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John 3:16
#1 · January 23, 2003, 3:54 pm
Posted by: Goatsnsoaps <Goatsnsoaps@...>
>John 3:16
> >> >
> >> >In the city of Chicago, one cold, dark night, a blizzard was
> >> >
> >> >setting in. A little boy was selling newspapers on the corner.
> >> >
> >> >The people were in and out of the cold. The little boy was so
> >> >
> >> >cold that he wasn't trying to sell many papers.
> >> >
> >> >He walked up to a policeman and said, "Mister, you wouldn't
> >> >
> >> >happen to know where a poor boy could find a warm place to
> >> >
> >> >sleep tonight would you?
> >> >
> >> >You see, I sleep in a box up around the corner there and down the
> >> >
> >> >alley and it's awful cold in there for tonight. Sure would be
> >>nice to have
> >> >a
> >> >
> >> >warm place to stay."
> >> >
> >> >The policeman looked down at the little boy and said, "You go
> >> >
> >> >down the street to that big white house and you knock on the
> >>door. When
> >> >
> >> >they come out the door you just say John 3:16, and they will let
> >>you in."
> >> >
> >> >So he did. He walked up the steps and knocked on the door, and a
> >> >
> >> >lady answered.
> >> >
> >> >He looked up and said, "John 3:16."
> >> >
> >> >The lady said, "Come on in son." She took him in and she sat
> >> >
> >> >him down in a split bottom rocker in front of a great big old
> >>fireplace,
> >> >and
> >> >
> >> >she went off.
> >> >
> >> >The boy sat there for a while and thought to himself: John
> >> >
> >> >3:16.......I don't understand it, but it sure makes a cold boy
> >> >
> >> >warm. Later, she came back and asked him, "Are you hungry?"
> >> >
> >> >He said, "Well, just a little. I haven't eaten in a couple of
> >> >
> >> >days and I guess I could stand a little bit of food."
> >> >
> >> >The lady took him in the kitchen and sat him down to a table
> >> >
> >> >full of wonderful food. He ate and ate until he couldn't eat any
> >>more.
> >> >
> >> >Then he thought to himself : John 3:16..... boy, I sure don't
> >> >
> >> >understand it but it sure makes a hungry boy full.
> >> >
> >> >She took him upstairs to a bathroom to a huge bathtub filled
> >> >
> >> >with warm water, and he sat there and soaked for a while. As he
> >>soaked, he
> >> >
> >> >thought to himself : John 3:16..... I sure don't understand it
> >>but it sure
> >> >
> >> >does make a dirty boy clean.
> >> >
> >> >You know, I've not had a real bath in my whole life. The only
> >> >
> >> >bath I ever had was when I stood in front of that big old fire
> >>hydrant as
> >> >
> >> >they flushed it out.
> >> >
> >> >The lady came in and got him. She took him to a room, tucked him
> >> >
> >> >into a big old feather bed, pulled the covers up around his neck,
> >>kissed
> >> >
> >> >him goodnight and turned out the lights. As he lay in the
> >>darkness and
> >> >looked
> >> >
> >> >out the window, at the snow coming down on that cold night, he
> >>thought
> >> >
> >> >to himself : John 3:16.... I don't understand it but it sure
> >>makes a tired
> >> >
> >> >boy rested.
> >> >
> >> >The next morning, the lady came back up and took him down again
> >> >
> >> >to that same table full of food. After he ate, she took him down
> >>again to
> >> >
> >> >that same big old split bottom rocker in front of the fireplace
> >>and picked
> >> >up
> >> >
> >> >a big old Bible. She sat down in front of him and looked into his
> >>young
> >> >
> >> >face.
> >> >
> >> >"Do you understand John 3:16?" she asked gently.
> >> >
> >> >He replied, "No ma'am, I don't. The first time I ever heard it
> >> >
> >> >was last night when the policeman told me to use it."
> >> >
> >> >She opened the Bible to John 3:16 and began to explain to him
> >> >
> >> >about Jesus. Right there, in front of that big old fireplace, he
> >>gave his
> >> >
> >> >heart and life to Jesus. He sat there and thought : John 3:16. I
> >>don't
> >> >
> >> >understand it, but it sure makes a lost boy feel safe.
