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why back2school?


 

Why back2school?  That is a great question, and I would like to challenge you and bless you today if that would be possible.


Matthew 19:14  NLT  

But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.”


For the children!  That is the first and most important answer to the reason of why  we do back2school.  Each student that is part of this outreach will receive a new backpack with school supplies, new shoes and socks as well as hear the Gospel.  We cannot and must not miss the opportunity to tell them about Jesus.


Job 11:18  NLT  

Having hope will give you courage. You will be protected and will rest in safety.


For the families!  That is the next reason and just as important as the first.  You have learned this if you are a parent… if you bless my children, you bless me.  When we make an effort to share hope and life with others it goes way beyond the one you share with.  It goes to the people that are around as well as to those they will tell.


1 Thessalonians 2:12  NLT  

We pleaded with you, encouraged you, and urged you to live your lives in a way that God would consider worthy. For he called you to share in his Kingdom and glory.


For the kingdom!  It is what we are called to do.  By serving others we are serving God and sharing His kingdom with others.  The most important kingdom of all is God’s, and it grows as we share with others His love and His goodness.


May we be the light and blessing, the conduit of hope and the voice of salvation to those we encounter.


Tomorrow two brand new locations will be serving students.  Next weekend over 10 locations will be serving students.  The following weekend even more students will be served.  It really takes hundreds and hundreds of volunteers, lots of churches and many community partners to see that this outreach project knows as back2school takes place.


This year 15 locations and we hope 4,000 students will be served.  Will you pray for each of these students?


Why back2school?  It is for the children, their families and for the glory of the kingdom of God.  For the last 16 years we have served and over 32,000 students have been part of the process.  Yet it is not those numbers that matter.


The number that matters is one.  We serve because of the One.


Exodus 29:46  NLT  

and they will know that I am the Lord their God. I am the one who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I could live among them. I am the Lord their God.


We do this and encourage others to do this so that God will be lifted up, seen by others.  Why back2school?  Because we deserve to serve God and share Him with others.  Won’t you join us?

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