Tuesday: Back to the Basics 2

And God spoke all these words!

Good Morning, my dear brothers and sisters. Wow, schools day again, the day we pray for all of our schools. And today please pray for the Central Dauphin School District Bus drivers. They are in court today as Central Dauphin school board is trying to outsource their jobs to a contractor. Now contractors do a good job in most areas, but there is a contract in place that needs to be honored. People need to keep their word and a lot of time our government agencies seem to forget it, then they go to court with our tax dollars. So please pray for the drivers, first for safety on the road for all these distractions are not good when on the road And yes, pray for all who go through the doors of the schools and the doors on the school buses...

Please keep praying for Vicki, she had another set back when she fell... Also pray for Cindy with cancer. Keep Ann on your prayers also, she is home from the hospital but needs those prayers.

We at the Southern Location of the North Pole are thankful today... Dolores had a bad fall last night backwards, but God protected her on the landing and she is just fine. PRAISE GOD...
We are also blessed each day as dollars keep arriving for our addition 33 families.

Back to the Basics 2: Exodus 20:1 - And God spoke all these words: 2 "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out the land of slavery." 4 " You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments." (NIV)

Ok, so it is Tuesday and it is schools day and when thinking of back to the basics I think of the three R's and that they were taught to the tune of a hickory stick. Now the first thing we remember is that three R's are Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. Gosh, we get three R's out of that. But we do need to get back to the basics in our schools. Let's start it from the top. Like in Central Dauphin, the Board needs to keep their contracts and keep their word and be as concerned about education as they are about sports. (There, I said it) Then those principals in our schools need to act and DRESS like they are the Principal, not the gym teacher. Then the teachers need to do the same thing. The kids need to be having something to look up to, not across at or down to. And yes, in my opinion we need to put back into our schools the hickory stick (paddle). Also, early morning detention and Saturday detention, and it should be used for study. Parents also need to get back to the basics and maybe the hickory stick needs to come back there also... but folks, no beatings, and please do not take me as saying that... In court right now in York Pa. a man and a mother on trial for murder of her 2 year old. Seems her live in boyfriend beat the 2 year old with a remote control. He beat her over a 2 hour period till she died... and THE MOTHER WATCHED. Do you believe that one? It happened according to the news, and these two if found guilty need to be put away for life and that is too good for them.

Back to the Basics: Again I will tell you that if we all would just learn to live by the rules set forth in the Bible, we would not need a lot of the laws. We would need laws for driving like the stop signs and traffic signals etc. But if we all lived by the Bible you could throw out the crimes code for there would be no need for them.

Back to the Basic today and we look at the second commandment.,. You shall not make for yourself an idol. And let me shorten it up... You shall not make for yourself an idol! Period! Worship God and only God. You know people like their idols here on earth, movie stars, singers, etc. Look at Elvis, he has been dead, died from a drug overdose, and people are still bowing down to his feet, or the feet of those who perform in his name and those tight suits. I like to hear Elvis music, and I like to watch some of those Elvis shows, but some people really go nuts, and they are wanting a scarf that was rubbed in STINKY SWEAT. And my old buddy Kenny Rogers, how the ladies went after him... flowers at his concerts. Folks, enjoy those who God lent talent to, but careful that you are not worshiping them. Look at the last few weekends when a movie came out on the life of Michael Jackson, and it brought in millions and millions of dollars. Again, enjoy the talent but do not worship the singer or artist. There is a fine line and you just do not want to cross it, for the Bible tells us we have a jealous God and we will be punished and so will our children.

So let us get back to the basics of living our lives. Let us live for our Lord, let us love each other and show respect for them. Not all people are alike, God made us different, different looks, different brains, different colors, different inside, but there are a few things we all have in common. First, we are all brothers and sisters, we area all children of God, children coming from Adam and Eve, and children coming from Noah and his family. That is why I call you my brothers and sisters. A few weeks ago, I preached on the subject... So you married your cousin and brought all this out. Brothers and sisters, if we live by the Bible we are doing our part and our rewards will come in Heaven. Or we can live by Satan's rules and our rewards will be given in hell. Our own choice because God gave us free will. Will you go back to the basics with me and live by those rules in the Bible? More rules tomorrow. Let's pray now.

Father in Heaven, dear, dear Father in Heaven, hear our prayers for cleaning of our sins today, Lord, and wash us white as snow with the blood of our Lord Jesus. Lord, please be with the Central Dauphin School bus drivers and please be within all of our schools blessing all of those who come through the doors. Please heal Vicki and Cindy and Anne. Lord, touch them in all the right places as only you can do it. Lord, we love You and pray in the name of Jesus... Amen.

In closing you are going to ask me why not Jesus and prayer reading back in schools, with the back in basics... Read tomorrow and hear my opinion on that one. Now go forth sharing your blessings and thanks for sharing with our mission... Love ya, dan.

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