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Attention Adults and
Teens of all Ages!
We need tons of volunteers to serve in lots of ways for VBS! No experience
needed; well take you just as you are. See Dena Jenkins, Brad Pistole or
Ted Edwards for more info.
By the way, do you know who makes up the largest volunteer force in North
America? Its Bible Class Teachers. Yes, really
Im told that there are
more than 4 million teachers who volunteer their time every week in an
effort to present Gods Word in an understandable way to over 30 million
students. There is no other organization that has that many weekly
volunteers. This teaching is done by dedicated volunteers who are committed
to helping others catch a glimpse of what God is like and how Jesus can have
an eternal impact on their lives.
I am continually grateful for our Bible Class teachers at West-Ark and all
they do from week to week as they teach us about Jesus. While its true that
our Bible Classes are a place where people learn about Gods Word - these
classes were never meant to take the place of parental responsibility.
From the beginning, religious education has always been the responsibility
of the parents. This mandate is summed up by Moses as he speaks to Gods
people in Deuteronomy 6:1-9, "These are the commands, decrees and laws the
LORD your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are
crossing the Jordan to possess, so that you, your children and their
children after them may fear the LORD your God as long as you live by
keeping all his decrees and commands that I give you, and so that you may
enjoy long life. Hear, O Israel, and be careful to obey so that it may go
well with you and that you may increase greatly in a land flowing with milk
and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, promised you..
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God
with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These
commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them
on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk
along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols
on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes
of your houses and on your gates."
Moms and Dads, lets continue to bring our children to Bible Classes on
Sundays and Wednesdays
but lets never forget to talk about, teach and
model Gods Word in our homes. See you in Bible Class this week!
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