> >> >
> >> >You know, I have to confess I don't understand it either, how
> >> >
> >> >God was willing to send His Son to die for me, and how Jesus
> >>would agree
> >> >
> >> >to do such a thing.
> >> >
> >> >I don't understand the agony of the Father and every angel in
> >> >
> >> >Heaven as they watched Jesus suffer and die. I don't understand
> >>the intense
> >> >
> >> >love for ME that kept Jesus on the cross till the end. I don't
> >>understand
> >> >
> >> >it, but it sure does make life worth living.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
> >> >
> >> >begotton Son, that whosever believeth in Him should not perish,
> >>but have
> >> >
> >> >everlasting life. If you aren't ashamed to do this, please follow
> >>the
> >> >directions.
> >> >
> >> >Jesus said, "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you
> >>before my
> >> >
> >> >Father."
> >> >
> >> >Pass this on only if you mean it. I do Love God. He is my source
> >> >
> >> >of existence. He keeps me functioning each and every day. Phil
> >>4:13
> >> >
> >> >If you love God and are not ashamed of all the marvelous things
> >>he has done
> >> >
> >> >for you, send this on. Take 60 seconds & give this a shot! Let's
> >>just see
> >> >
> >> >if Satan stops this one.
> >> >
> >> >All you do is 1) Simply say a small prayer for the person who
> >>sent you
> >> >this,
> >> >
> >> >(Father, God bless this person in whatever it is that You know he
> >>or she
> >> >may
> >> >
> >> >be needing this day!)
> >> >
> >> > 2.) Then send it on to five other people. Within hours, five
> >> >
> >> >people have prayed for you, and you caused a multitude of people
> >> >
> >> >to pray to God for other people.
> >> >
> >> >Then sit back and watch the power of God work in your life for
> >> >
> >> >doing the thing that you know He loves.
> >> >
> >> >A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can
> >> >
> >> >sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words. --
> >> >
> >> >Unknown Author
>
>
>May The Past Be One More Lesson Learned.
> >> >
> >> >In the city of Chicago, one cold, dark night, a blizzard was
> >> >
> >> >setting in. A little boy was selling newspapers on the corner.
> >> >
> >> >The people were in and out of the cold. The little boy was so
> >> >
> >> >cold that he wasn't trying to sell many papers.
> >> >
> >> >He walked up to a policeman and said, "Mister, you wouldn't
> >> >
> >> >happen to know where a poor boy could find a warm place to
> >> >
> >> >sleep tonight would you?
> >> >
> >> >You see, I sleep in a box up around the corner there and down the
> >> >
> >> >alley and it's awful cold in there for tonight. Sure would be
> >>nice to have
> >> >a
> >> >
> >> >warm place to stay."
> >> >
> >> >The policeman looked down at the little boy and said, "You go
> >> >
> >> >down the street to that big white house and you knock on the
> >>door. When
> >> >
> >> >they come out the door you just say John 3:16, and they will let
> >>you in."
> >> >
> >> >So he did. He walked up the steps and knocked on the door, and a
> >> >
> >> >lady answered.
> >> >
> >> >He looked up and said, "John 3:16."
> >> >
> >> >The lady said, "Come on in son." She took him in and she sat
> >> >
> >> >him down in a split bottom rocker in front of a great big old
> >>fireplace,
> >> >and
> >> >
> >> >she went off.
> >> >
> >> >The boy sat there for a while and thought to himself: John
> >> >
> >> >3:16.......I don't understand it, but it sure makes a cold boy
> >> >
> >> >warm. Later, she came back and asked him, "Are you hungry?"
> >> >
> >> >He said, "Well, just a little. I haven't eaten in a couple of
> >> >
> >> >days and I guess I could stand a little bit of food."
> >> >
> >> >The lady took him in the kitchen and sat him down to a table
> >> >
> >> >full of wonderful food. He ate and ate until he couldn't eat any
> >>more.
