A Story of Arthur & the Cross (12/13-16)

13-16 Dec 2015 - A Story of Arthur & the Cross – Manna from Jan. 2008 Revised. God used Arthur to carry the cross, around the world and to spread the Good News about Jesus.

Cheer-leading by Arthur Blissit
Give me a 'J'!
J
Give me an 'E'!
E
Give me an 'S'!
S
Give me a 'U'!
U
Give me another 'S'!
S
What's that spell? Jesus!

In December of 1969, Arthur Blissit began to carry a twelve-foot wooden cross on a journey that would take him around the world and in every nation on earth. Since that time, he has walked over 37,000 miles with the cross in more than 300 nations and territories. Website to order the book, "Give Me J". www.tbn.org.

Arthur and his wife were carrying the cross in Sri Lanka--a predominately Buddhist nation. A story about a man who met Arthur and his wife, Denise, carrying the cross. A man asked question about the cross and Arthur. He told of how he was dying and a Man came to him, but the man didn't know His name. The man recognized the cross from the bookstore. Arthur had introduced Jesus to him and that His name was Jesus. Arthur told him about the Bible. The man gloriously welcomed Jesus in his life. Jesus had revealed Himself to this man.

You might ask, "What exactly happened when he carried the cross?" On page 168 summary story: On a warm day in the early 1980's, during a long cross walk from Warsaw to Czestochowa, Poland, he stopped to rest. His interpreter, an English-speaking Polish school teacher, was sitting near him and they were eating as they sat in the grass. People were all around him, when suddenly through the crowd came a young woman who sat down in front of him. The girl name was Anna.

Beautiful and 24-years old, she had lovely clear eyes and short blonde hair. But she sat there with tears running down her face, and her legs were covered with blood. Through the interpreter, he explained that Anna had heard that Arthur knew how to find Jesus. The girl's legs were bleeding and he asked what was wrong with her legs. Interpreter pointed toward the hill where they could see the people climbing up on their knees.

Anna has been climbing that hill on her knees to show her love for Christ and has been trying to find Jesus. Someone just told her that the man with the cross knew how to talk with Jesus, so she came to see if he can tell her how to find Him. Arthur explained to her, "Jesus loved you before you ever started up that hill, and He loves you now that you have come down. All that blood was not necessary; he has already shed His blood for you.

Now I know He appreciates your desire to show your love, but you don't have to do that to prove you love Him. He can live in your heart." He explained how Christ had died for her and had offered her the gift of salvation. She prayed and invite Jesus into her heart and He became her Savior. Anna cried, hugged, laughed and smiled, and said, "I have found Jesus. I found Him. Now I know Him--that is all I need. I've found Him! I've found Him!" And she ran away.

Dorothy: It reminds me of a song:
Reach out and touch the Lord as He walked by.
You'll find He's not too busy to hear your heart cry.
He's passing by this moment, your need to supply.
Reach out and touch the Lord as He walked by.

(Inspiring Choruses)