Kids to Camp Sunday Theme: Got Spirit?

Kids to Camp Sunday Theme: Got Spirit? Welcome and Announcements Gathering Wonder Makes God Real Everyday Call to Worship / Responsive Reading Psalm 8: L/ O Lord our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth. You have set your glory above the heavens. L/ You have taught the little children to praise you perfectly. May their example shame and silence your enemies. L/ When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? L/ You made him a little lower than the angels and crowned him with glory and honor. L/ You made him ruler over the works of your hands; You put everything under his authority. L/ All sheep and oxen, and wild animals too. L/ The birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas. Suggested Praise Hymns: God of Wonders Awesome God Contemporary Music Open the Eyes of My Heart Lord Chalice Praise #37 Morning Has Broken Chalice Hymnal #53 I Will Celebrate Chalice Praise #56 Do Lord I am a C Sharing Your Joys and Concerns Prayer Gratitude Makes God Real Everyday

Reading from the Gospels: Luke 17: 11 19 Prayer and Lord s Prayer: Morning has broken, Lord just like the first sunrise Your birds have spoken, like your first bird. We praise you for the morning and we Praise your word every day. How Sweet the rain's new fall, and the sunlight from heaven, like the first dewfall which you let sparkle the grass of the earth. Praise you for the garden where your feet pass through the flowers. Yours is the sunlight, Yours is the morning born of the Spirit in the Eden of your love. We praise every morning we praise Gods creation of the new day. We pray in the name of the One who taught us to pray: (The Lord s Prayer) Suggested Prayer Hymns: How Majestic Is Your Name Chalice Hymnal #63 Sanctuary Chalice Praise #49 Peace Like a River Give Thanks Chalice Hymnal #528 What a Friend We Have in Jesus Chalice Hymnal #585 Seek Ye First Chalice Hymnal #354 Do Lord Spirit of the Living God Chalice Hymnal #259 Proclaiming God s Word Worship Makes God Real Everyday Children s Moment: A camper s testimony about his/her camping experience would make a great Children s Moment. A Reading from the Psalms: Psalm 96 Got Spirit? Skit (Enter cheer leaders, cheering, jumping) Cheer Leaders: We re from Camp Walter Scott and we re gonna let them know what it s like to have spirit. Now we re gonna make them hear it! (cheers) (Enter person brushing teeth) Cheer Leaders: We ve got spirit yes we do. We ve got spirit how bout you? Tooth brusher: (shakes head no) Cheer Leaders: Brush, brush, brush your teeth. Little circles to be neat. (All exit) (Enter person shopping) Cheer Leaders: We ve got spirit yes we do. We ve got spirit how bout you? Shopper: (shakes head no) Cheer Leaders: Buy your milk, buy your meat, so your friends can eat, eat, eat. (All exit) (Enter a chef) Cheer Leaders: We ve got spirit yes we do. We ve got spirit how bout you? Chef: (shakes head no)

