[Faith-talk] FW: [FriendsFromNearAndFar] John 3:16

Tue Jan 17 11:41:51 UTC 2012

This was very good, but the undersigned previously heard this a number of 
years ago.  Here's a thought-provoking question: If any of us would walk up 
to the door of your house or apartment, and say "John 3:16," would you let 
him/her in? Now obviously we for the most part wouldn't be able to do what 
the lady in the story did for that little boy, but would you do what you 
could, especially if you didn't encounter a fellow list member previously? 
Well, in my case, I'd ask the Holy Spirit if this individual was for real or 
if he/she was out to either take advantage of me or perhaps rob me of my 
possessions.  Anyway just a thought generated by this post.  Your Christian 
brother, Paul
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Calhoun" <eric at pmpmail.com>
To: <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 12:11 AM
Subject: [Faith-talk] FW: [FriendsFromNearAndFar] John 3:16


>
>
> Original Message:
> From: Marcia Gavorcik <imacountrygirl4ever at gmail.com>
> To: undisclosed-recipients
> Subject: [FriendsFromNearAndFar] John 3:16
> Date:
> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:36:30 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
>
>  John  3:16
>
>
> 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
> to
> 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 answered, "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."
>
>
> The lady took the boy upstairs to a bathroom with 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
> makes a dirty boy
>
> clean.  You know, I've not had a bath, 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 downstairs again to
> that
> same big table full of breakfast food.  After he ate, she took him back
> 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 begotten
> Son,
> that whosoever 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) Say a small prayer for the person who sent you this:
>
>
> "Father,  God bless  this person in whatever it is that You know (s)he
> may
> be needing this  day!"
>
>
> 2) Then send it on to ten other people.  Within hours ten people will
> have
> prayed for you, and you will 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.
>
>
> The love of Jesus Christ & the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you
> all
>
>
> God bless & enjoy the day.
>
>
>
> If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more
> blessed than the
>
> million who won't survive the week.
>
>
> If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of
> imprisonment,
>
> the agony of torture or the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of 20
> million
> people  around the world.
>
>
> If you attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest,
> torture,
> or death, you are more blessed than almost three billion people in the
> world
>
>
>
> If you have food in your refrigerator, clothes on  your back, a roof over
> your head and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75 percent of this
> world
>
>
>
> If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish
> someplace, you are among the top 8 percent of the world's wealthy.
>
>
> If your parents are still married and alive,
>
> you are very rare, especially in the United States.
>
>
> If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly
> thankful,
> you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not.
>
>
> If you can hold someone's hand, hug him/her, or even touch his/her
> shoulder,
>
> you are blessed because you can offer God's healing touch.
>
>
> If you can read this message, you are more blessed than over two billion
> people in the world who cannot read anything at all.
>
>
> You are so blessed in ways you may never even know.
>
>
>
> This cannot be kept.  If it stops with you, then the blessing may or may
> not
> disappear.  The blessing will only keep working if it is continuously
> passed
> around.  If you are a recipient of a blessing, keep the blessing working
> by
> being the source of a blessing to other people.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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