What a day! Our last full day in Gatlinburg has been one that we'll never forget.
We started off our day in Cade's Cove, taking a hay ride around the wilderness loop. On our 2-hour trek across the cove, we saw five bears, two deer, and several turkey!! Interesting to say the least, especially when three of the bears climbed the tree right above the trailer!!
More importantly than that though, we spent quality time in the Word talking about and learning about Heaven. 1 Peter 1:3-9 talks about our spiritual inheritance as believers... our salvation, Christ, that will be revealed in the last days. We learned that the hope of Christ is what should drive us every day, in our decisions, in our actions, and in our avoidance of sin. Lots of good questions were asked and a good discussion was had. We ended with a challenge from Ephesians 4-5 that encouraged us to take every opportunity we have to live and share the gospel, so that this Heaven we discussed can be a reality for more and more people.
A special thanks goes out to Tyler Johnson, who spent his whole trip helping with anything at all that needed to be done. Tyler, I don't know what we'd do without you! (I have to type this, he's sitting next to me right now :) ).
We head back in the morning! Please pray for us as we return home and get ready to put into practice what we've learned this weekend!
Monday, October 10, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Gatlinburg Day 2
http://youtu.be/gHeRwEFMI5o
Here's the link to the youtube video of our scavenger hunt in downtown Gatlinburg today. We had a blast and got lots of great pictures, so check it out!
We also had a great day in the Word today. This morning, we fnished up on 1 Peter 1:2, talking about the issue of predestination and free will. It was heady, but the students handled the information really well and had great discussion about this age-old topic.
Tonight, we went through several Scriptures related to topics that students had questions about. It was a great Bible study and everyone contributed really well to our discussion.
Stay tuned to the blog for more updates on our last full day in the mountains!!
Here's the link to the youtube video of our scavenger hunt in downtown Gatlinburg today. We had a blast and got lots of great pictures, so check it out!
We also had a great day in the Word today. This morning, we fnished up on 1 Peter 1:2, talking about the issue of predestination and free will. It was heady, but the students handled the information really well and had great discussion about this age-old topic.
Tonight, we went through several Scriptures related to topics that students had questions about. It was a great Bible study and everyone contributed really well to our discussion.
Stay tuned to the blog for more updates on our last full day in the mountains!!
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Gatlinburg night #1
Well, the first night of Gatlinburg is officially over. The kids are sound asleep in their beds (yeah right!) and everyone is quietly mulling over everything that has happened today!
We had a safe day of travel, without incident (thank the Lord!) and got into Gatlinburg around 6:30. After a hearty dinner at the Applebarn (can anyone say apple fritters??? Mmmmmmm) we got to the cabin and began to settle in for the weekend. I trust that it is going to be a very eventful weekend, with our group growing closer to each other and, even more importantly, closer to the Lord.
Tonight, we spent time in 1 Peter and began a journey of examining the book verse by verse. We learned the background of the book and the situation that the Christians were in when Paul wrote to encourage and instruct them. Please pray along with me that the Lord will use our time in His word this weekend to help us gain a clearer picture of Him and to help us grow closer to Him!
Stay tuned for more updates very soon!
We had a safe day of travel, without incident (thank the Lord!) and got into Gatlinburg around 6:30. After a hearty dinner at the Applebarn (can anyone say apple fritters??? Mmmmmmm) we got to the cabin and began to settle in for the weekend. I trust that it is going to be a very eventful weekend, with our group growing closer to each other and, even more importantly, closer to the Lord.
Tonight, we spent time in 1 Peter and began a journey of examining the book verse by verse. We learned the background of the book and the situation that the Christians were in when Paul wrote to encourage and instruct them. Please pray along with me that the Lord will use our time in His word this weekend to help us gain a clearer picture of Him and to help us grow closer to Him!
Stay tuned for more updates very soon!
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