Cheer Leaders: Make your cookies, make your cake, anything you want to bake. (All exit) (Enter couch potato) Cheer Leaders: We ve got spirit yes we do. We ve got spirit how bout you? Couch Potato: (shakes head no) Cheer Leaders: Spongebob, Drake and Josh, come on guys let s watch, watch, watch. (All exit) (Enter cheer leaders) Cheer Leaders: (Cheer leaders discussing why no one has spirit) I don t get it, where s their spirit? What s the deal? What can we do? No one has spirit. They need Camp Walter Scott. Etc. (Enter Tooth Brusher) Tooth Brusher: Where did you guys get your spirit? Cheer Leaders: From church camp, Camp Walter Scott!! (Enter Shopper) Shopper: Where did you guys get your spirit? Cheer Leaders: From church camp, Camp Walter Scott!! (Enter Chef) Chef: Where did you guys get your spirit? Cheer Leaders: From church camp, Camp Walter Scott!! (Enter Couch Potato) Couch Potato: Where did you guys get your spirit? Cheer Leaders: From church camp, Camp Walter Scott!! ALL: (Turn to congregation) We ve got spirit yes we do. We ve got spirit how bout you? Sermon Seeds: A testimony from a camper, counselor, volunteer, or director would be a great message. For a sermon, the following reflection is provided by the 2010 Camp curriculum: Got Spirit?: Finding God in the Everyday by New Earth: Christian Resources for the Outdoors. - Throughout the week, campers discovered how God reveals God s self to the human family, especially in worship. Throughout life, worship, and camp, there is an ebb and flow of seeking and finding God, asking and receiving, searching and discovering. The Bible is full of stories, songs, and wisdom of the people of God as they sought the Divine Presence in their lives. St. Augustine of Hippo believed, God made us for God s self and our hearts find no peace until they rest in God. Our deepest human longing is to find God. Spirituality is the practice of seeking God across the span of a lifetime. - The faith of the Israelites changed when they were forced into exile. The people of God had enjoyed their own nation, a great king, and a Holy Temple. That was destroyed when Babylon s army under the rule of King Nebuchadnezzar invaded the land and dispersed the people throughout the Babylonian kingdom. In exile, the Jews discovered that God was their King and ruler everywhere, not just in the land of Canaan. God was no longer confined to the Temple; they discovered God is the Lord of the universe.

- While the Temple was no longer the center of their worship, the people s worship transformed to fit their current life situation reflecting their belief that God s salvation is universal. Psalm 96 declares God s glory among the nations and tells of his marvelous works among all the people. The people were able to put away their old notions of God and worship in awe and reverence despite their traumatic loss. Their false image of what God should do gave way to a deeper sense that God was with them, even in Babylon. - We don t have to lose everything like the ancient Jews for our faith to be transformed; we need only be open to our inner longing for God s action in our lives. The sermon may be completed with an illustration of a time when our understanding of God had changed and how our faith is different, such as a mountaintop experience. An illustration of the mighty deeds of God like the Psalmist writes in 96: 4 6, 10, 12 13 will be an important element of that testimony. Invitation to Discipleship Suggested Worship Hymns: They ll Know We Are Christians Chalice Hymnal #494 I am a C I Will Celebrate Chalice Praise #56 Spirit Chalice Hymnal #249 Just a Closer Walk With Thee Chalice Hymnal #557 Lord, I Lift Your Name on High Contemporary Music I Sing Praises Chalice Praise #23 Lord of All Chalice Praise #68 The Lord s Supper Hospitality Makes God Real Everyday A Reading from the Gospels: Luke 24: 13-35 Communion Prayer: We gather, God, to remember the words Jesus spoke. He said, Do this in remembrance of me. We want to do everything in our lives in remembrance of you, so that we may continue to obey your most important commandment to love one another as you love us. Thank you for sending us Jesus Christ, your Son, to be our Friend and Savior. Keep our hearts full of your Spirit all of our lives. We pray in Jesus Name who invites us to this Table. Amen. Suggested Communion Hymns: Kum Ba Yah Chalice Hymnal #590 Do Lord Sanctuary Chalice Praise #49 Awesome God Contemporary Music Give Thanks Chalice Hymnal #528 I Will Celebrate Chalice Praise #56

God of Wonders Let Us Break Bread Together Chalice Hymnal #425 Sharing Our Gifts Generosity Makes God Real Everyday A Reading from Paul s Letters: 1 Corinthians 12: 1 26 Invitation to Offering: On our 4 th day at camp, our theme was Be a Hero: Give. We heard the story about the poor widow who gave 2 small coins in the collection box. As poor as she was, she gave everything she had as a sign of her faith in God. You may think you have nothing to give, but we all have something whether it is money or a talent. We can combine our money and talents and accomplish big things together. With your financial help, we were able to go to church camp. None of us have jobs to help pay for camp. But we can share our talents with you by presenting this worship service to share the great things we learned at camp. Offertory Prayer: Thank you, God, for your gifts and for the difference we can all make when we all give what we have. Amen. Scattering to Serve Live In Christ s Love Everyday A Reading from the Gospels: John 15: 1 17 Benediction: Lord, Make us all be heroes for you. This week, help us to welcome others, be a friend, accept others, give, rejoice, and share the good news. Thanks for being our hero. Amen. Suggested Closing Hymns: Pass It On Chalice Hymnal #477 Awesome God Contemporary Music Peace Like a River They ll Know We Are Christians Chalice Hymnal #494 I Will Celebrate Chalice Praise #56 Just a Closer Walk With Thee Chalice Hymnal #557 God of Wonders What a Friend We Have in Jesus Chalice Hymnal #585

