I'm giving a graduation address for the 8th graders of a Christian school. What should I tell them?
2007-05-22 07:13:07 · 10 answers · asked by Caesar 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Life is hard but Jesus is with you always. Tell them to pray up and remember Ephesians 6....Put on the full armor of God. No since in sugar coating the truth but most youngsters are anxious to grow up. Give them wings so that they may fly.
2007-05-22 07:19:00 · answer #1 · answered by Gir 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pray and see what scripture the Lord has for them specifically. Give examples of people that have been faithful and how the Lord blessed (not just money or fame). Bad company corrupts good morals (habits) Tell them the Lord blesses obedience and not disobedience. There is so much to say to this precious group cuz that is the age where they start deciding how to dress, friends, music. Tell them to choose the road that has life with God and not the evil road of sin for a season. Some of them have maybe tried a drink or weed, so tell them to taste and see that the Lord is good.
Lord bless you.
2007-05-22 14:36:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
That you do not know how to speak English and that your critical thinking ability is beyond par. You should also mention the fact that you immigrated to America by cross the broader-- you clevery hid in a honda civics gas compartment.
p.s. While you are at, why not tell everybody your secret? you need to come out of the closet
2007-05-23 20:58:00 · answer #3 · answered by Lydia | Anarbor | Brighten 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tell them Jesus loves them, and they can make something wonderful of their lives if they'll only hold to Jesus. To not fall into the devil's trap of peer pressure to do things they know isn't right. To continue to do the right and not the wrong. To stay prayed up and strong in the Lord and they can handle what ever come their way. Isaiah 54:17 says NO weapon formed against you shall prosper. They can have it all if they'll only stick with Jesus and trust in Him.
2007-05-22 14:21:05 · answer #4 · answered by lisaandpathailey 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, maybe talk about how God has worked in your life and show how that could happen in theirs too...
OR you could give the basic pep talk... you know "keep working hard" and "never give up" but then add like "God will be with you through whatever struggles you go through so don't give up on something just because you don't think its going to work..."
2007-05-22 14:19:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Eighty-eight percent of children raised in evangelical homes leave church at the age of eighteen never to return. Ask them if, in four years, that will be true of them as well.
2007-05-22 14:20:25 · answer #6 · answered by HumanBaby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell them to always question.
Not cynically, just question with an open mind.
AND
Accept definite conclusions even if we personally don't enjoy that conclusion.
2007-05-22 14:27:53 · answer #7 · answered by Uncle Thesis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pay attention, love as Jesus loves, tell the truth.
2007-05-22 14:18:57 · answer #8 · answered by rcpeabody1 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
tell them to do everything to God's glory!
2007-05-22 14:17:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tell them the TRUTH: God is ONE and God has NO son and Jesus (PBUH) ISN'T God. It's always best to tell the truth!
2007-05-22 14:20:19 · answer #10 · answered by ¸.•*´`*•.¸ ℓανєη∂єr ¸.•*´`*•.¸ 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