Why Sunday School?

Acts 2:40-47 

Matt. 28:19-20  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,  and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

5 Functions of Sunday School:

• Evangelism
  
• Discipleship
  
• Fellowship
  
• Ministry
  
• Worship

Purpose Statement
Riverview Baptist Church Sunday School Glorifies God by sharing the good news of Jesus through life changing Bible study and caring ministry, resulting in a loving obedient family of faith

5 Functions: Were happening in the beginning, its not a new thing, only named and organized in a different way.

• Sunday School is the only group challenged to fulfill all  the functions
  
• This is the church doing the work of the church
  
• It is the one place that every member of the church has an opportunity  to serve
  

Purpose Statement: Why?

• Serves as a verbal picture that can be used as a:
  
• Compass to see we are going in the right direction
  
• Lens to view what we are doing discerning the good from the best
  
• Measure to evaluate how we are doing
  
• If not properly communicated we have no direction 
  
• Aim at nothing hit every time
  

So we begin with evangelism and how it is described in our purpose statement.

5 Functions of Sunday School:

• Evangelism
  
• Discipleship
  
• Fellowship
  
• Ministry
  
• Worship

Purpose Statement
Riverview Baptist Church Sunday School Glorifies God by sharing the good news of Jesus through life changing Bible study and caring ministry, resulting in a loving obedient family of faith

Next we see discipleship and how it relates through the purpose statement

5 Functions of Sunday School:

• Evangelism
  
• Discipleship
  
• Fellowship
  
• Ministry
  
• Worship

Purpose Statement
Riverview Baptist Church Sunday School Glorifies God by sharing the good news of Jesus through life changing Bible study and caring ministry, resulting in a loving obedient family of faith

5 Functions of Sunday School:

• Evangelism
  
• Discipleship
  
• Fellowship
  
• Ministry
  
• Worship

Purpose Statement
Riverview Baptist Church Sunday School Glorifies God by sharing the good news of Jesus through life changing Bible study and caring ministry, resulting in a loving obedient family of faith

5 Functions of Sunday School:

• Evangelism
  
• Discipleship
  
• Fellowship
  
• Ministry
  
• Worship

Purpose Statement
Riverview Baptist Church Sunday School Glorifies God by sharing the good news of Jesus through life changing Bible study and caring ministry, resulting in a loving obedient family of faith

5 Functions of Sunday School:

• Evangelism
  
• Discipleship
  
• Fellowship
  
• Ministry
  
• Worship

Purpose Statement
Riverview Baptist Church Sunday School Glorifies God by sharing the good news of Jesus through life changing Bible study and caring ministry, resulting in a loving obedient family of faith

Application:
Our tendency is to drift away from Christ’s commands not to them. So what are we going to do about it?

• Prayerful
  
• Purposeful
  
• Participate
  
• Persistent
  
• Plan