Campmeeting Challenge

You may have noticed many members of our congregation missing today – they are feasting at the annual convocation, the Campmeeting. Our annual camp-meetings are of great importance, and all who possibly can should attend them. Since the beginning of our revival movement Campmeetings were always high points of Church Growth. In the words of one of our pioneers, sister White we “should feel that the Lord requires this of us.” The object of these holy convocation meetings is that the brethren may be separated from business cares and burdens, and devote a few days exclusively to seeking the Lord. The common duties of life are all-absorbing, and often it is inconvenient to leave our homes. Yet, in the words of our pioneers, we all need to arise and recognize the responsibility that is laid on us in seeking the perishing ones and leading souls to Christ.
For the second night Ted Jones is preaching “There is a God!” reminding all that the Remnant claim is not just a cute name for a special people, but God-given call to mission, God-given responsibility to proclaim the Three Angels Message of the eternal gospel to the world in these last days.
As our Conference grows larger, currently numbering over 25,000 members, plus family, friends and adherents – our annual meetings give birth to regional meetings in order to serve people in all areas. Those who come to the meeting leave with a deeper religious experience than they had when they came.
But the main purpose of it remains the same – to focus all people on our mission – Evangelism, to empower all people to do the Great Commission – Evangelism, to challenge all people for Evangeliving.
The success of our meetings, our ministry, our church depends largely upon ourselves. The minds and hearts of all people need to be enlisted in the work. All must be taught what they must do to open the door of the heart to Jesus, to receive Him gladly, and to lead other to Him, or simply put – every believer is a minister. Just as apostle Peter had restated God’s prophetic Vision for His Church: “A chosen race, a kingdom of priests, a holy nation, a people to be a personal possession to sing the praises of God who called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.” (1^st Peter 2:9 cf. Exodus 19:6)