Archive for the Tag 'God'

Mar 09 2008

Posted by under Feel Good,Religion

God’s Wife…Just Precious!

To everybody who thinks kids are special…
 
 
 
 
LOOK OUT FOR THE LAST STORY….IT WILL KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF
Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked
to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.
The winner was:
 
 
 
 
A four-year-old child, whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman,
who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy
went into the old gentleman’s yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat
there.
 
 
 
 
When his mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor, the
Little boy just said, "Nothing, I ju st helped him cry."
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Teacher Debbie Moon’s first graders were discussing a picture of  a
family. One little boy in the picture had a different hair color than the
other members. One of her students suggested that he was adopted.
 
 
 
 
A little girl said, "I know all about adoption, I was adopted.."
"What does it mean to be adopted?", asked another child
"It means", said the girl, "that you grew in your mommy’s heart instead of
her tummy!"
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On my way home one day, I stopped to watch a Littl e League base ball game
that was being played in a park near my home. As I sat down behind the
bench on the first-base line, I asked one of the boys what the score was.
 
 
 
 
"We’re behind 14 to nothing," he answered with a smile.
"Really," I said. "I have to say you don’t look very discouraged."
 
 
 
 
"Discouraged?", the boy asked with a puzzled look on his face…
 
 
 
 
"Why should we be discouraged? We haven’t been up to bat yet."
 
 
 
 
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Whenever I’m disappointed with my spot in  life, I stop and think
About little Jamie Scott.
 
 
 
 
Jamie was trying out for a part in the school play. His mother told  me
that he’d set his heart on being in it, though she feared he would not be
chosen.
 
 
 
 
On the day the parts were awarded, I went with her to collect him after
school. Jamie rushed up to her, eyes shining with pride and excitement.
"Guess what, Mom," he shouted, and then said those words that will remain
a lesson to me….."I’ve been chosen to clap and cheer."
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An eye witness account from New York City , on a cold day in December,
some years ago: A little boy, about 10-years-old, was standing before a
shoe store on the roadway, barefooted, peering through the window, and
shivering with cold.
A lady approached the young boy and said, "My, but you’re in such deep
thought staring in that window!"
 
 
 
 
"I was asking God to give me a pair of shoes,"was the boy’s reply
The lady took him by the hand, went into the store, and asked the clerk to
get half a dozen pairs of socks for the boy. She then asked if he could
give her a basin of water and a towel. He quickly brought them to her.
 
 
 
 
She took the little fellow to the back part of the store and, removing her
gloves, knelt down, washed his little feet, and dried them with the towel.
 
 
 
 
By this time, the clerk had returned with the socks. Placing a pair  upon
the boy’s feet, she purchased him a pair of shoes.
 
 
 
 
She tied up the remaining pairs of socks and gave them to him.. She patted
him on the head and said, "No doubt, you will be more comfortable now."
 
 
 
 
As she turned to go, the astonished kid caught her by the hand, and
looking up into her face, with tears in his eyes, asked her .
"Are you God’s wife?"
 
 
 
 
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SEND TO ALL WHO LOVE AND CARE FOR CHILDREN.
Hope this put a smile on your face it sure did mine.

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Feb 29 2008

Posted by under Religion

THE CHURCH’S PASTOR

THIS WILL GIVE YOU CHILLS:
AFTER A FEW OF THE USUAL SUNDAY EVENING HYMNS,

THE CHURCH’S PASTOR SLOWLY STOOD UP,

WALKED OVER TO THE PULPIT AND,

BEFORE HE GAVE HIS SERMON FOR THE EVENING,

HE BRIEFLY INTRODUCED A GUEST MINISTER

WHO WAS IN THE SERVICE THAT EVENING.

IN THE INTRODUCTION, THE PASTOR TOLD THE

CONGREGATION THAT THE GUEST MINISTER WAS

ONE OF HIS DEAREST CHILDHOOD FRIENDS AND

THAT HE WANTED HIM TO HAVE A FEW MOMENTS

TO GREET THE CHURCH AND SHARE WHATEVER

HE FELT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE SERVICE.

WITH THAT, AN ELDERLY MAN STEPPED UP TO THE

PULPIT AND BEGAN TO SPEAK.

