Lou,
"How lucky you can be" my Nisei friend, Sgt. Noburu Yamomoto, used to proclaim to me in our barrack in Japan. Of course he was looking at Jeanie's portrait by my bed. "How you get such a beautiful woman, boy?" I have so many great friends such as you who find and forward the best emails to me, Lou.
John 3:16 for you and me and all of our friends!
Sam
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From: luis flores
To: Bill W
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:58 PM
Subject: John 3:16 01/07/10
John 3:16 01/07/10
some of the words at the beginning of this message are soo powerful... i thank God for them... be blessed
> John 3:16
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> A little boy was selling newspapers on the corner,
> the people were in and out of the cold.
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>> The little boy was so cold that he wasn't trying
> to sell many papers.
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> 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?
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> 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."
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> 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."
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> 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."
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> 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.
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> 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,"
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> I don't understand the agony of the Father and
> every angel in heaven as they watched Jesus suffer and die.
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> 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!
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> 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.
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> If you aren't ashamed to do this, please follow the directions .
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> Jesus said, "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed
> of you before my Father.
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> I do Love God. He is my source of existence.. He keeps
> me functioning each and every day. Phil 4:13
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> If you love God and are not ashamed of all the marvelous things
> He has done for you, send this on.
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> Take 60 seconds & give this a shot !
> Let's just see if Satan stops this one.
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> All you do is:
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> 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 !"
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> 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.
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