Jesus Christ is Precious<\/b><\/p>\n
John Newton was a rough, dirty sailor with a foul mouth and an appetite for rotten living. He hated life and life hated him. He was captain of a slave ship. . He also had the gift of a good mother who told him about the Saviour when he was young. Then someone placed in his hands a copy of Thomas a Kempis\u2019 The Imitation of ChristAnd then he was saved. He went all over England sharing his faith.<\/p>\n
Well past his \u201cretirement\u201d age, he had to have an assistant stand in the pulpit with him on Sundays. He was nearly blind and spoke in whispers, but nothing could keep him from preaching while he still had breath.<\/p>\n
One Sunday, while delivering his message he repeated the sentence: \u201cJesus Christ is precious.\u201d His helper whispered to him: \u201cBut you have already said that twice.\u201d<\/p>\n
Newton turned to his helper and said loudly, \u201cYes, I\u2019ve said it twice, and I\u2019m going to say it again.\u201d <\/p>\n
The stones in the ancient sanctuary fairly shook as the grand old preacher said again: \u201cJesus Christ is precious!\u201d<\/p>\n
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