> >> >
> >> >Then he thought to himself : John 3:16..... boy, I sure don't
> >> >
> >> >understand it but it sure makes a hungry boy full.
> >> >
> >> >She took him upstairs to a bathroom to a huge bathtub filled
> >> >
> >> >with warm water, and he sat there and soaked for a while. As he
> >>soaked, he
> >> >
> >> >thought to himself : John 3:16..... I sure don't understand it
> >>but it sure
> >> >
> >> >does make a dirty boy clean.
> >> >
> >> >You know, I've not had a real bath in my whole life. The only
> >> >
> >> >bath I ever had was when I stood in front of that big old fire
> >>hydrant as
> >> >
> >> >they flushed it out.
> >> >
> >> >The lady came in and got him. She took him to a room, tucked him
> >> >
> >> >into a big old feather bed, pulled the covers up around his neck,
> >>kissed
> >> >
> >> >him goodnight and turned out the lights. As he lay in the
> >>darkness and
> >> >looked
> >> >
> >> >out the window, at the snow coming down on that cold night, he
> >>thought
> >> >
> >> >to himself : John 3:16.... I don't understand it but it sure
> >>makes a tired
> >> >
> >> >boy rested.
> >> >
> >> >The next morning, the lady came back up and took him down again
> >> >
> >> >to that same table full of food. After he ate, she took him down
> >>again to
> >> >
> >> >that same big old split bottom rocker in front of the fireplace
> >>and picked
> >> >up
> >> >
> >> >a big old Bible. She sat down in front of him and looked into his
> >>young
> >> >
> >> >face.
> >> >
> >> >"Do you understand John 3:16?" she asked gently.
> >> >
> >> >He replied, "No ma'am, I don't. The first time I ever heard it
> >> >
> >> >was last night when the policeman told me to use it."
> >> >
> >> >She opened the Bible to John 3:16 and began to explain to him
> >> >
> >> >about Jesus. Right there, in front of that big old fireplace, he
> >>gave his
> >> >
> >> >heart and life to Jesus. He sat there and thought : John 3:16. I
> >>don't
> >> >
> >> >understand it, but it sure makes a lost boy feel safe.
> >> >
> >> >You know, I have to confess I don't understand it either, how
> >> >
> >> >God was willing to send His Son to die for me, and how Jesus
> >>would agree
> >> >
> >> >to do such a thing.
> >> >
> >> >I don't understand the agony of the Father and every angel in
> >> >
> >> >Heaven as they watched Jesus suffer and die. I don't understand
> >>the intense
> >> >
> >> >love for ME that kept Jesus on the cross till the end. I don't
> >>understand
> >> >
> >> >it, but it sure does make life worth living.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
> >> >
> >> >begotton Son, that whosever believeth in Him should not perish,
> >>but have
> >> >
> >> >everlasting life. If you aren't ashamed to do this, please follow
> >>the
> >> >directions.
> >> >
> >> >Jesus said, "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you
> >>before my
> >> >
> >> >Father."
> >> >
> >> >Pass this on only if you mean it. I do Love God. He is my source
> >> >
> >> >of existence. He keeps me functioning each and every day. Phil
> >>4:13
> >> >
> >> >If you love God and are not ashamed of all the marvelous things
> >>he has done
> >> >
> >> >for you, send this on. Take 60 seconds & give this a shot! Let's
> >>just see
> >> >
> >> >if Satan stops this one.
> >> >
> >> >All you do is 1) Simply say a small prayer for the person who
> >>sent you
> >> >this,
> >> >
> >> >(Father, God bless this person in whatever it is that You know he
> >>or she
> >> >may
> >> >
> >> >be needing this day!)
> >> >
> >> > 2.) Then send it on to five other people. Within hours, five
> >> >
> >> >people have prayed for you, and you caused a multitude of people
> >> >
> >> >to pray to God for other people.
> >> >
> >> >Then sit back and watch the power of God work in your life for
> >> >
> >> >doing the thing that you know He loves.
> >> >
> >> >A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can
> >> >
> >> >sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words. --
> >> >
> >> >Unknown Author
>
>
>May The Past Be One More Lesson Learned.