A Creative VBS

Wow!


What a day we had yesterday. I praise the Lord for all the people that have worked diligently over the last couple of months to prepare for our Vacation Bible School. We had a great kick-off last night and served dinner to over 115 people. The decorations looked great and the fried chicken was delicious. The curriculum this year is "Answers in Genesis". If you missed out last night I encourage you to come tonight.
The youth have worked really hard on their drama presentations for the assembly times. I won't give away any of the story line but I do know that on the last night there will be a surprise ending. It is with joy that we have been able to see the youth group serving in the VBS ministry this year.

On an additional note, I spent some time in the morning service previewing some of the things that we would be discussing and learning as adults this week. The thrust of the morning sermon was on the importance of the doctrine of creation. We looked at Romans chapter 1 where God reveals what happens to those who reject this doctrine...

19Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath showed it unto them. 20For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:^... they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. ²²Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools... ²⁴Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves...


It is obvious from this verse that God's eternal power and Godhead are revealed through the things that he created. Yet people rejected that, because even though they had knowledge about the things that God had made...

 ... for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: ²⁷and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.

It is equally clear that a rejection of creation and acceptance of such foolishness as evolution has led to an increase in homosexual behavior in this country and around the world. Not only that but...

  God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; ²⁹Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, ³⁰Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, ³¹Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 

Are these the behaviors that we want to exhibit? Are these the behaviors that we want our children to exhibit? Romans chapter 1 clearly teaches that this is where a rejection of the doctrine of creation leads. If you haven't put emphasis on the doctrine of the creative acts of God, I beg you to personally examine this text. I implore you to emphatically share with others (and your children) the creative power of our God.