From: R & S Scarcella & Family [inbox@webpastor.com] Sent: Thursday, 18 May 2000 3:01 PM To: inbox@webpastor.com Subject: CoGS Weekly Hits! 2000 Vol.5 No. 3 =================================================== YOUR CoGS WEEKLY HITS! - FREE NETMAGAZINE =================================================== distributed by Rev. Rocco & Mrs. Susan Scarcella from Church of the Good Shepherd Bossley Park NSW Australia WEBSITE: www.webpastor.com ITEMS, JOKES ETC TO: hits@webpastor.com SUBSCRIBE: subscribe@webpastor.com UNSUBSCRIBE: unsubscribe@webpastor.com (Please write "no hits" in the subject frame) WHAT IS CHRISTIANITY?: Go to... http://www.christianity.net.au HELP BLIMBINGSARI ORPHANAGE?: Go to... http://www.webpastor.com/miss&supp.htm *************************************************** Dear Netsters, Sorry this is a little bit late this week. With our mission starting in 2 days time,there has been a lot going on here. But here we are, ready to hit cyberspace! So... How are you? Write to us and let us know how your week has been. READING FROM THE WORD OF GOD When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." John 8:12 (NIV) This week our younger daughter was studying for an English exam and one question was: define a metaphor. We showed her that in the Scriptures, there are lots of good examples. When Jesus refers to himself as "the light of the world", that is a metaphor. We know that Jesus is not literally a lamp or a light, but, by calling himself "the light of the world", he awakens in our minds all the implications of the word "Light", and applies them to himself. Where there is light, there is no darkness; where there is light, nothing can be hidden. Where there is light, there is safety and security. Where there is light, you will not trip or stumble. And most importantly, where there is light, there is God. For God himself is described in many passages of the Old Testament as "the Light"(eg Psalm 27:1). The Pharisees recognised the claim: they immediately went on the defensive, asking for proof that Jesus was who he was claiming to be: God Himself. Jesus challenged them to study the Scriptures. The truth is IN there!!! CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK: THE BRICK A successful executive named Josh was traveling down a Chicago neighborhood street. He was going a bit too fast in his sleek, black, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE, which was only two months old. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when thought he saw something. As his car passed, no child darted out, but a brick sailed out and WHUMP!--it smashed into the Jag's black side door! SCREECH...!!! Brakes slammed! Gears ground into reverse, and tires madly spun the Jaguar back to the spot from where the brick had been thrown. Josh jumped out of the car, grabbed the kid and pushed him up against a parked car. He shouted at the kid, "What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?" Building up a head of steam, he went on."That's my new Jag. That brick you threw is gonna cost you a lot of money. Why did you throw it?" "Please, mister, please... I'm sorry! I didn't know what else to do!" Pleaded the youngster, "I threw the brick because no one else would stop!" Tears were dripping down the boy's chin as he pointed around the parked car. "It's my brother, mister," he said. "He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up." Sobbing, the boy asked the executive, "Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's too heavy for me." Moved beyond words, the young Executive tried desperately to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. Straining, he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapes and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be OK. He then watched the younger brother push him down the sidewalk toward their home.It was a long walk back to the sleek, black, shining, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE-a long and slow walk. Josh never did fix the side door of his Jaguar. He kept the dent to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his attention. Some bricks are softer than others. --submitted by Gerri Ricci PRAYER POINTS **Thank the Lord for Jesus, our light. Thank Him that in him, there is not darkness. Thank Him that through his light, we can see the difference between truth and error. **Praise God for who He is, Loving, Just and Trustworthy. **Thank God for the safe arrival of Sheridan Dorothy, daughter to Violet and Steve F. Pray for Violet's recovery from surgery. ** Keep praying for the expectant mums, Trish C, Gina L and Lynn D. ** Fresh Start Mission starts this Saturday at CoGS.There is a lot going on and we are all so busy in preparation! Pray for us all that God will give us His strength. We have also seen signs that Satan is trying to disrupt things, so pray strongly against that! ** Pray for the trouble spots in this world: Africa, Eastern Europe Ambon in Indonesia, and Israel. Two of our Netfamily, Ron and Colleen S are on holiday in Israel. Pray for their safety. **Keep praying for ministries in the Prisons. One of our congregation, Roy O. is just beginning a new work amongst ex-prisoners. Pray for that for wisdom and encouragement in this venture. