Time for Spiritual pop quiz
Here are some penetrating questions for you
to consider today:
1. Which do you know more about--the characters on Friends or the
spiritual condition of your friends?
2. Of the last 10 books you read, were any of them the Bible?
3. The last time you went to a movie, would you have been comfortable
with Jesus sitting next to you?
4. If you were asked to explain why premarital sex is wrong
scripturally, would you know what verses to use?
5. Suppose someone asked 10 people who know you if you are a Christian,
how many of them would say, "Sure, it's obvious!"
6. Can you articulate clearly how a person can be sure that he will go
to heaven?
7. What are three things about yourself that you don't want anyone to
know? Do you think God might already have a clue about them?
8. What was the greatest moment of your spiritual life after salvation?
9. When was the last time you made an effort to let someone else in on
the gospel message?
Heaven? We haven't seen anything yet
A small child and his father were looking heaven- ward one
bright starlit night.
After quietly and reverently observing the stars for a long
time, the small boy, holding his father's hand, said, "If the bottom side of heaven
is this pretty, then how beautiful the other side must be!"
Reality check on obedience
I was hungry and you formed a humanities club to discuss my hunger.
Thank you.
I was imprisoned and you crept off quietly to your chapel to pray for
my release. Nice
I was naked and in your mind you debated the morality of my appearance.
What good did it do?
I was sick and you knelt and thanked God for your health. But I
needed you.
I was homeless and you preached to me of the shelter of the love of
God. I wish you had taken me home.
I was lonely and you left me alone to pray for me. Why didn't you stay
with me and pray?
You seem so holy, so close to God; But I am still very hungry, lonely,
cold, and still in pain.
From: IMsaved@AOL.com
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Political correctness for teens
No one fails a class anymore, he's merely "passing impaired."
You don't have detention, you're just one of the "exit
delayed."
Your locker isn't overflowing with junk, it's just "closure
prohibitive."
These days, a student isn't lazy. He's "energetically
declined."
Kids don't get grounded anymore. They merely hit "social speed
bumps."
Your homework isn't missing, its just having an "out-of-notebook
experience."
You're not sleeping in class, you're "rationing
consciousness."
You're not late, you just have a "rescheduled arrival time."
You're not having a bad hair day, you're suffering from
"rebellious follicle syndrome."
It's not called gossip anymore. It's "the speedy transmission of
near-factual information."
You don't have smelly gym socks, you have "odor-retentive athletic
footwear."
No one's tall anymore. He's "vertically enhanced."
You don't talk a lot.. You're just "abundantly verbal."
You're not being sent to the principals office. You're "going on a
mandatory field trip to the administrative building."
Devilish version of the Beatitudes
Blessed are those who are too tired, busy or disorganized to meet with
fellow Christians on Sundays each week. Their hearts are not in it.
Blessed are those who enjoy noticing the mannerisms of clergy and
choir. Their hearts are not in it.
Blessed are those Christians who wait to be asked and expect to be
thanked. I can use them.
Blessed are the touchy. With a bit of luck they may even stop going to
church. They are my missionaries.
Blessed are those who claim to love God at the same time as hating
other people. They are mine forever.
Blessed are the trouble makers. They shall be called my children.
Blessed are those who have no time to pray. They are easy prey for me.
Blessed are you when you read this and think it is about other people
and not about yourself. I've got you.
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