2025 Wilderness Escape VBS
Optional for Grades 2nd-5th

Listed below are the items to memorize if you want to try to earn a Gold Medal Award during the closing ceremony on Friday, July 25. Gold Medal participants may recite their memory work at the Gold Medal station on Monday thru Friday during snack time.  A Gold Medal Coach will listen to what each participant recites and will mark it off on their sheet. The last day to try for the Gold Medal Award is Friday. Each participant will be given two prompts per section only.  

For those who are interested in earning the Gold Medal Award, you must memorize the following:
1) Wilderness Road to Salvation
2) Memory Verses
3) Books of the Bible

Day 2:
Black
Reminds me of sin. My sin causes spiritual death in me which separates me from God who is Holy.
•Romans 3: 23 – “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
•Romans 6: 23 – “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Day 4: 
White
Reminds me of snow. When I put my trust in Jesus, He washes away my sin. He saves me from the power of sin, death and hell.
•Psalm 51: 7 – “Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.”

Ephesians 6: 10-12
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

Ephesians 6: 13-14
 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the
belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Ephesians 6: 15-16
and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one;

Ephesians 6: 17-18
and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication.  To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,