Pot Belly Stove (From A Shane Mullins Sermon)


There was a little boy who walked home from Sunday school, and the family was sitting around the old potbelly stove talking. The boy told his dad and papa about the lesson. The boy was so excited. He told them he'd gone up to the altar and accepted Jesus as his personal savior. The boy said he was going to live the rest of his life for Jesus. And the old grandpa said, grandson, it's impossible to live a life for Jesus. It's too hard. The boy lowered his head and sat in the corner. After a long silence, the lad came back and said, Papa, I'm going to live for Jesus for a year. The old man said, Boy, it's impossible. You can't do it. They went back in the corner. After weighing the situation, the grandson said, Papa, how about a month? Nope, you can't do that. The boy said, How about a week? No. A day? No. No.

The boy sat a long time and came back. Papa, can I live a moment for Jesus? The grandfather said, yes. Yes, you can. The boy jumped up and down. Then he said, Papa, I'm going to live for Jesus the rest of my life. Moment by moment. Moment by moment. We're to live godly lives. See, Jesus is coming back. It's going to happen. Just because it hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it's not going to happen.

From A Shane Mullins Sermon

 Pot Belly Stove

 

Full Sermon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLevNQzNPaw

 

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