John 1:29-34; Mathew 28:16-20 As we begin reflecting on these passages and their relationship with the symbols on our banners, I’d like you to indulge me in a little game we play at camp. I’m going to send Zoe out of the Sanctuary for a minute, and when she comes back she is going to show you how close we are in the Spirit by reading my mind. [Zoe leaves] In order to assure you that I have not told her about this beforehand, I want someone to point to something in the sanctuary that she can discover through the Spirit. [Item is selected, and Zoe is called for. I point to various items until I get to the one selected and she chooses it.] Thank you, Zoe! Now, normally we would keep playing until everyone figured out that I pointed to something black before the selected item. I know, it’s a bit of a spoiler, but the point of telling you how it works is that it changes the game. Now that you know the game, you can play it and you can include others in it! I wanted to start with the idea of...
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