True, brother. Way to go preaching the Great Commision. Everything else, although fun for are time on Earth, is "stubble and hay". Now is the time to be refined in the Fire. Geno Plares ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Simons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 11:09 PM Subject: Re: [RR] Eagle's nest- the next adventure
> True theres more to life than talking about Jesus -theres walking with Him, > talking with Him. He is the Way, the Truth and the "Life". Out of Him flow > all the issues of life. Life with out Him is dead-lifeless and meaningless. > If I teach boys anything else it will not help them for eternity. > I take Rangers a step further-If I cook them some food over a campfire I > have fed them for one meal. If I teach how to cook over a campfire I have > fed them for a lifetime. If I teach them about Jesus I have fed them for > eternity. Now thats keeping them for Christ! > This life is but a vapor-it disppears real fast-before you know it. We will > be standing before the Father and He will ask us what we have done in our > life of eternal value. Camping, cooking, fishing, hiking, and all the > "Ranger stuff" won't cut it. When He sees boys names written in the "Lambs > Book of Life" and knows that you helped to get their name there and they in > turn helped others get there then He say "Well done thou good and faithful > servant, enter into the eternal joy of the Lord." > Anything else is a waste of time. > Sure we can use things to gain their interest but we should never lose sight > of the real goal. Souls for eternity. Amen. > Bob Simons > Outpost 48 > Tucson, AZ. > O'Day 20 > > For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, > "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give > you hope and a future. Jer. 29:11 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "This Lil'light'r Mine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Bob Simons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Rangernet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 1:23 PM > Subject: Re: [RR] Eagle's nest- the next adventure > > > > > > --- Bob Simons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Introduce Jesus to them and see what happens. > > > > > > *Right.. > > > > I suspect what advancement and participation we have > > would shift with the re-focus to a purely evangelical > > effort. > > > > > > I can see how this would meet your ethic, but don't think > > it's the same bargan the boys themselves make in attending. > > > > > > Perhaps, there is more to "Life" than talking about *Jesus? > > > > Ben Franklin was a printer, and was raised a puritain. > > (*I can relate) > > > > At the time, Christ was proclaimed in public, and the people > > beleved that lightning was the judgement of God on their wickedness. > > > > Traveling parlor games where in fashion, and spinning disks of > > fur created a intresting spark or jolt if held by the hand... > > > > Ben Franklin with a curious imagination saw the spark and noticed > > it shared the simular color to lighting.. and experimented with > > flying a kite in a storm with a key attached.. *Dangerious BTW! > > > > But the "Key had heated" and Franklin knew that was simular to the > > parlor machines behavior.. *He used his reasoning- > > > > The spark was attracted to the easiest "grounded" object on a structure > > and by putting the LOGIC togather he.. invented a device to save > > houses from catching fire from lighting. > > > > *Did his discovery of the scientific process and laws of electric > > conductivity encroach on anyones doctrineal beliefs? *Yes.. > > > > People who beleved lightning was judgement from GOD were not impressed! > > > > > > *However, Franklin thought he had a "Duty" to improve the quality > > of life for people by insightfull re-thinking of how we do things.. > > > > He invented a wood heat stove, that used less wood and put out more > > heat! *Another improvement of liveing conditions for the faithfull > > and the heathen, for the glory of God<G> > > > > *I saw this on PBS TV that I watch quite a bit in preference to > > TBN TV when not watching the Simpsons or King of the Hill<G> > > > > > > Duane > > -=A=- > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > *High MORALE is the Index of effective Leadership. > > --------------********+********-------------------- > > Morale raises belief of the Leader in the follower, > > of the follower in the Leader, of each in themself, > > and both in the .....cause! > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site > > http://webhosting.yahoo.com > > > > --------------------------------------------- > Introducing NetZero Long Distance > 1st month Free! > Sign up today at: www.netzerolongdistance.com > _______ > > "Do to others as you would have them do to you." > -- Luke 6:31 (NIV) > > List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: http://RangerNet.org/faq.htm > > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm _______ "Do to others as you would have them do to you." -- Luke 6:31 (NIV) List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: http://RangerNet.org/faq.htm To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm
