Baccalaureate Service 2008

The Baccalaureate Service at Decatur High. What a great evening we had together with over 600 people in attendance as we celebrated the class of 2008. We shared tonight at the service the parable of Luke 15:11-24. The Parable of the Lost Son.
I love the fact that I had a father in heaven who watched for me to return before I gave my life to him. When I did return ,he had a great party and welcomed me home.
Alot of us have been welcomed back to our father, but there are alot of people who have not. So because of that Jesus just waits and stands on the look out for those people to return.
if that is you, dont wait. Trust Jesus. Believe in him. Let him have your life and listen to him . He knows what is best for your life, after all he did create you.
Congratulations to the class of 2008, we are so proud of you .
We love you guys!

Baccalaureate

Faith.

Faith.
Do you have this in God?
Do you take it seriously?
Do you live each day like God wants to use you to "move mountains"?
We have been given authority in Jesus when we accept him as our Lord of our life.
Then we get to use that authority , not in arroagant way ,but in a humble way realizing that everything we have and do is only because of Gods mercy and presence in our lives.
Grab your Bible and read Matthew 17:14-23
We discussed this portion tonight as Jesus removed a demon from a boy who was under terrible sufffering.
The disciples could not free the boy when the father took him to them, then the father goes to Jesus and Jesus sets the boy free.
The disciples asked Jesus why they could not free the boy.
Jesus answers (this from the message bible) "Because you're not taking God seriously"
I leave you with that question today. Are you taking God seriously? He is just waiting for you to make that decision.

The Lost Coin.

Are you looking for lost coins?
I know we all look for money when we lose it, but what about looking daily for "lost people" who do not have a realtionship with Jesus.
Do we look for them until we find them.
Read Luke 15:8-10. The parable of the lost coin and ask God to help you apply this to your life.
One point I want to direct you too as you read this .
That what you do here on earth has an effect in heaven. In the last part of verse 10, it speaks of how their is a "party' in heaven when a person comes to know Jesus as their Lord. Don't you want to be a part of that?
Are you looking for lost coins "people who do not know Jesus" daily.
I encourage you to look, you will find them.

Convention 2008