James 2 (The Message)
1-4My dear friends, don't let public opinion influence how you live out our glorious, Christ-originated faith. If a man enters your church wearing an expensive suit, and a street person wearing rags comes in right after him, and you say to the man in the suit, "Sit here, sir; this is the best seat in the house!" and either ignore the street person or say, "Better sit here in the back row," haven't you segregated God's children and proved that you are judges who can't be trusted?
Attached is a story I read on a facebook site for christian bikers. Enjoy the message:
2004 THE WORD ON WHEELS
Late one Sunday night as a preacher and His Wife and two daughters, were returning back home to Georgia from preaching a revival in daytona beach florida,They began to have car trouble while headed north on Interstate 75. The Preacher pulled off onto the first off ramp that He came to, and as he pulled into a old deserted gas station that seemed out in the middle of nowhere the car came to a dead stall and quit. as They sat there for a while it seemed like they never whould find any help out here in the middle of nowhere,with no phone and no machanic on duty. As the preachers wife and Daughters sat in the car the Preacher walked out into the dark Florida night gathering His thoughts as to how He was going to get His family safely back home to Georiga. And then God Spoke to His Spirit saying You have fathfully carried My word From Georiga through the wilderness to Florida and My word will carry You home again have faith and trust in Me. wheels ink and leather run together but don't judge a book by the cover. My workers on earth have many faces but all do the same work just in different places; Have fath.Then as the preacher walked back over to his car He overheard one of his little girls praying Oh God our patiants have run out in trusting in this old ford it seems sooner or later cars will all let You down But We put Our trust right now in You God to send somebody Anybody to Our aid amen. and As the Preacher looked in at His wife and smiled They were overtaken by the sound of Motorcycles and looked up to see at least a hundred motorcycles pulling in to the deserted service station and surrounding them.The first thought that enterd the Preachers mind was dear lord is this where My ministry ends and My family and I Meet You tonight. But as He looked out into the crowd of Men and women and saw tattoos and black leather He realized What God had spoken to His heart.Wheels ink and leather run together, He then felt relieved. Then one of the bikers who was a big man walked up to the Preacher smiled and said My name is John cramer Iam sorry if we starttled You folks, But We were on Our Way back to Georiga comming up Interstate 75 and The Spirit Of the Lord spoke to Me and told Me to get off at this exit. Are You folks alright do You need some help. The Preacher spoke up saying We sure do Iam a preacher from Atlanta Georgia My Family and I have been down to daytona over the weekend Preaching a revival, and way out here in the middle of nowhere this old Ford has died and left us stranded.The big Man just said I think We can Help You folks out of Here and He turned and whistle and two other men came over but as the man turned the Preacher noticed the words on the back of the big mans black leather jacket Heavens wheels riders for the lord. and at the bottom the name John the Baptist. still crying in the wilderness, And He thought of the Scripture in (Matthew 11:11 -Verily I say to You among Them that are born of Woman there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist)Then John turned back to the preacher saying Don't worry preacher these two Guys can fix just about anything even an old Ford. And ain't it funny how God can bring two totally differn't looking preachers from Georgia together out in the middle of nowhere down here in florida,both on the same mission just each dressed a little differn't. I also am a preacher too You see ten years ago this verry week Me and a few of these other Guys here were on Our way down to daytona for Bike Week andThough We were a lot wilder then We were met on the road to Damascus you know Daytona and the lord changed Our Hearts and turned Our Eyes in a different direction, and with Our tattoos and black leather jackets We were like the word of God said in the book of (Jeremiah 13:23 Can the Ethiopian change His skin,or the the Leopard His spots Then may Ye also do Good that are accustomed to do evil.) And now Our wheels are turning for the Lord, And the lord put it in Our hearts to come down to daytona every year now to hold a revival right in the middle of Bike week and every year Our group grows a little and the kingdome of Heaven even More. And just as John was finishing up His testimony, the other two Guys returned saying We got that old ford going again Preacher, The fuel filter was clogged up We took it off but it will be ok till You get back home to Georgia and can replace it. And with this The preacher and His family And John the Baptist and His gang bid fairwell to each other traded phone numbers and vowed to meet next year during bike week and hold one big revival together.though being two totall different preachers in different cloths each carrying the very same word, the word of God no matter if Your driving an old Ford or wheather Your rideing on the back of a big ole Harley davison Motorcycle looks don't count
FISHEROFMEN.50megs.com NATHAN NEWTON.
