All of us have heard at one time or another familiar words, “you can’t take it with you” or “you came into this world with nothing, and you’ll leave with nothing” or how about this one, “I’ve never seen a Brinks truck following a hearse.” We laugh or at least smile at these statements, but as Christ followers we know that all our earthly treasures will be left behind when the Lord calls us home.
Some time ago though I heard a very insightful and profound statement that indicated that we can indeed take something to heaven with us. . . Our children! When I thought further about that statement I realized that parents have the supreme opportunity (and responsibility) of leading their children into a relationship with Jesus Christ, ensuring that they will have the promise of eternal life.
Some time ago though I heard a very insightful and profound statement that indicated that we can indeed take something to heaven with us. . . Our children! When I thought further about that statement I realized that parents have the supreme opportunity (and responsibility) of leading their children into a relationship with Jesus Christ, ensuring that they will have the promise of eternal life.
Upper Room Christian School is a place where the opportunity of accepting Christ as Savior is not only given to students, but is a foundational value that is central to the mission of a Christian school education. Through godly teachers and a curriculum that integrates the truth of scripture, the Christian school serves not only as a place where students are educated to be totally devoted disciples, but they are given the opportunity to make that all important decision of beginning their spiritual journey by accepting through faith, Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
Upper Room believes that “we can’t take it with us” but, parents can (in a manner of speaking) take their children to heaven with them. It’s a core value - it’s part of the Christian education fabric. Why would Christian parents want their children anywhere else?
Prov 22:6 says, "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Eph 6:4 says, "ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord."
The Holy Bible : King James Version 1611 Authorized Version.
The Holy Bible : King James Version 1611 Authorized Version.
Grace and Peace,
Ed
Upper Room Christian School
722 Deer Park Road
Dix Hills, NY 11746
631-242-5359
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