Lyrics to Many of the Songs Do Lord I've got a home in glory land that outshines the sun (HALLELUJAH!) I've got a home in glory land that outshines the sun (HALLELUJAH!) I've got a home in glory land that outshines the sun way beyond the blue Chrous: Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me. Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me. Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me way beyond the blue. Additional Verse: I took Jesus as my Savior, You take Him too. I took Jesus as my Savior, You take Him too. I took Jesus as my Savior, You take Him too, Yes He's Calling you. Peace Like a River I ve got peace like a river, I ve got peace like a river I ve got peace like a river in my soul. I ve got peace like a river, I ve got peace like a river I ve got peace like a river in my soul. I ve got joy I ve got love I Am a C I am a C I am a C-H I am a C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N And I have C-H-R-I-S-T in my H-E-A-R-T And I will L-I-V-E E-T-E-R-N-A-L-L-Y

Sanctuary Lord Prepare me to be a sanctuary Pure and holy, tried and true With thanksgiving, I ll be a living Sanctuary for you. Verse 2: It is you, Lord Who came to save The heart and soul of every man. It is you Lord Who knows my weakness, Who gives me strength, With thine own hand. Verse 3: Lead Me on Lord From temptation, Purify me From within. Fill my heart with Your holy spirit, Take away All my sin. Pass It On It only takes a spark to get a fire going And soon all those around can warm up to its glowing That s how it is with God s love Once you ve experienced it You spread your joy to everyone You want to pass it on What a wondrous time is spring when all the trees are budding The birds begin to sing, the flowers start their blooming That s how it is with God s love Once you ve experienced it You want to sing, it s fresh like spring You want to pass it on I wish for you my friend, this happiness that I ve found You can come join in, it matters not where you re bound I ll shout it from the mountain tops I want the world to know The joy of friends has come to me I want to pass it on

Spirit of the Living God Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. Melt me. Mold me. Fill me. Use me. Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. They ll Know We Are Christians Chorus And they ll know we are Christians by our love, By our love. Yes, they ll know we are Christians by our love. We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord. We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord. And we pray that all unity may one day be restored. We will walk with each other, we will walk hand in hand. We will walk with each other, we will walk hand in hand. And together we ll spread the news that God is in our land. We will work with each other, we will work side by side. We will work with each other, we will work side by side. And we ll guard each man s dignity and save each man s pride. All praise to the Father from whom all things come, And all praise to Christ Jesus, His only Son, And all praise to the Spirit who makes us one.

Just a Closer Walk With Thee Chorus Just a closer walk with Thee; Grant it, Jesus is my plea. Daily walking close to thee, Let it be, oh, Lord, let it be. I am weak, but Thou art strong; Jesus, keep me from all wrong; I ll be satisfied as long; As I walk, let me walk close to Thee. Thro this world of toil and snares, If I falter, Lord, who cares? Who with me my burden shares? None but Thee, dear Lord, none but Thee. When my feeble life is o er Time from me will be no more; Guide me gently, safely o er To Thy Kingdom shores, to Thy shore. Morning Has Broken Morning has broken like the first morning Blackbird has spoken like the first bird Praise for the singing, Praise for the morning Praise for them springing, fresh from the Word Sweet the rain s new fall, sunlit from Heaven Like the first dew fall on the first grass Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden Sprung in completeness where His feet pass Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning Born of the one light, Eden saw play Praise with elation, praise ev ry morning God s re-creation of the new day What a Friend We Have in Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus All our sins and griefs to bear What a privilege to carry Everything to God in prayer O what peace we often forfeit O what needless pain we bear All because we do not carry Everything to God in prayer