Benjamin's Senior Service

Benjamin is our youngest and will be (gasp!) graduating from high school tomorrow night.  Last Sunday morning, our church honored our graduates during the morning service.  Each graduate received a very nice leather-bound Bible and were encouraged to read it daily.  I still have mine from when I graduated in 1984 and cherish it.  Our preacher (Bro. Andy Buckley) gave some timely advice to our graduates in his message, but it is great advice to all.

Ecclesiastes 12:1 King James Version (KJV)

12 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.

1. Receive Christ while you are YOUNG.  (Mark 10:21-22)  The best time to receive Christ is when we are young.  Jesus paid a great deal of attention to children, teenagers, and young people during His earthly ministry.

2. Read God's Word Daily.  (Matthew 4:4)  Reading God's Word is to our spiritual life like eating is to our physical life.  Daily consumption of God's Word is necessary to maintain our spiritual health. (1 Peter 2:2)

3. Realize God's purpose for your life. (Jeremiah 29:11-13)  God has a great plan for the lives of His children.  (Genesis 5:21-24)

4. Recognize the importance of a Good Name. (Proverbs 22:1)  Our name reflects upon our Parents, Grandparents, and the LORD.  To possess a good name, we must possess character and integrity.  A good name must be earned, moment by moment, day by day, decision by decision.

5. Resolve to marry only a Believer. (2 Corinthians 6:14)  As believers, we should not form any relationship with unbelievers that would lead us to compromise Biblical Standards or jeopardize the consistency of our Christian witness.

6. Render a powerful witness to the World for Christ. (Acts 1:8)  The Bible teaches that every believer should have the desire to share Christ with others.  (John 4:39-42)  A church or believer without Evangelism is a contradiction in terms, just as fire that does not burn is a contradiction.

Brother Andy prayed for our graduates.  We pray that they will heed the good advice given them.  Congratulations Graduates!  We love you Benjamin and are so proud of you.