Camp Meeting

Last night Matt Wurst and I attended a good ole fashion camp meeting. Man it was awesome. I remember growing up at Barkers Creek and we used to put a tent up on some property near the church and a few years even on the church property. It was hot, the mosquitoes were bad, but the preaching and singing were always good.

Over the years a few things have changed. They now have it in the sanctuary at Chiquola Baptist Church in Honea Path so the heat and the bugs are no more. But praise the Lord the singing and preaching are still there. Total Praise Quartet is handling the singing this year and they are awesome. One of the singers, Stephen Jewell just happens to be a plumber that I call on and last night was the first time I had heard him and the group sing. They really are good.

Dr. Herb Reavis is doing the preaching and he brings a very powerful message with a lot of feeling. The man can preach. Last night he preached on 1 Corinthians 15: 51-58. Here it is for you to take a look at.

51 Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable , and we will be changed. 53 For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, "DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP in victory. 55 "O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?" 56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; 57 but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.
1 Cor 15:51-58 (NASB)

He talked about the second coming and how we will be called up to meet Jesus in the air and that we will be transformed, but also very sadly about the ones left behind. He used a parallation that I want to share. In vs. 55 he addressed the sting of death in a way that was very unique. He painted a picture of a dad and a son riding down a country road and a bumble bee flew in the window. The bee landed on the dad and stung him. The bee left the dads arm and was buzzing all around the little boy and he was freaking out. The dad leaned over and showed him the stinger in his arm and told his son that the bee had broke his stinger off and left it here, all he can do is fly around and aggravate you. He could no longer sting him. Now jump back in time 2000 years and this is exactly what happened on the cross. The devil stuck his stinger in our saviour and broke it off and then Jesus defeated death and the all the devil can do is buzz around and annoy us. That ole serpent holds no power at all over any of us in Christ Jesus. We are victorious and have been made more than conquerors. We win and we will be called up in an instant to meet Him and receive our reward. What a blessed day that will be........Are you ready? If you have any reservations get it right before you click off of this page. Jesus waits on you and He wants to be your everything. Just do it. And if you are in driving distance to Honea Path, SC, come to Chiquola Baptist Church and see first hand what God is doing. The music starts at 6:45pm. The camp meeting will run through Thursday night.

Have a Blessed Day!!!