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''We
were
taught
to
believe
that the
Great
Spirit
sees and
hears
everything,
and that
he never
forgets,
that
hereafter
he will
give
every
man a
'spirit-home'
according
to his
deserts.
This I
believe,
and all
my
people
believe
the
same.''
Chief
Joseph...''Nez
Perce'
Chie
''Float
Like a
Butterfly,
Sting
Like a
Bee!''
Goooood
Morning!,..O.K.
Now,..let's
'Pull
that
Stinger'
out of
Your
''Backside,''
and go
Grab
that
''Cup O'
Joe!'',..better
make it
an
''Iced
Latte,''...Take
the
'Sting'
out of
this
heat,..AND
Your
Backside!
Remember
way back
then?,..Ol'
Ali
yelling
..''I Am
the
Greatest'',..I'm
so
''Purdy!''...What
a
'Hoot!''..And
You know
what!
He Could
Back it
Up!
Got that
''Iced
Cup O'
Joe''
yet?...What
are ya
waiting
for,..Go
find a
''Corner''
to sit
in,
while We
go a
''Couple
O'
Rounds!''
''Hmmmmm''..the
'Ten
Count!'...Plain
as the
'Nose on
Your
Mug,..ain't
it?...No!...Well,..I
ain't a
talking
about
going
Ten
Rounds
with
Ali,..or
Frazier,..or
even
Tyson...I'm
talking
about
''Squaring
off''
with
that O'l
''Rope A
Doper''
himself,.the
''Champ
of
Sin'',..the
'Ringmaster'
of
Deceit,...The
''Below
the
Belt''
Technician...Satan...
He'll
'Sucker-Punch'
You,..Hit
You
Below
the
Waist,..Trip
You,..Gouge
You in
the
Eye's,...Then
give you
a
''Short-Count!''
Yes
Sir!..He's
the
''Heavy-Weight''
of
Sin,..the
'Golden
Glove's'
of
Everything
that is
Right
with
Wrong,..He
Holds
Every
''Title''
that
there
is,..From
''Bantam
Weight,
to Heavy
Weight!''...Why
he likes
it when
he is
called
the
'king!'....''Phooey!''
I been
in the
''Ring''
with
that O'l
Juicer,..Yup!,..Me,.the
''O'l
Preacher''...Stuck
My Chest
Out with
''Pride'',..''BAM!''..Got
knocked
on My
Backside,..First
Punch,..Didn't
even see
it
coming!...''7,...8,...9,,..''Get
Up
Preacher'',..the
Corner
is
Yelling!
Slooooowly,..
up on
one
knee,..Dizzy,..nose
bleeding,....Felt
like I
was O'l
''Rocky
Balboa''...Stand
up and
another
''Hook''
Didn't
see that
one
either!...''7,...8,..9,...''
''Ding!''...Saved
by the
Bell!!
Guy in
the
Corner
holds up
''Two
fingers,..''Champ'',..How
many
fingers
do you
see?...''Ten''
I
mumble,...Did
he say
''Champ'',..
or was
it
''CHUMP!''...
Crap,..That
was only
Round
One,..Going
to be a
''Looooong
Fight!''...Second,..Through
the
''Ninth''
is a
Blur,..Funny
thing,..
Seems
that I
could
NEVER
see the
''Punches
Coming'',..Is
that Why
they
call
them...''SUCKER
Punches''..or
Maybe,...
I AM the
Sucker!...Through
each
round he
taunts
Me,..''Don't
Listen
to those
Corner
Guys of
yours,..Especially
that
Trainer,..He
doesn't
know
what
He's
Talking
about!..Go
Down,..I'll
make You
rich!
Throw
the
Fight!..
Well
Here it
is,..Tenth
and
Final
Round,..What
to
do?...The
''Cut
Man''
opens my
''eye''...the
swelling
goes
down,..I
get
a drink
of cool
water,..Words
of Faith
and
Encouragement,..THEN...The
Voice of
My New
Trainer
Quietly
Speaks
out to
Me,...
''You
haven't
listened
to a
thing I
said to
you,..Your
Wearing
Special
Gloves
to Fight
this
Demon
with,..The
Left
Glove is
the
Glove of
Faith,..the
Right
Glove is
the
Glove of
Truth,..I
HAVE
Told You
the
Truth
and have
ASKED
that You
put Your
Faith in
What I
Taught
You,..NOW,..Believe
in
ME,..Believe
in MY
WORD,..Go
Knock
him
out..NOW!''..
