 DURATION: 90 MINUTES
the worship path revelation isaiah
4:8-11
29:13-16
THE ACT OF WORSHIP
THE SACRIFICIAL VISITOR
The Act of Worship involves 3 Basic Activities: (1) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(3) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TRUE WORSHIP THE WORSHIP PATH
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GOD
ENLARGES YOUR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ECLIPSES YOUR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
CHANGES YOUR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
REFRESHES YOUR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TRACK: A-4 DEPARTURE TIME: 1930 DURATION: 90 MINUTES
CHANGING YOUR COURSE DANIEL 3:1-18
WHAT DO YOU DO?
PRINCIPLE
We have a natural bent
to search for our __________ of ______________________ outside our relationship with God.
WHAT YOU VIEW AS YOUR SOURCE WILL DETERMINE YOUR COURSE
We must ultimately learn that no ______ or ________ of ___________________ can be found apart from a ____________/ ______________ __________________ with God through ________ by the person of the ___________ _____________.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO? HOW DID THEY DO IT? CHANGE YOUR COURSE BY CHANGING YOUR SOURCE
V: 17
NAVIGATE
SHADRACH MESHACH AND ABEDNEGO
QUESTIONS
THE GOD WE SERVE
IS ABLE! __________ the past. __________ God with the future.
__________ in the present.
TRACK: A-5 DEPARTURE TIME: 1930 DURATION: 90 MINUTES
crossing 3rd line faith proverbs
3:5-6
TIGHTROPE WALKER
THE TRUE GOSPEL
(getting beyond good intentions)
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FOLLOW?
Our commitment to Jesus can be revealed by where we stand on one of 3 lines. 3 LINES
A PRIVATE WALK & A PRIVATE TALK
1 2 3
“I Believe in God and the gospel of Christ enough to _____________ from it.”
“I Believe in God and the gospel of Christ enough to _____________ ___________.”
“I Believe in God and the gospel of Christ enough to _________ _________ ______ _________ __________ ______ ____.”
missions offering
This year our META missions offering will go to Tyler (WWTD, bass player, recreation guy...) who is going for a year to Central America to work with an orphanage and teach.
late nights
Friday: Ice Cream and Minute to win it Saturday: On your own (mini-golf, go-carts, etc) Sunday: Pizza and Belly Flop Competition
extra mile sessions
Saturday: SR. High (9-12) JR. High (6-8)
“Purity” “Dream Session” Small Groups”
Sunday:
“Dream Session” Small Groups” “Peer Pressure”
SR. High (9-12) JR. High (6-8)
beach recreation
Saturday: 3-on-3 BBall, Corn Toss Prelims Sunday: Dodge Ball, Corn Hole Championship