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2016 Camper Booklet Friends Contact Information Name Address Email Cedar Lake Camp ____________________________________ That All May Know ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Summer 2016 ____________________________________ Resident Camp Booklet ____________________________________ ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________ Resident Camp Schedule 6:30 Rise and Shine 6:45 Calisthenics 7:00 Polar Bear 7:20 Personal and Cabin Clean-up 7:45 Colors 8:00 Breakfast 8:30 Personal Bible Study 9:00 Assembly I 9:15 Activity I 10:15 Activity II 11:15 Activity III 12:15 Lunch 1:00 Rest Hour 2:00 Snack Shack 2:30 Assembly II 2:45 Afternoon Activity 4:30 Free Swim 5:30 Supper (Sunday & Wednesday 6:00) Schedule A (Mon,/Tues Thurs) Schedule B (Sun, Wed) 6:45 Evening Activity 6:45 Evening games 7:15 Colors 7:45 Colors 7:30 Campfire 8:00 Campfire 8:45 Night Game 9:15 Bed prep 9:30 Bed Prep 9:30 Cabin Devotions 9:45 Cabin Devotions 10:00 Lights-out 10:15 Lights Out *Night games planned for Sunday and Tuesday– weather pending. Great Resources to Check Out!!! By the Shores Websites: Verse 1 Www.joshuaproject.net– info on unreached people groups By the shores of Cedar Lake Stands the camp I love Www.wycliff.org– info on Bible translation Where in sparkling waters glisten Blue of skies above Www.operationworld.org– info on people groups Www.persecution.com– info on the persecuted church from Voice of Verse 2 the Martyrs (sign up for their free newsletter!) Hear the glory of the woodland Praise the Lord above Www.kidsofcourage.com– info on religions of the world and persecuted Here, we too, can learn to love Him church from Voice of the Martyrs And obey His Word Books: Operation World by Patrick Johnstone and Jason Mandryk Chorus Hail to thee, Camp Cedar Lake Camp of camps the best, Let the Nations Be Glad by John Piper Where in fellowship united Every heart is blessed Eyes of the Tailless Animals by Soon Ok-Lee Tortured for Christ by Richard Wurmbrand DVDs: Torchlighter Series– Heroes of the Faith Welcome to Cedar Lake Camp! Bible Reading Plan We’re gonna have so much fun this week! Whether it’s your first This is a guide to keep reading your Bible until next summer. At the least, year here or your tenth, this will be a week filled with fun, ex- try to read one chapter per day. Take notes, ask questions, make memory citement, and building friendships that you’ll never forget! cards– whatever you need to do to “hide the Word” of God in your heart! Most importantly, you will have an opportunity to grow in your June– The book of Luke relationship with the Lord Jesus. July– The book Genesis Keep this booklet as a reminder of your week at camp. There is August– The book of Exodus space in the back for friends’ names and contact info as well as games and activities for rainy days and rest hour. This book also September– The book of Proverbs contains your Bible memory verses and study questions. Every day there is time set aside for you to read, study, and memorize October– The book of John God’s Word. November– Psalms 1– 50 There is a counselor and junior counselor in your cabin. They are December– The book of Joshua excited you are here and glad to be your leaders for the week. They want you to have fun, be safe, and above all learn more January– The book of Matthew about the Lord. They are your leaders for the week and you February– Psalms 51-100 are under their authority. It is important that you listen to them and respect them to ensure the best week possible. March– The book of 1 Samuel Get ready to have a blast! I encourage you to participate in all April– The book of 2 Samuel the activities, make new friends, and seek to know God better. May– The books of Acts I’m so glad you’re spending a week with us here at Cedar Lake Camp! June– Psalms 101-150 -Ryan Higgins Feel free to change up the months and read other books of the Bible. The important thing is that your read God’s Word daily and allow it to soak into Camp Director your mind and heart so we may know God better and obey Him. Make it a goal of yours to read the Bible from cover to cover– from Genesis to Revelation. Keep memorizing those verses! Bible Timeline-Major Events Bible Award x———————x——————x——————x——————x——————- You