VBS Celebration
VBS CELEBRATION
7/20/25
Key Question:
Who’s invited to church?
I don’t belong in church because:
- I have sinned (a lot!)
- I’m not sure I believe everything you believe
- I don’t know the Bible that well
- I’m not sure I believe in the Bible
- I have tattoos
- I like to drink alcohol
- I don’t know anyone
- I might feel like a hypocrite
- I can’t make it every Sunday
- (None of these disqualify you)
Concord’s Rule for Church Attendance/Membership
“No are allowed!”
The BIG IDEA:
God’s grace means that my faults are factual, but they need not be final.
John still believed even though-
- His Rabbi was beaten, scorned and then crucified
- His Jewish homeland was torn to shreds by Rome
- His friends all faced martyrdom
- He was detained and dipped in a vat of boiling oil by Emperor Domitian
- He was forced to drink poison
- He was imprisoned on an Alcatraz-like prison on the isle Patmos
At the end of all of that, John was still able to write the following:
“Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another” (1 John 4:11)
How can I receive God’s grace (John 3:16)?
- God Loves
- God Gave
- We Believe
- We Receive
Application:
If you decided to follow Jesus, will you let us know?