Message Description:
Come together to celebrate something eternal. 🙌

We’ll be sharing the powerful stories of Youth Camp and Kids Camp — moments where the Gospel was heard, hearts were opened, and lives were forever changed. Students gave their lives to Jesus. Kids discovered God’s love in a real and personal way. Seeds of faith were planted that will grow for years to come.

This isn’t just about a summer highlight — it’s about heaven rejoicing, and us joining in.
It’s about seeing the faces of the next generation lit up with hope and purpose.
It’s about believing that the best is still ahead for them… and for us as a church.

Today we celebrate what God has done through Kids Camp and Youth Camp, where the Gospel was heard, hearts opened, and lives were transformed. We’ve seen children discover God’s love in a personal way and students encounter Him in powerful, life-changing moments. This is more than a summer highlight — it’s heaven rejoicing and us joining in with faith for the next generation.

TALK IT OVER

1. Looking Back, Seeing God’s Hand
When you think back to your own childhood or teen years, was there a moment—like camp—where God became real to you for the first time? What did that moment mean for your faith journey?

2. Seeds of Faith
At camp this summer, seeds of faith were planted in kids and teens. Has there been a time in your life when someone planted a “seed” that didn’t grow right away, but later took root?

3. Heaven’s Celebration
Luke 15:7 says heaven rejoices when one sinner repents. How does knowing that heaven throws a party change the way you see what happened at Youth and Kids Camp?

4. Passing the Torch
Think of the people who invested in your faith when you were younger. What impact did their influence have on you? How might God be calling you to do the same for the next generation?

5. Real Battles
We heard that our kids and teens face real struggles—fatherlessness, unforgiveness, identity crisis. How can our church community come alongside them in tangible, consistent ways?

6. From Highlight to Lifelong Impact
Why do you think some spiritual highs fade quickly, while others lead to lasting transformation? What makes the difference?

7. Beyond Babysitting
In the message, we were reminded, “We aren’t babysitting—this is the real deal.” How does seeing children’s and student ministry as discipleship rather than childcare change the way we serve?

8. Called to Serve
If you felt a tug on your heart during Celebration Sunday, what step of obedience might God be asking you to take—praying daily, serving, giving, or mentoring?

9. Everyday Prayer
We were challenged to pray for the next generation for the next two weeks. What specific things can we pray for—personally, for our church, and for our community’s kids and teens?

10. Your Story Could Be Their Story
How might sharing your own testimony of God’s work in your life inspire someone younger to follow Jesus with all their heart?

11. Expectant Faith
We believe “the best is still ahead” for the next generation. How can we live with that kind of expectant faith—not just for them, but for ourselves?

12. Generational Legacy
If you could speak one truth from God’s Word into the heart of every kid and teen in our church, what would it be, and why?