Something you can share with your little girls...

Though I'm no cell-group leader, I can understand what your heart desires for your sheep... you do desire that each one of your members grow to love God more and have an intimate relationhip with Him, to have a strong and deep understanding of His Word and His will and probably to be a radical and bold Christian who is not ashame to proclaim her faith. Ya? =) Hugs. I understand that it's never an easy task to do this. Juz continue to do your best k? God will do the rest. =)

Here's something I came across last week and I thought you might find it useful to share it with your little girls. Though it is simple, it does illustrate the point that He loves us all. Here it goes ...

John 3:16

A little boy was selling newspapers in a corner. People were walking in and out of the cold, ignoring his presence and pleas to buy the newspaper. After a while, the little boy was so cold that he wasn't trying to sell many newspapers.

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 awfully cold in there for tonight."

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 someone comes out, you just say John 3:16, and they will let you in."

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."

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.

Later, she came back and asked him "Are you hungry boy?"

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 to 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 ... 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 after he was cleaned up and 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 sure don't understand it, but it sure makes a tired boy rested.

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.

She sate 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 when I ever heard it was last night when the policemantold 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 very much of it, but it sure makes a lost boy feel safe.

Hey dear ... Hope this simple passage could help your girls understand that they must never ... and should never take His Word for granted. As simple as it is ... John 3:16 ... it is capable of winning souls to Jesus. It need not take an eloquent or famous preacher conducting a grand evangelistic campaign to reach out to people in order to win souls for God. All it takes is someone with a sincere heart, showing His love through his/her deeds, and having the boldness to share His Good News to people around her.