Embracing God's Plan Through Scripture and Faith
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "Do I embrace the plan that was designed specifically for me by the Creator or do I stick to my own plan that I make up on the spot? And I'm going to be honest with you, for me, it's kind of a mixture of those two things. There are sometimes where I'm better at submitting to the plan, embracing the plan that God has for me, and there are sometimes where I'm like I kind of lose my mind a little bit, lose my bearings, lose—I forget where I am and I do my own thing. It's a mixture if I'm being honest, right?" [54:38]
2. "We have to open our eyes and see what's going on around us. We have to pay attention. We have to remember what God has brought us through. This is why Community is so important because maybe we can't remember God coming through and bringing—we maybe we don't remember an experience where it's like that was God in my life, there's no explanation. So this is why Community is so important so that we can hear other people's stories and they can help grow our faith and then we have our own stories." [55:14]
3. "Stand firm in your convictions, stand firm in what God has called us to do, stand firm in who we are as people of God. Stand firm, don't waver, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you, and you only have to be silent." [44:04]
4. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself. Okay, you know this. Stand firm in this. And then at the end, he says you just have to be silent, which is a very polite way of saying, hey, shut up and let me work. Don't repeat that, children. We don't say that. We don't say those words. I'm just trying to get to the original translation and context and, you know, do it justice." [44:37]
5. "If you live your life according to God's plan, you have confidence that you live this life of purpose and peace through God. This is why it's so important to follow God's plan though, and you have to know what God's plan is. We study the scripture, we show up on Sunday, we go to small groups, we do our own personal studies. This is why it's so important so that we have the confidence that we can know because we exist to show others the way to that freedom through Jesus Christ." [01:03:07]
### Quotes for Members
1. "We can go through the motions at times with a bad attitude, maybe instead of embracing his plan, God's plan that was specifically designed for you and for me, this plan that was designed by the creator of the universe. Man, when you say it like that, it's—that's big. So we say it like, you know, this Camp has been doing Camp since the 60s, like they know how to have a good time. God created the universe, he created me, he knows what's best for me. In his scripture, he's given us the plan, how to act, how to be, how to treat each other. He knows what's best." [37:35]
2. "I think the biggest reason that we do this is fear. And some of us are like, well, I'm not really afraid. Well, I think it's the fear of the unknown. Fear of, you know, I could put myself out there, I could really try to submit to God's plan, and then I get stepped on by a horse, right? Or I can, okay, I'm gonna make this move because I feel like this is what God has for me, and I fall out of the top bunk and land on my head. Like, what in the world? I'm afraid of failure. I have this fear that's built into me. I'm afraid of giving up this illusion of freedom." [38:57]
3. "Pay attention, pay attention, because listen, what they just experienced, if you're not familiar with this story, they went through—Moses goes to the Pharaoh and he says, let my people go, right? If you've seen the movie, let my people go. And he says no. He says, okay, here's plague number one. And Pharaoh's like, no. Plague number two, no. Plague number three, there are 10 plagues. And finally, in the 10th plague, he says, okay, fine, they can go. And so they had just experienced God's hand right there. And then when they left Egypt, they were being led by a pillar of clouds during the day, so they know this is their GPS, and they're led by a pillar of fire at night, so they knew which way to go." [45:43]
4. "Psalm 119 reminds us of this. It highlights the importance of scripture in guiding, in teaching, and giving us hope. And I put down four verses on the screens for today. Psalm 119:1, 'I have stored up your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.' I have stored up your word in my heart that I might not sin because so when I come up against something and I'm faced with that choice, do I embrace God's plan or do I embrace my own plan? When I have stored up God's word in my heart, I can know, okay, this is God's plan." [56:54]
5. "As we do this more and more, as we're seeking God's face, we will learn to hear his voice. And so as we're seeking God's face, as we're trying to love God and love people, we'll be standing somewhere and we'll get that feeling, oh man, I need to pay for that, or oh, I need to speak to this person, they may be having a hard time. I don't know where that comes from, I don't know what that is, but as we mature and as we grow, we learn that the Holy Spirit is speaking to me. And so as we go after God's will, as we love God and as we love people, we're using our gifts, we start to hear more and more what specifically do I need to do today." [59:22]
