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This webpage is devoted to my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!
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Hi! My name's Sam, I'm a 17 year old guy from N. Ireland and unless you haven't already guessed I'm a Christian! I got saved in 1996 during a CEF (Child Evangelism Fellowship) summer camp in Kilkeel. Between then and recently my spiritual life was just one big roller coaster, but recently God had put me on firm ground and I'm beginning to live for Him! It took me 4 years to figure out, but hey, better late than never! For any of you who are already Christians, you'll know why this page is filled with so many exclamation marks, because we're the happiest people in the world! If you are a Christian but you aren't "on speaking terms" with God, sort it out! I've been a backslider for the majority of my Christian Life, so I know how hard it can be, beacksliders are more miserable than unbelievers. Don't let the guilt keep you back, God loves you more than you can ever understand! And if you're not a christian, then you haven't lived yet. It's not about rules and restrictions, it about being released from worry, fear, unhappiness and getting a new best friend! It's my prayer that any of you who aren't will soon come to know Him as you Saviour. Believe me, if it's do-able, I've done it, so no matter where you stand spiritually, if you have any problems or questions, please get in touch, I'd love to hear from you! God Bless....
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It takes Guts To Say Jesus
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This is a true story of something that happened just a few years ago
at USC. There was a professor of philosophy there who was a deeply
committed atheist. His primary goal for one required class was to
spend the entire semester attempting to prove that God couldn't exist.
His students were always afraid to argue with him because of his
impeccable logic. For twenty years, he had taught this class and no
one had ever had the courage to go against him. Sure, some had argued
in class at times, but no one had ever 'really gone against him' (you'll
see what I mean later). Nobody would go against him because he had a
reputation.
At the end of every semester, on the last day, he would say to his
class of 300 students, "If there anyone here who still believes in Jesus,
stand up!" In twenty years, no one had ever stood up. They knew what he
was going to do next. He would say, "because anyone who does believe in
God is a fool. If God existed, he could stop this piece of chalk from
hitting the ground and breaking. Such a simple task to prove that he
is God, and yet he can't do it." and every year, he would drop the
chalk onto the tile floor of the classroom and it would shatter into a
hundred pieces. All of the students could do nothing but stop and stare.
Most of the students were convinced that God couldn't exist. Certainly, a
number of Christians had slipped through, but for 20 years, they had
been too afraid to stand up.
Well, a few years ago, there was a freshman who happened to get
enrolled in the class. He was a Christian, and had heard the stories
about this professor. He had to take the class because it was one of the
required classes for his major. and he was afraid. But for 3 months that
semester, he prayed every morning that he would have the courage to
stand up no matter what the professor said or what the class thought.
Nothing they said or did could ever shatter his faith, he hoped.
Finally the day came. The professor said, "If there is anyone here
who still believes in God, stand up!" The professor and the class of
300 people looked at him, shocked, as he stood up at the back of the
classroom. The professor shouted, "You FOOL!! If God existed, he
could keep this piece of chalk from breaking when it hit the ground!"
He proceeded to drop the chalk, but as he did, it slipped out of his
fingers, off his shirt cuff, onto the pleats of his pants, down his leg,
and off his shoe. As it hit the ground, it simply rolled away, unbroken.
The professor's jaw dropped as he stared at the chalk. He looked up at
the young man and then ran out of the lecture hall. The young man who
had stood up proceeded to walk to the front of the room and share his faith
in Jesus for the next half hour. 300 students stayed and listened as he
told of God's love for them and of his power through Jesus.
"But HE knows the way that I take. When HE has tested me, I will
come forth as gold." Job 23:10
**Would you have stood up?**
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