OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

God's Grace

There once was a man named George Thomas, pastor in a small New England
town. One Easter Sunday morning he came to the Church carrying a rusty,
bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit. Eyebrows were raised and,
as if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak....
"I was walking through town yesterday when I saw a young boy coming toward
me swinging this bird cage. On the bottom of the cage were three little
wild birds, shivering with cold and fright. I stopped the lad and asked,
"What do you have there, son?"

"Just some old birds," came the reply.

"What are you going to do with them?" I asked.
"Take 'em home and have fun with 'em," he answered. "I'm gonna tease 'em
and pull out their feathers to make 'em fight. I'm gonna have a real good
time."

"But you'll get tired of those birds sooner or later. What will you do
then?"

"Oh, I got some cats," said the little boy. "They like birds. I'll take
'em to them."

The pastor was silent for a moment. "How much do you want for those birds,
son?"

"Huh?? !!! Why, you don't want them birds, mister. They're just plain old
field birds. They don't sing. They ain't even pretty!"

"How much?" the pastor asked again.

The boy sized up the pastor as if he were crazy and said, "$10?"

The pastor reached in his pocket and took out a ten dollar bill. He placed
it in the boy's hand. In a flash, the boy was gone. The pastor picked up
the cage and gently carried it to the end of the alley where there was a
tree and a grassy spot. Setting the cage down, he opened the door, and by
softly tapping the bars persuaded the birds out, setting them free.

Well, that explained the empty bird cage on the pulpit, and then the
pastor began to tell this story:

One day Satan and Jesus were having a conversation. Satan had just come
from the Garden of Eden, and he was gloating and boasting. "Yes, sir, I
just caught a world full of people down there. Set me a trap, used bait I
knew they couldn't resist. Got 'em all!"

"What are you going to do with them?" Jesus asked.

Satan replied, "Oh, I'm gonna have fun! I'm gonna teach them how to marry
and divorce each other, how to hate and abuse each other, how to drink and
smoke and curse. I'm gonna teach them how to invent guns and bombs and
kill each other. I'm really gonna have fun!"

"And what will you do when you are done with them?" Jesus asked.

"Oh, I'll kill 'em," Satan glared proudly.

"How much do you want for them?" Jesus asked.

"Oh, you don't want those people. They ain't no good. Why, you'll take
them and they'll just hate you. They'll spit on you, curse you and kill
you. You don't want those people!!"

"How much?” He asked again.

Satan looked at Jesus and sneered, "All your blood, tears and your life."

Jesus said, "DONE!" Then He paid the price.

The pastor picked up the cage and walked from the pulpit.

Jarheadfishnfool Loc: Woodlake/Tulare ,Ca.

Great and True Lesson,, well said John, sometimes I Love taking a step back and remember why I "Love" ,,Thank You,,,,🙏

charlykilo Loc: Garden Valley Ca

AMEN!!!

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Wow John,that's a beautiful sermon and one I've never heard before.
We can never understand why Jesus loves us so much . For the way we act and treat him we certainly don't deserve it. 😞🙏
Thank you Jesus for your unconditional love, paying the cost and dying for our sins so we could be reconciled to our Father. Amen.

Randyhartford Loc: Lawrence, Kansas

Amen. Very well said, guys. And all we have to do is accept his gift to gain eternal life in Heaven. It’s the “deal of a lifetime”…… but you’ve got to take it while there’s still time.
Everyone has an expiration date….. 🙏🏻

Slimshady Loc: Central Pennsylvania

Very well said OJ and something we all need to listen to. Thank you for sharing that

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

Very good OJ. Makes you sit back and think a little.

EZ Fishing Loc: College Ward, Utah

Amen!! Great story and that has summed it up very well! Thanks OJ.

bknecht Loc: Northeast pa

Amen OJ, Amen.

Huntm22 Loc: Northern Utah. - West Haven

👍👍

Seegundo Loc: Lake s minole Georgia

A very good sermon.

Mauwehu Loc: Norwalk Ct

Well said OJ!
“It is finished.”
Come all who are weary ….and I will give you rest!

Mauwehu Loc: Norwalk Ct

Well said OJ!
“It is finished.”
Come all who are weary ….and I will give you rest!

Mauwehu Loc: Norwalk Ct

Well said OJ!
“It is finished.”
Come all who are weary ….and I will give you rest!

Mauwehu Loc: Norwalk Ct

Well said OJ!
“It is finished.”
Come all who are weary ….and I will give you rest!