“For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one Body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another.”  (Romans 12: 4-5)

The Kingdom of Heaven is like a Vacation Bible School Team…

Do you know what it takes to put on a week of Vacation Bible School for 50+ kids?  It takes a leader and organizer who spends months putting curriculum together, recruiting volunteers, gathering materials, planning advertising, and making sure every little detail is covered (THANK YOU STACEY)!  It takes musicians and actors, and a director to keep them together.  It takes cooks, servers, and people to set-up and clean-up.  It takes sound and computer tech people.  It takes people with an artsy-craftsy flair.  It takes people with energy and enthusiasm for games.  It takes teachers and assistants working together, preparing Bible lessons, games, and activities.  It takes shepherds to lead children from one activity to another, and keep them from running down the hall and out into the parking lot.  It takes a group of parents, grandparents, adults, neighbors, college students, high school and middle school kids, everyone working together, doing their part to make it all work.   It takes a community of people wh0 love Jesus and love kids, to use their gifts and talents, give their time and energy, to help everyone young and old to learn and grow in their relationship with God through Jesus Christ.

I encourage everyone to come and check out vacation bible school this week, even if you don’t have kids.  Come to worship on Sunday, July 31 at 9:30am to get a glimpse and a taste of what God is doing in the lives of our children and adults.  But most of all, I encourage you to learn the lessons of VBS, and listen to where God might be calling you to get involved, use your gifts, and be a part of what God is doing in our midst.