TWO SIDES OF JESUS: HEADS AND TAILS (2 OF 4)
by Ryan Heller
Two Sides of Jesus: Heads and Tails (2 of 4)
Series: Real Talk
Ryan Heller
John 8:11
Today we are continuing the series Real Talk, Real People, Real Problems, Real Solutions. We are looking at extraordinary encounters Jesus Christ had with people-one-on-one conversations, intimate conversations, conversations when no one else was around. We are learning many things about Jesus and what He would say.
I was thinking about John 8:11 this morning. I was reminded that, when I was in sixth or seventh grade, my favorite thing to do was to wrap the trees in toilet paper at peoples' homes. This was a fine art; it made an incredible mess. My buddies and I had this thing down. We would paint our faces black. We would wear camos. We were totally into it.
One night, we were over at this girl's house-we thought she was cute-and it was late at night. We were going crazy, toilet paper all over the place. All of a sudden the porch light came on. Whoa. We had never gotten caught.
Two of my friends ran down one side of the street; two ran down the other side. My friend Matt Bryant and I were standing in the middle of the yard, right where the walkway was. The only thing we could do was run and hide behind the car parked in front of the house. We hid there, and the dad walked out, and we were looking from under the car to see what was going on. We watched his footsteps, his shoes. It freaked us out.
I was a little skinny guy, so I shimmied underneath the car, but Matt was big. He played offensive line on our football team. He was the center, a huge guy. I was the wingback-I played quarterback when our quarterback cried. When he got tackled, he always cried. As a quarterback I wasn't so great, but I didn't cry.
So, I crawled underneath the car. Matt was too big to get under, and when the girl's dad came around to the other side, he saw Matt huddled down. Matt got caught, but he didn't sell me out. What a friend; how about that? He didn't say, ''Hey, my buddy's un ...
Series: Real Talk
Ryan Heller
John 8:11
Today we are continuing the series Real Talk, Real People, Real Problems, Real Solutions. We are looking at extraordinary encounters Jesus Christ had with people-one-on-one conversations, intimate conversations, conversations when no one else was around. We are learning many things about Jesus and what He would say.
I was thinking about John 8:11 this morning. I was reminded that, when I was in sixth or seventh grade, my favorite thing to do was to wrap the trees in toilet paper at peoples' homes. This was a fine art; it made an incredible mess. My buddies and I had this thing down. We would paint our faces black. We would wear camos. We were totally into it.
One night, we were over at this girl's house-we thought she was cute-and it was late at night. We were going crazy, toilet paper all over the place. All of a sudden the porch light came on. Whoa. We had never gotten caught.
Two of my friends ran down one side of the street; two ran down the other side. My friend Matt Bryant and I were standing in the middle of the yard, right where the walkway was. The only thing we could do was run and hide behind the car parked in front of the house. We hid there, and the dad walked out, and we were looking from under the car to see what was going on. We watched his footsteps, his shoes. It freaked us out.
I was a little skinny guy, so I shimmied underneath the car, but Matt was big. He played offensive line on our football team. He was the center, a huge guy. I was the wingback-I played quarterback when our quarterback cried. When he got tackled, he always cried. As a quarterback I wasn't so great, but I didn't cry.
So, I crawled underneath the car. Matt was too big to get under, and when the girl's dad came around to the other side, he saw Matt huddled down. Matt got caught, but he didn't sell me out. What a friend; how about that? He didn't say, ''Hey, my buddy's un ...
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