God Rocks

Wow Ladies Retreat - 2007

God Rocks

Items to bring - , personal hygiene items ( toothpaste, hairbrush, shampoo, etc) , towels and wash cloth, clothes for church on Sunday,  money for a trip into town, bible , notebook, pen or pencil,  comfortable walking shoes, light jacket, camera if you want, bring coins for auction

Friday July 27

Theme Song -  The Solid Rock

Arrive , unpack, meet in main room for gift (bag of goodies, Tee shirt) explain that they will need to keep their goodies for tomorrow’s activities and we hope all will wear their t-shirts tomorrow, prayer.

               

Farmer’s  Market - 5-7:00pm

Singing  - Solid Rock

Evening Devotional - Debbie

Finger foods, sandwiches, chips/ veggie trays/ ice tea/ lemonaide

Evening Games and actiivities

                Smores,  trail mix or popcorn

                Jinga, 

Saturday July 28^th

8:00 breakfast -  Muffins,  Eggs,  sausage,  Costco  sweet muffin

Devotional -  Colette

Tell them about Rocks - they will provide devotional by what they have to say about  their rock

 Quiet time, free time

Craft -  coin purses

Craft- Making cards -Card writing-

Song Practice - singing

Lunch - sandwiches, veggies, ice tea, lemonaide

Devotional - Ladies all share about what the rock means in connection with their walk with God.

Walk - 

Afternoon trip into town for shake and fries!

more crafts or games

Craft- cross

Craft- God Rocks Necklace or pin

 Auction of  items

Dinner - Pizza from Costco - we bake

Devotional - Kim

I have been reading in the book of Isaiah lately. God I am sure had it laid out for me to be in this book at this time, and to bring this devotion to you from his words in that book. There is so much in God’s word, and it is hard to not want to read you every word. If you do not read God’s word, I encourage you to begin.

                In the time of Isaiah the prophet there was  a  king.  The king’s name was Hezikiah, and he was dying. Hezikiah had removed the idols from the high places and done righteous things, so he cried to the Lord asking him to spare his life and God granted him another 15 years.  When he recovered  Hezikiah was so excited that he showed off to some visiting men from Babylon. That is when God sent Isaiah to Hezikiah to tell him that his children and all the things he had bragged about would be taken away at the time of his death- 15 years later.

                But God is so merciful, he wanted those that would be carried away to have a hope. Before the Babylonians came to take them captive for 70 years, Isaiah wrote, and I encourage you when you have more time to read all of Isaiah , for God gave them and us more than a prophecy of 85 years, he proclaimed the coming of our Messiah . 

                I want to read to you the words that God spoke to them before they were taken away, ( read 40) , then  42:1-12.  These words were written as a comfort and a hope.  Just as they are written to us as a comfort and a hope.   God wants us to know that when all seems lost He has a plan for us. It is He that is directing us. His plan for us has been laid out before the foundations of the earth. There is no other God, no other perfect savior.

Read 43:1-13

                Remember, these words were written 15 years before their captivity.  God is so awesome.  We are going to pick it up again in 44:23 (44:23 to 45:7)  Cyrus the Great was mentioned by name, before he was born.  85 years in the future Cyrus would read these words, know that God is God, and let the Israelites return to rebuild. But these words in Isaiah were not written only for the Israelites, they were written for us as well. Turn now to 1Peter 1:10 TO 1Peter 2:9

                God preserves us ,  takes us through the trials we need to go through. We are nothing, but what He desires. He has given us salvation. He has made us living stones. Redeemed, chosen to be a  royal priest hood, proclaiming  praises to Him that called us from darkness into His wonderful light.

                Do you live like a living stone? Do you see God’s majesty and strength? Do you understand that He directs? That he has power over all? Do you lean on His way, Trust in His directing? His timing?  Do you strive to do the things that please God? 1Peter 3:3  -5

                I am not much, but God has made me a living stone, called out by him into salvation, promised a future hope.  I am like this small rock, worn down by the things of the world, but given hope in God. God has placed within me a light.  He wants us to praise him, to worship him, to proclaim the great things he has done for us.  If we do this small thing, we shine with unfading beauty because we put our hope in God.  I want to shine for God. (light the candle) and I want the ladies that are at Cornerstone to shine as well.  (give all a candle and light each one.)  Take this light within this rock, and remember you are a living stone. You have a purpose that God has set for you.  Place your trust in Him and Know that He is God.

Evening games and activities

Scruples, mad libs

Bible Pantomime

Sunday - 

Breakfast- eggs, pancakes, real magarine , syrup

 prayer, 

cleanup, back down for SS.