Alive Summer Camp After Party

After a week hiatus from being at Alive Summer Camp, we are back! I have to say this, Hux and I have been a part of student camps for YEARS; from going to them as students, chaperoning them as leaders, then planning them with a team. We've seriously done it all: Student Life, Fuge, planned our own at the beach & planned our own out in the middle of nowhere BUT this year took the cake for being my FAVORITE year of summer camp. That's saying a lot! Thank you Hux, Patty, Cole & Emily for ALL of your hard work in planning my most favorite summer camp!

I learned two very valuable things this year at camp aside from being spiritually challenged.
1. We work with the best.team.on.the.planet. I wouldn't dare trade in any of our leaders for anyone else! Ranging from college freshmen to people that have been in the game for 25 years, they are the world's best and I love them all so much.
2. Our students are passionate about worship, seeing their friends come to know Jesus, and applying the messages to their lives by living them out. Is there anything better?

So, now what? What do you do when you go away for a week, lives are changed & callings are made?

Last night, we zeroed in on Galatians 5:16-25. If you want to stay on fire for Jesus, you have to walk with Him daily. Your relationship will stay on fire when He's your one desire!

16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh.They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever[a] you want. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.

When Jesus walked out of the tomb, sins power had been BROKEN & God's power was PROVIDED

We shouldn't wake up in the mornings asking, "how can I avoid sin today?" but "how close can I get to Jesus today?" When we live & walk by the Spirit and get as close to Jesus as we can, we let go of the desire to gratify our flesh.

Jesus guides us from WITHIN!

We walk by the spirit through WORSHIP...OBEDIENCE (to your parents)...PRAYER...CHURCH...DISCIPLESHIP GROUPS...SCRIPTURE

We have no victory in this life without the Spirit. We can't be FULL of the Spirit until we are FILLED with the Spirit.

We keep in step with the Spirit by staying out of step with the world!

He will give you exactly what you need in order to be a conqueror!

The Spirit will ALWAYS WIN when we stay in step.

Following Jesus isn't about FEELINGS but about FAITHFULNESS!

Hey Alive, because you are SHARING & INVITING, lives are being CHANGED! 

Don't stop!! Way to go!!!

To see recap videos from camp click here