Church Stories
The Season of Advent was beginning, and I wanted to inform the children that, according the Bible, Jesus is coming twice, once as the baby in the manger, and then as King. So I asked the children, "How did Jesus come the first time?" Ryan answered, "Down the chimney."
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Years ago the safe in our church chapel was used to keep the Sunday offering. One night, thieves broke into the chapel and tried to open the safe. You can still see the marks on the door, and the knob to the safe is broken off. After hours of pounding with a sledge hammer and chisel, the burglars couldn't open the safe, so they left. The irony is they didn't look around. Whoever had custody of the offering money forgot to put it in the safe. It was sitting in plain sight on the cabinet next to the safe.
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A man had a heart attack in the middle of a worship service at one church I served. Someone with a cell phone called 911. The paramedics came. They carried out 4 men before they found the right one.
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We have Assisted Listening Devices at our church for those who might not be able to hear the service without them. A few weeks ago I offered one to Mr. L. He told me that he didn't need one because he had just bought a new hearing aid, and it cost him $4,000. I asked him, "What kind is it?" He looked at his wrist and said, "About 10:55."
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Billy Graham visited a nursing home one day. He walked up to a little old woman in a wheelchair she asked her, "Do you know who I am?" "No, I don"t," she answered with a smile, "but, if you go over to the office someone there will be able to help you."
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There is a scripture, "God loves a cheerful giver." The Greek work for "cheerful" is hilaron. We get our English word "hilarious" from it . Imagine that God loves a hilarious giver.
From Sermon Fodder
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