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Joining Together For A Day Of Prayer

ACSI’s Global Day of Prayer was a morning to remember. On February 27, students in grades K-12, along with faculty and parents, gathered in the Student Life Center for worship and prayer. Lower School, Middle School, and High School Student Government Association officers helped bring the crowd to their feet as the songs, I Thank God and House of the Lord, rang out through the building's speakers and joyful voices filled the air.

Eighth grader, Isabella Schuman, spoke on the importance of small groups and the impact it had on her. "My favorite part was getting to pray in small groups. It allowed the time to be more personal and it was special getting to pray for the different prayer requests that my classmates had.” 

Abby Best, Director of Culture and Student Activities, emphasized the significance of bringing the entire school for a time of prayer. “We pray because we are grateful for the privilege to pour our hearts out to the Lord made possible by the gospel and because we are dependent upon the Lord to move in a mighty way through our student body and our school. From the youngest to the oldest students, along with teachers and staff, it was a wonderful time coming together to call out to the Lord.” 

ECBC’s Next Gen Pastor, Danny Beech, took to center court and gave a timely and powerful message to our entire student body – with the lower school on one side and upper school on the other. He shared from the Bible on the theme of God’s faithfulness: the Lord will be faithful to His character and to His plan. 

We are so fortunate to be in a school community where we can worship the Lord daily.

Bible Class Teaches Comprehensive Method To Interpret Scripture

In Harrison Kravat’s 8th Grade Bible class, students spend much of the year learning how to properly interpret Scripture. They discover numerous different aspects to consider when interpreting a passage such as observing sentences and paragraphs, context, genre, meaning, application, and more.

Mr. Kravat explains that his approach revolves around a method of interpretation called The Interpretive Journey. “This interpretive method basically treats studying Scripture as though it is a journey from the context of the biblical audience to the student’s own context. The journey starts with the student reading the passage and ends with the student applying the author-intended meaning of the passage to him or herself. It consists of 5 Steps, each step named after a portion of the journey and each step answering a crucial question involved in studying the passage. The ultimate goal in the journey is for the students to be able to read a passage, understand the author-intended meaning of the passage, put that meaning (foundational truth) through the lens of Christ, then apply the foundational truth to their own lives.”

Recently, the students completed an exercise studying 1 Timothy 6:17-19. After they finished, the students were able to understand that the passage is about wealthy Christians in Timothy's congregation that were placing their hope in their wealth and using their wealth for themselves rather than to glorify the Lord through generosity. Then, they took that truth and applied it to their lives.

Mr. Kravat says initially, the interpretive method might seem that it would be overwhelming for 8th graders. But he explains that he’s breaking it into small pieces to help them understand it more. And so far, he is impressed with their progress. “I think it's really starting to click in some areas, so praise the Lord!”