1. MORNING DEVOTION GUIDE -Summer Camp 2010- 4. We must individually receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord; then
Day 2 (May 18, 2010) we can know and experience God’s love and plan for our lives.
ASSURANCE OF SALVATION a. We must Receive Christ (John 1:12-As many as received Him, to
Intro: If you died today, how sure are you that you have Eternal Life? them He gave the right to become children of God..)
(Sure, Not Sure, or Absolutely Sure)-Give time for interaction.
Body: Being sure you have eternal life involves being certain of your b. We Received Christ by Faith (Ephesians 2:8-9-By grace you have
decision to trust in Jesus Christ as Savior! Let us remember the been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of
following spiritual laws: God…)
1. God loves you and offers a wonderful plan for your life. Eternal life is not based on how good we are, or how we feel. It is
a. God’s Love (Read John 3:16-For God so loved the world that He based on our faith in Jesus Christ.
gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not _________________________________________________________
perish but have eternal life.) Day 3 (May 19, 2010)
b. God’s Plan (Read John 10:10-“I have come that they might have life, DISCOVERING MY IDENTITY (MY SELF-IMAGE)
and might have it abundantly that it may be full and meaningful”) Text: Gen.1:26-31, Luke 18:9-14
Why is it that most Christians do not experience the abundant life? Intro: What word do you think can best describe yourself? Or if you
Because… were to choose an object to represent your life now, what would it
2. Man is sinful and separated from God. Therefore, he cannot know be? Why?
and experience God’s love and plan for His life. (Give time for interaction)
a. Man is Sinful (Read Romans 3:23-All have sinned and fall short of Body: Let us take a look at some passages that say something about
the glory of God.) man and try to find out where or in what aspect we can identify
b. Man is separated (Romans 6:23-The wages of sin is death…) ourselves.
Illustrate the great gulf that separates man from God. (Read Gen.1:26-31, Luke 18:9-14)
1. Factual and Interpretation Questions: (The book of Genesis is a
The third law explains the only way to bridge this gulf… book of beginnings. In the first chapter, we find an account of the
3. Jesus Christ is God’s only provision for man’s sin. Through Him creation-the order God had in creating the universe, the earth and
you can know and experience God’s love and plan for your life. man.)
a. He died in our Place (Read Romans 5:8-God demonstrates His own
love toward us, in that we while we were yet sinners, Christ died for a. In vs. 26-27, how man was created? How is man distinct from the
us.) animals? (v.26) What does it mean to be created in the image and
b. He is the Only Way to God (Read John 14:6-“Jesus answered,’I am likeness of God? (Man shares with God a spiritual nature, he shares
the way, the truth, & the life. No one comes to the Father except with God His intellectual, social and moral natures. When man was
through me.’” created he was created perfect.)
Illustrate that Jesus Christ bridged the great gulf that
separates man from God. b. Because of man’s unique capabilities what assignment did God give
It is not enough just to know these three laws… him concerning other creatures or creations? (1:28-29)

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Thus man was created perfect. But God did not make man a robot. He Day 4 (May 20, 2010)
was created with a free will to choose between loyalty or rebellion to GROWING IN GOD’S WORD
God. To test that, he was given just one negative command (in
chapter 2) in which he failed. Hence, the sinfulness of man. Intro: How long do you think we can survive without eating?
(Give time for interaction.)
Let us read another passage, a parable Jesus gave. Luke 18:9-14) Just as our physical bodies need food to grow and survive, even so,
our spirits need to be fed as well. God’s Word is our spiritual food.
a. Who are the characters of the story? Body:
b. What did each do where? What did each represent at Jesus’ time? 1. The Source of the Word (2 Timothy 3:16-17-All Scripture is God-
(The Pharisees were Jewish religious leaders who knew the Scriptures breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training
who required from the ordinary Jews strict adherence to the law and in righteousness…)
therefore felt for abuse them. The tax collectors on the other hand, The BIBLE originates from God.
were corrupt and accepted bribes. Hence, they were despised by the 2. The Purpose of the Word (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
Jewish society.) a. instructing us in the truth of God
b. convicting us of the truth of God
c. Who of the two gained acceptance before God? Who did not? c. restoring us to the truth of God
Why? Was God justified in His choice? Why? d. teaching us how to live the truth of God
As we read God’s Word, the Bible, God talks to us and shows us what
2. Application Questions to do.
a. Do we find these two groups of people today? Do we sometimes Application:
feel that we are one or the other? When do we feel we are like the In James 1:22, it says, “Do not merely listen to the Word, and do
Pharisee or tax collector in our attitude? What accounts the deceive yourselves. Do what it says.”
difference? (The heart) When you read and meditate on God’s Word, see if there are any…
b. Who of the two will you be more comfortable to share your S Sins to Confess
problems with? Why? P Promises to Claim
c. Of the characters in Jesus’ story, with whom would you feel most A Attitudes or Actions to Adopt or Avoid
comfortable to share who you think you really are-your deepest C Commands to Obey
longings, your sin, your weaknesses, your fears, your doubts? Why? E Examples to Follow
(I’m referring to God. Why don’t we have prayer now. You may choose
to pray with someone or prefer to just open up yourself to before the Too many Christians only hear God’s Word once a week on Sundays.
Lord or come and pray with me.) Make it a habit to read, meditate and apply God’s Word…EVERY
DAY!
d. So, regardless of what you discover about yourself, remember GOD
LOVES YOU.