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Post by asthelordwills on Aug 20, 2005 3:30:58 GMT -5
John 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
How do men know that we are following after God? Is it because we say we are CHRISTian, or because we go to church, or we carry around our Bible? Some of these things may hint at it, but they really know us because we love one another. Let us be an example of love to the world around us.
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Post by BJ (Site - Administrator) on Aug 20, 2005 17:45:00 GMT -5
I heard a story about that would fit great with this verse. The story goes like this:
People were getting ready for church and everyone was starting show up. Everyone noticed a man dressed in old torn, run down clothes, torn up hat, and he had a beer bottle in his hand and he was leaning up against the church building standing beside the door. Well it was getting close to time for church and everyone started wondering where the pastor was at. Now no one would invite that guy outside to have church with them, they acted like they didn't care or even seen him. Well when it was time for church to start and everything that guy from outside walked into the church and then started walking up to the pulpit when he got behind the pulpit he took off the hat, and the blankets, but left the bottle outside. When all the clothes were taken off the church just bowed their heads in conviction because the guy who was outside leaning up against the building was their pastor.
We as the body got to show Gods love more and more. At my new job everyone likes me, they compliment me and tell me everyday I look good and everyone is so friendly. In fact I had a co-worker pay for my lunch Friday and I was going to pay for it myself. God is great and his blessings never stop.
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Post by asthelordwills on Aug 21, 2005 0:34:47 GMT -5
Amen. I agree.
I think I heard that story once or twice before. It's funny though because I know that if my pastor did that there would be several people helping him at my church, so it wouldn't work lol!
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