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Good morning church family!

My name is Eric Warren and for those of you I have not met I have the honor of serving as your high school director here at The Glade.

My name is Eric Warren and for those of you I have not met I have the honor of serving as your high school director here at The Glade.

My name is Eric Warren and for those of you I have not met I have the honor of serving as your high school director here at The Glade.

This morning is special to many here in the church.

There are.

Few times throughout the year where we get to take a step back and recognize some really special moments within our congregation.

At this moment I would ask that our high school seniors would join me and line up here up front.

This morning is special to many here in the church.

There are.

Few times throughout the year where we get to take a step back and recognize some really special moments within our congregation.

At this moment I would ask that our high school seniors would join me and line up here up front.

This morning is special to many here in the church.

There are.

Few times throughout the year where we get to take a step back and recognize some really special moments within our congregation.

At this moment I would ask that our high school seniors would join me and line up here up front.

We are within just a few days of graduation and then these young men and women will turn the page on one chapter and begin a new exciting journey in life.

Some will stay close, some will head off before too long to a new part of the state or country and because of that, we want to honor all of the hard work that you and your families have poured in up to this point.

We are within just a few days of graduation and then these young men and women will turn the page on one chapter and begin a new exciting journey in life.

Some will stay close, some will head off before too long to a new part of the state or country and because of that, we want to honor all of the hard work that you and your families have poured in up to this point.

We are within just a few days of graduation and then these young men and women will turn the page on one chapter and begin a new exciting journey in life.

Some will stay close, some will head off before too long to a new part of the state or country and because of that, we want to honor all of the hard work that you and your families have poured in up to this point.

Today we’ve prepared a gift for our students.

Every student will receive a journal in hopes that it will be an avenue that you can dive deeper in your devotional life, but also our students will receive a quilt from our quilt ministry.

Today we’ve prepared a gift for our students.

Every student will receive a journal in hopes that it will be an avenue that you can dive deeper in your devotional life, but also our students will receive a quilt from our quilt ministry.

Moms, Dads, many of you have been praying for this moment, pleading, “if I can just get them to graduation,” well, well done good and faithful.

But hear me this morning when I say "thank you.”

When I came on board here at The Glade and I was told that we had a quilt ministry, I thought, “Wow, that’s pretty unique.

I’ve never heard of anything like that before.”

But then I heard some of the stories of quilts being delivered to those in dire health.

Of quilts being delivered to expecting mothers who tragically only bring home a quilt from the hospital, and then I thought, “oh my goodness, how incredible is this,”

Thank you for striving towards when it says, “train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

When I came on board here at The Glade and I was told that we had a quilt ministry, I thought, “Wow, that’s pretty unique.

I’ve never heard of anything like that before.”

But then I heard some of the stories of quilts being delivered to those in dire health.

Of quilts being delivered to expecting mothers who tragically only bring home a quilt from the hospital, and then I thought, “oh my goodness, how incredible is this,”

So students, I hope that you see this as more than a blanket, but that you see it as a display of truly how much your church loves you and cares for you.

So students, I hope that you see this as more than a blanket, but that you see it as a display of truly how much your church loves you and cares for you.

When we talk about making disciples to the glory of God who serve with compassion and offer real hope, we look to the home for one of the most direct avenues in which we get to pursue that.

Why?

Because as revealed in Scripture, God speaks to us so profoundly through these relationships.

He reveals himself to us as Father, who sent His Son and that we, as children of God, might be co-heirs with Christ.

Moms, Dads, many of you have been praying for this moment, pleading, “if I can just get them to graduation...” well, well done good and faithful.

So if you are a family member of one of these students, let me ask you to stand.

Mom and dad, Grandma and Grandpa, when you hoped against hope that God would make a way for your little boy or little girl, I hope that you can look at your child now and remember how good and faithful is our God.

Moms, Dads, many of you have been praying for this moment, pleading, “if I can just get them to graduation...” well, well done good and faithful.

But hear me this morning when I say "thank you.”

Church family if you look up here and you see someone you know, perhaps you are a family friend, maybe a Sunday school teacher, if you are church staff or you have been with one of these students on a retreat or church function, let me ask you to stand now.

Church family I hope that it is evident here that what we do day in and day out here as a church is much more than just pleasantries.

We are accountable to one another.

We are to love one another.

“Greater love has no one than this, that he would lay himself down for his friend.”

Many of you have made great sacrifices for these students here and I pray that today is evidence of the fruit of your labor.

But hear me this morning when I say "thank you.”

Thank you for striving towards when it says, “train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

Thank you for striving towards when it says, “train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

At this moment I would ask that all of you stand.

Again, when we talk about disciple-making, this is one of the most profound ways that we will do just that.

This is much more than just a commemoration of all of your hard work, but a commissioning.