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HERE'S A FEW WAYS TO HELP BLIMBINGSARI ORPHANAGE, INDONESIA: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ***Join AllAdvantage through this link and you'll be helping to support the orphans (and earning for yourself)- simply by being online! Learn how it works and if you like it.. it takes only a few minutes to sign up! 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At a Santa Fe gas station: We will sell gasoline to anyone in a glass container. In a New York restaurant: Customers who consider our waitresses uncivil ought to see the manager. On the wall of a Baltimore estate: Trespassers will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. -Sisters of Mercy- On a long-established New Mexico dry cleaners: 38 years on the same spot. In a Los Angeles dance hall: Good clean dancing every night but Sunday. In a Florida maternity ward: No children allowed. In a New York drugstore: We dispense with accuracy. In the offices of a loan company: Ask about our plans for owning your home. In a New York medical building: Mental Health Prevention Center On a New York convalescent home: For the sick and tired of the Episcopal Church. On a Maine shop: Our motto: Give our customers the lowest possible prices and workmanship. At a number of military bases: Restricted to unauthorized personnel. On a display of "I love you only" Valentine cards: Now available in multi-packs. In the window of a Kentucky appliance store: Don't kill your wife. Let our washing machine do the dirty work. In a clothing store: Wonderful bargains for men with 16 and 17 necks. In a Tacoma, Washington men's clothing store: 15 men's wool suits, $10. They won't last an hour! Outside a country shop: We buy junk and sell antiques. In the window of an Oregon store: Why go elsewhere and be cheated when you can come here? In a Maine restaurant: Open 7 days a week and weekends. In the vestry of a New England church: Will the last person to leave please see that the perpetual light is extinguished. In a Pennsylvania cemetery: Persons are prohibited from picking flowers from any but their own graves. On a roller coaster: Watch your head. On the grounds of a public school: No trespassing without permission. On a Tennessee highway: When this sign is under water, this road is impassable. In front of a New Hampshire car wash: If you can't read this, it's time to wash your car. And apparently, somewhere in England in an open field otherwise untouched by human presence, there is a sign that says: "Do not throw stones at this sign." --submitted by Jennie Graham **DAFFY DEFINITIONS** *It is hard to understand how a cemetery raised its burial cost and blamed it on the cost of living. *We are born naked, wet, and hungry. Then things get worse. The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong. *It is said that if you line up all the cars in the world end to end, someone would be stupid enough to try and pass them. *Laughing stock - cattle with a sense of humor. *Latest survey shows that 3 out of 4 people make up 75% of the world's population. *If the shoe fits, get another one just like it. *Eat right. Stay fit. Die anyway. *The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those who got there first. *Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat drinking beer all day. *Flashlight: A case for holding dead batteries. *Shin: A device for finding furniture in the dark. *As long as there are tests, there will be prayer in public schools. *When you're swimming in the creek, and an eel bites your cheek, that's a moray! *A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well. *It was recently discovered that research causes cancer in rats. *The only cure for insomnia is to get more sleep. *Everybody lies, but it doesn't matter since nobody listens. *I wished the buck stopped here, as I could use a few. *I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it. *When you go into court you are putting yourself in the hands of 12 people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty. *Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. --submitted by Pat C ** FAMILY HISTORIAN TAKES LEAVE OF HIS CENSUS! The Smiths were proud of their family tradition. Their ancestors had come to America on the Mayflower. They had included Senators and Wall Street wizards. They decided to compile a family history, a legacy for their children and grand children. They hired a fine author, only one problem arose -- how to handle the fact that great-uncle George was executed in the electric chair. The author said he could handle the story tactfully. The book appeared. It said" Great-uncle George occupied a chair of applied electronics at an important government institution, was attached to his position by the strongest of ties, and his death came as a great shock." --submitted by KatsMeows2 ============================= Wow! What a SHOCKING revelation that would have been to such a distinguished family! Hehehehe. See you next week. Rocco and Sue +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++