You Versus Yourself

Our November 2010 camp-out brought us to Watkins Mill.  A popular beer commercial declares "tonight, it's you versus yourself."  Sounds like a strange struggle?  Reminds me of the Apostle Paul.

The message we selected for this chapel was based on Paul's letter to the Romans as he outlined his own struggles with sin in Romans 7:14-24.

Paul admits that he does what he shouldn't, and he doesn't always do what he should.  Like the Apostle Paul, we can struggle daily with our fight to be reverent scouts and fulfill our duty to God.  What decisions are you making daily that represent that fight?

Our worship music included Chris Tomlin's Amazing Grace and Kutless' What Faith Can Do.


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What Seed Are You?

October 2010's camp-out placed our troop on a farm in Kansas. We were reminded of the Parable of the Sower as told in Mathew 13:1-23. In the parable, a sower dropped seed on the path, on rocky ground, and among thorns, and the seed was lost; but when seed fell on good earth, it grew, yielding thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.

During our preparation and during chapel, our scouts discussed the parable and related the story to life as a scout. What are the thorns in your life that choke your effort to be a reverent scout? How do you manage your soil and conduct your life so that you can execute your duty to God without getting tangled?

What seed are you?


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