Adventure: Living a Life of Adventure with Jesus

We have been walking through the book of Romans. As we started the book, it was my desire to knock a chunk of it out and then take a break for a few weeks.

We are on the 2nd week of our July Adventure 116 program.

Amy asked me if I would share about what happens in July and the reason behind it.

So the next 3 weeks we are going to be talking about Adventure

What is Adventure to you?

New places, Learning, out of your comfort zone, taking risk, doing something new, doing something hard, hiking, biking, depending on the stage of life going for a drive, sitting on the deck and watching wildlife

Going in to the great unknown

ADVENTURE, ad-venʹt̮ū̇r: “To risk,” “to dare,” referring always to an undertaking attended with some peril

James Orr et al., eds., “Adventure,” The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia (Chicago: The Howard-Severance Company, 1915), 64.

Adventure-based educator Simon Priest

“Adventure programming is the deliberate use of adventurous experiences to create learning in individuals or groups, that results in change for society and communities.”

He goes on to say that “adventurous experiences are activities with uncertain outcomes (due to the presence of situational risks) which necessitate people applying their personal competence to meet the challenge and resolve the uncertainty.”

“Christian adventure is a Bible-based strategy that leaders use to design and guide controlled risk experiences where people are encouraged to say “yes” to God.” -God of Adventure Bruce Dunning

Invite Katie up…

Adventure 116.

We have Level 1 and Level 2 adventure. If you complete the first year of adventure, then you are a level 2.

Monday Level 2’s took a trip to Lost Valley in Ponca, Arkansas.

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It was at the mouth of the 2nd cave in Lost Valley that the students set down and read through 2 Samuel 12:1-15 and heard the story of Nathan confronting David. The lesson was on Humility. Nathan humbled David in this moment.

Tuesday Level 1’s and 2’s were together. They had a lesson in the morning then in the afternoon they went to our distribution center in Forsyth and packed 120 snack packs to be distributed.

Wednesday morning they had a lesson and prayer time. Prayer time was led by level 2 Students. They were given the topic of afternoon outreach. They had to put together a presentation on the prayer time. They split up into groups and prayed over the outreach. Then Wednesday afternoon they went to Merriam Woods and set up the slack line. They played games and passed out snack bags. They gave out over 90 snack bags.

So while you all are out doing adventure another adventure was happening here in Rockaway

It was July of last year when I had 7 guys from Aurora university on a Sunday afternoon tour. I drove them past the ministry building and told them that one day we would tear that building down.

Those 7 guys quickly let me know that they would bring back more guys next year and tear the building down.

It was in that moment that the Lord started building a plan to make it happen.

This year they returned with 13 guys ready to tear the building down. We coordinated with a mission team from First Baptist of Braymer, MO who had not been here in 7 years. The two teams came together to make it happen.

What an Adventure!

Was there risk? Lots of Risk

(Photo cutting roof)

(Photo on the roof Darryl in the background) Darryl it has been an adventure here at Bridge of Faith since you said yes to moving to Rockaway Beach?!?

(Photo of team in the dumpster)

(Photo of where we are now with the building)

“(True) Adventure begins when everything goes wrong”

Yvon Chouinard (American rock climber, outdoor industry billionaire businessman, Patagonia.

Life is an adventure when you say yes to Jesus!

Put your yes on the table and watch the fun begin! God is not boring and life in Him is an adventure.

Why Adventure?

Scripture is full of Adventure.

God is the creator of Adventure and it originates with Him.

Adventure is meant to point us to the Lord

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Adventure is a method. What we do every Sunday is a method where we speak the word and teach in this setting. We know that this is not the only way for people to learn who Jesus is.

Adventure is a tool we use to share who Jesus is in the middle of risk

(holding my foot)

Adventure in Scripture

Judges 7:1–8 HCSB

1 Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and everyone who was with him, got up early and camped beside the spring of Harod. The camp of Midian was north of them, below the hill of Moreh, in the valley. 2 The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many people for Me to hand the Midianites over to you, or else Israel might brag: ‘I did it myself.’ 3 Now announce in the presence of the people: ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’ ” So 22,000 of the people turned back, but 10,000 remained. 4 Then the Lord said to Gideon, “There are still too many people. Take them down to the water, and I will test them for you there. If I say to you, ‘This one can go with you,’ he can go. But if I say about anyone, ‘This one cannot go with you,’ he cannot go.” 5 So he brought the people down to the water, and the Lord said to Gideon, “Separate everyone who laps water with his tongue like a dog. Do the same with everyone who kneels to drink.” 6 The number of those who lapped with their hands to their mouths was 300 men, and all the rest of the people knelt to drink water. 7 The Lord said to Gideon, “I will deliver you with the 300 men who lapped and hand the Midianites over to you. But everyone else is to go home.” 8 So Gideon sent all the Israelites to their tents but kept the 300, who took the people’s provisions and their trumpets. The camp of Midian was below him in the valley.

Put your yes on the table and watch the adventure begin

Judges 7:9–18 HCSB

9 That night the Lord said to him, “Get up and go into the camp, for I have given it into your hand. 10 But if you are afraid to go to the camp, go with Purah your servant. 11 Listen to what they say, and then you will be strengthened to go to the camp.” So he went with Purah his servant to the outpost of the troops who were in the camp. 12 Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and all the Qedemites had settled down in the valley like a swarm of locusts, and their camels were as innumerable as the sand on the seashore. 13 When Gideon arrived, there was a man telling his friend about a dream. He said, “Listen, I had a dream: a loaf of barley bread came tumbling into the Midianite camp, struck a tent, and it fell. The loaf turned the tent upside down so that it collapsed.” 14 His friend answered: “This is nothing less than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God has handed the entire Midianite camp over to him.” 15 When Gideon heard the account of the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship. He returned to Israel’s camp and said, “Get up, for the Lord has handed the Midianite camp over to you.” 16 Then he divided the 300 men into three companies and gave each of the men a trumpet in one hand and an empty pitcher with a torch inside it in the other. 17 “Watch me,” he said, “and do the same. When I come to the outpost of the camp, do as I do. 18 When I and everyone with me blow our trumpets, you are also to blow your trumpets all around the camp. Then you will say, ‘For Yahweh and for Gideon!’ ”