Fall Retreat: Intro

Introduction

Mark 6:31 CSB

31 He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a remote place and rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

Matthew 11:28–30 CSB

28 “Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, because I am lowly and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

The heart of this whole trip — is that you come away to a remote place (away from distractions and responsibilities at home) to connect with Jesus

Vision — Jesus in the eye of the storm

Not run away from the storm—but find Jesus in it

We’re going to break up into a couple of groups to pray into this weekend—but I just have a couple of things I want to say first:

We’re going to have a lot of time for fun—but we are also going to have time set apart for prayer and drawing near to God.

After prayer tonight — We’re just going to be hanging out — Lights out at midnight

Tomorrow:

Breakfast at 9

Session at 10

Afternoon to Hang — Lunch

Dinner

Session around 7:30

Hang out

Sunday

Breakfast

Time of prayer

Leave at 10

2. You are only going to get out of this what you put in

We are creating a space for you to encounter Jesus and grow in your relationship with the Lord

But you have to put your effort into it as well

So right now we are going to start our trip with a time of reflection and discussion with each other

What do you seek to gain from this weekend?

Will you be intentional in seeking this goal?

And in groups we are going to talk about this — and then pray into the weekend

People at home praying for you

And remember in these discussions and times of prayer

You’re only going to get out of it, what you are willing to put in

So lets take some time — Pray