will earn your Bible Award if you do all of your daily readings, answer the questions Creation Fall of Man Flood Abraham Joseph correctly, and memorize the verse for each day. The “Digging Deeper” section is not Ca. 4000BC ??? Ca. 2400 BC 2166-1991 BC 1915-1805 BC necessary for your Bible award but will earn extra points as well as help you “dig deeper!” ——x———————x————————x———————x————————————x—- The Bonus verses are for extra points. For those who like a challenge, try the Bible Israelite slavery Moses born Red Sea crossing Law/10 Commandments Moses dies/ In Egypt 1526 BC 1446 BC 1446 BC Joshua leads Scholar verses. For those who are Bible memorizing machines or just set on winning 1876-1446 BC 1406 BC Honor Cabin try the Bible Freak verses. All verses are for points!!! ——x————————x——————————x————————x———————x——— Period of Judges Samson/Boaz/Ruth Samuel/King Saul King David Solomon Ca. 1375 BC ca. 1050 BC 1050-1010 BC 1010-970 BC 970-930 BC Sunday memory verses: —x—————————x———————————x————————————x—————- Temple Divided Kingdom= Elijah/Elisha Jonah to Assyria John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that who- Built Israel (North)/ Ahab/Jehoshaphat ca 781 BC 960 BC Judah (South) 870-800 BC ever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” 930 BC ——x———————x————————x———————x————————x-————— Romans 10:13 “ For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Amos/Isaiah Israel falls King Josiah Jeremiah/ Judah falls to Babylon/ Hosea/Micah to Assyria 641 BC Zephaniah Temple Destroyed Ca 765-698 BC 722 BC ca 650-582 BC 586 BC Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” ———x———————x——————————x————————x———————x———- Exile/Ezekiel/ Zerubbabel leads Zechariah/ Esther Malachi Bonus memory verses: Daniel back to Israel/Temple Haggai ca. 478 BC ca. 465 BC Ca. 586-536 BC is rebuilt ca. 520 BC 520 BC Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through ——x————————x—————————x——————————x—————————— Christ Jesus our Lord.” Ezra/ Alexander the Ptolemies/Seluecids Maccabean Revolt/ Nehemiah Great takes Jeru- fight over Israel Rededicate Temple/ 457-432 BC salem 320-140 BC Hannukah Romans 10:9-10 “That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in 332 BC 167-160 BC your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the ——x————————————x———————————x—————————x————— heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salva- Pompey takes Herod the Great Birth of Herod Antipas Jerusalem for Rome installed by Rome Jesus Christ 4 BC-39 AD tion.” 63 BC 37 BC 4 BC ————x—————————x—————————x———————————x——————- Bible Scholar memory verses: (look up in your own Bible) Jesus crucified/ Pentecost/ Paul/Peter/James/ Church persecuted Resurrected/ascension Church began Mark/Matthew/Luke by Roman emp. Nero 29 AD 29 AD writings and missions 60s AD 30s-ca 60s AD Psalm 119:9-11 ——x—————————x——————————x————————————x—————— Hebrews 4:12-13 Temple Destroyed John’s Council of Council of Carthage/ By Rome Letters Jamnia/Old Test New Test. canonized 70 AD ca. 80s-100 AD canonizied 396 AD Bible Freak memory verses: (look up in your Bible) 90 AD John 1:1-14 Word Search That All May Know Search among the letters to find and circle hidden words. When you read the title of the booklet “That All May Know” you are F I N D H I D D E N M probably asking yourself “That all may know….what?!!” What is it that we want all people to know? It’s this simple: God loves all people and T A O I Y R E T S A E proved His love by dying on the cross for our sins. And because He is H B F T I S H I N I S so awesome and loving He is worthy of all we could ever give Him, in- E A C G B E L I E F S cluding our lives. O R E R E P E N T A A This is not a message we want to keep to ourselves! As you will learn T B D E E P T N A I G this week, God desires a friendship with every person on this planet. He wants to fix the relationship that was broken by sin beginning in the H Y A A L A N R E T E Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve. Sin still separates us from God E T R T Q U T V E H T but it doesn’t have to end there. Jesus’ death on the cross paid the penalty for sin. By trusting in Jesus, that relationship can be healed R H L T W L T I E N T and we can become friends with God.
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