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CUSTOM STORIES FOR YOU!
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HOW ABOUT THIS STORY?
A little boy was selling newspapers on the corner, the
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> > > 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 to the door, 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. He 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, and took him to a room
> > > and tucked him into a big old feather bed and pulled
> > > the covers up around his neck and kissed him
> > > goodnight and turned out the lights.
> > >
> > > As he laid 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 she 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 she took
> > > a big old Bible and sat down in front of him and she
> > > looked up at and she asked, "Do you understand John
> > > 3:16?"
> > >
> > > He said, "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 she
> > > 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 would be willing to send His Son to
> > > die for me, and how Jesus would agree to do such a
> > > thing. I don't understand it either, but it sure
> > > does make life worth living.
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> > > uthor Unknown
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > John 3:17. "For God sent not his Son into the world to
> > > condemn the world; but that the world through him
> > > might be saved.
> > >
> > > John 3:18. "He that believeth on him is not condemned:
> > > but he that believeth not is condemned already,
> > > because he hath not believed in the name of the only
> > > begotten Son of God.
> > >
> > > 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." Not ashamed - Pass
> > > this on . . . only if you mean it.
> > >
> > > I do Love God. He is my source of existence and
> > > Savior. He keeps me functioning each and everyday.
> > > Without Him, I will be nothing.
> > >
> > > Without him, I am nothing but with Him I can do all
> > > things through Christ that strengthens me. Phil
> > > 4:13
> > >
> > > Send this on.
KINDLY CONTRIBUTED BY PENNY.
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