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High School & Jr. High Camp

When: August 18th-21st

Where: Shoshone Base Camp on the Coeur d’Alene River

How Much: $80. Space is limited to 80 kids, so places can be saved with at $25 non-refundable deposit. Total amount is due August 1st. Scholarships are available. YMMV. Ask your doctor if this is right for you.

We want our summer camp to be an incredible spiritual blessing to the young people of North Country Chapel. We want to give our young people the opportunity to take a few days at the end of their summer to really focus on Jesus Christ: who He is, what He has for us, and the incredible blessing found in a life fully surrendered to Him!

It will also be a great time of fellowship, time to hang out, to make new friends, there will be tons of fun in the sun (if it shows up), guest speakers, campfire worship, great camp food, night games, inner-tubing (if the river still has water) and much more!

Join us for our 4th of July Picnic and Baptism. Sunday, July 4th at 1pm at the church. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be provided, feel free to bring a side dish or dessert.

Sign up sheets for the Baptism are in the lobby.

Pictures from last year.

Hamburgers and hot dogs will be available after 1&2 service every other Sunday through the summer. Proceeds benefit high school camp scholarships and missions.

Global Action Mission Network meets the first Tuesday of every month at the Rock Church at 7:00pm for reports from missionaries, prayer and fellowship. All are welcome.

Musician’s Fellowship meets the last Wednesday of every month in the Fellowship Hall at 6:30pm. All musicians interested in a time of fellowship, praise and insight are welcome.

James writes:  My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; ³ Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. ⁴ But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.   (James 1:2-4)

I’ve been reminded of these words lately as I face trials of my own.  Jesus promised trials and troubles to those that are truly His:  These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. (John 16:33)

So with the promise that we will have trials; troubles; tribulations…we’re also encouraged to count it all joy…and the question rises, Why???? Why should I count the various trials as joy?  The Holy Spirit gives us the answer right there in James 1:2-4.  Because we know that the testing of our faith produces patience.  The Greek word is: hupomone: which means a sustaining perseverance.  The idea is to gain a solidness or a strengthening in our faith.  When our faith is tested by these trials or troubles, our faith is actually strengthened and refined.

God allows these trials in my life and yours to strengthen our faith and cause our faith to persevere through it all.  Each and every trial the Lord allows in our lives continues to refine and strengthen our faith so that we’ll continue to mature and as James writes will be made complete or mature.  We learn here that maturity comes through testing.

If I never have the trial or the trouble then my faith will never really be tested and my faith won’t mature.  I’ll become stagnant.  Just as gold is made pure by the fire so our faith is purified by the fiery trials.  So James encourages each and every true believer; consider it all joy, because this trial will strengthen your faith, this trial will purify your faith even more.

God actually has a goal in mind with each and every trial he allows in our lives.  Trials would be meaningless if there were no real purpose for them.  We’ve got God’s word on it, knowing that the testing of our faith produces a stronger faith and that strength of faith is a maturing persevering faith.

Another thing we learn is that with each new trial we can consider it all joy because he has brought us through every previous trial and he will carry us through again.  We mature, our faith is purified more and more for our strengthening and for HIS glory.

So let’s remember to pray for one another and to encourage each other in the trials that come our way.  God is good all the time and He has a plan for you and me.  Let’s take his word to heart and ask that he strengthen our faith through these trials just as he promised that he would.

You can watch the Sunrise Service live online here. Remember there is NO 9:00AM service. Join us at 11:00AM @ North Country Chapel for second service.