"A FATHER, HIS SON, AND A FRIEND OF HIS SON WERE

SAILING OFF THE
PACIFIC COAST ," HE BEGAN.
"WHEN A FAST APPROACHING STORM BLOCKED ANY

ATTEMPT TO GET BACK TO THE SHORE.

THE WAVES WERE SO HIGH, THAT EVEN THOUGH THE

FATHER WAS AN EXPERIENCED SAILOR, HE COULD NOT

KEEP THE BOAT UPRIGHT AND THE THREE WERE SWEPT

INTO THE OCEAN AS THE BOAT CAPSIZED."

THE OLD MAN HESITATED FOR A MOMENT,

MAKING EYE CONTACT WITH TWO TEENAGERS WHO WERE,

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE SERVICE BEGAN,

LOOKING SOMEWHAT INTERESTED IN HIS STORY.

THE AGED MINISTER CONTINUED WITH HIS STORY,

"GRABBING A RESCUE LINE, THE FATHER HAD TO MAKE THE

MOST EXCRUCIATING DECISION OF HIS LIFE: TO WHICH BOY

WOULD HE THROW THE OTHER END OF THE LIFE LINE.

HE ONLY HAD SECONDS TO MAKE THE DECISION.

THE FATHER KNEW THAT HIS SON WAS A CHRISTIAN AND

HE, ALSO, KNEW THAT HIS SON’S FRIEND WAS NOT.

THE AGONY OF HIS DECISION COULD NOT BE MATCHED BY

THE TORRENT OF WAVES.

AS THE FATHER YELLED OUT, ‘I LOVE YOU, SON!’

HE THREW OUT THE LIFE LINE TO HIS SON’S FRIEND.

BY THE TIME THE FATHER HAD PULLED THE FRIEND BACK

TO THE CAPSIZED BOAT, HIS SON HAD DISAPPEARED BENEATH

THE RAGING SWELLS INTO THE BLACK OF NIGHT.

HIS BODY WAS NEVER RECOVERED.

BY THIS TIME, THE TWO TEENAGERS WERE SITTING UP

STRAIGHT IN THE PEW, ANXIOUSLY WAITING FOR THE NEXT

WORDS TO COME OUT OF THE OLD MINISTER’S MOUTH.

"THE FATHER," HE CONTINUED, "KNEW HIS SON WOULD

STEP INTO ETERNITY WITH JESUS AND HE COULD NOT

BEAR THE THOUGHT OF HIS SON’S FRIEND STEPPING INTO

AN ETERNITY WITHOUT JESUS.. THEREFORE, HE SACRIFICED

HIS SON TO SAVE THE SON’S FRIEND. "

HOW GREAT IS THE LOVE OF GOD THAT HE SHOULD DO THE

SAME FOR US. OUR HEAVENLY FATHER SACRIFICED HIS ONLY

BEGOTTEN SON THAT WE COULD BE SAVED. I URGE YOU TO

ACCEPT HIS OFFER TO RESCUE YOU AND TAKE A HOLD OF THE

LIFE LINE HE IS THROWING OUT TO YOU IN THIS SERVICE."

WITH THAT, THE OLD MAN TURNED AND SAT BACK DOWN IN

HIS CHAIR AS SILENCE FILLED THE ROOM.

THE PASTOR AGAIN WALKED SLOWLY TO THE PULPIT AND

DELIVERED A BRIEF SERMON WITH AN INVITATION AT THE

END. HOWEVER, NO ONE RESPONDED TO THE APPEAL.

WITHIN MINUTES AFTER THE SERVICE ENDED, THE TWO

TEENAGERS WERE AT THE OLD MAN’S SIDE.

"THAT WAS A NICE STORY," POLITELY STATED ONE OF

THEM, "BUT I DON’T THINK IT WAS VERY REALISTIC FOR A

FATHER TO GIVE UP HIS ONLY SON’S LIFE IN HOPES THAT

THE OTHER BOY WOULD BECOME A CHRISTIAN."

"WELL, YOU’VE GOT A POINT THERE," THE OLD MAN REPLIED,

GLANCING DOWN AT HIS WORN BIBLE. A BIG SMILE BROADENED

HIS NARROW FACE. HE ONCE AGAIN LOOKED UP AT THE BOYS

AND SAID, "IT SURE ISN’T VERY REALISTIC, IS IT?  BUT,

I’M STANDING HERE TODAY TO TELL YOU THAT STORY GIVES

ME A GLIMPSE OF WHAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN LIKE FOR GOD

TO GIVE UP HIS SON FOR ME.

