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An Email from a friend
here is an e-mail i got from a friend i don't know if you knew about it or not
> A PASTOR WITH GUTS
>
> Thought you might enjoy this interesting prayer given in Kansas at the opening session of their Senate. It seems prayer still upsets some people
>
> 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 confess that we have ridiculed the absolute truth of Your Word and call it Pluralism.
>
> 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 _expression.
>
> Search us, Oh, God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free.
>
> Guide and bless these men and women who have been sent to direct us to the center of Your will and to openly ask these things in the name of Your Son, the living Savior, Jesus Christ.
>
> 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."
> A PASTOR WITH GUTS
>
> Thought you might enjoy this interesting prayer given in Kansas at the opening session of their Senate. It seems prayer still upsets some people
>
> 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 confess that we have ridiculed the absolute truth of Your Word and call it Pluralism.
>
> 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 _expression.
>
> Search us, Oh, God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free.
>
> Guide and bless these men and women who have been sent to direct us to the center of Your will and to openly ask these things in the name of Your Son, the living Savior, Jesus Christ.
>
> 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."
Comments
ey, i just received another cool email that i thought was very nice:
A father wanted to read a magazine but was being bothered by his little daughter, Vanessa. Finally, he tore a sheet out of his magazine on which was printed the map of the world. Tearing it into small pieces, he gave it to Vanessa, and said, "Go into the other room and see if you can put this together."
After a few minutes, Vanessa returned and handed him the map correctly fitted together. The father was surprised and asked how she had finished so quickly. "Oh," she said, "on the other side of the paper is a picture of Jesus. When I got all of Jesus back where He belonged, then the world came together.
We have these two little deacons in our Church and they sound sooooo cute when they respond, they're pretty smart for their age tho...
Mike
how cool is that...there's still people that dare to critizise community :)
ey, i just received another cool email that i thought was very nice:
A father wanted to read a magazine but was being bothered by his little daughter, Vanessa. Finally, he tore a sheet out of his magazine on which was printed the map of the world. Tearing it into small pieces, he gave it to Vanessa, and said, "Go into the other room and see if you can put this together."
After a few minutes, Vanessa returned and handed him the map correctly fitted together. The father was surprised and asked how she had finished so quickly. "Oh," she said, "on the other side of the paper is a picture of Jesus. When I got all of Jesus back where He belonged, then the world came together.
That is cute...lol.
Speaking of children, and their....*cough* cuteness *cough* I got this funny e-mail from one of my close friends, and it was titled the seven reasons why you should never question kids....it's hilarious. Honest to god. I would post it, but I'm not sure everyone is interested, so if you are, leave a message, and I won't be late for your request ;)
lol
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>
>7 reasons not to mess with a child:
>
>A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it
>was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even
>though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small. The little
>girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale. Irritated, the teacher
>reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically
>impossible. The little girl said, "When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah".
>The teacher asked, "What if Jonah went to hell?" The little girl replied,
>"Then you ask him".
>
>
>
>
>A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they
>were drawing. She would occasionally walk around to see each child's work.
>As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what
>the drawing was. The girl replied, "I'm drawing God." The teacher paused
>and said, "But no one knows what God looks like." Without missing a beat,
>or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied, "They will in a minute."
>
>
>
>
>A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five
>and six year olds. After explaining the commandment to "honor" thy Father
>and thy Mother, she asked, "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to
>treat our brothers and sisters?" Without missing a beat one little boy
>(the oldest of a family) answered, "Thou shall not kill."
>
>
>
>
>One day a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at
>the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her mother has several strands
>of white hair sticking out in contrast on her brunette head. She looked at
>her mother and inquisitively asked, "Why are some of your hairs white,
>Mom?" Her mother replied, "Well, every time that you do something wrong
>and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white." The little girl
>thought about this revelation for a while and then said, "Momma, how come
>ALL of grandma's hairs are white?"
>
>
>
>
>The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to
>persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture. "Just think how
>nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say, 'There's
>Jennifer, she's a lawyer,' or 'That's Michael, He's a doctor.' A small
>voice at the back of the room rang out, "And there's the teacher, She's
>dead."
>
>
>
>
>A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood. Trying to
>make the matter clearer, she said, "Now, class, if I stood on my head, the
>blood, as you know, would run into it, and I would turn red in the face.."
>"Yes," the class said. "Then why is it that while I am standing upright in
>the ordinary position the blood doesn't run into my feet?" A little fellow
>shouted, "Cause your feet ain't empty."
>
>
>
>
>The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary
>school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The
>nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray: "Take only ONE. God is
>watching." Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the
>table was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies. A child had written a
>note, "Take all you want. God is watching the apples.
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ASM
sleepy
ey, i found this new one, let me know what u think:
[center]Sunday School[/center]
Little Mary was not the best student in Sunday School. Usually she slept through the class. One day the teacher called on her while she was napping, ''Tell me, Mary, who created the universe?''
When Mary didn't stir, little Johnny, an altruistic boy seated in the chair behind her, took a pin and jabbed her in the rear. ''God Almighty !'' shouted Mary and the teacher said, ''Very good'' and Mary fell back to sleep.
A while later the teacher asked Mary, ''Who is our Lord and Savior?'' But Mary didn't even stir from her slumber. Once again, Johnny came to the rescue and stuck her again. ''Jesus Christ!'' shouted Mary and the teacher said, ''Very good,'' and Mary fell back to sleep.
Then the teacher asked Mary a third question, ''What did Eve say to Adam after she had her twenty-third child?'' And again, Johnny jabbed her with the pin. This time Mary jumped up and shouted, ''If you stick that damn thing in me one more time, I'll break it in half!''
The Teacher fainted.
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I'm getting to it though.
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