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John 3:16 and a young sales man
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> 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 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 down again to
> > that same big table full of 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......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) 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 ten other people. Within hours ten 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.
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> 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 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 down again to
> > that same big table full of 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......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) 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 ten other people. Within hours ten 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.