Exloring Life Eternal

10 Reasons to Go Garage Saling
(based on experience & an email written by my Mom)

1. Garage sale shopping adds to the selection.
2. There is fun in looking at everybody else's stuff.
3. Driving to out of the way garage sales is a good way to take older relatives for a drive in the country.
4. It definitely is a dollar stretcher.
5. They are the original thrift shops.
6. Environmental protection.
7. An excuse to clean the house.
8. A way to teach kids the value of a dollar.
9. You can meet all sort of folks at the sales.
10. Do you know a better way to learn all the streets in a city than a garage sale blitz?

Simple:
The Lord alone gives access to life, liberty, & love.
The Holy Spirit gives healing, happiness, & hope only through Jesus.
Our Father gives freedom, fulfillment, & faith only in Him.

Story:
I remember one friendship with a son of a high gov't official in Cambodia. The first time we met, his first question was exactly this:

Why should I be a Christian?
He counted the costs pretty clearly & proceded to ask his parents if they would let him follow Jesus. They did not object & so he began to study even more seriously.

It all began when I just sat next to him at the beginning of a school year & chatted with a fellow sitting alone on a step as he waited outside the cafeteria.

Let us remember to "go outside the camp" as schools start, both on campus & elsewhere.

Peace,
Mert


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This was prompted by a friend's note.

Erland Nord <jeahovenord@hotmail.com> wrote the following:

DOES IT MATTER IF WE PUT OUR TRUST IN JESUS CHRIST AND RECEIVE HIM AS OUR SAVIOUR ?

TO BE SURE: We have eternal life. John 3:14-17, 18; Romans 6:23
1. We become children of God in relationship. John 1:12, 13
2. We have the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ. Acts 2:38; 10:43, 44
3. We have peace with God, develop character, and the Holy Spirit pours out love into our hearts. Romans 5:1-5; Galatians 5:22-26; II Timothy 1:7
4. We have Jesus Christ to live for. Philipians 1:21
5. We have His ministry to do as He directs. Matthew 28:18-20