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Subject: Thoughts to Ponder
Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 16:32:13 -0800
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From: Pam Staley
To: heb_roots_chr@geocities.com
Subject: Did Jesus use a Modem?

DID JESUS USE A MODEM AT THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT?

Did Jesus use a modem
At the Sermon on the Mount?
Did He ever try a broadcast fax,
To send His message out?
Did the disciples carry beepers,
As they went about their route?
Did Jesus use a modem,
At the Sermon on the Mount?

Did Paul use a Laptop.
With lots of Ram and Rom?
Were his letter posted on a BBS,
At Paul.Rome.Com?
Did the man from Macedonia,
Send an E-Mail saying "Come?"
Did Paul use a Laptop
With Lots of Ram and Rom?

Did Moses use a joystick,
At the parting of the sea
And a Satellite Guidance Tracking System,
To show him were to be?
Did he write the law on tablets,
Or are they really on CD?
Did Moses us a joystick,
At the parting of the Sea?

Did Jesus really die for us,
One day upon a tree?
Or was it just a Hologram,
Or Technical Wizardry?
Can you download the Live Action Video Clip,
To play on you PC?
Did Jesus really die for us,
One day upon a tree?

Have the wonders of this modern age,
Made you question what is true?
How a single man, in a simple time,
Could offer life anew?
How a sinless life, a cruel death,
Then a glorious life again,
Could offer more to a desperate world,
Than all the inventions of man?

If in your life, the voice of God,
Is sometimes hard to hear.
With other voices calling,
His doesn't touch your ear.
Then set aside you laptop and modem,
And all your fancy gear.
And open your Bible, open your heart,
And let your Father draw near.

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From: Arnold, Eileen L
To: heb_roots_chr@geocities.com
Subject: Three Trees

When things aren't going they way you would have wished....

A Story of Three Trees

Once there were three trees on a hill in the woods. They were
discussing their hopes and dreams when the first tree said "Someday I
hope to be a treasure chest. I could be filled with gold, silver and
precious gems. I could be decorated with intricate carving and
everyone would see the beauty." Then the second tree said "Someday I
will be a mighty ship. I will take kings and queens across the waters
and sail to the corners of the world. Everyone will feel safe in me
because of the strength of my hull." Finally the third tree said. "I
want to grow to be the tallest and straightest tree in the forest.
People will see me on top of the hill and look up to my branches, and
think of the heavens and God and how close to them I am reaching. I
will be the greatest tree of all time and people will always remember
me..."

After a few years of praying that their dreams would come true, a
group of woodsmen came upon the trees. When one came to the first tree
he said, "This looks like a strong tree, I think I should be able to
sell the wood to a carpenter." and he began cutting it down. The tree
was happy, because he knew that the carpenter would make him into a
treasure chest.

At the second tree a woodsman said, "This looks like a strong tree, I
should be able to sell it to the shipyard." The second tree was happy
because he knew he was on his way to becoming a mighty ship. When the
woodsmen came upon the third tree, the tree was frightened because he
knew that if they cut him down his dreams would not come true. One of
the woodsman said, "I don't need anything special from my tree, so
I'll take this one and store it." and he cut it down.

When the first tree arrived at the carpenters, he was made into a feed
box for animals. He was then placed in a barn and filled with hay.
This was not at all what he had prayed for. The second tree was cut
and made into a small fishing boat. His dreams of being a mighty ship
and carrying kings had come to an end. The third tree was cut into
large pieces and left alone in the dark. The years went by, and the
trees forgot about their dreams.

Then one day, a man and woman came to the barn. She gave birth and
they placed the baby in the hay in the feed box that was made from the
first tree. The man wished that he could have made a crib for the
baby, but this manger would have to do. The tree could feel the
importance of this event and knew that it had held the greatest
treasure of all time.

Years later, a group of men got in the fishing boat made from the
second tree. One of them was tired and went to sleep. While they were
out on the water, a great storm arose and the tree didn't think it was
strong enough to keep the men safe. The men woke the sleeping man, and
he stood and rebuked the storm and the storm stopped. At this time,
the tree knew that it had carried the King of kings in its boat.

Finally, someone came and got the third tree. It was carried through
the streets as the people mocked the man who was carrying it. When
they came to a stop, the man was nailed to the tree and raised in the
air to die at the top of a hill. The tree came to realize that it was
strong enough to stand at the top of the hill and be as close to God
as was possible, because his Son Jesus had been impaled upon it.

The moral of this story is that when things don't seem to be going our
way, always know that Jehovah God has a purpose for us. If we place
our trust in Him, He will give us all the desires of our hearts. Each
of the trees got what they wanted, just not in the way they had
imagined. We may not always know what God has in mind for us. We just
know that His ways are always best.

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From: Lisa Sciara
To: heb_roots_chr@geocities.com
Subject: A PLANT FOR THE DAY

A PLANT for the Day
As you plant, may I suggest the following rules for your garden
planting:

PLANT three rows of squash:
1. Squash gossip
2. Squash criticism
3. Squash indifference

PLANT seven rows of peas:
1. Prayer
2. Promptness
3. Perseverance
4. Politeness
5. Preparedness
6. Purity and
7. Patience

Of LETTUCE:
1. Let us be unselfish and loyal
2. Let us be faithful to duty
3. Let us search the scriptures
4. Let us not be weary in well-doing
5. Let us be obedient in all things
6. Let us be truthful
7. Let us love one another

NO GARDEN is complete without turnips:
1. Turn up for church
2. Turn up for meetings, in prayer, and Bible study
3. Turn up with a smile, even when things are difficult
4. Turn up with determination to do your best in God's service.

AFTER PLANTING, may you "Grow in Grace and in the knowledge of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" (II Peter 3:18) and may you reap rich
results. Continue to count your Blessings

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From: Heather Montalbano
To: heb_roots_chr@geocities.com
Subject: No and What If

THE BLESSING IN "NO" and WHAT IF?

I asked God to take away my pride.
God said "No".
It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.

I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said "No".
Her spirit was whole, her body was only temporary.

I asked God to grant me patience.
God said "No".
Patience is a byproduct of tribulations; it isn't granted,
it is earned.

I asked God to give me happiness.
God said "No".
I give you blessings, happiness is up to you.

I asked God to spare me pain.
God said "No".
Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you
closer to me.

I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said "No".
You must grow on your own, but I will prune you to make you
fruitful.

I asked for all things that I might enjoy life.
God said "No".
I will give you life so that you may enjoy all things.

I ask God to help me LOVE others, as much as he loves me.
God said... Ahhhh, finally you have the idea!
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What if,
GOD couldn't take the time to bless us today because we
couldn't take the time to thank HIM yesterday?

What if,
GOD decided to stop leading us tomorrow because we didn't
follow HIM today?

What if,
we never saw another flower bloom because we grumbled when GOD
sent the rain?

What if,
GOD didn't walk with us today because we failed to recognize it
as His day?

What if,
GOD took away His message because we failed to listen to the
messenger?

What if,
GOD didn't send His only begotten Son because He wanted us to
be prepared to pay the price for sin?

What if,
the door of the church was closed because we did not open
the door of our heart?

What if,
GOD stopped loving and caring for us because we failed to
love and care for others?

What if,
GOD would not hear us today because we would not listen to Him
yesterday?

What if,
GOD answered our prayers the way we answer His call to
service?

What if,
GOD met our needs the way we give Him our lives???

What if,
we failed to send this message on?
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THIS IS A SIMPLE TEST.....

- If you love Jesus send this to ten people.

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