This week many of our students and teachers will be returning to the classroom. We are praying that each one will do their best. I remember my father encouraged us, “Do your best for Jesus! Let the teachers and other students know that Christians are good students.” Of course he meant “good” in the fullest extent--good in behavior, good in study habits, and good in scholarship. Dad had ways to encourage us along those lines if we were slacking!
A generation ago American culture was still strongly influenced by Christian principles and practices. Students began their day with prayer, (usually “The Lord’s Prayer,”) and Christian morality was respected, if not required by the school staff and administration. That, of course, is no longer the case.
Yet today the truths, the virtues, and the values of Christ not only stand up to every opponent and challenge--their excellence shines as a bright and shining alternative to the depressing, disheartening, and destructive wisdom of this world. Our faith does not rest on fables--it is grounded on the fact of God’s Word written and incarnate! Our hope is not placed in frail humanity--it rests on our unshakable confidence in the risen Christ! Our love is not sensual and self-centered--it is Godly, sacrificial, and eternal! Our joy is not transient, circumstancial, nor dependant on others--it is eternal, substantial, and like an artesian well flowing from within. Our understanding of God and God’s will is not based on what others have told us --it is directly impressed upon our hearts by the Holy Spirit of God!
We have absolutely nothing to fear from this deceived, depraved, and dis-spirited culture. We are HIS WITNESSES! We have tasted and seen that the LORD is good! We are HIS ambassadors! Filled with God’s Spirit, indwelt with God’s Love, let’s bring others to God’s Truth!
IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT - YOUTUBE VIDEO SERIES
THEN JESUS CAME!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS9CJMTb270&feature=c4-overview&list=UUpUmxduWvxlTv1C-2JA4xtw
A generation ago American culture was still strongly influenced by Christian principles and practices. Students began their day with prayer, (usually “The Lord’s Prayer,”) and Christian morality was respected, if not required by the school staff and administration. That, of course, is no longer the case.
Yet today the truths, the virtues, and the values of Christ not only stand up to every opponent and challenge--their excellence shines as a bright and shining alternative to the depressing, disheartening, and destructive wisdom of this world. Our faith does not rest on fables--it is grounded on the fact of God’s Word written and incarnate! Our hope is not placed in frail humanity--it rests on our unshakable confidence in the risen Christ! Our love is not sensual and self-centered--it is Godly, sacrificial, and eternal! Our joy is not transient, circumstancial, nor dependant on others--it is eternal, substantial, and like an artesian well flowing from within. Our understanding of God and God’s will is not based on what others have told us --it is directly impressed upon our hearts by the Holy Spirit of God!
We have absolutely nothing to fear from this deceived, depraved, and dis-spirited culture. We are HIS WITNESSES! We have tasted and seen that the LORD is good! We are HIS ambassadors! Filled with God’s Spirit, indwelt with God’s Love, let’s bring others to God’s Truth!
IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT - YOUTUBE VIDEO SERIES
THEN JESUS CAME!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS9CJMTb270&feature=c4-overview&list=UUpUmxduWvxlTv1C-2JA4xtw
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