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VBS Is Intentionally for Everyone!

For a number of reasons, having a Vacation Bible School is one of the highlights on the church calendar every year!  It is not an event that is scheduled “because we always have one” or an event that “we have just to have it.”  There are tremendously valuable purposes for an annual VBS.

With a Vacation Bible School, we can focus on the children! VBS is not only about children, but it certainly is about children!  Jesus said, “Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me” (Matt. 18:5).  In the next verse, Jesus warned about causing a child who believes in Him to stumble in their faith, but what if we cause a child who believes in Him to develop in their faith?  That’s what a VBS allows us to do!

With a Vacation Bible School, we can focus on teaching the Bible to every age group! The VBS at PBL offers classes for all ages, including teenagers and adults.  The Bible is wonderfully universal in its relevance and application to our lives, no matter our age!  The stories of Gideon, Deborah, Joshua and Paul are needed by and beneficial to everyone!  That’s what a VBS allows us to do!

With a Vacation Bible School, we can focus on reaching families in the community! This does not mean that we do not try to reach individuals and families in the community throughout the year, but a VBS provides a unique opportunity to appeal to families with children.  A Vacation Bible School is often viewed (by outsiders) as an enjoyable, non-threatening and safe place to bring their kids (especially when it’s “Free” and the church is not charging any fees).  Some events on a church calendar make it easier to reach certain segments of the community.  That’s what a VBS allows us to do!

With a Vacation Bible School, we can focus on giving members an opportunity to serve! While it takes some special, dedicated folks to schedule, coordinate and plan an event, like a Vacation Bible School, it takes an army of volunteers to make it happen.  VBS always provides opportunities for members to get involved in various facets of the event, and it often gets members, who may not be active in some other areas of the church, to take an active role in a major church event.  That’s what a VBS allows us to do!

With a Vacation Bible School, we can focus on the only thing that matters! Since the world steadily keeps us focused on things that don’t really matter, it is nice to have four consecutive days every June to remind us, excite us and target us on things of a spiritual, godly, Biblical and eternal value.  That’s what a VBS allows us to do!

Where will you be each night of June 16-19?