YOU SEE…

I WAS THAT FATHER AND YOUR PASTOR IS MY SON’S FRIEND."

Take 60 seconds & give this a shot.

Let’s see if Satan can stop this one!

All you do is simply:

Say this small prayer for the person who sent you this,

Father, God bless this E-mail sender in whatever it is

you know he or she may be needing this day!

Amen


I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die

to find out there isn’t, than live my life as if there

isn’t and die to find out there is.

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Feb 25 2008

Posted by under Humor,Reality

NOW WE KNOW!!

On the first day, God created the dog and said:

‘Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in
or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years.’

The dog said: ‘That’s a long time to be barking. How about only ten
years and I’ll give you back the other ten?’

So God agreed.

On the second day, God created the monkey and said:

‘Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I’ll give
you a twenty-year life span.’

The monkey said: ‘Monkey tricks for twenty years?
That’s a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like
the Dog did?’

And God agreed.

On the third day, God created the cow and said:

‘You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer
under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer’s
family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years.’

The cow said: ‘That’s kind of a tough life you want me to live for
sixty years. How about twenty and I’ll give back the other forty?’

And God agreed again.

On the fourth day, God created man and said:

‘Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I’ll give you
twenty years.’

But man said: ‘Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my
twenty,the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and
the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?’

‘Okay,’ said God, ‘You asked for it.’

So that is why for our first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoy
ourselves. For the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our
family. For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the
grandchildren. And for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and
bark at everyone.

Life has now been explained to you.

There is no need to thank me for this valuable information. I’m doing it
as a public service.

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Feb 03 2008

Posted by under Religion

Pastor has Guts!!

It seems prayer still upsets some people. Please read…
   

When Minister Joe Wright was asked to open the new session of the

Kansas Senate, everyone was expecting the usual generalities, but

                           This is what they heard;
 
 

                             "Heavenly Father,

                       We come before you today

                     To ask your forgiveness and

               To seek your direction and guidance.
 
 
 

                           We know Your Word says,

                         "Woe to those who call evil good"

                        But that is exactly what we have done.

                        We have lost our spiritual equilibrium

                           And reversed our values.
 
 
 

                         We have exploited the poor and

                             Called it the lottery.
 
 
 

                           We have rewarded laziness

                             And called it welfare.
 
 
 

                           We have killed our unborn

                             And called it choice.
 
 

                           We have shot abortionists

                            And called it justifiable.
 
 

                         We have neglected to discipline

                           Our children and called it

                             Building self esteem.
 
 

                            We have abused power

                             And called it politics.
 
 

                         We have coveted our neighbor’s

                         Possessions and called it ambition.
 
 

                            We have polluted the air

                             With profanity and

                           Pornography and called it

                        Freedom of speech and expression.
 
 

                           We have ridiculed the time

                            Honored values of our

                 Forefathers and called it enlightenment.
 
 

                             Search us, Oh, God,

                       And know our hearts today;

                       Cleanse us from every sin

                             And set us free.

                                    Amen!" 
   

                     The response was immediate.

                A number of legislators walked out

                     During the prayer in protest.
 
 

               In 6 short weeks, Central Christian Church, where Rev. Wright is

                Pastor, logged more than 5,000 phone calls with only 47 of those

                  calls responding negatively. The church is now receiving


                               International

     requests for copies of this prayer from India , Africa and Korea .
 

        Commentator Paul Harvey aired this prayer on his radio program, "The

      Rest of the Story," and received a larger response to this program than any 
                                

                                           other he has ever aired.
 
 

                With the Lord’s help, may this prayer sweep over our Nation and

              Wholeheartedly become our desire so that we again can be called

                                              "One Nation under God."
 
 

                 If possible, please pass this prayer on to your friends "If you

                       don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything."
 
 

            Think about this: If you forward this prayer to everyone On your

              Email list, in less than 30 days it would be heard by The world.
 
 

             How many people in your address book will not receive This

                         Prayer…..do you have the guts to pass it on?
 
 

                                                 I just did!

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