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

Tue Jan 17 14:54:14 UTC 2012

I to will have to ask the Holy spirit to lead me on the right thing to do.
God bless,
Felicia

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From: "Paul" <oilofgladness47 at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 6:41 AM
To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion" 
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Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] FW: [FriendsFromNearAndFar] John 3:16

> 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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