To God be the Glory!

Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to HIM be GLORY in the church and in CHRIST JESUS throughout all generations, forever and ever. AMEN. Ephesians 3:20

Too Much Fun

What could be more fun than seeing these children learn to give all their hearts to their Lord in worship? He is so pleased as we delight in Him. All this fun can be exhausting! Click for more photos!

Worship

Oh come, let us WORSHIP and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker! For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand. Psalm 95:6-7 In art, 25 second graders created collages. One child debated the use of humor in worship - whether humor had a place in worship. I think he answered his own question. I am certainly humored. I am thankful that our Lord has a sense of humor. Click below for more photos... http://gallery.me.com/mattmcmurray#100254

155,000 Words on Worship

Want to know what your child is learning about worshiping the Lord this week? Take a look at about 155,000 words. Yeah, I think the old proverb is true. A picture, a thousand words. At least. Photos of Tuesday

...the beat of a different drummer!

Buckets, trash cans, traffic cones...... who'd a thought you could worship God with these things!!

Leland and Ryan lead your children in a rhythmic down beats using sticks and smiles! You could hear them for miles..... strong and sure, much like a heartbeat.

Of course the trash cans and buckets were the main attraction.... while the egg shakers and wood blocks weren't as hot of a ticket; however, that lead to great conversations about a true heart of worship. When we worship, we need to give God our very best - regardless of how big or small we think our gift of worship is. We need to offer Him all of us.... our "whole heart." The motivation of our hearts is what He sees and is all He cares about. He is interested in the heartbeat of the individual.... not their abilities, and definitely not in how big or small their drum is!!

As I listened, I was wishing I had some drum sticks, a bucket, and a traffic cone..... instead I marveled at the wonder of our Lord. He was inhabiting a hot barn filled with children who were unashamedly creating LOUD music in honor of their Creator!

I Scream, You Scream, We ALL Scream for Ice Cream!!

Well, as many of you have already noticed, we are planning and preparing for a fun, fun, fun Ice Cream Social immediately following Family Worship Night on Friday. As such, we are asking every family who can to please bring a box of popcicles, a box of ice cream sandwiches, or a package of ice cream cups. As you can see we are trying to avoid cartons of ice cream so that we will not need bowls, spoons, servers, etc. Thanks in advance for your help with this. We think that we will all have a wonderful time together remembering the week, introducing new friends, eating yummy ice cream and just being together. - Your e-camp Staff

Camp reminders...and impressions from the day

Wow! The past two days have been amazing. God has shown up in so many ways and I stand amazed at the specific, detailed care of our Father. Each and every child that has come to camp this week has been prayed for and their Father has drawn worshipers to Himself in a beautiful way. Today, I watched transfixed as one of our campers, one of your children, worshiped her Heavenly Father with reckless abandon - arms raised, eyes closed, full voice, in love with the King. At our Family Worship Night on Friday I believe these children will lead us into the Throne Room and we can all bring our offerings of love, adoration, and praise to Him. Speaking of Family Worship Night, we are thrilled that Jason Houser of Seeds Family Worship will be teaching our Parent Workshop on Family Worship! Jason will be joining us in the morning tomorrow for our worship and devotional time, then on Friday while your e-campers are preparing for worship, you can come to E-Camp, too! Just drop off the campers at 5pm in the Student Center, then walk over to the Learning Center for a wonderful 45 minute session on Family Worship and what that can look like. As a reminder, if your family will need childcare for your younger children who are not campers, we will need your RSVP by no later than tomorrow morning at drop off. If you plan for your children to participate in childcare, please RSVP to pmorlan@fellowshipnashville.org by drop off tomorrow. Include the names and ages of your children. Thank you all so much for sharing your children with us this week. As we endeavor to teach them what true worship looks like, I believe the Father has been blessed by their precious seeking and desire to honor Him through all the avenues He has given us to worship Him.