Here we are completing yet another semester at Richmond Academy. New relationships have been formed and old friendships have been made stronger.
Richmond Academy has a very unique ministry to the community. We are a partnership of home and school, working together for the purpose of preparing students academically, spiritually and emotionally for the challenge of life. We nurture and develop the whole student - not just educate the mind. We are preparing young people not just for college, but for life.
Richmond Academy has the newest educational facility in the community. We are also the fastest growing private Christian School in East Central Indiana with a 56% average annual increase since our inception. Our families feel their children are safe and are receiving the values and morals they need to impact society.
God does make provision for every family desiring a private Christian education. It does take faith and obedience to His will.
-Dr. S. Chad Ross
1. Pray for us.
2. Give a memorial or honorarium gift to the Triune Fund
3. Remember Richmond Academy in your will
4. Purchase clothing and decals at our Spirit Shop
5. Schedule us to visit your church or ask your pastor to speak at our chapel
6. Sign up for “.org News” www.richmondacademy.org
7. Turn
in Labels:
Box Tops for Education ($.10/label)
Tyson Chicken’s Project A+ ($.24/label)
Campbell’s Labels for Education
8. Sign up for Verizon Extra Credit for Schools: www.verizonld.com/ecfs/ or 1-888-215-5717
9. Use Meijer’s Guest Card
10. Shop Online: www.richmondacademy.org/shopping.htm
Pray:
1. That nothing will hinder your child from accepting Christ as his personal savior early in life. (Matthew 19:14)
2. That your child will learn to know the true and living God and have a deep desire to do God’s will all his life. (Psalm 119:26, 30, 34 –35)
3. That, as your child hears stories from the Bible, a love for God and His Word develops and becomes the basis for his entire decision making. (Ecclesiastes 12:1; Psalm 71:17)
4. That your child will develop a keen sense of what is right and wrong and will abhor evil and cling to that which is good. (Romans 12:9; Psalm 139:23-24; 51:10)
5. For your child’s total development: an increase in wisdom (mentally), in stature (physically) and in favor with God (spiritually) and man (socially). (Luke 2:52)
6. That God will create in your child a thankful heart and positive mental attitude. (Psalm 126:2-3; Romans 8:31)
7. That God will protect your child from Satan in every area of life. (John 17:15; Psalm 121)
8. That God would reveal the tendencies to sin in your child and enable him to overcome them before they become sinful habits. (Psalm 120:2; 119:133; I John 1:8-9)
9. That God would make your child successful in the work God has planned for him to do. (Psalm 118:25;139: 9-10; Ephesians 2:10)
10. That your child will have and value a strong sense of belonging to a family that is loving and dwells together in unity. (Psalm 133; Colossians 3:12-14)
11. That your child will respect those in authority over him. (Romans 13:1; Ephesians 7:1-4)
12. That your child’s entire life will be a testimony of the greatness and love of Jesus Christ. (Philippians 2:15-16; 1 Thessalonians 5:23)
Suggestion: Pray for one request each day for a month
We are in need of the following goods:
· 1 LCD projector
· 5 computers faster than 800mhz
· Sports Equipment
· 2 drawer filing cabinet
We are in need of the following services:
· Drama Team Director
· Grant Writer
· Upper School Math Teacher
If you can help in any way, please contact the main office.
Do you have a gift or talent that you would like to share with the children? Please contact us about that as well. We are always looking for volunteers to enhance our academic programs.
Denying God’s role in creation leaves the youth of our nation without a sense of purpose.
Probably nothing has done more to challenge America’s belief in God and her high standards of morality than the teaching of evolution. Evolution, as opposed to creationism, is now the prevailing answer for such questions as “Where did we come from?” or “How did the world begin?” or “What is the source of life?” This has been the case since our nation’s tax-supported schools began promoting evolution in the text books our students study.
Consequently, the teaching of evolution is now grounded in tradition and is even supported by judicial decisions, all of which deny the Genesis creation story. In some places, it is illegal to teach any other belief about origin. Such was not the case in the beginning days of our nation. Rather, there was a strong commitment to the teaching of creation and a belief system based on Christian ethics. The Christian researcher, George Barna, reported recently that a mere four percent of the American population possess a Biblical worldview, a world- view that views life from the lens of Scripture. When God is rejected in questions of origin, what is left?
We are left without a sense of responsibility to God.
People often speak about the decrease in a sense of responsibility that character izes this age. The very concept of responsibility assumes that there is a higher authority holding mankind accountable. That higher authority is God Himself; this teaching is clearly presented in Scripture. When God is removed from that equation, responsibility can only be based upon some concept of common good for the benefit of society. The problem then becomes the inability to agree upon what that common good should be. Consequently, children are left to their own ideas and thoughts about responsibility. Such thinking leads to a philosophy of life that is driven by worldliness and materialism, both of which deny responsibility to God, the Designer of His created universe.
We are left without a common understanding of what is right and wrong.
Any educational program should teach children about issues of right and wrong. But when God is removed from the equation, as He has been in public education, what do children use as a standard in determining what is right and wrong? Again, when the morality of right and wrong has been forsaken, people are left to resort to “personal rights” in resolving conflict. Leaving God out makes all issues “rights” issues. Right and wrong are determined by legal guidelines rather than moral guidelines. Clearly, removing God from public life means that His principles no longer apply and rules of morality no longer have a place in public debate or public life.
We are left without a common definition of truth.
There is no longer any commonly accepted definition of truth and justice. Thus, the motivation for life without a common definition of truth causes one to focus on material prosperity as opposed to God. We become motivated by what we want and not by an allegiance to God. We are motivated by what works and not by truth. Today, the great rush toward materialism is occurring because of the removal of God, resulting in the removal of any common definition of truth and any common sense of justice.
We are left without a common godly purpose for life.
“Why am I here?” “Why was I born?” The latter part of Colossians 1:16 says that “. . . all things were created by Him and for Him.” The Bible clearly gives to each of us a purpose—to bring glory to God who is both our Creator and our Redeemer. We have been created by Him and for Him, for His purpose. The removal of God and creation from our nation’s classrooms and from our view of life leaves us without purpose. This is the only reasonable explanation for the lack of purpose that characterizes so many lives today. In essence, without finding purpose in Christ, there is no satisfaction in life.
Application
In today’s world, for all too many, life has little purpose. In contrast, God has planned for us to live our lives with deep purpose and a sense of responsibility, to Him and, then to others. It is His intent that we pass this purpose and sense of responsibility to our children. Paul makes this point clear in Ephesians 5:15, “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise.” Peter warns about being led away by the errors of the wicked in 2 Peter 3:17.
Denying God’s role in creation leaves the youth of our nation without a sense of purpose. Conversely, in order to create within our children a deep sense of responsibility to God and purpose in living, we must make certain that God’s role in creation is a foundational part of the educational program where our children attend school.