The Bell
Rings,..Final
Round,..O'l
Satan,..Grinning
at
Me,..those
''Beady
Eye's''...Cowling
Smile,..Taunting
Me,..Waving
Me
Towards
him,..his
''Corner
Girls''
trying
to
distract
Me, as
they
have
been in
every
round,....Again
I catch
a
glimpse
of a
jab,..I
duck and
throw an
upper-cut
with the
left and
follow
with a
hard
Right,..He
goes
down,..Face
contorted
in
pain,..I
''Hit
him with
Faith,
and
Dropped
him with
''Truth'',..''10''..He's
OUT!...
as a
''Towel''
flys by
his
head!...
My
Trainer
Stands
there in
the
Corner,..No
Words
said,..Just
a Big
Smile,..My
Trainer
''JESUS''...Needs
No Words
to
Show how
a
''Victory''
can be
had,..Only
if You
Listen
AND
Follow
What HE
has to
Say!...
Matthew-12:31-32...''Therefore
I say to
you,..every
sin and
blasphemy
will be
forgiven
men, but
the
blasphemy
against
the
Spirit
will not
be
forgiven
men.
Anyone
who
speaks a
word
against
the Son
of Man,
it will
be
forgiven
him, but
whoever
speaks
against
the Holy
Spirit,
it will
not be
forgiven
him,
either
in this
age or
the
age to
come.''
Satan,..the
''CHAMP
of
CHUMP''...All
he wants
is for
You to
''Cave
in''...Drop
like a
'Sack of
Taters!''...Throw
in the
'Towel'
He'll
lie to
You,..Promise
You the
World..(
of Hurt!
)....Riches
beyond
Your
Dreams!...Yes,..thats
All it
will be,
Because
when You
''Wake-Up''..The
''Nightmare''
will
just
Begin,..in
''HELL!''
Romans-1:25...''They
exchanged
the
truth of
God for
a lie,
and
worshiped
and
created
things
rather
than the
Creator.''
We as
Believer's
in HIS
Word,..Must
Walk the
Walk,..and
Not take
HIS Word
for
granted,..Some
Talk the
Talk,..with
''Two
Different
Tongues''...Will
You be
Judged
by Your
Deeds?..Will
You
''Shadow
Box''
with the
O'L
Crafty
'Ringmaster?'
2
Corinthians-5:10...''For
we must
all
appear
before
the
judgment
seat of
Christ,
that
each one
may
receive
what is
due
him for
the
things
done
while in
the
body,
whether
good or
bad.''
''Float
Like a
Butterfly
and
Sting
like a
Bee!''...Even
''Rocky''
might
say...''Butterfly's
over the
Sting!''...
Lets end
this
''Boxing
Match''
on a
Better
Note!...After
All,..We
saw the
O'L
Chump
''Throw
in the
Towel''
when he
was Hit
With
''Faith
AND
Truth!''
Ephesians-2:8-9...''For
by grace
You have
been
Saved
through
Faith,
and that
not of
yourselves,
it is
the gift
of GOD,
not
of
works,
should
anyone
boast.''
I'll
Close
with
these
''Parables''
and
Remember
the
''Ten
Count''...Call
on
GOD,..You
Might
get
Saved by
the
Bell,.at
the
Gate!
''We all
have
happy
memories
of good
men gone
to their
reward,
but the
names of
wicked
men
stink
after
them.''
''Fight
the
fight
with
Eternity
in
view!''
''I have
fought
the good
fight, I
have
finished
the
race, I
have
kept the
Faith.''..2
Timothy-4:7...
Sherrie
and I
Pray in
Earnest
for All
of
You,..for
Our
Warriors
in
''Harms
Way''
and Our
Great
Nation''...
We Only
Ask that
Each of
You Turn
to GOD
for just
a
''Second'',..or
even for
a Minute
and Give
Thanks,..ask
''JESUS''
to Come
Stand in
Your
Corner,..Teach
YOU some
of Those
''Boxing''
moves!...
May WE
The
People,
Always
be able
to
say,..''May
GOD
Bless
America''...for
it is
''In GOD
We
Trust''...AMEN!
Pastor
Frank..the
''Preacher''...''Rocky
I ain't!''...and
Sherrie...
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