GRADUATION SPEECH
Papa and mama of the house, pastors present,
presiding elder, elders, deacons, church members, children, distinguished guest,
ladies and gentlemen. It’s an honor to stand before you at this point of the
program to deliver a short message on behalf of my counterpart teachers and
myself to the graduands, parents and church especially.
To set the ball rolling, I would thank the
lord God almighty who has brought these children into the church under our
guidance and mentor-ship. God bless the teachers and the church for all that
they have done to help retain these children up to this day in which some of
them have gotten to the level to be graduated to join the adult section.
Graduands, the teachers, we have enjoyed inculcating
in you the wisdom and knowledge God has blessed us with in his word. Everything
that we have thought you is great treasures which if you hide them in your
hearts and put them into practice in your lives, I can assure you a brighter
and great future and successful end.
Graduands, the teachers, we want
you to be graduated to the adult section this day with these core values;
Firstly, HUMILITY, as the bible says in 1st
Peter chapter five verse five and six – “Likewise,
you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you,
with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the
humble.” Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty
hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you”
Secondly, COMMITMENT, from today on wards you have to be
punctual at all general church services and the meetings of any group that you may
join.
The last but
not the least, SERVING AND PARTICIPATION, you should all humble yourselves and
serve in the house of God, those of you staying close to this place you can
come and help with the arrangement of the place for service. Also after every
service you should pack all the chairs before leaving. The bible says in Mark chapter
nine verse thirty five. “Jesus sat down, called the twelve disciples, and
said to them, "Whoever wants to be first must place himself last of all
and be the servant of all." And no one of you should sit back to be a
spectator only, but you should all find something doing in the house of God.
After serving and participating, do not demand nor expect your reward from the
hands of man but God and surely your blessings shall be innumerable.
Parents and the
church, the stage the graduands have gotten to in life is very slippery, at the crossroads of
either diving deep in Christ or turning to the way leading to the world,
falling out of Christ is very easy. Daddy, Pastors, Elders, Deacons and the
entire church our Lord Jesus Christ is counting on us to help them hold on to
their faith and dive deep in Christ as they join the adult section. This is the
time we need to draw them closer to us than before and make know to them the
realities of life to enable them take wise decisions.
Thank
you for lending me a listening hear, God bless you.
