Sunset over a group of campers on the coast
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Look Past the “First Day of Camp” Scaries

If you've never been to camp and are worried whether you'll like it, I'm here to tell you it's going to be great.
Sermon

Living God’s Way Today

The 2019 United Youth Camps theme, “Living God’s Way Today,” is applicable to everybody, and learning it as a congregation is one way to help give some common ground between generations to build meaningful relationships.
Sermon

Lessons from Côte d'Ivoire

Speaker: Tim Pebworth 8/3/19 A non-traditional sermon relating the lessons learned during the 2019 Youth Camp and leadership conference in Côte d'Ivoire. Whether we travel to far away places to serve or stay in our neighborhoods, we must place our…
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What Makes C.A.M.P. so Great!

We hear a lot about how much or teens and children enjoy summer camp. But have you ever wondered what makes camp so great? In this informative message about United Youth Camps, we'll explore 4 of the reasons that make…
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God's Vision for You

Campers enjoy physical activities at camp, but beyond that they take away a lot of spiritual benefits from teen camp as well. This sermon goes through a typical day at camp and reviews the daily Christian Living classes of the…
What Are You Looking Forward to at Camp?
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What Are You Looking Forward to at Camp?

Camp season is just around the corner! The camp staff is already busy making plans for over 400 campers who will be attending this summer.
Sermon

Building Your Relationship With God

We are to build a relationship with God in our lives. This was the theme of the Youth Camps this year. How are we approaching this task ourselves? Do we put the time into this that it deserves? Is building…
Overcoming Shyness
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Overcoming Shyness

It was my first year at summer camp, and I was 13 and shy. Sure, my counselor was nice, and I made a few friends during initial activities, but lunchtime was hard.
Sermon

How To Have a Successful Week at Camp

The basic summary is that “we are here as staff to help the campers have a fun and enjoyable week of camp. The sermon will cover some ways to have a successful week of camp."
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The Seven Elements of the Zone

Each year at camp the staff and campers put to practice "The Zone" In this sermon Mr. Barker goes over the each of the seven elements of the zone, how the apply to camp, and how we can apply them…