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1. "Do I embrace the plan that was designed specifically for me by the Creator or do I stick to my own plan that I make up on the spot? And I'm going to be honest with you, for me, it's kind of a mixture of those two things. There are sometimes where I'm better at submitting to the plan, embracing the plan that God has for me, and there are sometimes where I'm like I kind of lose my mind a little bit, lose my bearings, lose—I forget where I am and I do my own thing. It's a mixture if I'm being honest, right?" [54:38]
2. "We have to open our eyes and see what's going on around us. We have to pay attention. We have to remember what God has brought us through. This is why Community is so important because maybe we can't remember God coming through and bringing—we maybe we don't remember an experience where it's like that was God in my life, there's no explanation. So this is why Community is so important so that we can hear other people's stories and they can help grow our faith and then we have our own stories." [55:14]
3. "Stand firm in your convictions, stand firm in what God has called us to do, stand firm in who we are as people of God. Stand firm, don't waver, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you, and you only have to be silent." [44:04]
4. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself. Okay, you know this. Stand firm in this. And then at the end, he says you just have to be silent, which is a very polite way of saying, hey, shut up and let me work. Don't repeat that, children. We don't say that. We don't say those words. I'm just trying to get to the original translation and context and, you know, do it justice." [44:37]
5. "If you live your life according to God's plan, you have confidence that you live this life of purpose and peace through God. This is why it's so important to follow God's plan though, and you have to know what God's plan is. We study the scripture, we show up on Sunday, we go to small groups, we do our own personal studies. This is why it's so important so that we have the confidence that we can know because we exist to show others the way to that freedom through Jesus Christ." [01:03:07]
### Quotes for Members
1. "We can go through the motions at times with a bad attitude, maybe instead of embracing his plan, God's plan that was specifically designed for you and for me, this plan that was designed by the creator of the universe. Man, when you say it like that, it's—that's big. So we say it like, you know, this Camp has been doing Camp since the 60s, like they know how to have a good time. God created the universe, he created me, he knows what's best for me. In his scripture, he's given us the plan, how to act, how to be, how to treat each other. He knows what's best." [37:35]
2. "I think the biggest reason that we do this is fear. And some of us are like, well, I'm not really afraid. Well, I think it's the fear of the unknown. Fear of, you know, I could put myself out there, I could really try to submit to God's plan, and then I get stepped on by a horse, right? Or I can, okay, I'm gonna make this move because I feel like this is what God has for me, and I fall out of the top bunk and land on my head. Like, what in the world? I'm afraid of failure. I have this fear that's built into me. I'm afraid of giving up this illusion of freedom." [38:57]
3. "Pay attention, pay attention, because listen, what they just experienced, if you're not familiar with this story, they went through—Moses goes to the Pharaoh and he says, let my people go, right? If you've seen the movie, let my people go. And he says no. He says, okay, here's plague number one. And Pharaoh's like, no. Plague number two, no. Plague number three, there are 10 plagues. And finally, in the 10th plague, he says, okay, fine, they can go. And so they had just experienced God's hand right there. And then when they left Egypt, they were being led by a pillar of clouds during the day, so they know this is their GPS, and they're led by a pillar of fire at night, so they knew which way to go." [45:43]
4. "Psalm 119 reminds us of this. It highlights the importance of scripture in guiding, in teaching, and giving us hope. And I put down four verses on the screens for today. Psalm 119:1, 'I have stored up your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.' I have stored up your word in my heart that I might not sin because so when I come up against something and I'm faced with that choice, do I embrace God's plan or do I embrace my own plan? When I have stored up God's word in my heart, I can know, okay, this is God's plan." [56:54]
5. "As we do this more and more, as we're seeking God's face, we will learn to hear his voice. And so as we're seeking God's face, as we're trying to love God and love people, we'll be standing somewhere and we'll get that feeling, oh man, I need to pay for that, or oh, I need to speak to this person, they may be having a hard time. I don't know where that comes from, I don't know what that is, but as we mature and as we grow, we learn that the Holy Spirit is speaking to me. And so as we go after God's will, as we love God and as we love people, we're using our gifts, we start to hear more and more what specifically do I need to do today." [59:22]
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