Our Vacation Bible School was a great success this past week. Thank you to Brother Bill Young and the entire team from St. Andrews Road who gave so much of your time and talents to this year’s VBS. We had good attendance each evening. The children, teens, and adults were reminded about God’s wonderful gift of creation. God created the heavens and the earth, the sky, the sun, moon, and stars, the plants, the fish, all the other animals, and man. It took Him six days to create everything and then He rested on the seventh day. This is not a theory. This is a fact! Many in our world today reject this truth. They are mistaken (Matthew 22:29). They are “untaught and unstable people” who “twist” the Scriptures to their own destruction (2 Peter 3:16). Of course, God loves you, me and every person who loves Him and also every person who doesn’t. Though some deny Him and/or reject Him, He is. Though some mock, laugh, and sneer, He is. Though some refuse to obey Him, He still is.

Next up we have our annual All Night Singing scheduled for Friday night, August 6th beginning at 7:30 p.m. here at St. Andrews Road. I hope you will mark your calendar, invite a friend, and come out for a great time of singing with your fellow Christians.

Our annual youth rally “BreakOut 2010” is scheduled for Saturday, August 7th. That’s right! The very next day following our all night singing, we will have an all day youth rally. Come for the singing. Spend the night with one of the members at St. Andrews Road. Then arrive early for a day that you will not soon forget. Our theme this year is “ACTIVE DUTY.” Caleb Colley will be a special guest speaker for the day. I have the privilege of speaking to the parents during one of our “breakout” sessions. This event is for teenagers grades 6th through 12th. Registration for “Active Duty” is at 8:30 a.m. BreakOut 2010 will continue until 2:00 p.m. Lunch will be provided.

Congratulations to LACEY LAMBERT. Lacey obeyed the gospel of Christ on Wednesday evening, July 7th. It was such a great joy to hear her say those beautiful words; “I believe that Jesus is the Son of God” and then to stand with her as she experienced the new birth in baptism. Make sure you meet Lacey and welcome her into the church of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Our Sunday morning series “Repentance: A Command for All” continues this week with our final lesson “Fortifying the Must of Repentance.” We have looked at identifying the meaning of repentance. We have looked at clarifying the motivation of repentance. Now let us understand that repentance is a must. Paul said it best in Acts 17:30-31. Luke wrote “Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but NOW COMMANDS ALL MEN EVERYWHERE TO REPENT, because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.” Read this passage again. God now commands all men everywhere to repent. This isn’t too difficult to understand. Repentance is a must. If you are reading ahead, read 2 Timothy 3:1-5 and 4:1-4 to see that society has a desperate need, the need to repent. What does Luke 13:3 say to us about the necessity of repentance?

This Sunday evening we will look at “Five Affirmations on Life and Living” from only one verse – Job 1:21. I hope you will come for worship, fellowship, and a very important lesson that will truly help you with the foundation principles of life.