Late one Sunday night as a preacher and His Wife and two daughters, were returning back home to Georgia from preaching a revival in daytona beach florida,They began to have car trouble while headed north on Interstate 75. The Preacher pulled off onto the first off ramp that He came to, and as he pulled into a old deserted gas station that seemed out in the middle of nowhere the car came to a dead stall and quit. as They sat there for a while it seemed like they never whould find any help out here in the middle of nowhere,with no phone and no machanic on duty. As the preachers wife and Daughters sat in the car the Preacher walked out into the dark Florida night gathering His thoughts as to how He was going to get His family safely back home to Georiga. And then God Spoke to His Spirit saying You have fathfully carried My word From Georiga through the wilderness to Florida and My word will carry You home again have faith and trust in Me. wheels ink and leather run together but don't judge a book by the cover. My workers on earth have many faces but all do the same work just in different places; Have fath.Then as the preacher walked back over to his car He overheard one of his little girls praying Oh God our patiants have run out in trusting in this old ford it seems sooner or later cars will all let You down But We put Our trust right now in You God to send somebody Anybody to Our aid amen. and As the Preacher looked in at His wife and smiled They were overtaken by the sound of Motorcycles and looked up to see at least a hundred motorcycles pulling in to the deserted service station and surrounding them.The first thought that enterd the Preachers mind was dear lord is this where My ministry ends and My family and I Meet You tonight. But as He looked out into the crowd of Men and women and saw tattoos and black leather He realized What God had spoken to His heart.Wheels ink and leather run together, He then felt relieved. Then one of the bikers who was a big man walked up to the Preacher smiled and said My name is John cramer Iam sorry if we starttled You folks, But We were on Our Way back to Georiga comming up Interstate 75 and The Spirit Of the Lord spoke to Me and told Me to get off at this exit. Are You folks alright do You need some help. The Preacher spoke up saying We sure do Iam a preacher from Atlanta Georgia My Family and I have been down to daytona over the weekend Preaching a revival, and way out here in the middle of nowhere this old Ford has died and left us stranded.The big Man just said I think We can Help You folks out of Here and He turned and whistle and two other men came over but as the man turned the Preacher noticed the words on the back of the big mans black leather jacket Heavens wheels riders for the lord. and at the bottom the name John the Baptist. still crying in the wilderness, And He thought of the Scripture in (Matthew 11:11 -Verily I say to You among Them that are born of Woman there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist)Then John turned back to the preacher saying Don't worry preacher these two Guys can fix just about anything even an old Ford. And ain't it funny how God can bring two totally differn't looking preachers from Georgia together out in the middle of nowhere down here in florida,both on the same mission just each dressed a little differn't. I also am a preacher too You see ten years ago this verry week Me and a few of these other Guys here were on Our way down to daytona for Bike Week andThough We were a lot wilder then We were met on the road to Damascus you know Daytona and the lord changed Our Hearts and turned Our Eyes in a different direction, and with Our tattoos and black leather jackets We were like the word of God said in the book of (Jeremiah 13:23 Can the Ethiopian change His skin,or the the Leopard His spots Then may Ye also do Good that are accustomed to do evil.) And now Our wheels are turning for the Lord, And the lord put it in Our hearts to come down to daytona every year now to hold a revival right in the middle of Bike week and every year Our group grows a little and the kingdome of Heaven even More. And just as John was finishing up His testimony, the other two Guys returned saying We got that old ford going again Preacher, The fuel filter was clogged up We took it off but it will be ok till You get back home to Georgia and can replace it. And with this The preacher and His family And John the Baptist and His gang bid fairwell to each other traded phone numbers and vowed to meet next year during bike week and hold one big revival together.though being two totall different preachers in different cloths each carrying the very same word, the word of God no matter if Your driving an old Ford or wheather Your rideing on the back of a big ole Harley davison Motorcycle looks don't count
FISHEROFMEN.50megs.com NATHAN NEWTON.
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