Why VBS Matters

•THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW LOVE

•SHOW LOVE THROUGH SERVING OTHERS

•John 13:12–15 12 So when He had washed their feet, and taken His garments and reclined at the table again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? 13 “You call Me Teacher and Lord; and you are right, for so I am. 14 “If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 “For I gave you an example that you also should do as I did to you.

•SHOW LOVE THROUGH GIVING TO OTHERS

•Acts 20:35 35 “In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”

•Proverbs 11:25 25 The generous man will be prosperous, And he who waters will himself be watered.

•OPPORTUNITY SHOW LIFE

SHOWING LIFE THROUGH CONNECTING WITH OTHERS.

•Psalm 133:1–2 1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brothers to dwell together in unity! 2 It is like the precious oil upon the head, Coming down upon the beard, Even Aaron’s beard, Coming down upon the edge of his robes.

•SHOWING LIFE THROUGH CARING FOR OTHERS

•John 13:35 35 “By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

•1 John 3:17–18 17 But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him 18Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.

•SHOWING LIFE THROUGH COMMITMENT TO OTHERS

•Matthew 5:14–16 14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; 15 nor does anyonelight a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 “Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, andglorify your Father who is in heaven.

•OPPORTUNITY SHARE CHRIST

•SHARE THE MESSAGE OFJESUS

•Luke 19:10 10 “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

•John 3:16–17 16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

•SHARE THE MISSION OF JESUS

•John 3:17 17 “For God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.

•John 10:10–11 10 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. 11 “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

•John 13:34 34 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

•SHARING THE MAJESTY OF JESUS

•He will Regenerate us to Salvation. Save us.

•He will Release us to Minister. Send us.

•He will Route us to His plan. Secure us.

•He will Rest us. Strengthen us.

•He will Reward us. Sanctify us.

•He will Return for us. Summon us.

•He will Reside with us. Sit with us.

Matthew 25:40 NASB95

“The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’

Matthew 18:10–11 NASB95

“See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven continually see the face of My Father who is in heaven. “For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.

Matthew 18:5–6 NASB95

“And whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me; but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.