A quick snapshot of today's rec FUN!

 Our rec teams BROUGHT IT today!

Students are at FREE TIME on this beautiful day!  The wind is blowing to keep us cool and the sun is shining to warm up the beach!

Be praying now that God would work in our service!  Our evening worship service runs from 7-9PM!

More updates to come....

Worship Time!

Just a glimpse of the excitment taking place in our worship services every night this week! It's time for a REVOLUTION!!!

High School Camp Day 1

Today was very full, but fantastic day!  Students did awesome as we made the 9 hour trip down to Daytona Beach.  Shortly after arriving they piled into elevators and headed up to their rooms where they found thier T-shirt, Water Bottle, Camp book and even candy waiting for them on their beds!  Their fridge was stocked with everything they would need for breakfast and summer camp had officially begun!

Excitement filled the air as the doors were finally opened at 7:30 and students were allowed to enter into the Ballroom for worship!  We started the service with a few fun games, already bringing comradery to the rec teams -- they are so excited to compete against one another in our Luau later tonight!  They'll be competing in a limbo tournament, a ring toss games, and even a "bury the pig" competition.  During our worship service, Eric Yeldell did an incredible job of leading our students through worship, and Matt was crystal clear in his message to our students about defining their own perception of God.  Matt quoted A.W. Tozer, "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us" and students were challenged to develop their own perception of who God is, which in turn inevitably determines how they live for Him. Many students made decisions during the invitation and many of those chose to follow Christ for the first time.  Amen!
Keep praying!  God is at work here already and is gearing up to do incredible things this week!    A Revolution has already begun and Dacula and our world will never be the same because of what is happening here!
"These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also!"
Acts 17:6B

Until tomorrow....
Steve

High School Camp Rec Teams

Click on the following link to find out what Rec Team you are on for High School Camp 2013 in Daytona Beach!

Rec Team List: Click HERE

Student Camp Scholarships

For $175 we can scholarship a student in need to go to Summer Camp.  Any amount is accepted and deeply appreciated.  Every year we scholarship students and every year this investment makes an eternal difference!

There are multiple ways to donate to the scholarship fund:

• During the week (Monday-Thursday), there are scholarship envelopes available in the Student Ministry Offices.  Just pick up an envelope, insert your contribution, check 'other', and write "Student Scholarship" on the envelope.  Then turn it in to a Student Ministry Staff Member.
• In Adult Connect Groups, each roll should have an envelope for the collection of Student Scholarship Contributions.  Just insert the contribution and send it back with the Adult Roll.
• In Worship Services, you can use a normal offering envelope.  Simply insert your contribution, check 'Other', and write "Student Scholarship" on the envelope.  Then, place the envelope in the plate when it passes.

Thanks for prayerfully considering your role in making a difference in students lives through scholarships.  There are a number of students that have already made requests for scholarships.  Thanks for helping us to "Connect People to Jesus Christ and His Lifestyle!"

If you have any questions, just email:  sbrowning@hebronchurch.org

High School Winter Retreat - Part 2

Good Morning from Tennessee!

We had an amazing Sunday here at the Strength to Stand Conference.  We started the morning with worship led by Matt Papa.  Students had to learn a few songs (Matt writes most of the music and lyrics that he sings) but it wasn't long before they were in full swing worshipping Jesus Christ.  The morning session was led by Joey Hill.  He challenged our students with a good illustration: If your life was a computer link that immediately redirected people to what you are all about, what would they find if they clicked the link?

Yesterday afternoon we spent some time in Gatlinburg, walking through shops and interacting with some of the other students who were in town for the multiple conferences that are happening in this area.  We left it time to get to the hotel and catch the first half of the Falcons game.  Not the most spiritual part of our weekend, but important nonetheless... :-)

In our evening sessions we were again led by Matt Papa who challenged our students to consider giving God the praise that He deserves because of his life, death, and resurrection.  We heard from speaker Brent Crowe, who is vice-president of Student Leadership University.  He posed the question, "What would you attempt for the glory of God if you knew that you could not fail?"

After a brief intermission, there was concert by rap artist Trip Lee whose lyrics create a unique worship experience.  Then David Nassar brought a message on Psalm 1:6, in which he challenged students to consider that the people they know and love are heading for the real eternal destinations the Bible describes: heaven or hell.  This reality should cause us to live differently.

During our church debrief time it was clear that God is moving in the hearts and lives of our students.  Students shared taking specific steps in living for the Lord with greater passion when they come home. We talked about not be a youth group that is a high-school-aged babysitting service, or a youth ministry that solely ministers to ourselves, but reaching out as students on mission to see lives changed by the Gospel.  Students broke into groups and prayed for specific people they could share their faith with when they arrive home.

We have had an incredible weekend so far.  As we head into the last day of our retreat pray that the commitments students are making would stick once they arrive home.  Pray for our safety and wise decisions as we head out to the slopes.  Pray for safe travels as we come home tonight!

We will see you all around 9:30pm tonight!

Steve

High School Winter Retreat

Hello from Pigeon Forge, TN!

We made it in yesterday and immediately jumped into the Strength to Stand student conference.  Last night, we went to the Sevierville Event Center along with more than 5,000 students.  In all venues across the city, there are more than 10,000 students here for the conference from all over the country.

Students "got down" with KJ-52, a rap artist who was also at Hebron in April of this past year.  After that, the evening took a worshipful turn with Kristian Stanfill, a worship leader fresh off of Passion 2013.  He led our group into a powerful time of worship that was followed by our message for the evening.

Scott Dawson spoke about our tendency to be captured by affluence, adversity, or apathy.  In each of these things we run the risk of losing our passion for God in favor of something much less.  At the close of his message he extended the Gospel message and invited students to respond.  Hundreds of students responded and were counseled in faith decisions.  Praise the Lord!  Afterward, Kari Jobe and David Crowder led us in worship.

Our students did awesome on the first day of this trip.  Please continue to pray!  God is already dealing with students on many different levels.  Pray that if there is any student on this trip that does not have a relationship with Jesus, they would begin one this weekend.  Pray for the students that know Jesus, that they would listen closely to what God has to say to them this weekend and respond with life change when they get home.

Looking forward to a great day two.  Check out the blog tomorrow for another HS Winter Retreat update!

Steve