Connekkt Pics from Higher Ground Summer Camp!
This summer from July 4-10, many of our preteens, teens and leaders spent the week in Townsend, TN for the annual Higher Ground Summer Camp. Here are just a few photos from the week!
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Earth Day Sunday 2019
04/28/2019 – Earth Day 2019 Psalm 19:1-4; 104:16-21; 50:10-11; 96:11-13. What would a scriptural Ecotheology look like?
Easter Sunday 2019 (and baptisms)
04/21/2019 – Easter Sunday 2019 (and baptisms) Romans 8:18-25. Easter Sunday and the already-and-not-yet Kingdom of God (plus baptisms)
Are We There Yet? – Part Seven – Paul
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Lent 2019 – Week Six Fast – Spending
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Are We There Yet? – Part Six – Anna and Simeon
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Lent 2019 – Week Five Fast – Possessions
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Are We There Yet? – Part Five – Jeremiah
03/31/2019 – Are We There Yet? – Part Five – Jeremiah Jeremiah 29:1-14. The oft-quote promise of Jeremiah, that God has a plan to prosper us, is almost always taken out of context. A context of slavery and bondage. Perhaps we need to hear this text again for...
Lent 2019 – Week Four Fast – Media
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Are We There Yet? – Part Four – Israel (in the desert)
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Lent 2019 – Week Three Fast – Waste
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