Be A Sunday School Booster

Eventually, the idea of Sunday School became very popular in the United States. Most churches adopted that program and have grown tremendously as a result of it.

SUNDAY SCHOOL IS NOT JUST FOR KIDS!

ILL.- Have you ever gone to a football at half-time? Have you ever gone to a movie late and missed the first half? Have you ever attended a wedding when the bride and groom were walking down the aisle on the way out? Have you ever come home late for supper and everybody else had already eaten and you got the cold leftovers?

Brothers and sisters, when you don’t come to Sunday School you have missed out on half of the game, half of the movie, half of the party, half of the fun, half of the drama, and half of the meal!!!

I’ve always heard it said that we are often made poor by the things we miss in life. AND WE DO MISS OUT ON A LOT OF GOOD THINGS IN LIFE! And later on, we wish we’d gone, because we heard about all the good stuff that took place. And this really holds true for Sunday School!

ILL.- Why eat crackers and milk when you can have steak and potatoes? Why read the newspaper when you can read the Book of God? Why walk when you can fly? Why worry when you can pray? Why be lonely when you can have the fellowship of God’s people? Why be sad when you can laugh with the people of God?

Sunday School is the place to be! Sunday School is the place where God can bless your life! You need to be a Sunday School booster!

PROP.- Let me share some more reasons for attending Sunday School and/or being a Sunday School booster.

1- Because we need to be better than we are

2- Because we need Christian fellowship

3- Because we need to learn God’s Word

I. WE NEED TO BE SUNDAY SCHOOL BOOSTERS IN ORDER TO BECOME BETTER PEOPLE

ILL.- One time a little boy was asked by a preacher if he ever went to Sunday School. He replied, "What for? I already know how to be a better boy than I am."

Most people know how to be better than they are, but they either don’t know how to get better or else they don’t want to be better than they are right now! Which are you? Don’t know or don’t care? Or perhaps both. Many people live in that "don’t know and don’t care" syndrome.

ILL.- It is said that in Lloyd Douglas’ book Magnificent Obsession a medical student was criticized by the dean for poor scholarship. "Well, I’m doing average work, aren’t I?" the boy protested. "Yes," said the dean, "BUT DO YOU WANT TO BE AN AVERAGE DOCTOR?"

My question is: Do you want to be an average Christian? This is exactly how many Christians feel.

I realize that not everyone has the same talent or the same amount of energy, but we all can put more energy into the things we do! Anyone can improve if they really want to improve.

ILL.- I started running when I was 42 years old and I was slower than Grandma Moses. I didn’t run. I didn’t jog. I was what some called "a slogger." That meant I was a slow jogger. I went about 11 minutes a mile. To some people that might be speedy, but not to real runners.

When I was running very well in my mid to upper 40’s, I could run up to 26 miles at 6 minutes and 40 seconds a mile or faster. That’s a vast improvement over 11 minutes a mile.