It's back to school time for students everywhere. The new school year means back to busy schedules and lots of responsibilities, so, we talked about what that means for a follower of Jesus with the students at Longview Heights Baptist Church. I had the joy of being with them this last summer at camp and it was good to be together again. Sow and Tether led the singing and I very much appreciate their commitment to the scripture. On their website, they state,

"Simply put, Sow and Tether is a group of guys that love Jesus and love to worship him through music. We enjoy using the creativity that we’ve been blessed with to point people to Christ, and we’re very blessed to be part of a church that affirms and cultivates that calling in our lives. Ultimately, when we write songs, we want to write songs that are true to scripture and reflect Christ. When we sing songs, we want to lift His name high. We want people to know the gospel, to sing the gospel, and the praise the Lord."

We talked about some school frustrations...

  1. Teachers that are a little too excited about school.  
  2. Kids coughing or sniffling during a test.  
  3. Being the eighth person to a table that only has seven seats.  
  4. People that ask you for gum followed by everyone in class wanting some too.
  5. Kids that complain about grades because they made an A- instead of an A+.  
  6. When you are called on to answer a question that you really have no idea how to answer. 
  7. Kids eating crunchy foods in class.  
  8. Someone blatantly disregarding your privacy and continually asking you what grade you made on an assignment.  
  9. Remembering that you have a test the period before you have to take said test.  
  10. When everyone says, "Oooooooooo" when your name is called over the intercom.  

Many students approach school with an obligatory attitude and see education as punishment and difficulty rather than appreciating the privilege of learning. It was great to look at the scripture and see how it informs us as to the gospel implications for the mind and learning. Let's obey the words of Jesus, 

“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind...”
— Matthew 22:36-37

Let us love God with our minds... look at the Word and ask the Spirit to renew your mind and attitude toward the privilege of education.

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