William James Roop
A collection of interesting Christian stories, and Biblical doctrine. This blog has been BANNED by Facebook for unknown reasons.
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Monday, July 17, 2023
The Proud And the Humble
William James Roop
Saturday, July 15, 2023
The Chicken Story
Hello everyone. Praise the Lord!
I was in a tavern in central Wisconsin, just a few miles south of Wautoma. My wife and I were eating a chicken dinner with an elderly lady, seventy-two years old, but looking like she is twenty years younger. She was very nice and a bit plump. The chicken dinner reminded her of the chicken story.
With a sly smile she explained how that years ago, her and her now deceased husband, lived in Milwaukee, and had a small farm here in central Wisconsin. They would work and live in Milwaukee, then spend the weekends at the farm, a little over a hundred miles away.
At their country weekend farm, they grew vegetables, hay, and chickens. One weekend, when they were leaving back for home, they stopped at a McDonald's and a few stores before arriving home. They spent several hours at the stores and a two hour drive home. While they were gone a neighbor looked after the little farm for the eggs that the chickens provided.
They unloaded the car, then went in for the night. Soon, a neighbor knocked on their door. They answered, and the neighbor asked if they have any chickens. After they said yes, the neighbor pointed outside.
Out in their front yard was a chicken walking around! Apparently, a chicken had hidden underneath the car as they left the farm, and stayed there as they made their extra stops, the the two hour drive home to Milwaukee!
That goes to show us that we should never underestimate the prowess of a determined chicken! If only we could be as determined as that hen in life. They guided the chicken into the garage and kept her there until the next trip to the farm.
William James Roop
Saturday, June 24, 2023
In Hell
Don't wait until you get to hell before you do the right thing. Do it now while you are still on earth.
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Strongholds vs Demons
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
A Little Bit About Jesus
Hello everyone. Praise the Lord!
Here is a little about Jesus Christ. The Lord of lords and the King of kings.
Jesus was prophesied for thousands of years more than anyone else. The Bible is about Jesus.
He was born in a manger and poor. He can relate to poor people.
Jesus was born with sheep because He is the good shepherd. Sheep may be dumb, but they knew a good shepherd when they saw one.
Jesus was born poor in a barn, but kings came to give Him gifts.
Jesus was born in Israel, but kings traveled hundreds of miles by foot to gift Him.
Other kings tried to kill Him, but God took care of Him.
As a baby He lived in Egypt, but the world could not affect Him.
He moved to Nazareth to fulfill prophecy.
At 12 years old He instructed priests in the Temple.
He honored His mother and father. He created wine from water because His mother asked.
William James Roop
Sunday, June 4, 2023
Keep Hanging Around Jesus
Hello everyone. Praise the Lord!
This message comes from a preacher that I listened to recently. I don't know where he had received it from, but I wanted to share it with you.
Matthias was there from the beginning. He saw it all, and followed close.
He wasn't chosen in the beginning ... but he never walked away.
He wasn't chosen in the beginning ... but he didn't get bitter.
He wasn't chosen in the beginning ... but he didn't sulk or seek promotion.
He wasn't chosen from the beginning ... but he chose Jesus over title.
He wasn't chosen from the beginning ... but he chose relationship over position.
He was the guy that just kept hanging around, refusing to be offended.
But, Jesus knew who he was, and had plans, and a place for him.
When Peter brought about his selection in Acts 1 to fill the empty position vacated by Judas, Jesus had already chosen him...
For 1 Corinthians 15:5 tells us that after His resurrection, Jesus was seen of Peter, then of the twelve. That means to me that Jesus was already including him. He was that guy that just kept hanging around!
Don't ever quit, don't ever be offended, don't ever get bitter...
You may not have been chosen in the beginning, but the 11th hour workers were just as valuable as those chosen in the beginning. The harvest would not have been brought in without them!
William James Roop
Brother Roop teaches the Bible
Friday, June 2, 2023
Pushing Death Away
Hello everyone. Praise the Lord!
Pushing Death Away
I was at a warehouse for my work, and I started talking with a guy there. He had asked me if I had ever seen a ghost. I told him I'd have been a hospice volunteer for twelve years, and have seen one, and been with others who have seen them.
He told me several ghost stories that he was told about his family. One was about his uncle who was dying of cancer. This took place years ago while they were still in Mexico City.
Juan’s uncle was sick with cancer and was bedridden for many months while he was struggling with the disease. One day he and his aunt were walking into the room, and they saw his uncle pawing in the air with both hands! Kind of like a cat pawing at something.
His wife asked him what he was doing pawing in the air like that? He replied that there’s a young woman here to take me away to death! And I am not ready to go! His wife asked him who was the young woman. He said that he did not know who she was, but she was trying to grab his arm to take him to death!
As she reached for his arm he would try to push her away. Because she did not exist in the physical world, it looked like he was just pawing in the air! Juan said that his uncle died a week later!
Our discussion then turned to people not dying alone, and actually having some type of spiritual guide that takes you away into the next life. I informed him that as a hospice volunteer for the last twelve years many of my patients would have spiritual people come and visit with them before their death. That gave him a lot of reassurance. [1]