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Joe
the Plumber
Samuel
J. Wurzelbacher has become an instant media celebrity.
From relative obscurity to overnight fame, John
McCain first dubbed him “Joe the Plumber” in his
debate last Wednesday night with Barack Obama.
Then “Joe the Plumber” was mentioned no
less than 13 times as McCain and Obama discussed how
their proposed tax plans would affect the plumber
financially in his desire to buy the business that
currently employs him.
Since
the debate, Joe the Plumber has faced numerous
reporters outside his home near Toledo, Ohio, and has
gained national attention in subsequent interviews.
His prominence began when a conversation
between him and Obama was taped and aired on
television and the internet.
Joe
the Plumber said he feels a little overwhelmed by all
the attention he has received.
McCain
and Obama are not the only ones interested in Joe the
Plumber. There
is Someone else who cares about Joe the Plumber, and
Gina the teacher, and Terry the accountant, and Chris
the computer programmer, and everyone else, including
YOU!
God
loves Joe the Plumber… and YOU!
"For God so loved the world (EVERYONE in
the world) that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him should not perish but have
everlasting life” (John 3:16).
Christ
died for Joe the Plumber… and YOU!
By the grace of God, He died for the sins of
the world (Hebrews 2:9; 1 John 2:2).
His death was the only acceptable payment to
redeem lost humanity (Ephesians 1:7).
God
wants Joe the Plumber – and YOU – to become His
children! Because of Jesus’ sacrificial death, you and I can be born
again into God’s family (John 3:3,5).
When we believe
in Jesus (Acts 16:30-31), turn from
our sins in repentance
(Acts 17:30-31), confess
Jesus before men (Romans 10:9-10),
and are baptized
(immersed) in the name of Jesus for
the forgiveness of our sins (Acts 2:38), we are born again into God’s
family.
Joe
the Plumber’s rise from being relatively unknown to
becoming a celebrity pales in comparison to the
transition – available through Jesus Christ – from
a lost sinner to
a child of the King!
Won’t
YOU become His child
today through your trusting obedience?
--
David
A. Sargent, Minister
Church
of Christ at Creekwood
1901
Schillinger Rd. S.
Mobile, Alabama 36695
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