We believe that ministers have been given the authority to bless God’s people so that they may be successful in the accomplishing of His will and purposes (Numbers 6:23-27). And because of this the following blessings (to bless means to ask the favor of God over a person or a thing) were pronounced over our students and educators during our Back to School Sunday Service held on September 18, 2011. As you face challenges during this school year, know that you are blessed (favored) of God. And no matter what you’re going through, you can speak these words over your life. For example, you can say out loud, “God has blessed me to go out, befriend the lonely and hurting, give hope to the hopeless…” And whether you’re a student or an educator, this will be one of the best school years of your life. Back to School Blessing over Students As you start this new year of school, we send you out with our blessings. We want you to know that along with God, Pentecostal Tabernacle is walking with you in prayer. You are not alone. When you walk down the halls, remember that you are on mission together with God. In the midst of friendships, classes, games, performances, and events, may God remind you that He created you for His glory and to be His light in the earth. We bless you to go out, befriend the lonely and hurting, give hope to the hopeless, and rise above the popularity contests that have trapped so many. We bless you with the ability to give your best effort in the classroom, always seek the truth, ask your teachers, your fellow students, and yourself hard questions, and never settle for easy answers. We bless you to take every thought that will destroy your life’s purpose, capture it, and make it obedient to the way of Christ who wants the very, very best for your life. We bless you to go and have fun, to live lightly and enjoy this school year such as you have never done before. We bless you to not spend too much time looking forward to the next quarter, next semester, next trimester, next year or even next week. We bless you to live in the now and not to worry about tomorrow. We bless you to be free to be your true self, the self you were created to...
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